The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-08-29

ever been paid, except :he sum Of
$3.50 which was credited up to her as
commission for procuring the Haw-
kips application. In the case of the
life insurance, Mrs. Hawkins never
had any ut 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
eticiary. She was careful to arrange
that no notice Of premiums or litera- ,
ture of any kind should ever be sent
to the house, rs she desired to keep
the matter from the knOWelge Of her
sister for fear that the latter would
scold her for making such Il sacrifice
as the insurance would involve, while
they We're 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 applica-
| ton blank and examination blank.
| She won't to the office herself and paid
the premium. The last premium was
paid in July, and, although the day
was hot, she wore heavy green vel
which completely hid her features ana
| made her unrecogniZable. 1t was after
this discovery that | had my confer
ence with Chief OF Police Smith, and
l was surprised to find that Whlle ne
knew nothing about the insurance IN
the case, he had had two detectives 1T
work for some time.
Sensational evidence was given at
the inquest by Frank Perkins, the IL
year-oll son of the prisoner He said
that on the night of the accident he
did not so to bed, but slept on the
lounge in his clothes. Asked II he
ever did that before, he replied that
ONLY once, and that was on the night
of the previous fire, when Mrs. HaW-
kins was injured.
MulvehilPs Story.
Kansas City. Aug. 27.-Wm. Mulvl-
hill, a conductor on street railway
line here, was formerly the husband or
Mrs Louise Hawkins, who was re-
Gently burned to death at Minneapolis,
and with whose murder MIS-. Nora
Perkins, an alleged sister. is now &C
cused. Mr.. Mulvihill, when seen by
local reporter, was very much mus
posed to talk abCrt the matter. lie
was not aware Of the tragic affair un-
til told of it by the reporter. lie Sc
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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 mutual understanding be-
tween his wife and himself. Con-
corning the grounds for divorce, he
would say nothing except that Mrs:
Nora Perkins, widow, alienated his
Wife's affections and had obtained
complete control of her. Mrs. Perkins
was not a sister of Mrs. Hawkins, al
though the two women claimed to be
sisters. He understood that after lie
cot his divorce and left Des MOines,
where his family live, the two women
went to Minneapolis. He heard that
his former wife married 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 We're 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 OF
killing her husband for $1,000 life in
surance, Mr.. MulvihiH said that he be-
Iieved he had heard something of the
kind, but he knew nothing of the mat
ter. He furnished home for his wife
and was in the employ Of a railway
company in Des Moines, and was get
ting along we'll when Mrs. Perkins
, came along and broke up the family.
AS to just what she did in detail Mr..
Mulvihill declined to state.
Me came to Kansas City and deter
. mined to leave behind him all memory
of his marriage. He had no children.
Mr.. Mulvihill is about 80 years Of agf
and an intelligent man.
Minneapolis, Aug. 2S.-The inquest
over the remains of Mrs. Hawkins
was continued to-day, but nothing
new developed. A telegram from Des
Moines gives some interesting infor-
nation respecting the careers of Mrs.
Perkins and Mrs. Hawkins when liv-
ing in that city. The telegram fol-
lows:
The first husband of Mrs. Hawkins
William Scott, mail carrier and
former resident Of this city, died sud.
denly, Mrs. Hawkins securing the in
surance, 81 500. Shortly afterward
Lincoln Perkins, husband Of Mrs
Perkins, died. and she secured $4,000
insurance from the Modern Woodmen
Perkins was i'll but fourteen days
and told friends he thought he had
been poisoned. No examinati ton 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 high hand. With the money
P secured from the insurance companies
they purchased a dog cart and two
, trained horses. Footme were en-
: ployed as well as other servants. They
} dressed in the height of fashion and
many prominent business men were in
their train. They spent money lavish