The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-11
Marion Firemen Make Discov-
cry and Arrest Husband
And Another Man.
MURDER PLOT Is REVEALED
ONE OF THE SUSPECTS LEAVES
MARION HURRlEDLY AND WAS
FIRED ON BY AN ARMED POSSE
-MvSTERIoUs CASE.

Marion. Ind, Jan 1.-THE finding
by firemen of the charred body OF
Mrs. Rosa Kicks, the comely wife OF
Martin Kicks, lumber buyer, in the
smoldering ruins of barn which evil
IDENTIFY had been fired by an incen-
diary early yesterday morning, reveal
ed a startling murder plot which has
assumed sensational proportions.
After many hours Of work which
| resulted in the arrest Of Martin Kicks,
| the husband and Levi Sutton. a man
who is charged by the husband with
having alienated his wife's affections.
the police have evolved the belief that
still third man figures in the case
| and to make the complications more
| sensational this third man is a mulat-
| to. Frank Brown by name, who is al
legged to have been attentive to Mrs.
Kicks.
| The suspicion which was fastened
upon Brown caused the mulatto to
leave the city hurriedly during the
day and resulted in a chase by a big
posse of officers and armed farmers
which ended only after darkness set
in last night.
The flight of Brown and stories de-
veloped by the officers leads them
to believe his arrest is the key to the
murder puzzle and every effort is be-
ing made to apprehend him. Brown
is comparative stranger here and
has been in this city only a few weeks.
1t is known that he boosted of his
friendship with white women. He
posed as prize fighter.
1t is the police theory that because
Of jealousy on the part of some OF
the woman's associates she was TAX
en- to the barn and there killed. the
for the purpose of concealing the
crime.
Fireman Makes CHASTITY Find.
The firemen discovered the charred
body in the hayloft of a barn in the
rear of the residence of Thomas viii
son, 403 East Third street, at o'clock
yesterday morning, after they had ex
| d
. troyed the structure.
Although the owner of the barn haG
time to rescue his horse, the woman's
body was not found until after the
e fire. A fireman happened to step or
the body and then with the light of {
. lantern he made the CHASTITY discover,
' that it was that of woman.
1t was nearly six hours later tina
D the remains were identified as thost
: of Mrs. Rosa Kicks, aged %, the wife
of Martin Kicks, a timber buyer for ;
local factory.
It has not been definitely determin
ed whether the woman was killed be
v fore or after being taken to the barn
1t is evident. however, that the muir
derer expected to cover up his crim
by burning the body.
e The scene of the fire was within
n two blocks of the dead woman's hom
and was only three blocks from tn
business district. Kicks, who separa'
= ed from his wife week ago. is he'll
in Jail, but the officers have little o
. no evidence to connect him with tn
crime. The fact that he is the bene
- ficiary of an insurance policy carrie
u by his we is about the only reaso
- for holding him. Levi Sutton. VIII
is held by Kicks as being responsible
for breaking up his home, is also hel
pending an investigation.
The officers are sure that light wi
be thrown upon the mystery with tn
apprehension of Frank Brown, a m,
4 latto, who disappeared from Marion q
noon.
Chase Mulatto Suspect.
~ Marshal Roberts of Van Buren, 81
cured a handcar and overlook Brow
walking along the Glover Leaf raj
II road six miles east of Marion LAT
At yesterday afternoon. The officer opel
le ed fire upon him. but Brown escape
le to a dense woods. A dozen Mario
d. officers hurried to the scene in aut
ID mobiles and assisted by fifty arme
k farmers they sought to capture hin
le but with darkness he made his escap
e. The officers returned to the city at
ic o'clock last night. having abandone
z the chase. The police believe tn;
i'd Brown knows all about the murde
even if he did not actually commit