Everett Clifford Appelgate (1899 - 1936)

Born 13 Dec 1899 in New York, United States

Husband of Ada Dorothy (Johnson) Appelgate — married 15 Jul 1920 in Baldwin, Hempstead, Nassau, New York, United States

Died 16 Jul 1936 at age 36 in Ossining, Westchester, New York, United States

Biography

Son of Harry C. Appelgate & Mary Andrews. (Last name also spelled Applegate, especially in newspapers.)

WW1 Veteran. US Army Air Service, 106th Aero squadron. Rank: Private.

Everett was convicted of murdering his wife, Ada, via arsenic poisoning, with Mary Frances Creighton as his accomplice. It is said that Everett and Mary were lovers, but that he had moved on to her daughter, Ruth. Mary claimed she killed Ada because she wanted Everett to marry her daughter. They were both executed via electric chair at Sing Sing Prison on 16 Jul 1936. Mary was executed first, Everett, 9 minutes later. He professed innocence until the end.

Sources

• 1900, 1920, 1930 US census
• New York, U.S., State Census, 1915
• New York, New York, U.S., Birth Index, 1891-1902
• U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
• U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141848734/everett-clifford-appelgate
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Frances_Creighton
• https://murderpedia.org/female.C/c/creighton-mary-frances.htm
• http://malefactorsregister.com/wp/strange-bedfellows/
• https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/creighton-mary-frances-1899-1936
• http://www.executedtoday.com/tag/everett-applegate/
• https://frankensaurus.com/Mary_Frances_Creighton
• https://mainecrimewriters.com/2016/12/13/the-real-eggnog-murder/