The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-15
POLICE AFTER HITCHCOCK.
...,gr CHARGES BIGAMY AND
ruAUD TO GET MONEY.

..,,...,rs Found Hitchcock and the
Woman with whom He Was Al
,....J TO Have Been Living Had
,,.,..,.nue;I-Property of Late John
.,...on OF Boston Involved in the
...r,bbIe-The Woman Tells Her
story
..-i.,go July 14-Louis C Hitchcock,
....I agent for a New York insurance
..rr.ry. is sought for by police officers,
whose hands are warrants swore out
III, katherine Hitchcock, VINO claims TO
M his wife and who charges him with
1.stn1 and other offenses. Policemen
...-qbed the residence of 22l3 North Pau
,,5a street to-day for Mr.. Hitchcock ana
Mr.. Emma Smith, with whom he is said
- sa,.s been making his home, but neither
could be found.
nebud the effort to have Hitchcock ar
.s.,.5 is tangled story which comes 10
..,.f,ce as Il reSul. of the litigation
....r.r.. 81. 1000 estate geft by John Stet-
..u nh. Boston millionaire and theatrical
rsr,-sr who died three years ago, ana
,t. ST. -eduent death of his widow, KaIie
s,5to- The once famous circus rider and
SAGE celebrity. Mrs. Katherine Hitch
.,,. aeures in the story as the daughL
If Eaue stokes by a marriage previous
.th Stetson. and consequently claim
e., Inc. fn, sole heir TO the fortune
Mrs. Hi,chcocks sole object in seeking
fiji mae. her husband in the hands Of the
ole
deeds 10 the Stetson estate, to which she
srs.as her signature was obtained by
glrsncocl through intimidation Accord
,rs no her story, she was compelled to
.qn the documents in Hitchcocks office
on Iu.v l. without knowing their nature,
and was made 10 accompany him to the
Office n Mark Foote. a commissioner of
deeds. and acknowledged her signaSdre.
II am known as Katherine Shirley"
said Mrs Hitchcock, who is young and
pretty. but my real name is Hitchcock.
for was married TO Hitchcock in Chi
aago five years ago. l was born when
nv mother, Katie Stokes, was only Is
wars Old and ~ father died a few
months afterward. She married about a
year later, leaving me in the care of Mrs.
Gertrude Johnson of this city. My moth
e. was at that time a circus rider, but
after her husband died she went to the
stage.
''ll was While playing an engagement in
Fosiou that she met John Stetson. who
.eu in .ove with her and married her
When he died he left all his property TO
h-r. and ten days later my mother died
without making any will. Since that time
have been harassed almost constantly by
other claimants to the estate, who are
trying TO prove that l have no legal
Standing i'm the case.
II have known Hitchcock ever since
was a little girl. l met Charles Shirley
in Kansas City IN 1881, and after short
acquaintance he persuaded me TO marry
him at Austin, Tex. l afterwards learned
thar j. was mock marriage ceremony.
We came to Chicago then Shirley went
TO Kansas City and became a stock
broker He died few years ago
Hitchcock was employed by A. c. Nc
Ciurs & Co., when he persuaded me to
marry him under the assumed name of
Laura Snoddy He explained that he had
known girl of that name in Kansas City
and desired to have her parents believe I
was she. After we mad been married
some lime he told me she was dead. l be-
came afraid of him and ran away four
Years ago, taking up my residence in Kan
sas city,