The Washington times., 1922-10-03
WIFE
WOUNDED
HERSELF
WITH GUN
Tells Of Disagreement With
Her Family and Of Plans
To Leave.

ELDORADO SPRINGS, Mo,
Oct. 81 want Kathleen to tell
the truth about how she was shot,
and if she does | will be free man.
If she doesn't tell the truth it is
because her folks won't let her"
This was the plea of Roy Harper
Kuehling today in the first state
ment he has made about the shoot
ing of his bride of ten months at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John D. Whitesell, ten miles
from here.
Mrs. Kathleen Kuehling, the
'eighteen-year-ol bride of the
Washington man, was shot on the
morning that Kuehling told her he
was going away to get job.
Tells His Story.
Did his bride choose suicide rather
than separation from him or was
she accidentally shot when. sobhing
because he was going to leave her,
she caused the pistol that was In the
bed to discharge"
These are the questions raised ny
Kuehling's statement made today at
the Nevada, Mo, Jail.
The night prior TO the tragedy
Kathleen and / went to bed at
or 10 o'clock" Kuehling detailed.
I'VE both agreed that the best thing
for me to do was TO go and find
work and send for her.
II got up at 4:30 o'clock and
Kathleen and l had long talk. She
insisted that / stay and have break.
fast.
II said: NO. Kathleen. your folks
are not friends of mine. and / will
not stay. but will get breakfast along
the road
II started to go three times. but
Kathleen would cry as started
away. The room was dark, and
was trying to get away before her
people got up. The gun was lying
between us on the bed. head the
report OF the gun and / called
Kathleen. She did not answer.
Then l heard someone coming up
the stairs.
"I ran to the barn, knowing that
II Kathleen could not talk, l would
be accused of shooting her, and
wanted to hide until she was able
to talk"
When asked II he know how the
gun got to the manger in the barn,
KuehlinG said:
"I never saw the gun after I
heard the report. I want Kathleen
to tell the truth Of how she was
shot, and il she does. I will be
free man. II she doesn't tell the
truth it is because her folks win not
| let her"
Giving a history OF his stay with
the Whitesells, kuehling said:
my wife's parents threatened 70
have me arrested for my board bill
when | was there and would not give
me my clothes when | want I'd TO go
to Kansas City to seek employment.
"One morning I packed my suit.
case and started for Eldorado
Springs and was approached at the
road by my wife's father. who took
my suitcase away from me and
started to the house with II. Before
he reached the huose ! told him he
could see what the suitcase con-
tanned and then return II to me.
Threatened Arrest.
"He refused to open II. He also
refused TO return IT to me. / threat
ened TO have him arrested. Fearing
arrest. he insisted that would got
take this action, as IL would cause a
lot OF talk in the Whitesell neighbor-
hood So he insisted that tav
with them"
| Kuehling said he later managed TO
get 10 EldOradO Springs, where he
talked with lawyer. who advised
him to leave the Whitesell home and
get TO work.
when I told my attorney that
WhitCsell would not give me my
suitcase, and that he would have ne
arrested for my board bill II took
II away, my attorney advised me 10
put all you can on your person."
kuehling said.
This ] did, and that is the rea
son | was wearing two suits OF
clothes when I was arrested. I also
had two strings of valuable pearls IN