Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-17
may Be MRS. EDNA KITCHENS
Woman Answering Her Des-
cription Arrested in New York.

cription Arrested in New York
Charged with Stealing 81, 800 from a
Wealthy Society man-She maintains
her Innocence. Kitchens known
to be in the East-Warrant out for her
arrest for murder-The sensational ease
may have more sensational ending.
NEW YORK, Oct. 17.-Mrs. Lisbeth
Kitchens, young of fine figure. unusu-
ally handsome, and dressed in the
height of fashion, was prisoner in
the Tombs Police Court yesterday af-
ternoon on charge Of grand larceny.
She was taken to court directly from
the Hotel Grenoble, where she was ar
rested on the strength of telegram
from Lexington, KY, which charged
her with the larceny of 81, 500 from a
wealthy society man of this city.
Mrs. Kitchens Indignantly denied
the charge when arraigned before the
magistrate, but on the advice OF her
lawyer former Deputy Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Hal Bell, she refused
to make any explanation of the cir
cumstances OF the alleged theft.
The appearance OF the young wom-
an was such as to create a good inn
preston at the Hotel Grenoble. She
is apparently about Is years DID, rath-
er tall, with a fine figure, which was
made more noticeable by her tailor
made gown. She is brunette, with
briubt h1aolz avac a hand IF boavu h In
and with rosy cheeks which show an
admirable state of health.
Much mystery is thrown about the
identity of Mrs. Kitchens and of her
accuser. 1t is stated here that she is
the wife of man who holds good
position in a small town near New
York. She is fond of gayety, how
ever, and her husbands income being
small. she spends much time visiting
friends She had just returned from
one of these expeditions, during which
she and her accuser were members of
the same party and spent two weeks
in Lexington. visiting the races and
other places of amusement.
Dispatches from Lexington state
that Mrs. Kitchens is wanted on a
charge OF stealing 81, 500 from Frank
L. Herdic, prominent poolseller.
According to the dispatches, Mrs.
Kitchens and Tommy Heating the
California horseman, had been travel
ing together, but had fallen out over
some matter. They had been at Char
lesion Oak, Reedville and Portland.
She went to Lexington on October Is,
and stopped at the Phoenix Hotel I'M
til October 3, when Frank Herdic and
his friend, Colonel Robert S. Bailey,
of W1lliamsport, Penn, went to room
80, Clarendon Hotel. Then Mrs.
Kitchens moved to room Sc, Claren-
don Hotel. She spent much of her
time sitting in Herdic's room during
the day, and was persistent. he says,
in her efforts to get him to square
matters with Heating.
Tuesday night, after talking the
Heating matter over, Herdic went to
her room and remained there until
daylight. He says he talked with her
until well after midnight and then
lay down on the side Of the bed and
fell asleep. He got up at $3.50 and
went down to his room. Wednesday
evening the clerk handed Herdic a
note from Mrs. Kitchens, in which
she stated that she had been called to
New York. In the note was pinned
a twenty-dollar bill, with the state
ment that it was in half-payment of
the money which he had loaned her
in the East 1t was not until yester-
day morning, when he went to pay
Driver Gosnell a little debt, that
Herdic missed his money.
There was 81, $50 in alone one
thousand, one five-hundred and fifty
and two twenties. All save $3.50 was
missing, and the twenty which was
pinned to the note Herdic says he
is sure was one taken from his book.
PARKERsBURG, w. Va, October II.
The Kitchens woman under arrest
in New York, charged with the rob-
berry of Frank L. Herdic, the pool sell
Ter, is believed to be the murderess of
William Beatty, wealthy oil man,
the crime having been committed in
this city on July 3, 1897. Mrs. Hitch
ems left her home near Morgantown,
West Virginia. where she married
VIII Kitchens, prosperous young
merchant, and entered upon a life of
shame. After living here with Beatty
for several months, the two quarreled
and the woman threw quart of Wit.
riol into his face, the deadly liquid de-