El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-29
KIDNAPS
HIS OWN CHILD
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kOOUlAuuc0 l1OIl4 dEC OACJ-
limited Friday afternoon. I wore a
black false mustache to keep them
from knowing that I was in town. AS
soon as 1 landed I rented a room at
the Ramona apartments and rented
another on the corner of Wyoming and
Kansas streets, where could see
down the street for my little girl.
I sat there from 3 o'clock until dark
Saturday watching for her with a pair
of field glasses. I was about to give
up in despair when I saw little girl
go there and then take her TO Colifor-
MIA. AS I went through the gates, a
little pink Sex. 1 said, hello, Jennie
She put her arms around me and
kissed me.
Amt you glad to see me, Jennie?'
1 asked
Eyes. but I am afraid mama will
beat me- she said.
4 took her TO the Ramona, changed
her dress for a little blue ready made
ore had bought. took her glasses off
and put them in my pocket and
bought her a Mexican shawl and hat
to disguise her as best could / put
on the false mustache and gave a man
$40 bill to get me a whole and half
ticket TO Deming, N NJ, intending TO
go there and then take her to Califor-
MIA As 1 ment through the gates.
swarm of detectives swoOped down
on me and arrested me- The reason
I had the gun was that I travel
great deal and am used to carrying IL
when 1 travel I did not have it to
kill anyone"
The. wife's story.
Mrs. Krugel is a well dressed wo-
man, apparently younger than. her hus-
bard and decidedly good looking. She
was extremely nervous, almost on the
point OF mysteries. Saturday evening
and Sunday and talked in extravagant
phrases that bcrdsred on the me1Odra-
matte She would throw herself upon
a couch and burst into tears while
talking and denied everything her
husband had said. in the most positive
sentences.
Il had to leave him on account OF
his uncomfortable cruelty she said.
He whipped me and it was necessary
for me TO be under the care of a ply
sician for days at a time. He is a man
Of violent temper and that was the
reason / left him. He told me in April
that he would xiii me if I took the
little girl That was the reason
took her when he was not watching
He also said that II 1 took the child
to- Ell Paso he would follow me and
kill me if it took two years to do it.
He told me I would have TO beg him
on my knees for what I wanted He
would lock the doors when he went
TO work ard would not allow Jennie
to bring me anything TO eat. I firm
ly deny that I received a letter from
any man.
The Letter Received Here.
Il got the letter from him which said
that Jennie had not written him and
fhat 1 was preventing her from do
ing so. Unless you let her write to
me at once it read. I am going to
come to Texas and cause you trouble.
I have the means TO do it with and
you viii be the ore that will suffer-
Before / left to come home he said
that if left he would say that was
a woman of low character, and these
letters he claims to have are some he
got someone to write On all I hold
sacred I deny writing or receiving any
such letters.
HE tried to have me put in the
Insane asylum in October. 1910, but
and I gave him my word as his wife
and the mother OF his child that I had
not deceived him. I even went on
my knees TO show him that it was not
So"
The Chfra Talks.
Jennie. the little girl, is a delicate
appearing child of Il years. She
wears large. thick glasses and does not
appear to be in good health. She was
brought into the parlor OF the Vincent /
home and asked:
Jennie has mama ever told you that |
you could not write to papa? S
No" the child answered, looking
out OF the window.
When you asked mama if you could
write TO papa what did I say?"
You said I could"