The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-18
Murder May Now Be Added
to Charges of Forgery,
Grand Larceny and Biga-
my Against the Man.
HIS KENTUCKY WIFE
DIES IN DELlRIUM
Unfortunate Woman, Crazed
Since Marriage, Alleged to
Have Been Drugged and
Brutally Treated.

Brutally Treated.
Deleriously screaming that she was
being murdered, Elizabeth Young Ap-
kins, the second wife of Peter p. Ap
kins. who was arrested by Police Sup
Gormon. July -. on the
charge of forgery and bigamy died yes
terday afternoon at the home Of her
aunt Mrs. Irene B. Strobe. near Lex.
ington, Ky. AS it is alleged that Ap-
kins drugged his wife in Cincinnati
hotel one day after they were married
and that her death was due directly
to this fact, it is highly probable that
Apkins will be arraigned on the
charge OF murder in Kentucky courts.
Detective Henry J. Baker OF the
Lexington force will take Apkins to
Lexington, today. He was in the city
yesterday but went to indianapolis to
secure requisition papers. Governor
Marshall's secretary, Mark Thistle
thwaite, honored the requisition paper
from the Governor Of Kentucky. 40
cording to the Kentucky agent. Ap
kins was indicted by the FAyette coun.
ty grand jury for higamy. because II
knew OF the critical condition Of Mrs
Apkins, No. 2. and feared that she
would not be alive to testify against
Apkins should An indictment charging
grand larceny sbs returned aeAtnst
him. He u alleged to have robbed
her after drugging her.
Marries Local Woman.
Three days prior to his marriage
with Miss Young. Apklns married Mrs.
Bertha Kohler. OF South Second street,
this city. Mrs. Kohler asserts that he
treated her very respectful. with the
exception OF deserting her the same
day OF their wedding.
He has forged twenty checks, which
the local police know Of These checks
were all forged within the course Of
two months. Some were on local mer-
chants.
Because Apkins had been arraigned
in the local police court and after
pleading guilty to the charge Of for
gerry was bound over to the Wayne CIR
cult court, 1t was necessary to secure
requisition papers. Taylor Davis was
sent to Indianapolis by the governor
of Kentucky to get Governor Marshall
to honor the papers.
Ankina ID returned IN XAnfmA,
ky it will be decided whether he
should be tried in Fayette county, Of
that state, or tried in Hamilton county.
Ohio.
1t is feared that II he is returned
to Nicholasville, the home Of Miss
Young, he will be mobbed 40 the peo-
pie of that little Kentucky town ara
greatly aroused against Apkins.
Guards have been stationed around
the home of j. NJ. Baxter, the grand.
father of Mrs. Apkins, where she lived.
as it is said that she has been ravins
maniac since her dreadful experience.
Mr. Baker went before the grand jury
and charged Apkins with bigamy. but
| it is likely that this charge win Be
changed to that OF murder. 1t 10 fur.
ther alleged that aside from druggfng
her and robbing her OF $110. her rings
watch and necklace, while ct the Gin
cinnati hotel, Apkins villianously In.
jured the woman.
Appears Indifferent.
When informed by Supt. Gormon
that Kentucky authorities had como
for him and that his wife had died
Apiins sneeringly replied that he did
not care Inmates at the county jail
talked of the affair. but the forger.
bigamist said nothing other than max
ing the simple statement that he wa
not worrying over it. Since hts arrest
Apkins has refused to talk about him
self. In answer to all questions put
to him by the local authorities and
newspaper men he has answered that
he has nothing TO say and maintafna
an Indifferent attitude as to what he
is charged with.
Local police believe that the man Il
one of the worst, II not the lowest
criminal with whom they have had tc
deal. His actions previous to the time
ISupt. Gormon learned Of him f0Tginl
checks are unknown to the police -
ne viii say nothing and the police
have had to trace every clue.
/ Supt. Gormon declares that had BE
known Miss Youngs name that Be
could have saved her from her dre1d
lful and horrible death He obtained
letter written by Miss Young "a
| ApkIns the day before their marriage
but the letter was only signed -1fz
Iabeth." The writer stated thet ~
would marry Apkins. The postnaT1
lon the envelope was Lexington, Ky
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