The Washington times., 1922-11-19
ROY KUEH[|NG
| Tells H0WHE
| E[UDED GUARD
Victim of Circumstances, Is
Plea Of Washington Soldier
OF Fortune After Recapture.
PILE OF COAL HIS COUCH
clashed With Second Wife Be.
cause She Refused to Bear
Children, Ayers Adventurer.

Roy Harper Kushling. Of Wash
eagton, pho Was sentenced TO fivs
years in the State penitentiary at
jefferson, Mo-, for attempt to kill
his second wifs, and Oho escaped
from a sheriff while on route to
fail, being rscaptarsd in st. Louis
on Friday, has dictated his o,on
story for The Washington-T Times
Herald.
BY ROY HARPER KUEHIING,
The Captured Convict.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. 18.-
I am a victim Of circum-
stances.
My first wife was drowned
accidentally in the Potomac
"river and my second wife shot
herself, blaming it on me be-
cause I wanted her to bear
me children while she would
not.
My coal dust complexion
and disheveled clothes are due
to travelling in a coal car to
st. Louis from Pilot Grove,
where I escaped from Sheriff
B. NJ. Church, who was taking
me to the penitentiary.
Early In 1920 I married the
first Mrs. Kuehling, who had been
divorced. took her to my home
In Washington and we planned to
establish a chicken farm and
watch the profits roll in.
RECALLS RIVER TRAGEDY.
In September Of 1920 we went
canoeing on the Potomac and
were approaching a bridge when
our canoe got caught in the rapids.
We were turned clean around,
being overturned, and both Of US
thrown out.
She was wearing q leopard skin
coat and / guess that's what
kept her down. There was an
inquest and the jury returned a
verdict of accidental drowning.
Eight months ago while I was
working In a Government bureau IN
Washington, I met MSS Kathleen
Whitseli, who was only eighteen
years old. We were married and
gave up our Government jobs. com.
Ing west. She had money and / had
about $1,000.
nv ...n. ,~.o.t 80 .ho v~~o~o,. Col
lowing the ponies at the country
And then we quarreled over the
question Of having a child. She did
not want a child and I did. Finally
! decided to take her to parent 8
home at Stockton and let them talk
to her. They stood by her.
One morning as I was going to
the bathroom heard a shot and
found my wife on the floor with a
bullet wound through her head. The
revolver which she used to shoot
herself was ohe she took as security
for a loan to some man.
The authorities took what they
thought would be her ante.mortem
statement in which she accused me
of shooting her through jealousy.
Later, she said that I shot her try
ing to get her money.
SHERIFF FALLS ASLEEP.
I am willing to admit that once
] sawed the bars Of my cell in the
fall at Eldorado Springs.
On the way to the State peniten.
tiary at Jefferson City. the sheriff
who had charge of me fell asleep
Tor about fifteen minutes. got
no nervous I had to do something.
went to the door Of the car
and jumped out, although 1 was
sttll handcuffed. ! slept In q field
All night. A freight train came
along the next morning. dug .
hole In . coal pile In , ie Of the
cafs Of the train and hid there all
day. rode ia miles and I
hoped out at dusk when the
fyeirht reached st. Louis
paid q hardware man Is cents
Tor the saw with which \ lIber.
ated my hands, and up until that
time had had nothing to eat for
fhirty-six hours.
have been an actor, playing
Juvenile parts. Also was In the
army. but never saw France.
That r. ell ] can say in this state
rnent for The Washington Times
Herald at this time as I am to be
taken back to Jefferson City to
begin an unjust sentence OF five
Ione years. But probably ! won't
have to stay there that long.