Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-02

! That Frank Knight. aged fS, TOT
mer Hartland boy, and the son of Will
liam knight. 140s Summit street, who
killed himself at GAINESVILLE, Wis.,. May
| Is, was wanted by the police Of Omaha
for sixteen years for the murder OF his
wife. Mrs. Rose snyder knight, is the
revelation in the history Of Knight.
/ that comes from Omaha following the
receipt there of the news of his tragic
death. The interest In Knight, the
crime for which he was wanted and
| his death spread over four states-Ne-
braska, Indiana. Wisconsin, Michigan
and Iowa. -. r
The crime for which knight was
wanted was committed in Omaha.
Mrs. Knight, declared to have been
only a common law wife by a mock
marriage performed at Valparaiso.
Ind, was a Swan, Ind. girl. born at
| Coleman. Mich. Knight lived at James
Vile Wis under the alias Of Zed O..
Bowen knight left home when -
years of age while his parents lived
near Hartfand. Marietta township.
! During the years of the search 1t is
said large reward was offered for
knights capture. Fr-
! Was Man Of Mystery. .
! The publication of the story of the
alleged crime and the search tends to
explain some of the mystery surround
! ing knights lifeJ Ii may explain why
! the executor of Knights mothers es-
| tate was never able to find Knight and
! hs was declared legally dead, and his
! share of his mothers estate was divid-
! ed among other heirs. Z perhaps ex-
J plains the aliases OBrien and Bowen.
! both of which knight used in his resi-
dence at GAINESVILLE, Wis.
The knowledge that Knight attend
ed University of Valparaiso, Ind.
! checks with the detail of the story Of
the mock marriage by which Rose
Snyder supposed she was his legal
. wife. Other details in the information
obtained regarding him at the time OF
! his death and the story of the tragedy
| Intervene.
Story Of the Tragedy.
! The following story of the tragedy
reprinted in the Chicago Herald Ex-
aminer from the Omaha World Herald,
! is:
Omaha, May 3i.--Five state are in
! terested in the suicide last week in
GAINESVILLE, Wis. of Frank Knight, who
for sixteen years had lived in that city,
! n silent and morose man. without
friends and scarcely without acquaint-
! ance. Knight hanged himself.
Omaha is Interested because Knight
murdered his young wife here sixteen
| years ago. and with only half an
| hours start on the police, evaded cap
ture altho the police of the entire
country was hot on his trail.
| Iowa is interested in the suicide be-
| cause Knight came from Marshalltown.
Iowa, and has many influential and
wealthy relatives in that county.
Was Mock Marriage.
Indiana is Interested because
knights wife, whom he murdered, liv
ed in Swan. Ind, and because, while a
student at the University of Valparaiso.
Ind, Knight, assisted by student
! friends. had a mock marriage perform
ed and Mrs. Knight never knew, to the
day of her murder, that she was not
; the legal wife Of knight.
wisconsin is interested, because
! knight, under the name OF Zed o.
Bowen. with a huge reward hanging
over him, lived in GAINESVILLE in secur-
ity for sixteen years while the police
| of the country searched for him every
| where.
I Michigan Is interested because
! knights wife was born in Coleman,
| Mich, and some of her relatives are
| still living in that town. u
The suicide of knight has some
what cleared up the secret Of the most
| mysterious murder case with which
the Omaha police; ever grappled, and
has made clear that portion Of the
mystery will never be solved.
Disappear Quickly.
Immediately after the murder of
Rose Snyder Knight. Knight disap-
peared from Omaha. Five days after
wards he was seen in Cheyenne. From
that hour until last week the Omaha
police were not able to secure a trace
Of him. Then came word thru relatives
Of Marshalltown that he had commit
ted suicide in GAINESVILLE.
Knight was student at Valparaiso
Ind So was Miss Rose Snyder, Of
Swan. Ind The girl fell in love with
knight, who proposed marriage
Knight, with fellow students. arranged
fake wedding and he and the cir
were married. The girl died under
the impression she was Knights wife
after the marriage knight sent hi.
wife to relatives in Marsha1ltown, Iowa
while he came to Omaha and secured
a position with Swift & Company
Then he became infatuated with Jen
ME Dusenberry. an Omaha woman.
Rose Snyder Knight in Marshall
town. received letters from Knigh
telling how much he thought Of tn
Duscnberry girl She came to Omaha
Knight took her to cottage which
Miss Dusenberry and her mother ha
occupied up to the day previous.
Child Dies Suddenly.
Knight was a spir,,ua.,sI. 4 chii'
was bern to Jennie Dusenberry. On
day knight told fellow workers some
thing had just whispered to him tina
a child Of whom he was very fon
home. Some hours later the Dusen
berry child died in Commissions 1t ha
been poisoned. While in college Knigh
specialized in chemistry.
"A few days later Mrs knight be
came very i'll. To neighbor she said
Frank has poisoned me-,
"The morning OF her disappearance
the girl told the same neighor, I be
lieve Frank is going to pack me of
tonight That was Saturday.
mo one saw Mrs. knight Sunda,
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