The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-05
LAURA b|GCbR
WANTED MORE
Went After Whole Estate of
Her Friend.
WAS A CHILD BORN?
Arrests Made in New York on
Charge of Conspiracy.
WAS A CHILD BORN

Laura Biggar, actress ard leading lady
/ is now creating new role in an origina
| drama bearing the cid title ''Lsot, straye'
OF stolen" No magicians subject eve
did the vanishing lady trick more neatl.
than the woman who was the chief hgur
IN the melo-dramatic effort TO grasp tn
estate Of Henry VI. Bennett.
! Since she vanished from the sanitariun
DR.. c. c. Hendrich, at Bergen Point
some time last Thursday, she has no
responded TO the curtain calls Of half /;
dozen lawyers enlisted in behalf OF tn
other heirs to the Pittsburg theatrica
managers estate. It is believed by al
! the interested parties that she will sur
render soon and strive to save q iittl,
! from the estate which she and severa
! others are alleged 10 have sought L
/ obtain in its entirety.
DR.. c. c. Hendrick. the first walking
! gentleman IN the east, playing a double
/ role of physician and lawyer and Samue
Stanton. the utility man. formerly Justice
OF the Peace. still languish in the county
| Jail at Freehold. y. J. It was thought
yesterday that through the good Offices
of Bob Davis. the democratic chief OF
for them, but the sheriff returned TO his
home in Red Bank last evening with
these two names still on his roster OF
prisoners.
The grand jury Of Monmouth county
will meet October I, and 1t IS expected
that one of their early acts viii be TO
return indictments against Miss Biggar,
Hendrick and Stanton on the charge Of
conspiracy 20 defraud the estate OF Mr..
Bennett. II the public prosecutor is
not satisfied that a prima fscie case has
been made out by the lawyers represent
ing the other heirs. John F. Hawkins.
the co-executor of the estate with Peter
J. McNulty, Of Pittsburg. said yester-
day he would present ample additional
evidence to warrant the grand jury in
acting Some time between October
and Il it is expected the prospective
defendants will be placed on trial.
we have accumulated an enormous
quantity of testimony. more than fifty
afidavits.' said Mr.. Hawkins. and we
feel confident we shall be able TO show
how Jersey justice is melted out. Con-
LESSONS are likely 10 be made at any
time We do not believe that any child
was born at Poine sanitarium. much less
that a child was born to Miss Laura
Biggar.
she must realize that she is too well
known to remain undiscovered long.
When she is assured that bail has been
arranged for her she will surrender"
How can she procure bail when the
outlook is so dark for herr"
"Oh. she can mortgage her interests.
1 fancy. for perhaps $4,000 and cry for
mercy and a compromise"
And what mercy is likely TO be shown
to her after these revelations
The lawyer smiled That remain. 10
be seen. he said.
Samuel / Frankensteln, a lawyer. at
No. Is Broadway. who says he is Laura
Biggar's counsel. made a statement,
which, from his viewpoint. radically
changes the aspect OF the Bennett will
case and lifts the charge OF conspiracy
from the shoulders OF Laura Biggar and
her associates.
Mr. F'rankenstein said that he was al
most hourly in communication with Miss
Biggar and that as soon as he had
arranged for her bail she would come
forward and cheerfuly meet the charges
against her.
Alexander c. Young. counsel for the
heirs. said: I'VE are determined that
Miss Biggar shall not inherit one cent
from the estate. have now a stack Of
letters from persons here and II New
York who state their willingness 20 testi-
~ at the trial and declare that they can
tnrow light on the conspiracy. We know
where the baby spoken % as Henry NJ
Bennett. II. vas procured and We know
where the blank form on which the
marriage certificate was written was pur-
chased.
According to the provisions y the XIII
Laura BigEar. by going to court 70 con
test. forfeited all her rights as q bene-
hcary. Y the dlscontinuance Of the pro
ceedinss should be held 70 render that no
contest is necessary, we shan be IN
under the viii on grounds Of public
policy
So 1ar as the police OF Bayonne are
concerned. no EFFORT Is being made 70
apprehend Miss Laura Bisgsr Neither
Chief Of Police John 3. AcNeal nor Cast.
Foley. IN whose immediate hsliEick DIT
Hendricks saaitariun IS located. has
been notified that she i missing or Is
wanted as . fugitive"
one person n Bayon1e who car aid n
the future viii throw light on TIRE past
humous child IS Dr. John 7. Comedy.
whose signature appears j. TIRE birth
and death certificate q the child WHO.
a. Henry VI. Bennett. tr" did august
Is last and was buried II = cemetery =
Asby-v PARK Dr. Connolly has been a
very close friend Of Dr. Hendriek and
together they have beea playing CT 4
baseball team pric.paIly made - Of ply
sicizns ard lawyers
DR.. Connolly lives az io-h snt Avenue c
Bavonne and hss besa the coHsaltiug
physician - Dr. Hendricks ssnitzriurn
az Avenus A ard sr6 street TIE sazI-
ts-sura grounds atso:a those CT tbs
Kascke-Soker Cub. II Which D. Hen
6rfck and his baseball Companions have
been PLAYING their games nearly ers-y
afternoon during the summer. Dr. Cc1-
nelly Il about thirty years Cd ard T.
Dr. Co1nslly refuses % rake
any statement concerning his connections
with the birth q a ehild = re z-t-
tariur. although 4 vas pointed OK 20
hin that the birth certificate Ess zcv II
sitting bessts Dr. Connolly yesterday
vas a young nan. who alleged th.- tro
weeks ago D-. Co1zerly tod Af-z thar -.
Dr. Connolly. was zos present Z. TIE
os-tA ef 10 eslle. eus Aa9 Arrived SHORTY