The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-05


claim was in the disguised Handwriting
o. a man, was found torn into fragment.
and scattered about the room
The detectives pasted the pieces TO
gether and made il out as follows.
Sept. u, 1872.
DR.. Randall: Ny life has been a fail
ire. due 10 your lie 10 ny sisters. :
have worked (hajrd for you and chem,
/ many years don't trezrlet it. as have
learned a great deal But you) hear
| O.. he OruthfuD you viii gain a grea.
| deal mora I am about 10 die. ano.
/ thinking Of the many years served III
your ChospitaD. I am unable to die with
out forgiving you. Good-5y. From
Rochester. Ny E 3. DINGLE
Through other letters found II the room
it was discovered that Kent and the cir,
I had rented room at No. 4S5 Niagar.
street, in Buffalo, where they posed as
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Crosby When they lef.
this room it was TO go to Rochester to
die
/ Another letter was written by Kent on
| the day the couple left Buffalo. Il was
I addressed to the landlady OF the house
( and asked her 10 90 10 his father for
/ the payment Of their bills. II also aske-
that the girls trunk and effects be sent
10 her sister.
The letter addressed 70 Dr.. Randall is
regarded Of great Importance by the law
yers who VIII prosecute Kent for The
murder Of his sweetheart. They claim
that il is written IN a masculine hama
which is probably disguised They say
that il could never have been written
by Miss Dingle.
The prominence Of both figures in the
sad tragedy has aroused intense interest
throughout this part Of the state The
authorities viii use their utmost eudeav
ors 70 prove that Kent was the murderer
and would-be suicide, Kent's defenders,
CT the contrary. will use every endeavor
TO prove that Miss Dingle was the suicids
and would-be murderess.
Men who were acquainted with Miss
Dingle in Buffalo speak Of her as one OF
the DrettiesI women they had ever seen.
In fact. she had more admirers than
she knew what TO do with. She was borr
near Hamilton. Ont. and was a daughter
Of James Dingle. a wealthy butcher. who
Died about fifteen years ago
After the death OF her husband. Mrs
Dlngle moved to Toronto with her three
daughters. Here she died, a few years
ago, and the three girls went TO Buffalo
70 live with Mrs. Mcpherson, an aunt.
The Canadian connections Of the family
are known TO be excellent Ethel was
twentyone years old when she anlved
in Buffalo. and was easy the most at
Inactive Of the sisters. Mabel was gradu-
ated as a nurse in the training class
OF the Erie County Hospital year after
the sisters arrived in Buffalo. and after
ward married Lorenzo Van Allen. a we'll
known Buffalo business man
This apparently gave Ethel Dingle her
cue. She too. would be a nurse With
Ter TO resolve was 10 act. a year ago she
entered tbe training class Of the Buffalo
German Hospital Her marvellous beauty
quickly drew admirers 10 her. After six
months he left the hospital and became
an operator for the Bel Telephone Com
pany in Punalo- Here. too, her fatal
gift of beauty brought her many sweet
hearts. and finally she took charge Of the
ray station switchboard in the main tel
ephoue building II was amazing 70 note
the increase in the number Of well-known
men who used this pay station while
Miss Dingle has charge OF 4. Subse-
ouently Miss Dingle was installed as one
Of the telephone girls TO adorn the ex-
hibit Of the Bell Telephone in the Pan
American exhibition. Here her fame as
beauty was heralded far and wide. She
became known as Miss Dingie Bell
At this tire a young man was engaged
~ Lubin. the moving picture exhibitor.
TO help him in his big midway attraction
at the exhibition. This young man was
7 Gland Dow Kent. the medical student
The authorities are still uncertain as
10 whether Miss Dingie and Dr. Kent
first met at the exhibition or whether
they met afterwsrd at the German Hos
7itaL to which place Miss DingIe return
ed after resigning her place at the exhl-
hition She attended 20 her duties AZ the
hospital for about a month ard was then
Il reed TO resign for reasons described BY
the superintendent as general neglect
o. professional duties
she was afterward assigned % night
duty. but according % the physicians
she had habit Of presuming upon her
beauty end reporting late At This time
i was reported IN Buffalo that she was
engaged 70 marry q prominent physician (
Kiss Dfngle denied this. and after leaving
The German Hospital accepted a position
al the exclusive Riverside Hospital fl
Buffalo. where she was well known.
Whether or not she kept up an acquain- (
t1nce with Kent. the young medical stud 4
ert at this time Is rot known
IN speaking n Miss Dingle DIT Lillian .
- -
side Hospital said Miss Dinsle EFT .
this hospital about three weeks ago with .
cut telling re where she was going. She .
vas one q the most beautiful si-is have .
ever seen well formed 5ewitchiog IN
manner ard a girl whom every man .
p o-ld look - as she passed through The .
strse: OF through the halls q The hos
-itaI Il was her beauty and fasCiEsticu .
p iich made NJ refuse her ss student .
In the training class for nurses she .
he'd dark hair almost black r. fact. and f
.tvely. soft DARK eyes usvs- allowed .
her o. & or the streets except VIII one
-f the elder n-lrses whom could tr-1st
she seemed % attract attention where
ever she sent ard had Al unssrstand-
* with her that vhen she zas he-e she
-ouId not e orr except with a charsrur-
she wss sometimes RHf-L but shr vas
TT bad / an sure Vas more -srefEi
rirh Ethel char with the Others fcT she
was 81 pretty ard attractive ~ ueu-
Last July ere ~ oa- internes Tss
way q vacation ard Tsr kent took his
'lacs-
Mss Dinzie. % course. knsw hin.
ut oevoas ERE mere fact q th-t- &C
,usfnya--e Z car-ot speak