The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-11-25
Great Falls Woman in the Case
Hopes He Hangs

KIT HOPE to God they catch Dennie Chester. If he murdered
= inal and / want him punished for his crimes. The misery he
has caused me has all but made IN insane, any if ever anyone had
reason to wish that retribution might overtake a N evil man, / am
that person. Since this a was arrested here 10 days ago / have
not slept, and / have scarcely eaten. If / have to continue n this
torment of fear that u friends and m v and husbands people
will learn that Chester came here because of me, and misconstrue
the facts, do not want to i've"
The woman known IS Alice King, whose friendship for Dennis
Chester led to his arrest in Great Falls for the murder Of Florence
Barton Of Kansas City, made this declaration between sobs at her
home in Great Falls after the escape of Chester from the train in
Nebraska. Her appearance seemed to confirm the statement that she
had not slept and had eaten little in 10 days Chester left Great
Falls in the custody of three Kansas City detectives and escaped by
jumping through a train window at Broken Bow, Nebraska.
Met Chester In Kansas City
II met Dennie Chester last summer at Kansas City, at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Roberts. / knew the Roberts in Omaha six
years ago and last summer / went to visit them in Kansas City, where
Chester and Roberts were supposed to be in the garage business. /
did not know that Roberts a under police surveillance until a few
days before L returned to Great Falls last August, MOI did L know
that Chester was under suspicion for anything until / received a
letter from him some after i returned.
"Chester and his wife and two children were frequent callers at
wanted to come BY the way of Great Falls and bring m e, then go to
investigating the Roberts mail and i came home a soon IS possible
by train.
Girls Called Her Alice King
81 do not care to go into details, but among my girl friends 1 was
sometimes called Alice King, and / a amazed N day after my e.
turn to receive a letter from CHESTER addressed TO me In that a
The answer / wrote "a the letter found by the Kansas City police,
but that whole tragedy is made worse by the fact that the newspapers
there have published something supposed to have been written by
me but which had only a slight resemblance u L actually sad.
II had no idea that Chester intended to come to Great Falls. /
was visiting in Butte when / saw the report of his arrest Tin the
papers, and it seemed that i couldn't wait until L returned. L could
not tell what would develop, o what the man would say about his
acquaintance with me. 1 did not e him and i cannot think why he
came, unless it was he some I'll II auylng suspicion by
identifying himself with my family. / was shocked when / read this
morning that he had escaped. If 1 had any way of knowing where
he could be found / certainly would do anything possible to assist
in his capture
The woman was interviewed in the presence of her husband, who
was told the entire story of his wifes acquaintance with Chester inn
mediately after her return from Butte. The a. Roberts is believed
to have been with Chester on the night of the Barton murder and
was later arrested. He is now in the Kansas City jail.