The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-18
"A FAIR FACE MAY PROVE A FOUL BAR
GAIN" MARRY A PLAIN GIRL IF SHE USES
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Gray and Moore entered suit in her
name In the United States court at Chi
cago for the recovery OF life insurance
policy Of s15.0 900 on her husbands life
and made payable to her. Several
days ago the same firm entered IKE
suit for like amount at Peoria,agalnSt
the Covenant Mutual Life insurance
company OF Galesburg. III Mary het-
tenridge is hanged for the murder or
her husband the attorneys do not ex-
pect favorable verdict on the insur-
ance suit, but if the United States cir
cult court of appeals reverses her death
sentence, and directs new trial, ana
she is acquitted. as the cohdently eX-
pect she will be, they hope 10 be abe
to win both suits. Attorney Almon w.
Buckley spoke of the suit as folIOWs.
1t is a very peculiar and mysterious
story attached to the suit we have en-
tered, as We get it from our correspOn-
dents, Cravens & Cravens, Mrs. ket-
tenridge'S attorneys at Fort Smith,
Ark. She and her husband were mar
ried some fifteen years ago in Missouri
They lived awhile in Omaha, and the
removed 10 Denver. In April Of 1884.
Mr.. and Mrs Kettenridge went on
visit TO her brother. living at Van Bu-
rem, Ark, in the Cherokee Nation
While there Kettenridge became inter
ested in some strawberry lands he
conferred with some men who, We are
informed pretended to be real estate
agents. He told his wife he did not
like the looks Of the men, but made an
appointment to meet them June 80 ne
drove of TO meet the men That night
he wrote his wife ten miles away. that
he would not be a home Tor a dayor
two. The same evening ne made up
his mind to leave for home When
within three miles OF home his buggy
was stopped and overturned There
were evidences of a fight. and Ketten-
ridge was found dubbed TO death NO
one seemed TO be able 20 furnish clew
20 his death When II was learned that
he had two insurance polices for CISCO
each, OF which his wife was the bench
ciary, II was assumed that she was a
party 10 the killing She was arrested.
together with two negroes AZ her or0tn-
er's place. and tried before the CnIted
States court. the offense having been
committed in the Indian Nation
While awaiting tr1al ihe ms uFs1cs
companies sent a detective 10 inT-sti-
gate the affair He said be had secured
q confession from one OF the negroes II
the jail This the man denied having
given There was TO PROOF - Tar as We
can learn OF the woman having any
thing 10 do with the murder Their -
latiOns were of the most pleasant ehar-
actsr. and she had objected &c DIS tax
ing out the insurance policies ~ ne
ground that he vas too poor % carry
them She presented evidence that sne
and the negroes were at her brptner
home the night Of the murder a1d the
letter written by Ksttsnr1dSe TIE day
before showed thai he had 10 intention
Of coming home TIA. night, and hence
there could ~ 10 one on the lookout Tor
him The country was searched foT me
men who We're pretending 70 sell prop
cry 10 KstieuriGge- They could nci -
found. and they were strangers u re
community. Nsttenr16ee had kl-ts2
vith him az the time. and ~ be.2eE-e
that he was murdered ~ the gang
seeking 70 sell him property. AID wac
knew that he carried considerable --r's.--
ey with A1u-