The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-09-05

III NE HlaTTldSe. lie mao no children.
Mr.. Mulvihill is about 80 years of age
and an intelligent man.
Minneapolis, Aug. 2S.-The inquest
over the remains of Mrs. Hawkins
was continued today, but nothing
new developed. A telegram from Des
Moines gives some interesting infor-
nation respecting the careers of Mrs
Perkins and Mrs. Hawkins when liy-
ing in that city. The telegram fol-
lows:
The first husband of Mrs. Hawkins.
William Scott, a mail carrier and
former resident Of this city, died sud
denly, Mrs. Hawkins securing the in
surance, 81 800. Shortly afterward
Lincoln Perkins, husband Of Mrs.
Perkins, died, and she secured $4,000
insurance from the Modern Woodmen.
Perkins was ill but fourteen days,
and told friends he thought he had
beer poisoned. No examination was
made in either case.
After the death Of the two men Mrs.
Scott married William Mulvehill, a
railroad man, and after he refused to
get his life insured, she secured a di-
vorce. This was four years ago. and
soon afterward the two women went
to Minneapolis. They are not sisters.
although both were born in Madison
county. Neither are they Spanish.
Mrs. Perkins hair was dark, and Mrs.
Hawkins brown. until after Perkins
death. when they had their tresses
bleached. They carried things here
with a high hand. With the money
secured from the insurance companies
they purchased a dog cart and two
trained horses. FoOtme n were en-
ployed as we'll as other servants. They
dressed in the height of fashion and
many prominent business men were in
their train. They spent money lavish
ly, but before they left they were
brought to the verge of poverty. Mrs.
Hawkins is better known than even
Mrs. Perkins. Where her parents are
is not known. Twenty years ago she
lived with her aunt near NOrwaik.
Her maiden name was Lola Atkinson.
She was a country girl, with little ex-
perience when she married William
Scott, a farmer living at that time
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. T.
Scott. three miles south of Des
Moines. This was twelve years ago.
Soon afterward they came to Des
MoineS, making their home on Nine
teenth and High street. Scott was a
mail carrier under Postmaster Mer-
rift, and n popular fellow. His faith
er and mother To- live at 1914 Twen-
ty-siXth street. and n brother is q con-
duCtOr on the street car line.
Under suspicious circumstances.
Some five years ago Scott com
planned of pain in his stomach. He
grew slowly worse, and, although doc
tors were summoned they could nOt
tell what was the matter with him.
Nine months after he was taken ill he
died. His relations and friends were
suspicious. They thought he had been
poisoned, n there was tall of hold
ing an autopsy because they could
make nothing out of the disease, but
Mrs. Scott would not allow it. Soon
after death Mrs. Scott secured $1,000
insurance on her husbands life. His
policy was for $1,000, but the insur-
ance company refused to pay the
whole amount. G.. ID. Scott, brother
of the former hucband of Mrs. Hawk
ms, talked with a reporter in regard
to the case. He said his family had
always regretted they had not held a
post norton, and that they had re-
fused to have anything to do with the
woman after SCOTS death.
Scott was hardly cold before his
wife had her household goods hauled
to the home of Mrs. Perkins. 14Ol
Grand venue where she made her
home with Mrs. Perkins till they both
left for Denver. n year after Perkins
death. They staid there a short time
and then came back to Des MOines
Mrs. Scott became acquainted with
William Mulvehill shortly after her
husbands death. and six months after
married him. He vas q clerk in the
office of the rOadmaSter of the Rock
Island. He old several Of his friends
after his marriage that his wife want
ed him to get his life insured, but he
refused. telling them he feared his
wife would kill him for the insurance
money. His friends then thought he
was joking.
Mrs. Perkins maiden name was
May Donovan, and she was born in
Madison county, going to Adele when
ten years of age, and residing there
until nearly twenty, when she married
Lincoln Perkins, a printer. They
lived in Alele for awhile, and then
came to Des Moines. Perkins rented a
house at 1401 Grand avenue, n was
employed in the composing OF
the Register. and later by the Western
Newspaper Union. About four years
| ago he failed to appear at the office,
and at noon John Carter, then living
at 140S Grand emu now residing at
Thirty-eighth and IngersOll avenue,
was sent to find out why he had not
appeared. Carter found him Ill in bed.
| In answer to a question he told Carter
| that he had been to a party the night
| before and feared he had been
| poisoned with ice cream. DR.. Patch
| on was called and attended the case