The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-23
Wife of Murdered Kansan Tells
Story of Life.
Admits Securing Husband
Through Matrimonial Agency.
FORGETS OTHER LOVE
Doesn't Remember Where Ga
IOup's Predecessor Lives.
Recalls Fact That He Carried
Life Insurance.

Huntingdon. Pa. Dec. 23.-The pro-
Rressive mail order matrimonial ex-
periences of Mrs. Sadie Ga1oup,
charged with being an accessory to the
murder of her husband, who was
killed by Frank Calhoun. an adsnirer
of the former Humboldt, Kan. farm
er's wife. was related by her today
Her first husband was Henry Walls.
who. according to the daughters tes-
timony at the coroner's inquest, may
not be dead yet. AS Walls wife she
had ten children before she began to
correspond with the marriage appli-
cants of Chicago matrimonial
agency and married at least two ap-
plicants who died we'll insured
Yes, got Ben Galoup through a
matrimonial agency in Chicago said
Mrs Galoup in the Jail. when she vol
unteered a statement for publication
Il sent my name in to the agency,
and my daughter Alice sent her name
in Her name is Mrs. Alice Peterson,
and she is a widow. Peterson, the man
she got, has been dead for many years.
Alice and I were the only two in the
family who wrote to the matrim oniaI
agency. We did it just for pastime
and never really intended to get mar
RED This was after Walls went away.
Then first / got Louis Robertson, and
We were married at Cumberland We
were married only year; then he fell
from church and was killed
Was he insured ~
Other Husband Insured
Sure, he was insured. I don't re-
member for how much. I don't know
where he died or where it is he was
buried was there at the funeral, but
I have forgotten all about the town
and cannot remember its name. Then.
after that, I correspondent with man
named GeiSinger of Williams burg
But I never married him and I never
meant to marry Galoup when I start
ed to correspond with him, but the
children, my sons and daughters, got
me into it,
Are these all the men you CORE
sponded with about marriage" was
asked.
no; oh. my. no; there were lots of
others. more than twelve yes. more
than twenty-four, to whom Alice and
7 wrote" replied Mrs. Galoup. I'VE
got q list of nearly a hundred names
and addresses from Chicago matri-
nonial agency. Some of the men
hurt by the trolley car, and Alice
wrote to these men about it. Then
they sent US money but Galoup was
the only one that came on and in
sisted on marrying me.
He got real mean at times, though,
and my children often wanted me to
leave him; but ! said, No, I had mar
ried him and I was going to live with
him"
kansan's Sons There.
Elon Galoup, a cement worker, and
Jesse GaIoup. a farmer, of Humboldt,
Kansas, the sons Of Benjamin Galoup,
who was killed last Saturday by Frank
Calhoun, arrived here today. They
took charge of their fathers body. The
funeral will be held tomorrow with
burial in Riverview cemetery here.
They visited the Jail and talked to
their stepmother, who is charged with
being an accessory to the. murder of
her husband. Mrs. Galoup expressed
great pleasure in seeing her stepsons
whom she had never seen before, and
weeping asked: ''How's Charlie p
their other brother. The brothers told
the officers that when their father sold
his farm and stock and left Kansas
he had about $4,000 which they al
lege was spent by their fathers new
wife and her family.
One of the insurance policies Ga
loup took out in favor of his wife was
issued by the Metropolitan Life Tnsur-
ance company, they said. 1t may be
impossible to collect the whole amount
of $1,000 because the application at
tached states that Galoup was 4S years
old, when according to statements of
ElOn and Jesse he was ST at the date ]
the policy was granted