The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-21


fore her marriage. Mrs. Dufield prompt
demanded an explanation.
Even at that time Mr.. Manierre has
said, our suspicious were directed toward
the same woman who has been repeatedly
connected with the writing of the letters
Eut owing to her unfortunate physical
| condition. which we were informed might
affect her mental balance We did not
ect. II is merely charitable 10 suggest
that the writer OF the letters is unbaIanc-
ed. for no sane woman could write such
words
Shortly before the marriage of Miss
Mary Dana to Shepard Stone the families
o. both received atrocious letters. Judge
Kohlsaat received similar ones just be-
fore the marriage of his daughter and
former Mayor Homer Washburne was
made furious by several of these anony-
nous letters while preparations We're be-
/ irg made for the marriage OF his sister
in-law. Miss Marie Clark to Kinney
Smith.
! The most recent letters were sent about
three weeks ago TO Graeme Stewart.
whose daughter. Miss Helen. is TO be
married. to Dr. Phillip Doane. OF No. 10
Astor street, on Jan. J. Their violent
/ purpose was to stop her wedding.
! The worst letters were sent TO Doctor
/ Henrotin his wife, his brother and his
sister. Their contents cannot even ne
limited at But while the Henrotin fam
| ily suffered more than any other the list
/ OF the victims ir rather a comprehensive
/ one Here are some of those who re-
! eeived them during the last year and a
| half:
Sidney c. Love, No. "A Lincoln Park
Boulevard.
Graeme Stewart, No ISL Lincoln Park
/ Boulevard.
Samuel B. Raymond, Virginia Hotel
Charles D. Dana, No. a Aston street.
Mayor Harrison, No. 295 shnler street.
/ Former Mayor Hampstead Washburne,
/ No. ia Astor street.
Judge c. c. Kohlsaat No. 2Ss Ashland
Boulevard
J. Y Clarke, no. POS Goethe street.
Walter r. Kirk, Virginia Hotel.
Mrs E. + Dore.
Kinney Smith. No. 55S Dearborn avenue.
Herbert S. Stone, Elmburst.
Shepard Stone.
Charles Henrotin. No. Isl Goethe street
Graham Dufield. No. 80 North State
street.
Mrs. II. NJ. Duf1eld. Detroit. Mich.
James Walsh No. 500 Superior street.
Vincent J. Walsh, No 3Os Superior street.
DR.. Groesbeck Walsh, No. s06 Superior
street.
Charles H. Mahr. Dearborn avenue and
Burton place.
A NJ. Pence, No. $50 North State street
p l. Weeks, Stock Exchange building.
Mrs. Emily Henrotin, No. S53 La Sale
avenue.
Mrs. HOratio n. May, No. III Astor
street.
James D. Lynch. No. 159 La Sale street.
Dudley Rutter. Union Club.
Thomas Lynch No. 26l Kinzie street.
Mrs. Allan F. Mcintyre, no. So Astor
street.
DR. Fernand Henrotin, No. 353 La Sale
avenue.
Walter J. Dore. No. 27sO Prairie avenue.
DR. Henrotin took the initiative and
other victims gave him support. They APP
pealed to Post-ofice Inspector Wilson 10
take action. They appealed to the police.
Handwriting experts were retained.
Inspector Wilson declared that there
vas a lack of legal proof. He said that
he was morally certain of the identity of
the woman who had written the letters.
and he added that she had social position
and wealth. but there was no legal evil
l dence against her that would warrant
her arrest.
Mrs. Mcintyre brought forth letters she
had received evidently written by the
same person who was responsible for the
others Mrs Horatio y May, her sis
/ ter also received some of the letters. Both
of them consulted with Inspector Wilson.
! Private detectives and city detectives
J were set to work on the case, and the
/ fashionable part of the north side Of
/ Chicago trembled with excitement But
/ the letters were supplemented by COM
munications over telephones. always in
/ a woman's voice And the spoken words
were as abOminabe as the written ones.
Many rumblings and threats preceded
the outbreak which manifested itself in
/ statement made by DR.. Henrotin. which
gave the north side Of Chicago a sensation
such as it has not known in years. IN
Il am sorry. more than sorry. TO make
this statement I must do in self-defense.
/ know that Mrs. May has been getting
ready to make charges against me. told
my poor wife SO the other day.
Ny life has been made hell for years.
I made up my mind that l could not
and would not stand It longer. ! decided
must take some action 1 had re-
ceived letters. so had my wife my broth
ers. and my sister. 1 had them all.
~One day ! laid them before me on
the desk and thought and thought At
last 4 light broke over me. I knew the
( person who wrote the letters, or. at least.
I felt I did. / went TO my sister ard
asked her to whom she had ever told
things contained in one OF the letters.
Why no one but my dear friend she
/ said, and she gave me her name. IL was
/ the same woman that I suspected. She
was the only person who knew the things
about the little boy that was mentioned
in the letter
Then the matter rested for time Sub
sequently Dr. Henrotin said he was invit-
/ ed 70 a family conference where the NC
man NJ accused and her sister drama
IDEALLY denied the charges made by him.
Mrs Allan Mcintyre had left her home.
1T No. 8 Astor street 70 live With her
sister. Mrs. May at No AZ Aston street.
Ms. May promptly made a long state
T,ent in reply to that made by Or Heuro-
Tin being careful never 10 cali him by
name bat always referring 10 him a
the doctor or that nan.
Throughout these long series 81 charg-
Is ~ haHe haen rnade agai-s. my SIS