The Washington times., 1922-09-23

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IN SHOOTING Of
SECOND BRIDE.
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the girls father and mother. owning
some Of the richest farming lands
in Missouri, threatened TO disown
Kathleen. but relented and the
couple went to live with them at
Ell Dorado. Cedar county.
Wanted Loan to Buy Hogs.
Immediately, according to Miss
whitesell. Kuehling started worm
ing his way into the family
finances. He obtained large sums
of money from his girl-wife, Miss
Whitesell says. and asked that the
father lend him money to buy 5000
head of hogs. This Whitesell De-
fused to do, 1t is said, on advice
of Dillon.
When Miss whitesell visited her
home a few weeks ago, Kuehling
accused her OF coming between
them. and told her, she said. as a
parting message:
"I1i be back East and settle with
you"
O.. .s... L.s ~..,,s a. Iyo.h
ington. Mabel said she received let
discontented, had lost faith. in
Kuehling. and was going to leave
him.
This was his way Of settling the
question" declared the elder sister.
I'VE understand my parents were
away from the farm yesterday and
last night. leaving Kathleen and
Keuhling alone. He was going 10
shoot her and make q getaway, but
thank Heaven he was caught"
Kathleen was shot In the head. and
was taken to hospital. Miss White
sell talked with her mother over
long distance telephone at midnight
and from more than 1000 . miles
away came the word that Kathleen
was terribly hurt" More messenger
came tIls ulOTHinSs
Is University Graduate.
The big sister, came to Washing
ton in 1919 and took o position with
the Treasury Department. at present
being stationed In the general prohi-
bition offices at 1880 + street. After
being graduated from the University
OF Missouri. n brilliant pupil, Klth.
leen Joined Mabel here. December,
1890. She took special courses IN
drama and classic dancing, then
turning her hand to work, entered
the loans and currency division OF
the Treasury Department. There
she met Kuehling. or "keating," as
he styled himself.
"He was a strange. strange man,
says Mabel whitesell. He seemed
to have no bad habits, but he told
little Of himself, and he seemed
actually to hypnotise Kathleen. 4
begged her On my knees TO give
him up, but TO no avail. One night
q year after she came here, L
came back to our apartment In the
Chatsau.Thierry. 1870 8 street. to-
find o note, saying they had gone
to Rockville to get married. There
was nothing to do but pardon
Kathleen when she came back.
"She Is the dearest little girl in
the world, talented. bright, and
trusting. She has been miserably
imposed upon. o, II she can only
get well and II Kuehling can only
be punished as he should be-"
He Swan Ashore.
So much for the present case. 1t
In but another link In the strange
chain of circumstances that male
Kuehling a figure Of mystery ever
since he was arrested following the
drowning near Chain Bridge OF his
first wife. Mrs. Gertrude Viger Os-
good Kuehling, a divorcee and men,
Der OF a wealthy Detroit family.
A canoe padded hy Kuehling was
overturned below the bridge and
Kuehling swan ashore, while his
wife drowned. He was arrested next
day, formally charged with being a
deserter from the army, but mainly
in order that his possible responsi.
bility for the drowning might be
probed.
II was brought out on the mos.
reliable Information that Mrs. Kueh-
ling was heiress to property valued
at 81. .000, 900. that she was about to
file suit for divorce, charging cruel.
ty. and that Kuehling was an ex.
tremely good swimmer who in all
probability could have rescued the
sinking woman II he had made any
exertions.
She had divorced Howard p. Os.
good. Detroit realty broker in 1919
and married Kuehling at Mt. Glenn
ems, Mich. In December OF that year,
On July 6, 1890. they moved to the
home OF DIR. Charles F. Whitney at
Woodside. Nd, after making their
residence in a house owned by Mrs.
Lulu X. Cameron, Fenwick Lane,
Woodside.
Mrs. Kuehling went to the second
home from Washington Sanitar!um,
Takoma Park. Osgood, who came
on TO Washington, offered a reward
for the finding Of his former wife s
body and declared he would like to
thrash Kuehling explaining that
the heiress wrote her sister In De-
troit expressing the fear that she
was going to be poisoned.
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