The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-04
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do what told Heath got Kidwell
drunk and then induced him to imi-
tate signatures and forge number of
checks. The pair was arrested and
sent to prison. Kidwell would have
been released from prison fifteen days
earlier, but he CHANGED to meet Heath
at the prison and proceeded to whip
him. The extra days were added as
penalty. KidweIl says he was glad to
administer the beating to Heath, as he
will believe always that man was to
blame for his downfall. Heath is
brother-in-law.
Telling of his experience in an inter-
view Kidwell said:
well, I'm back and the little WON
an says she loves me better now than
she did when we were on our honey
moon. That honeymoon was broken
off in a manner that was pretty tough
for us both. but l am not as bad a
man as the circumstances made 1t ap-
pear and she knows it.
Indeed, / do interrupted Mrs.
Kidwell, with a glow in her brown
eyes that a man would be willing to
go to the pen for. albert has come
back to me Just as he said he would.
l feel SO we'll and happy today that l
begin to doubt if l have tuberculosis
at all. I think it was heart trouble
| that my worrying made worse. And
now when everything is Strengthened
out and I've got him back again. we
are going to start our honeymoon all
over. Life seems so good"
And then Kidwell continued:
Il have come to see my mother. She
is pretty we'll along in years now and
| is nearly blind. / have my mother
to support as we'll as my wife, and I'm
going to do it honestly. Had it not
been 70 Heath, I would neve have
| thought of doing it any other way.
| am barber by trade and 1 expect to
get work in Richmond and save
enough to take my wife TO better eli
mate. =
q" Am Not Ashamed.a
my only reason for coming to Rich
mond is to be near my mother. I am
not ashamed to face anybody, and
know l could have gore right out in
Dayton and have gotten work, but my
mother needs me.
There is only one thing that I re-
GREETED very much about the whole
matter" added Kidwe1I, as he looked
tenderly at his little wife.
Mrs. Kidwell saddened and she ex-
planned, Albert had not seen tho ba-
by. He had been in the penitenuary
several months when it was born"
'They said he looked exactly like
me- said the father with strong pa
ternal pride for the child he had never
+, seen. well, we have both seen a
pretty tough time Of It," said Kidwell,
and somehow it looks Us though moth
ing but fate was to blame; still l be-
lieve on looking on the bright side.
am only Is years old and can get a
new start, now that am back with my
little brown-eyed wife.
He Knows the True.
Il am going to work hard and make
her happy. / have learned a few
things, among them, not to be too good
friend to tall, handsome sports who
wear diamonds while they are earning
workmen's wages.
The little girl here has been mighty
good to me. 1 got two letters a week
from her, while 1 could only write foul
a month, except when l got special
leave. Two of these went to my moth
err and two to my wife"
Kidwell is strong, square-lookins
and has all the ear marks of com
petent and honest man.
The Ladies of G.. A. r. will give
Bean Supper at G.. A. r. hall Satur
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