The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-18
APK|NS SENT
TO KENTUCKY
TO Be TRIED
Murder May Now Be Added
to Charges of Forgery,
Grand Larceny and Biga-
my Against the Man.
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He ascertained the name OF Miss
Young. one day too late.
Deserts First wife.

He ascertained the name OF Miss
Young. one day too late.
Deserts First Wife.
He received the letter after learn
ing of the marriage Of Mrs. Bertha
Kohler, to Apkins. Apkins and Mrs.
Kohler left this city April % and went
TO Paris. H., to get married. 1nme-
diately after the ceremony Apkins
told his wife that he was going to
Chicago to prepare their future home.
He said that he had an offer OF po-
sition with a Chicago piano firm as
salesman. Inasmuch as Mrs. Kohler
possessed the knowledge that her hus-
band had been employed at the starr
Piano factory here. she believed his
story.
Instead Of going to Chicago, Apkins
went to Lexington. where he met Miss
Young. After their marriage. Apkins
requested his wife to endorse check
which proved to be fraudulent. She
did so and he secured. money to get to
Cincinnati.
Hideous screams coming from the
apartments of Apkins at the Cincinna-
Il hotel aroused other dodgers and the
police were called. Apkins would not
open the door, and 1t was necessary
to break II to gain admittance to the
rooms. The police found Mrs. Apkins
in a hysterical condition and threaten
ing to throw herself from the window.
The bridegroom explained to the po-
lice that his wife had become hysteri
cal and believed burglars bad entered
their rooms.
He said that he would remove his
wife to a sanitarium. He did SO and
then telegraphed to Lexington rela-
tives to go to Cincinnati as his wife
was III. He left that city at once.
Supt Gormon learned Of this incl
dent too late to have Apkins detained
ut Cincinnati Persevering in his at
tempt to locate the man Gormon final
ly learned that he had been seen in
Hammond. Indiana and by a letter de-
coyed Apkins into this section of the
state. Before coming back to Rich
mond Apkins went to Connersville
where he forged checks on business
men and then came to this city.
Gormon Was Waiting.
A he stepped from an interurban
ut Eighth and Main streets Supt. Cor
mon placed him under arrest. Apkins
quietly asked what he was wanted
for and when informed that he was
wanted on charges OF forgery and big
amy he submitted to arrest
L. off OF
police headquarters and hundreds of
love letters from women in every Sec
ton Of the country were found. A
book entitled STANDARD Letter Writ
er" was also found and from which. 1t
10 supposed, Apkins wrote his letters.
He had asked several of the women
with whom he was corresponding to
marry him. and another girl, living
in Massachusetts had consented say
ing that she would meet him in Chi
cago
On May 20 he cashed three checks
at the Second National Bank totaling
$3.50 forged on f. II. Mason. He
presented a check upon which he had
forged the name of Centerville man
at the First National bank but the in
strument was not honored.
Was Cunning Forser.
That he was exceedingly cunning
In forging checks is self-evident. All
checks were made out for payment for
labor. They bore the name of the
laborer and read Payment in full for
labor. -. Rate. -. Per hour. Total
hours ...... Total amount" He used
oil ~f
Morrow" "E. Turowsky," anton Mil
ler." Robert Schultz" and ED Ship
ley"
Many checks. which were filled out
were in his effects. Apkins cashed
q check at Connersville for s4 and
forged e. Hensley's name. Mr.. Hens
ley IL local saloonist.
While In this city he boarded with
ID. U. Atkinson Of South Third street.
He met Mrs. Kohler and proposed to
her. She said that she wanted a
home and that he seemed to be a
very nice man.
Gormon traced Apkins through sew
eral states. By communicating with
police In various cities in the middle
west and west he was able at last to
decoy him to this city.
Letters are received almost daily
by Chief Gormon, from persons whom
Apkins has forged checks upon, or
with whom he had dealt crookedly.
He received letter this morning from
. woman In the East. saying that her
paramount wish was that Apkins
would get his lust deserts" The To-
cal police are doubtful II her wish will
come true as they say that there is
nothing which could be done to him
In order that he secure his lust de-
oerts" for his criminal acts.
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