The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-23
HE WANTED TO DIE
Deserted by Wife, DR.. Hendee
Tries Suicide.
TOOK A POISONOUS LOTION
His Peculiar Infatuation of a
Demi-monde.

Sad and forlorn because his wife got
gay with another man, DR.. Dudley A
Hendee took a poisonous lotion yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock, with view Of get
ting permanently out of his misery. He
came very near going the route, but was
rescued by the timely arrival OF physi-
clans. and by o'clock in the afternoon
he was out on the street talking about
the affair with the utmost complacency.
DR.. Hendee is a mystery. He came to
Wichita from Arkansas City about
month ago, but had no particular reason
for coming here. He soon met woman
OF South Fourth avenue, just about the
time the police began to raid that section
of the city, and became infatuated with
her. The two were arrested for lewdly
abiding and spent a short season In the
city Jail. The dignity common to the doc
tors profession did not appear in his new
relations and he married the woman, DR..
Bodkins, the evangelist. performing the
ceremony. Dr. and Mrs. Hendee lived ap-
parently happy for about three days, but
managed to get along together until
about a week ago, when the husband dis
covered that his wife was sending notes
to another man. This angered him and
he spoke a few choice Kentucky Baker
and-Howard sentiments TO Mrs. Hendee,
who packed up her trunk and moved TO
another room over the Exchange saloon.
Since that time DR.. Hendee has been very
much heart-broken, for he said that he
dearly loved the woman he had married.
Yesterday morning he began to prepare
for death. He wrote letter to his rich
uncle, Judge Hendee of Louisville, KY,
bidding him goodbye. and requesting that
out of his estate, of which his uncle is ad-
ministrator, he should provide for his
wife. He also wrote another letter to a
friend somewhere in the south, expressing
his hopelessness and bidding him good
bye. Then he took poison in a room
which he had engaged over 32i East Doug
las. He was discovered a few moments
afterwards by roomers who hurriedly no.
titled DR.. Kitchener, whose Office Is in the
adjoining building. DR.. Hoskins was also
called land the two physicians managed
to relieve Hendee by hard and persistent
work His wife was notified and called
to the room. After the patient regained
consciousness he called his wife to him
and took hold of her hand. That seemed
to relieve him of great strain OF anxiety
and he said he could be contented as long
as she remained with him. The wife did
not remain with him long. Hendee i'm
proved rapidly and was able TO leave his
room shortly after noon. He has entirely
recovered.
DR.. Hendee IS a rich heir. His parents
died when he was quite young, leaving
him and his sister a great deal of prop
erty. The two grew up together and
never asked for division Of the property.
When his sister married DR.. Hendee lived
with her and they still did not divide the
property. Finally the sister died and her
part of the estate went to her heirs, while
his uncle, Judge Hendee. took charge OF
his share and still represents him as adj
ministratcr and 1t IS said he has the
property managed so as to keep II out Of
the hands of DR.. Hendee entirely, but
that he is put on an allowance of so much
a month. When ne got married Judge
Hendee hurried out from Louisville to in
spect the bride. and DIR. Hendee said last
night that his uncle was 50 enraged that
he raved and upbraided him fur!ously.
DR.. Hendee arranged a meeting with his
wife last night, and said that if he could
not get her 10 live with him he would
leave the city and never look upon her
face again.