Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-08-05
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Mrs. Edna South Kitchens, is fugi-
tive from justice, jealousy having made
her a murderess She is wanted al
Parkersburg, w. Va, to answer for the
recent staying of William Beatty, by
drenching him as he lay in bed, with a
quart of vitriol The woman was his
mistress and the crime was prompted
by her belief that he had been false to
her.
Beatty was member of Beatty 81 Co.
well known oil producers of Warren Pa.
and had most estinable wife and fam
lily. Beatty originally came from Nor
gantown, and it was there that he be
came acquainted with Edna Kitchens,
styled by the authorities of Parkersburg
as, Edna, the beautiful tigress.
Mrs Kitchens wicked way drove her
husband, William Kitchens. to commit
suicide at Cincinnati, by jumping from
the suspension bridge into the Ohio Riv-
er about seven weeks ago. She broke
up the happy home of the Beattys,
brought shame and disgrace on her well
respected parents in their old age, and
is credited with causing the downfall
Of her younger sister Florence, who is
now living In a disreputable house in
Allegheny.
Her assault on Beatty occurred on the
evening of July 3, at Parkersburg Mrs.
Kitchens had for some time been living
there with Beatty. For several days
previous she and Beatty had been quar-
reling In fit of jealous rage she pro
cused quart of vitriol and while Beat
ty slept threw the contents of the bottl ,
over him. He was frightfully burned.
From his neck down across his chest
and sides, and his legs to his ankles, the
flesh peeled off in strips. After com
mitting the crime the woman rushed
out and summoned DR. Stout, who re
account of the prominence of Beatty
the matter was kept from the authori-
ties almost "A hours, and by that time
the Kitchens woman had escaped. She
has since been at large. Beatty was
removed to n hospital, where he died n
few days ago. Only a few days before
she threw the vitriol, it is said the
Kitchens woman laid in wait for Beat
ty with a revolver, intending TO shoot
him, but he accidentlly escaped her
yengance.
IL is believed the woman went TO Gin
cinnati from Parkersbur9, with money
furnished her by Beatty as she was
seen in parlor car of u train bound
for Cincinnati shortly after her attack
on Beatty. She fell asleep in the draw
ingroom of the car, and when the con
ductor attempted to arouse her in order
to assign her berth, she attacked him
savagely with liquor bottle, cutting
hsm on the head, face and arm. A Nor
gantown man, who knows the woman
well, and who was in Pittsburg on
Thursday July the 10, declares he then
saw Mrs. Kitchens on Fifth avenue.
He claimed to have had conversation
with her, in which she said she regret
ted that she had not blown Beattys
brains out with revolver.
On Saturday evening, July 3, after
having thrown the vitrol it is said that
she went to hotel in Parkersburg and
remained the greater part IF the night
in hiding Two intimate friends whom
she permitted to see her. she boosted of
what she had done, and expressed a
hope that it would finish him.
She said she had been faithful to
Beatty for years, and on returning to
Parkersburg. after months absence
had discovered evidence of infidelity on
his part and she had then sought re-
venge.
William Beatty was well known
throughout the oil regions, AMI especial
~ in Morgantown, w Va, Uniontown
and Mt. Morris, Green county Pa,
where he lived for several years. and
where he cast off his wife and little
ones for Mrs. Kitchens. Beattys par
ents live in Glen Morris, Pa, and are