The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-23
He LEFT
VARIETY OF
WIDOWS.
Or. Hanna Was One Of Chicd-
COS HandSOmeSt Men and
Was a "lady-KiIl0r.

Chicago. June 23-Dr. Kingston Hanna.
was veritsble lady killer. He died late
ly under strange circumstances In
private sanitarium conducted by Mrs
Shepard. lb49 Michigan avenue.
Since his death II has developed that
the debounair physician left two widows.
probably three. There is doubt about
the third only because 1t is not known
whether the first woman he married Is
still alive In Scotland
Certain II is that one OF his widows.
Mrs. Marian Hanna, whom he wed In
1891. is now living at Mona Lake. near
Muskegon. Mich And equally certain
that Mrs. Florence II. Kenney Hanna.
whom he took to wife In 1896. is at her
mothers house In Utica. n. Y.
Having at least two wives, DR.. Hanna
found time to be very devoted to yet
another woman, Mrs. Cora Munro. a
charming blonde, of 762 West Adams
street. this city. who. under the profess
manicure establishment
Enjoying a profitable practice. DR.. Han
pa spent money ostentatiously. He died
penniless, leaving only a few suits OF
clothes. Mrs. Florence Hanna. who
seems TO have had the greatest affection
for him, declares the doctor spent $4,000
Of her money.
Mrs. Marian Hanna contributed 500 TO
her husbands funeral expenses.
Mrs Munro vows she also advanced 800
to bury DR.. Hanna. who. she says, owes
her 5000. She says she gave the money
to II. o. Esterley who was DR.. Hanna's
assistant and who has left Chicago since
the Doctors death.
But not before Mrs. Florence Hanna ac-
cused him OF using her husbands name
and Of Stimulating him in the attempt 10
succeed TO his practice.
Esterley denied that he impersonated
the doctor. But 1t will be seen that DR..
Hanna lived and fiourished under circum
stances that would try the soul OF less
fascinating man.
II helped DR.. Hanna in his office" said
Esterley before he left the city. when
he died penniless and forsaken, ! took
the body TO Michigan for burial. l fur
nished the money myself. Hanna was
indebted 10 me-"
DR.. Hanna's friends here say he often
used 10 go TO Michigan on what he called
hunting trips" A correspondent yester-
day visited Mrs. Marian Hanna at Mona
Lake. She is a pretty woman to whom
widows weeds are most becoming. She
said:
II married the doctor IL years ago In
Kinfaron villa. Twickenham, England.
My husband and l came to the United
States shortly after our marriage. He
went to Chicago to practice, but 1 did
not like the city and SO / came here to
live. DIR. Hanna never supported me.
had no suspicion that anything was wrong
in his life but he was away nearly all
the time. though at intervals he came TO
see me.
Last winter / went 10 Chicago and took
a furnished fat The doctor then ap-
peared extremely worried. l came back
here May ] last. and then received a
letter from my husband asking for $500
on a matter Of life and death. l did
not send the money He wrote again ask
ing for $3.50. On the Thursday before
his death he came here in a half dement,
ed condition. In his delrium he said
people were pursuing him TO kill him.
On the Monday following he insisted on
going back to Chicago. 1t was / who
sent on 500 for funeral expenses. The
man known as Esterley brought my hus-
bands body here and IL was buried in
Norton cemetery. II there was anything
suspicious in my husbands death L be-
lieve the mysterious woman who has
figured In the case is at the bottom
OF It,"
Mrs. Marian Hanna did not say whether
she meant Mrs. Munro or Mrs. Florence
Hanna by "the mysterious woman"
The doctors body was taken from the
sanitarium TO the morgue, where II was
identified by w. Edward Hanna, a den
tist. son OF Mrs. Florence Hanna, VINO
informed his mother of her loss. The
coroners jury found he died OF cancer
OF the stomach.