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The Goings of Hoosierdom as Reported by Wire. MANSLAUGHTER IS CHARGED W. €. Curtis, Husband of Marion Woman Arrested by Kansas City Police in Conlection With Death of Lincoln (Neb.) Divorcee. Mario. Marehlo-- Pretty Pansy Curtis, Vouna, wife of Wl ORL Curtis, now held by Kansas City potter on a charge of tin slaughiter in connnection with the maisterious death of Mrs. Evelyn Mande Phelps, collapsed when told by a correspondent of the charges led agained her bush. She had been revuge for weeks to secure the return of her bushiard to Marion on the charge of desertion. According to the story told the correspondent, the two were quarried Entité. In Tus they e started West, going first to Mauda and then to Lincoln, Neb, from Lincoln the girl bride returned home for on visit, arriving via Marion on May 2. At Midst the sabting rd writging of tateds as the girl told her story. Jo was dearned but the hus band came to Marion in duty. Teer and immediately began to talk of re turning West without te. She plead edo with bin to take her alone, but he clarmed that he did not leave the notes. On August % he purchased his ticket, she chums, and deft her de spite her pleadings and she has never heard from cifms directly since. Their babie was born in November of the same year,and its father has never seen it. She was asked if she knew of Mrs. Evelyn Maude Phelps, the Lin elt ONeh, divorcee, for whose nyse terious death her husband is now held. “To odowt believe Toever saw the watn er she responded. “but DT have some letters that she wrote to Mr. Curtis in September and October before our baby was born TPo alse have one write ten to Mr. Curtis two girl friend of Mrs. Phelps, which ys, sh suppose Evelyn will be with her in St George soon This was written while her husband was in Utah
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Bedford Daily Mail
Bedford, Indiana, US
Mon, Mar 14, 1921
Page 5
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