The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-19

On the way back she stopped in the
Foley home and asked Kathleen to
come over, she said. Miss Foley told
her she could not come because she
was going to stay with Mrs. Whitcomb,
whose husband was away from home.
They then walked to the Whitcomb
home together and stood in front of
the Whitcomb house and talked for
about an hour. Miss Iongaker said
they noticed across the street from
them a man about 80 years old and an
old lady. She said the man walked
toward them. then rejoined his com
panion, to whom he talked for few
minutes. He then walked past them
and disappeared, she said. Mrs Whit
comb and Mrs. Foley both said Miss
Foley had not mentioned this circum-
stance to them.
Mother Tells Story.
Mrs. Whitcomb said she retired
about 1920 o'clock, while Miss Foley
bathed. She did not know anything
had happened until the girls mother
awoke her with the statement that
Kathleen was home. very i'll. The girl,
clad only in her nightgown, had run
from the Whitcomb home to her own
house about IL o'clock.
"She seemed very excited" said Mrs.
Foley. "She came to the foot of the
stairs and called me. oh. mamma
house. They made me swallow some-
thing She kept rubbing her hroat
as tho 1t panied her. I made her sit
down and we called a doctor. She
seemed to be worried for fear who
ever was in the house would kill Mrs.
Whitcomb, who was there alone. so /
ran over to the house and awoke Mrs.
Whitcomb."
The rear door of the Whitcomb
house stood ajar when Mrs. Foley
reached 1t, she said. But the keys were
ilater found hanging on a nail by the
door. Whether this door was locked
prior to the time Miss Foley ran to
her parents house seems doubtful.
Mrs. Whitcomb declares it was. Au-
thorities were at a loss. however. to ex-
plain why the. girl, in her frightened
condition. had she unlocked the door.
would have hung the key in its proper
place again. The same argument would
apply had any outsider unlocked the
door, it was pointed out.
No Evidence of Struggle.
There was no evidence in the room
occupied by Miss Foley that there had
been any struggle. There was abso-
lutely no clue, that could be found to-
day, pointing to any one having en-
tered the house from the outside. No
envelope or bottle in which poison
might have been contained could be
found in the house or along the way
the girl ran on her way to her own
home.
Miss Foley's relatives said she had
evidently been deeply in love with
Cruise. Letters had come to her. they
said, addressed Mrs. George Cruise -
Her father said that he received a
letter addressed to him at the College
Hill bakery Friday. but that, seeing 1t
was in Cruse's handwriting and post
marked Wichita, he gave it to Kath-
leen, who read it and put 1t in the
stove without divulging its contents.
Received Sad Letter.
Miss Longaker said today that Miss
Foley had mentioned the letter to her
Friday night while they were talking
in front of the Whitcomb home.
''She didn't tell me much about II. -
said Miss Longaker. "She merely
said 1t was the saddest letter she had
ever read and that MIR. Cruise had
asked her never to marry any one
, else
Miss Longaker said that she had
feared for some time that something
might happen to Miss Foley because
of her connection with the accused
man. and that Miss Foley had inti-
mated similar fears to her. Miss
Longaker said she had not had sup
per before talking to Miss Foley and
that when she got home she was so
| worried that she could not eat for
some time She did not know why she
should feel this way. she said.
In Miss Foley's pocketbook was
found Christmas savings book in the
name of George Cruise. Deposits had
been made in his name, 1t showed.
Tell Truth at Wichita.
The girls relatives said that she had
| not been despondent and apparently
was not deeply worried. At least
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