Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-08-29

ever been Paid, except the sum OF
$3.50 which was credited up to her as
commission for procuring the Haw-
kins application. In the case OF the
life insurance, Mrs. Hawkins never
had any at all. Mrs. Perkins went to
the Office OF the life insurance COM
pany and introduced herself as Mrs.
Hawkins, and said she wished to pro-
cure a policy Of life insurance and
make her sister, Mrs. Perkins, the ben
eficiary. She was careful to arrange
that no notice of premiums or litera-
ture of any kind should ever be sent
to the house, as she desired to keep
the matter from the knowelge Of her
sister for fear that the latter would
scold her for making such a sacrifice
as the insurance would involve, while
they were so pressed for money. The
amount of insurance was agreed upon
at $1,000, and Mrs. Perkins was eN-
amined as Mrs. Hawkins, excepted as
Mrs, Hawkins, and she then forged
Mrs. Hawkins name to the appiica-
ton blank and examination blank.
She went to the office herself and paid
the premium. The last premium was
paid in July, and, although the day
was HtL. BIG NOtt u ltdNN SttSH ven
which completely hid her features and
made her unrS"ognizable. 1t was after
this discovery that 1 had my confer
ence with Chief of Police Smith, and
| was surprised to find that while he
knew nothing about the insurance In
the case, he had had two detectives 1t
work for some time.
Sensational evidence was given at
he inquest by Frank Perkins, the IL
year-old son Of the prisoner. He said
that on the night of the accident he
did not 60 to bed, but slept on the
lounge in his clothes. Asked If he
ever did that before, he replied that
only once, and that was on the nighs
of the previous fire, when Mrs. Haw-
kins was injured.
MulvehilT's story.
Kansas City, Aug. 27.-Wm. Mulvi-
hill, q conductor on a street railway
line here, was formerly the husband OF
Mrs. Louise Hawkins, who was re-
Gently burned TO death at Minneapolis,
and with whose murder Mrs. Nora
Perkins. an alleged sister, is now ac-
cused. Mr.. M%ulvihill. when seen by a
local reporter, was very much tndls-
posed to talk abCrt the matter. He
WAS lOl Il Ndlt vi ht AthSiN ma III
til told of it by the reporter. He Sc
riously objected to the association of
his name with the case. Finally he
stated that he had been divorced from
Mrs. Hawkins in Des Moines, Iowa, In
1891. The divorce, he stated, was the
result of a mutual understanding be-
tween his wife and himself. Con-
corning the grounds for divorce, he
x.,,,1I y,n4hin~ nyaanf thaf hrl
Nora Perkins, a widow, alienated his
wife's affections and had obtained
complete control of her. Mr.. Perkins
was not a sister of Mrs. Hawkins, al
though the two women claimed to be
sisters. lie understood that after be
got his divorce and left Des Moines,
where his family live, the two women
went to Minneapolis. He heard that
his former wife married a horseman
named Hawkins. OF the particulars OF
this and what had become Of Haw-
kins, he knew nothing. He did not
even know that the two were married.
His former wife seemed to be com
pletely infatuated with Mrs. Perkins.
Mrs. Perkins was the widow OF a
printer. Perkins died of consumption.
When asked If he had heard the story
that Mrs. Perkins was suspected or
killing her husband for $1,000 life in
srrnnce, Mr. Mulyihill said that he be-
lieved he had heard something of the
kind, bu, he knew nothing of the mat
ter. He furnished a home for his wife
and was In the employ of a railway
company in Des Moines, and was get
ting along well when Mrs. Perkins
came along and broke up the family.
AS to just what she did In detail Mr..
Muivihiil declined TO state.
Me came 70 Kansas City and deter
mined TO leave behind him all memory
of his marriage. He had no children.
Mr.. Mulyihill is about 30 years Of age
and an intelligent mar