The Washington times., 1922-11-15
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Prisoner Is Closely Guarded on
Way to Lookup for Attempt
on Brides Life.

ELDORADO SPRINGS, Mo-,
Nov. 15.-Roy Harper Kuehling, of
Washington, d. c., was last night
found guilty of assault with intent
to kill his bride of ten months and
today was sentenced to five years
in the State penitentiary. The jury
was out five hours.
Kuehling's arrest followed the
shooting Of his bride while she lay
in her bed at her parents home,
twelve miles from here, on the
morning Of September 22.
Girls Mother Attacks Him.
As Kuehling left the court room
yesterday afternoon. Mrs. John b.
Whitesell. his mOther-in.law. be-
came enraged at seeing him. and
beat him over the head with an
umbrella. calling him a brute.
The case has .attracted a great
deal of attention owing to the prom
inence Of the Whitesell family.
Said Wife Shot Herself.
After a days search, Kuehling was
found hiding in a haystack on the
ranch. He claimed that his wife shot
herself because he told her he was
going to leave her and go to work In
Kansas City.
The Kuehlings came to Missouri
from Washington, ID. c., where
Kuehling met his bride, Miss kath-
leen Whitesell, who, with her sister,
Miss Mabel Whitesell. was making
her home in the National Capital.
After kuehling eloped to Rockville,
Md, and married. the older sister be-
came estranged from the new Mrs.
Kuehling and for several months re-
fused to have anything to do with
her. Her objections, she said, were
based on the fact that Kuehling did
not meet with her favor.
Mabel Aids Prosecution.
Miss Mabel Whitesell came here
from Washington and assisted the
district attorney In prosecuting the
case.
Mrs. Kuehling has recovered from
her injury and will return to Wash
ington and resume employment
there.
Kuehling swore he would never
be taken to jefferson City to the
State prison alive, Sheriff Marshall
declared today. The sheriff said
that Kuehling said he would jie
rather than go to prison.
Jail attaches here have been
forced to take extra precautions 10
keep Kuehling in Jail since his
arrest in September, since he has
made two attempts to break jail,
On one occasion he was caught
saving one Of the steel bars In his
cell. On another occasion he sawed
out three iron bars before dis
covered and removed to another
cell.
Picked jail Lock Here.
In a police precinct cell at Wash
ington two years ago kuehling is
said to have picked panel out of
door with a spoon and to have
been fully dressed and ready to
make his getaway when ap
pretended by the station sergeant
The incident in Washington &c
Cured while Kuehling was being
held pending the outcome OF an
investigation Of the circumstance
surrounding the drowning Of his
first wife, rich heiress from
Detroit.
After he IL alleged to have deserted
from the army, Kuehling went TO
Palm Beach. where he woed and wed
Mrs. Sara Osgood, Of Detroit. Later
the couple established residence In
suburb near Washington.
Trouble Over Property.
Trouble started between Kuehline
and first wife over the matter Of pur
chasing some property.
Friends of the wife testified at the
inquest over the body of the first
Mrs. Kuehling that she had retained
a lawyer the day prior to her death
to file divorce proceedings against
her husband.
Kuehling and his wife were In a
canoe on the Potomac river. near
Washington. when the boat capsized
Mrs. Kuehline was drowned Kueh
ling declared he made every effort
TO save her. lie is an expert swim
mer.