Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-28
STRANGE RELIGION
IS INVOLVED IN
THIS KANSAS
MURDER CASE
Kiss Nelson Of Hutchinson,
Found Dead with Pistol BY
Side Asserted Some Time
Ago Doctor Was Soul Mate.
sPIRITUALTsM WAS
PRACTICED By COUPLE

Hutchinson, Muss, Feb. ff.--ff Miaa
Edna Nelson killed herself, a. many
here believe. Il was because she was
Spirituallst and beloved that tho
spirit Of H. G Richardson was calling
"a her and that All she had 10 DO 20
Join MIN was ID put a bullet through
her brain and thus tear aside the
veil that separated her soul from his
Il was strange infatuation that
bound the 25-yeai old girl 10 the man
of ~ years. For six years she was HIS
housekoeper, coming to him when she
was girl OF 10. she was attractive.
she might have had bcaus Of her own
eas~ Several young men sought 90
pay her attentions but she rebumed
thom ain Fer six years she was faith
ful TO her aged aweetheert and the
striking figures OF the gray old man,
six feet TAIL and his howsekeepcr,
tall ana stately. walking together Was
familiar sight here.
When no was brought home IN a
cab three weeks ago suffering with
heart disease. and staggered into tho
house 90 die tsn minutes later, her
grief was so violent that her sobs
we're heard BY tho neighbors. when
ne died she threw herself upon HIS
body and cried "Oh. my darling,
speak TO me-" From that moment
until her own body was found. bull
lot through tho brain. she never
I ceased 20 mourn for him.
She was q Spirnuaiiat, 30 was he.
Her grief was often 50 severe that her
sister would call in nelghbor to
help quiet her. ono OF these was
Mrs. Westenhavor. next door neigh
Dor. She says that once when she
found Edna. face Gown on the bed
eobbing She tried 10 quiet her and
| Edna said: "Oh. he is calling me; 1
want TO 20 TO him." To another
neighbor She said: "Fiis spirit is heck
onlng mine. He needs me over there.
To Mira. W. G. Hutchinson she said:
what have 20 live forg loved him
and I can never love another. Our
spirits were twin spirits. II mine "
80 lonely without his what must he
the sorrow OF his spirit 10 be wander
ing alone IN thnt strange other world.
i calling me 60 come over
TO her sister she said she wanted
10 be buried by the side OF Doctor
richardson. That wish was carried
out A nelghbor she told she wanted
70 be dressed all IN white after Ehe
was dead. Tho gay before she WAS
found dying she went down town ana
made her will.
But against the theory ~ suicide
IA the one fact that the bullet enter
ed the left side OF the head, two
inches above the ear and came out
the right temple. The girl was right
handed why, then should she hold
tho revolver ia her left hand and
twist Il 90 the ball would take the for
ward and downward course Il ala
There were no powder burns on the
scalp and the hair was not ainged.
Take that testimony OF the bullet
out OF the case and Il is one Of plain
suicide. She had threatened suicide.
She was broke down with grief. she
was alone In the house, tho pistol was
there. u was found az her side.
There can De found no motive for
her murder. The authorities have
nosed every rumor TO lis startina
point hut have not found even the
suspicion Of q motive that might have
impeilcd anyone 70 Kill her or even
10 wish her death. II would have
been a bold assassin indeed who
would have gone into her cottage ~
she middle OF ihe afternoon. with
houses within ten feet Of Il on each
side. with a group 81 neiahbors on
porch directly across the streat and
there hred the two shots, one n
which killed her, and those shot,
fred too. from a revolver that wa
kept IN a dresser drawer In the room
whore sho say.
hut tho coroner and Doctor Gage
two OF tho most reputable physicians
declare that she could not have fired
the shot that killed her unless she
twisted her left hand into an un'
natural position. and even then the
powder would have singer her hair.