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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1907
Page
17
The infamous fugitive Marvin Kuhns dies in Van Wert after a six mile pursuit ending in a woods gun battle with Sheriff Hott. Identification methods included Bertillon records from Columbus and personal papers. Kuhns’ wife Mrs Kuhns arrives in Van Wert to view the body and confirms uncertainty about the identified man.
Mrs Marvin Kuhns, widow of a former desperado, passed through Fort Wayne en route to Van Wert at 11 a m Monday declaring she could not believe the dead prisoner was her husband. The fragment notes confusion over identity during the transport.
Marvin Kuhns, reported missing after leaving Kendallville Saturday morning, is linked to a shooting near Van Wert and a death at 11 p.m. yesterday. His wife, a Columbus native married a year ago, expresses doubt but agrees to travel to Van Wert with officers. Police trace Kuhns’ movements between Kendallville, Churubusco, and possible routes toward Cleveland or Toledo.
Sheriff Grice had long suspected Marvin Kuhns of selling a horse to Noah Weber on April 30 and escaping a trap by jumping the Weber barn fence. Weber traveled to Noble County to identify a dead man near Van Wert as Kuhns, aided by a gallery photo and Bertillon data. Deputies pursued Kuhns, intercepting him at the Pennsylvania depot and chasing tips from Kendallville and Lisbon, though witnesses feared involvement.
Police and deputy conduct multiple passes attempting to identify a suspect but fail to make any positive ID. The report notes no arrest at this time and ongoing efforts to verify the man’s identity.
The career of Marvin Kuhns spans Noble county forests and towns from Green township to Albion. He escaped jail twice, stole horses across Indiana and Ohio, tangled with sheriffs and a famous detective, and was linked to the Campau murder in Fostoria. After multiple captures and prison terms, he endured final pursuit and died in Kendallville era rumors, rounding a notorious life.
Oliver W Lehman came back to Fort Wayne from Peoria Illinois after a requisition on a warrant charged him with stealing 800 dollars from his divorced wife. He faced other charges but was acquitted. Also, near Churubusco eleven in the Bosler family face a severe measles outbreak with nine ill at home while the mother travels in California to care for a gravely ill daughter.
Richmond Virginia witnessed the unveiling of a bronze statue of Jefferson Davis in a grand ceremony marking the Confederate veterans reunion. Gen Clement A Evans delivered the principal address praising Davis and his ancestors, while William Jennings Bryan and his son attended as guests of the veterans.
New Orleans marks Confederate memorial day and Jefferson Davis birthday as a double holiday with banks and many businesses closed. No special plans to unveil the Richmond statue. monuments and graves will be decorated during a parade of Confederate groups.
A Newark blaze at 188 William Street early June 3 killed janitor Joseph Hoeneke his wife and their child. The four story brick building with one stairway burned with strong northeast winds. Fire officials and police rescued eight families as $25000 in damages mounted. The report also notes the Fort Wayne and Springfield Traction company stockholders meeting at Decatur with directors reelected and a Winona trally line survey underway toward Fort Wayne.
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