The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-28
Grand Jury at Nicholasville,
KY, Today Makes Grave
Charge Against Man Cap
tured in Richmond.
MANS SECOND WIFE
is ALLEGED VICTIM
Supposed to Have Poisoned
Elizabeth Young, Welded
Two Days After Apkins
Married Local Woman.
National News Association

NICOLASVILIE, KY, Oct. 2s-Pe.
ter Paul Apkins. formerly of Chicago,
and Richmond, Ind. was indicted here
today for the murder of Miss Eliza
beth Young, who married him last
spring. two days after he became the
husband of Mrs. Bertha Koehler at
Richmond, Ind, and whom he desert
ed in Indianapolis. There is already
an indictment against him at Lexing-
ton for bigamy.
Apkins took Miss Young to a Gin.
cinnati hotel on their wedding trip.
Two days later she was found in a
room, semi-conscious. with cuts and
bruises. She said her husband had at.
tackled her. She died at her home here
after weeks of suffering. Apkins' trial
for bigamy set fol next January will
probably not be held because Of the
grand jury action today.
Apkins was Chicago piano tuner.
Apkins' Strange Story.
Something over a year ago, Miss
Elizabeth Young of Jessamine county
few miles from Lexington, went to
Milwaukee to visit relatives. There
she met Peter Paul Apkns, who was q
piano salesman. They became inter
ested in each other and after Miss
Young returned here the friendship
continued to such extent that finally
writing to her foster father. ]. M
Baxter, who lived near Lexington, ask
ing his permission to pay serious at
tention to her.
Miss Young accepted Apkins and
last May "a, he came to Lexington
went to the Baxter home. where Miss
Young was staying. placed her In q
buggy. drovS her to Nicholasvilla. Ky.
where he got Miss Young to endorse q
check for him, and then they came tc
Lexington and were married by Rev
I. J. Spencer of Central Christian
church. The check afterward came
back marked mo funds"
The newly-married couple left here
for a bridal trip. They went to Cincin
natl, where they registered at the
Purchaser hotel At midnight
screams coming from the girls room
caused the clerk and others to at
tempt to break in the door Apkins
having refused them entrance. They
finally, however. called a policeman
rather than break in the door and
when the door was opened they found
Apkins gone and the young bride ly
ing on the floor screaming in agony.
Taken to Hospital.
She was in such condition that she
was removed to hospital and next
day taken to sanitarium. That day
Apkins telephoned to her relatives
that his wife had taken sick and ad
vised that they come to Cincinnati and
bring her home with them. Frightened
almost into Mysteries themselves, Mrs
Baxter, foster mother, and another rel
ative went to Cincinnati on the after
noon Of May q, and arrived at the san
|itarium late at night. They had to in
woke the aid of ali attorney to secure
possession of Miss Young. Apkins die
not appear, nor have they ever seer
him since.
Miss Young was out of her mind ant
groaned and screamed at times in hel
deliriums. Her mouth was terribl,
burned as with acid and on her side,
were great bruises. During her brie
lucid intervals thereafter, SO her fos
ter-father, J. NJ. Baxter, told reporters
she said that Apkins had robbed her o
5000 and all the iewelry she had will
her and after forcing her to drinl
something she did not know what, hat
knocked her to the floor and had kick
ed her, thus explaining the bruises OF
her sides:
Hear Of First Union.
Just about this time rumors begal
coming in that Apkins had anothe
wife, a Mrs. Bertha Kohler of Rich
mond, Ind, whom he had married jus
before he came to Lexington to MARI!
Miss Young. Relatives Of Mrs. Apkins
or Miss Young, as she really was, wen
to Richmond and there Intervene,
Mrs. Kohler, learning that Apkins hat
married her in Paris, ILL.,. two days be
fore he married Miss Young and ha,
deserted her in Indianapolis. The rela
tives of Miss Young secured a copy o
the marriage certificate from Mrs
Kohler.
Miss Young gradually wasted ava.
at the Baxter home near Lexington
until she died in July. She lost eight,
pounds and her relatives believe sh,
was poisoned by the mysterious drinl
served her by Apkins in the Cincin
natl hotel.
Apkins was arrested In July In Rich
mond. Ind, and there charged with foz
gerry. In his suitcase were found man.
/ letters from women giving i1terestin,
accounts OF his love affairs. Thes
may be used to find out just what b.
AContinued on Paae E4ht)