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By the time he was’ 25 Ken’ Neu had, done- ‘a lot of living. Born in
Savannah, Georgia, in 1908, Ken was a bad seed. While still a teenager, he
attacked a taxi driver, tdok his cash and Stole his cab; Ken’s father tried
everything in an attempt,to straighten out, his incorrigible son, but finally
was forced to have him confined to the Soret State Mental Sani-

After spending four monttis there, Ken,
: simply walked out of the institution, Th
boy with no roots managed to get a bei
on a boat, and for the next several years:
travelled ‘the world.

Ken Neu was a good looking, well;built
young man who could charm the birds out.
of the trees, If the birds happened to be‘
female, they positively tumbled."
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up at Shead’
New Jersey.

_ Skull several times, ahd culm

nzied attack by clasping Hi:

7? around the fallen man’s

was dead. He then stole Shead's w watch

** some clothing and the contents of the

dead man’s wallet before taking off for-

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A few days later in New Orleans Ken
met a waitress named Eunice Hotte. Ken
turned on the charm. Eunice fell hard for-
the handsome seaman. After a few dates
it was agreed Ken would Bick Eunice up
after work on Sept. 17, aud together-they
would drive to New York City. Money?
Not to worry. Ken explaine he'd had
an accident at sea, and would receive
2 substantial amount

man: eee in his pyjamas. Before a

word: was exchanged Ken was in Clark's

Just before leaving he

e licence plates from Clark’s
‘car and replaced them with a cardboard
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jugh New Jersey, bead

oad va . Suddenly, t!

e. shoulder of the road by two

ation. What otticers They wanted

ion. id Nev Car in

Snes the car's

uldn’t come up

it answers, and as a result he
and Eunice were taken into custody.

in seen with the victim on the day he

from his employer, a shipping company.
‘Eunice, who had a lifelong ambition to
visit Broadway, ate up this story, all the
while not believing her food fortune at
hooking up with such a fine young man.

She should have known better. le Ken
pe spewing | forth his well practised line,

he had the last 90 cents he owned in his
pocket.

He was desperate

On the morning of Sept. 17, Ken showed

: up at Eunice’s p) ac ol of employment and

confirmed he would-be picking her up

that night. Eunice would soon be
traipsing along the Great White Way. Ken
walked out of the restaurant without
transportation, without money, but des-

ise to © he
porate: to: make good -his promise to : gang cot continually aud took une thing he he

Ken wandered’ into the Jung Hotel,
purchased a pack of cigarettes and took a
seat in the lobby. Soon he struck up

* a pleasant conversation with Sheftield

Clark, a 63-year-old hardware executive
from "Nashville, Tenn. Ken was disap-
‘pointed when Clark had to leave to attend

“a meeting. Before taking his leave he

flashed his hotel room key. Ken made a
mental note of the number.

Pawned we
anes New uy walked di down Canal St. and
whsho|

_ Mobile ‘telephones.
“for Alberta planes

NOTICE

KOOTENAY LAKE
DISTRICT HOSPITAL

EDMONTON (CP) — By
early next year all aircraft
flying in Alberta will have
air-to-ground mobile  tele-
phone communication.

The $150,000 project will
use radio base stations, dup-
lexers and antennas at Cal-
gary, Edmonton, Fort Me-
Murray and Grande Prairie.
Additional channels can be
added as volume increases.

Alberta Government

ground telephone service in
half the province a year ago.
Prime users of the service
are firms involved in the oil
industry.
The
PINE BASKET
HOUSE
Gift'Shop
Pine Needle Baskets
Carvin,
Pottery

Baby Set # :
Mony hand-made ‘unique
items

- amifrom
Patterson Border, U.S. _

‘ Lawrence Shead?” the:

. Was. headed for Te Texas.
Di

Annual
.Kootenay Lake District Hospital and
‘Health Services Society will be held in
the hospital cafeteria on

Wednesday, Oct. 29th, 1980
Display presentation may be viewed

from 6:45: p.m. .to 7:30 p.m. Annual
‘Society meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m.

was These Serene ofa
young ‘eung man matched Ken New perfectly.
‘he piticers decided to question Ke
about the murder.
eBid ‘Sou ever know ‘a man named
it Ken replied, “1

killed him, This
is his suit I'm wea:
Ken readily con eased to Clark’s
ler as wel ne had little choice, as
several items to Clark were
und in his possesston, including thi

Further investigation revealed Eunice
had no knowledge whatever of ‘either

murder. She was. eventually released

from custody, and when last heard from

Ken Neu proved to be
an unusual ttefendest For one

eedings, which could ve easil:
result in in his death. His la ra losisted 4
he was insane; but Ken a ted that the
rely chi At no time did he
express the slightest terest in the court-
eedin,

On Jan. 9, 1934 Ken was sentenced to be
hanged for his crimes. While in cus

he still held a great attraction for women,
and received hundreds of letters from
love starved daales: ,

The ‘woman
The Sisters of Mercy, whose job it was
to comfort condemned men, brought a

te beeen em imme By may DF

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While individuals and
organizations fog fought to save Rens i life, he
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mystery.
made i maueh
mained a 8

jerything to
ihe pe Reman. Catholic faith, and soon was
ttending Mass every morning. This aia
Bot deter him from: ate
a few | tap

portunity and even “0
steps when the urge came upon him.
All appeals failed, and Ken's date with
e hangmai was set at Feb. 1, 1985. His
mystery wo woman continued to visit him.

lose cynics who expressed
ihe "Spinion his love for the mystery
- Woman _and his obsession with religion
were ani act. We will never know for sure,
for only Ken knew what he thought.

A last gift

When he mounted the s¢affold he was'

Presented with.a fresh gardenia, a last

tery wornan, Just before |

from
aoe cap was ywes paced ov over his head,

ve,
in Bloom. he plun, ith.”
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appeared on Ken's grave, .p)
by: the one person who never forgot
"Fifteen

years ‘after
mystery woman’s Ter ne was revealed.
On June 24, 1950, friends is: broke/into:
fo

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charity had turned
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Supplement to the Castlegar News * Oct. 22; 1900

Week of Friday, Oct. 24 to Thursday, Oct. 30, :

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airplanes and airports.
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