The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-14

TIE SEATTLE POST-1
locating 70 ore seems TO know, but II
is said he was in Seattle for time.
She s.ke. ..sh.r lever.
Shortly after Keessing's removal to
the asylum the colcred goodman. now
q slight. tan-cosored negro about a
years old. whose name Is Harry ].
Rnse. cagne into prominence as the re-
pnted paramour Of Mrs. Keesling. and
the fellows assertions since add au-
fhencity 60 the unsavory runor. Ruse
declares the intimacy began at the
wonaan'e own earnest solicitation and
continued for q hong time prior to
their marriage and Keesling's death
Keesisnx,s strange Desth.
After Ksessing Had been IN the asy-
lum snort time his wife went to SEE
him, saying she had been informed he
was about to die. When she saw him
he did not hook like q dying man, but
she insisted he was not long for life
and went TO Tacoma, purchased his cof-
I'm and returned with 1t to Steiiacocm.
He still appeared strong and there was
no evidence that a speedy death was
likely TO oversake him. but In q few
days he did die and his wife. who was
awaiting the event. put him In the cof-
m she had purchased and brought the
remains TO Whatcom. She then went
TO one OF the commissioners and in.
formed him OF the whereabouts OF the
remains and demanded that the county
bury the body The commissioners told
the woman chat her husband had left
her ample means with which to defray
his funeral expenses. but she obstinate
~ replied:
That's an right. He was chairman
OF the board OF commissioners and for
that reason the county must bury him."
But the county did not take charge
OF 4he remains and she was compelled
to place the body beneath the sod.
which she did with exceeding bad
grace.
MarrIes Her Colorea Caachman.
Three years rolled around and the peo-
pie had almost ceased to talk about the
reputed relations between the woman
and the coIored coachman. In the fall
of 1892 she disposed Of a portion of her
prfserry to E. w. Purdy. the present
county treasurer and one of the most
influential men In this part Of the state.
and, accompanied by Ruse, left for her
old home at Saratoga Springs. n. Y.
That was In September. and when they
reached Winnipeg they remained a few
days and Ruse was induced to marry
hfa,. an. a Of La
sum Of money and being remembered
In her Will. Then they changed their
progrfnme of travel and went to Gem
tral Illinois and visited Ruse's PARENTS
the iatter's mother is a Waite woman
and his father is coal black negro.
Two of the smaller children, a girl and
a boy. display no evidence OF. colored
and Mrs. Keesling. or rather
Mrs. Ruse. adopted them and the cou-
pie. with the children, proceeded to
Saratoga Springs to visit the woman's
relatives. On the way she charged her
husband to deny his relation and during
their stay in New York to be known
simply as a ociored servant and
coachman. This Ruse objected to. but,
being threatened. he consented and car
AASN SaS &ASS WIG > W1SuSSs
The Negro 10 sscr aced.
Ruse alleges that his wife soon got
tired of the children and sent them
home. She thea became acuuaint-
ed with wealthy old bachelor
who was ION the marry" According
to the negro's story she proposed that
She marry the old man and they would
then kill him and get his property.
Ruse says he declined to accede to any
such proposition. bat about this time
some unknown man was killed and he
was arrested charged with the murder
He declares his wife bribed the chief
Of police to secure his conviction. He
was in jail eight days and no one was
permitted to see him. but one day the
chief of police served him with a sum-
mons and the copy Of complaint in
a divorce suit brought by his wife. He
placed the papers inside his shirt, so
they would not be lost, and endeayo~ed
20 get word to his wife without avail.
On the evening OF the eighth day the
chief Of police entered his cell and told
him bis wife would give him $500 If he
would leave the country and go TO Hon.
oiniu. This he promised to 40 and with
the money in his pocket and a ticket
Tor Chicago he was escorted TO the
train and an officer remained in the
car with him until the train pulled out
AT Chicago he bought a ticket for
Whatcom and arrived her In March,
1893.
She Had to Fay for Divorce.
On the advice Of attorneys he filed
an answer and general denial TO the
complaint Of his wife and the divorce
suit was then blocked Then he sued
for divorce and a division of the prop
egEy. During this period a warran,
was issued by a petty anagfstrate az
Saratoga Springs charging Rusa with
murder. bat the sheriff here. on advise
OF Deputy Prosecuting Attorney How
ard, world not make the arrest. Rusa's
divorce suit dragged along for about
six months. but never came TO trial.
Mrs Ruse settling the case at a ssost OF
about $1,000. And resvv the news comes
from the woman fierse.f that she Is mar
ried again. this time 10 an Albany man
named Ottman.
Little ks known OF the woman's Nfe
previous TO her marriage 70 Hunt. but
II IL said she was first married when
quite youre and. her husband dying.
she welded HSssa'. Her maiden nan,e
was Dora +. Chikss. but here she was
known as II. Eioisa Keesiing, aad in
her suit for divorce fiei az Saratoga
springs she wesit under the name Of
EiVslsa u. Ruse, presumably tn deceive
her relatives and keep them from sus-
psseiing her escapasie With the colored
man. Ruse lived here after his return