Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22

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the young woman who killed him re-
mains an unexplained mystery. Both
Of the principals are dead, and there
were no eye-witnesses to what oc-
CURED between the physician and his
young patient prior to the shooting
and for several weeks before that
while she had been under his treat
ment. The negro servant in the house
can testify as to the actual shooting
only. The woman who accompanied
the girl upon her deadly mission
knows nothing Of the incidents lead
ing to the tragedy.
That the killing was carefully
planned appears to be the only GER
tain thing in the tangle Of conflicting
theories. This is shown by the note
left by the girl asking her mother to
forgive her for the act she was about
to commit; by the fact that on the
morning Of the tragedy she had her
revolver carefully loaded with fresh
steel-capped bullets, with the explana-
ton that she was going target shoot
ing, and by the further fact that she
averted all suspicion as to her inten-
ton by taking a companion with her
to the office Of the physician.
Bride of Five Days.
DR.. Brinkley had been attending
Kate Kittles for several weeks for
some nervous disorder-her real name
was Katherine Kittles Whisnant, she
having been the bride for FIVE days of
man who died in Charlotte several
years ago. She had abandoned her
family physician to come to DR..
Brinkley who was a specialist in ner-
vous diseases. The physician was in
the act of writing a prescription for
her when the first shot broke a glass
on his desk.
1t is said that the girl had become
infatuated with the physician who
probably did not return her love. It
is also said that she had remarked
that she would not hesitate to kill
any man she might love who would
refuse to marry her
She was of a highly romantic dis
position, as is shown by her marriage
in Charlotte Eugene w. Whisnant
was her childhood sweetheart When
he was taken i'll in Charlotte he tele-
graphed for the girl to come to him.
She hurried to his bedside. After
several days It became evident that
he would not live. He then begged
the girl to marry him, saying he
would rest easier in his grave know
ing she had been his wife, even for an
hour. She became hts wife on his
death bed. Whisnant lived five days
after the ceremony. After the death
of her husband Mrs. Whisnant re-
turned to her mother, Mrs. Evelyn
Kittles, in this city. She resumed her
maiden name, and few people in Sa-
vannah ever knew that she had been
married
Has Nervous Breakdown.
Recently Mrs. Whisnant had suf-
fered from a serious nervous dis
order She had been attended at vari-
Gus times by number of physicians
She had never given any indications
of a mental arrangement She was
a mere slip of a woman dark and
pretty. She had never shown any
special interest in any man since the
death of her husband. Her mother
did not know that she was acquainted
with DIR. Brinkley.
In her note to her mother the girl
asked forgiveness for some act she
was about to commit, but failed to
specify the thing she contemplated
doing. The note was left conspicu-
ously displayed on her dressing table.
Scattered about on her bed was the
box of steel-capped cartridges which
she had purchased that morning for
her automatic revolver with only a
sufficient number of them missing to
fill the chambers Of her weapon.
Mrs Whisnant purchased the box
Of cartridges from a hardware store
in the early morning. She carried the
revolver to the store with her in the
same handbag which later played
such an important pard the trag
edy.
She told the clerk who waited upon
her that she was going target shoot
ing and invited him to accompany
her. The clerk warned her that it
was against the law to carry a re-
yolver without a license, and she then
consented to have the weapon
wrapped in paper. but insisted on TAX
ing both II ana the cartridges away
with her in the bag. She had the
clerk explain to her carefully how 20
manipulate the revolver.
1t is said that Mrs Whfsnants
companion at the time Of the tragedy
has made an explanation 10 the Coro-
ner regarding her presence. The name
of this woman Is withheld by the po-
lice. but it is said they are satisfied
she is innocent Of any completely IN
the killing.
Mrs. Whisnant called this woman,
trained nurse. on the telephone, and
asked her to accompany her, as she
dislfked to visit a physician IN his Of
fee alone. The woman went along IN
her official capacity and saw nothing
---,,s,ra1 in the manner Of the girl
Sra had no warning Of what was
lomine until the first shot was fired.
So then fed by the front entrance
and remained unknown until she vol