The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-15
He. IS CHARGED
With BIGAMY.
Mrs. Hitchcock Makes AIIsga-
tlon Against Husband.
POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR HIM
woman Who Makes the Charge Says She
Is Daughter Of Kate Stokes.
CLAIMS ENTIRE STErsoN ESTATE
declares That Sielson Left Ills Propsrt, 10 Mar
m0lhsr, and That L,isr Died Ten Osr
Afsr Sisisons Dscsass.
woman Who Makes the Charge Says She
Is Daughter Of Kate Stokes.
CLAIMS ENTIRE STETson ESTATE.

chicago. July 15.-Louis c. Hitch.
o"ch' special agent for New York
insurance company. is sought for by
ponce onicers in whose hands are war
rants sworn out by Katharine Hitch
COCK, who claims to be his wife and
VINO charges him with bigamy and
other offences. Policemen searched the
residence today for Mr.. Hitchcock and
MIS- Emma Smith, with whom he ia
SAID to have been making his home bur
neither could be found.
behind the effort to have Hitchcock
arrested is a tangled story which comes
10 the surface as result OF the Iitiga-
tlon over the $2,0Q0O0O estate left by
John Stetson, the Boston millionaire
ana theatrical manager. who died three
years ago. and the subsequent death
OF his widow, Katie Stokes. the once
famous circus rider and stage celebri-
W MIS- Katharine Hitchcock figures |
III ,he story as the daughter OF Katie
Stokes py marriage previous TO that
win stetson, and consequently claims
10 De the sole heir to the fortune
mrs. Hitchcocks chief object i'm seek
ing TO place her husband in the hands
Oh the police, she says, is to recover
quit claim deeds TO the Stetson estate
TO which she alleges her signature was
obtained by Hitchcock through intimi- |
ua''oh' According to her story, she
was compelled to sign the documents in |
hitchcock's office on July I. wjthout
,is WIZ their nature and then made to
fn he |
NJ, Foote, commissioner of deeds ana
acknowledge the signature :
am known as Catharine Shirley" :
,' salu MRS. hitchcock. who is young and !
pretty. put my real name - Hitch :
80 i9r was married TO Mr. Hitch d
,ock. was born when my mother =
Katie Stokes, was only 16 years old :.
ana my father died few months AFT, =
7rWaru' she married about a wear Ia | q
er, leaving me In the care of Mrs. Ger ii
ruue Johnson OF this city. Ny mother
vas at that time circus rider hut n
'fter her husband died she Went on the o.
'tage. o' tue g
= was Wniie playing an engagements X
- boston that she met John Stetson OF
'no fell in love with her and married cf
er. when he died ne ieft her ali his 81
property, and ten days later my motbay ce
led without making any will SinSz ! d,
nat tline nave been harassed almost te
ohstantiy by other claimants TO the sc
e, VINO are trying To prove that / ar
ave no legal standing IN the case.
nave known Hitchcock ever since =,
was little girl. | met Charles Sbir- II;
y or Kansas City in 1891. and after a ne
iort acquaintance he persuaded mo In
AIRY MN In Austin. Tex. I aft/,ward loo
armed mat IL was a mock marriage roe
remony We came To Chicago. then inl
irley went To Kansas City and be- DO
me stockbroker. He died q fou, fer
'ars ago. ~" da
hitchcock was employed by NJ. Nc IN
urg q 60. when he persuaded me 10 an
AIRY nm under the assumed name of res
a known girl OF that name 10 Ean Ma
city and desired to have her pa- cor
uts peheVe 1 was her. After we had pr
en married some time he told me that ~
: was dead ! became afraid Of him ,,iI ,nI'
o. taking up my residana ~ years Inf
~" an NaHsas ust