Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-20
RIGDON OFTEN VISITED HER
Man Reused Corcoran Street One
Night by Smashing Windows.
WOMAN LEFT CITY SUDDENLY
Disappeared Without Stopping to
Take Furniture Away-Once
Wealthy Broker Buried.

The cloud of mystery which has been
thrown around the movements in Wash
ington of Mrs. Alexander Young, who
was shot in Chicago by Charles w. Rig
don, was lifted today. 1t was learned
that little more than a year ago Mrs.
Young lived at 1872 Corcoran street
northwest and that Rigdon was a fire.
quent visitor there during her, occupancy
of the house.
But the woman. who went by the name
of Mrs. Annie Young, left the house sud
denly after she had been living there
about three months without even moving
away the furniture. Since her sudden
disappearance she has not been seen at
the Corcoran street house, but 1t Is
known that she has been in Washington.
Mrs Young's sudden disappearance
came shortly after an episode in which
Rigdon figured and which caused much
excitement in the neighborhood OF the
house in Corcoran street. One night in
April last year Rgdon arrived at the
house 1t was dark. He could get no re-
sponse to repeated rings at the doorbell.
There was no key to let him in and no
trace of Mrs. Young. Exasperated, Rig
don, it is declared, seized his cane and
smashed all the windows on the lower
floors of the house. The sound of break
ing glass drew a crowd quickly. The
rumor spread that some one was being
murdered. and a call was sent for the
police. But before the policemen arrived
Rigdon had vanished.
Went Away Suddenly.
A few days after this Mrs. Young dis
appeared. One neighbor said today that
she had gone to a Maryland suburb with
the purpose Of buying a house there.
But she wrote to another that she had
met reverses il the stock market and
was going to California. Later. letters
were received here from her in California.
Mrs. Young was described as tall hand
some. about twenty-eight or thirty years
old, and Rigdon as a man between fifty
and sixty years of age. Rigdon always
was dressed with great care and in decid-
edly sporty elothess~~It Is said that
and seemed to be a man of means.
Before Mrs. Young moved to the house
in Corcoran street she lived with her
mother and her sisters at 1884 10Th street
northwest, near, Dupont Circle. This pos
sibly is responsible for the report from
Chicago that her mother lived at "1334
Circle avenue, Dupont Circle Mrs.
Young went under the name of Mrs
Annie Tronnen, or Trojman. while living
in 10Th street. She was supporting her
mother and sisters, 1t Is said. and was
frequently away on business trips
When Mrs. Young went to Corcoran
street. however, her mother and sisters
did not go with her. Mrs. Oscar J. Tro)-
ihan. as her mother calls herself. went
to boarding house in 18th street be-
tween K and L streets and the sisters
went to beard in r street.
Furniture Stored.
Mrs. Young's furniture. which she left
behind her in her hurried exit. 1T Is un-
derstood, has been removed from the
house and stored. About five months
ago she called up the owner Of the Cor
coran street house on the long distance
telephone and asked whether she could
have possession OF the house again II
she paid the back rent. She was told
that she could have the house, but moth
ing more was heard from her
CHICAGO, ILL.,, July 2o.-Perhaps the
most pathetic feature Of the tragedy Of
last Fricay. in which Mrs. Emma Young
was shot and Charles W. Rigdon killed
funeral of the once wealthy mining
broker.
Service in Little Room.
The service was read in little dark
ened room In the rear OF an undertaking
esta biishnent, and only four persons were
present. three OF these being relatives.
Two carriages followed the heame to
Graceland cemetery. where the body
was cremated. Mrs. Young's final letter
TO Klsdon indicated that she considered
no had n,istreatcd nor In various ways;
that he had denounced her as a "leech"
and had told her that he had no further
confidence In her. In return she told him
that ne had put her through PAGES that
had made drinking idiots out OF stronger
women than She; that she didn't care
for his love or that Of anybody else in
tho future, and that he evidently had
got tired of har muhsh.
The letter then says: II am pretty frm
In my docssion to nsvcr again invite or
tolerate your contempt"
Mrs, YOunR's husband, from whom she
had lived apart for sone years. 1t is
now believed was Alexander C. Young. a
lawyer of Hoboken N. J.