Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-25
KUEHN CHARGES PLOT
Says Plan Was to Declare
Wife Insane and Get Estate.
is VALUED AT 100000
Couple in Philadelphia to Fight Al
legged Conspiracy.
A CHALLENGE TO ENEMIES
Unusual Marriage" Agreement Pro-
duced-Union Made Regular
by Magistrate.
A CHALLENGE re- ENEMIES

NEW YORK, December 25.-Mrs. Ida Mil
Ter Kuehn, the missing heiress of Phila-
delphia, and just returned from ireland.
left the Hotel York, in 7th avenue yester-
day afternoon, accompanied by her hus-
band, DR.. Rolando Kuehn, with a determi-
nation, as she said, to make things lively
for the persons at her home in Philadel-
phia who had tried to involve her property.
The couple went to Philadelphia. ..
DR.. and Mrs. Kuehh left the hotel after
they had had a protracted reception
throughout the day. Their callers were
reporters for the most part, and they were
received with great cordialitl. Mrs.
Kuehn asserted that certain persons In
Philadelphia had been trying to have her
declared insane in order that they might
gain control Of the 100000 Miller estate,
two-thirds of which, she says, is her por-
ton Mrs, Kuehn said. in. her own behalf
that she had gathered a good deal of evil
dence to the effect that her relatives In
Ireland had not been getting their. Just
dues from the estate, and she expressed
herself as determined to make things right
if it took years. =,-.
DR.. Kuehn a Fighter. .
DR.. Kuehn said he was IA fighter and
would defeat the conspiracy" against his
wife. He produced the original draft of an
agreement of marriage between himself and
his present wife,
The agreement was written upon fools
cap paper and without any seals or red
tape whatever. 1t read as follows:
In the presence of Almight God and each
other, we, the herein named parties, Ida M.
Miller and Rolando Kuehn, M. D.. both of
the city Of Philadelphia, on this 9Th day Of
May in the year Of our Lord 1906, do most
solemnly agree and covenant to Join our
selves in the bonds of WediOck, pledgang our.
selves by this agreement, each unto each'
as husband and wife, from this time forth,
in everything, right and title privilege ana
responsibility which the laws of this coun-
try demand or confer on wife and husband
In witness whereof we have hereunto at
fixed our hands and seals in the presence OF
each other on the aforementioned day ana
data IDA NJ. MILLER.
ROLANDO KUEHN, NJ. D.
After reading the foregoing document Dr.
Kuehn said he had decided that there
should be regular marriage between him
self and his wife, although neither OF them
believed in the ceremonies usually attend
ing such contracts
best" said the doctor, and we went be-
fore a Philadelphia magistrate and were
married over again.
Now everything IS regular, ana cnai.
Iensre our enemies We are going nome TO
Philadelphia tonight. and before long you
viii notice that several persons Will pc IN
court, and hard put to it to clear them
selves Of a charge of, conspiracy ~
IAN this talk about the mysterious as
appearance of my wife was. as you no"
know, the worst kind Of rot. 1 knew where
she was from the first. told the other
side where she had gone-even showed them
letters from her sent to me from Ireland
They would not believe such evidence gen
uine, however My wife inherited. or
should have inherited, two-thirds of the es-
tate left by her father, ]. C. Miller.