The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-09-01
the PHOENIX BANK CASE.
Confession Of a Pretty Waiter
Girl.

Aho As0W AO3A PopoIo VI ColuAooy WI
tain further reports of evidence IN the
Phoenix bank defalcation case, but there is
little of interest, save the statement of
6enevieve Lyons, and the man Brown,
which we give below:
Il, SOS THE HEROINE.
% Examined by Judge Ledwith.
@. What is your name? A. Genevieve
Lynes. a-ra
O. Your age? A. Nineteen.
@. Where were you born? A. In Mas
sachusetts.
@. Where do you reside? A. In the
city of New York, at No. 159 Blocker
street. ;t fI8-
@. What is your occupations A. I
have been q. saleswOman in a store and a
waitress in saloon. a
Mr.. Stuart, in reply to this question.
read the following statement in her own
language, which he wrote at her dictation.
during their interview at an earlier stage
Of the proceedings 1sgs- eye ,aaya ?.
-, "A SKETCH or LIFE ecu
When first came to this city obtained
situation az sales girl in Ia hat and trimming
store, where i remained at dow wages till the
pIoprietor stepped business I could get no
ONE. place and no money, Or friends to give
paper for = waiter-girl in Q saloon, and / got
the place at . great deal more WAGES than i
ever had before, beAides premium fur wine
which then sold had been there but Q few
evenings when Mr., Jenkins came there with
four friends he had q good deal of wine and
called.me: the proprietor told sme thati Jen-
kins was worth more than all the wine drink
ers that came 70 his house; that must not
wait on any other, and that he wanted her
terms; that he would give fine money every
night he came; that he went TO other Saloons.
and gave moneyto the girls whom he liked
there; afterwardhe came there every week,
and sometimes every night, and bought wine;
there would be also some persons with him,
ofmoney and he gaveme $40, and sometimes
$50 onee.he gave me $50 to buy q watch I
sent il to Pay my little brothers schooling ;'all
the other girls were jealous of me because he
liked me more than the rest; after little
while hetold me he liked me better than any
girlhe eyBr saws that he would take nae out
OF the saloons as it was mo place for me !; he
Gated he faid he was Very rich, and had oil
regions, and be had more money. than he
could spend q he said he was q brokef, and had
done business IN Wall street exchange, that he
had shares in good many railroads and told
me, all such things "a these, but he never told
me and never knew that he was Ii. any bank;
y never knew where he lived nor never asked
him, for didnot think he wanted me TO know,
he was good to me; one night he iodine to
look for some rooms, and that he wonld rent
them for me and bay me some furniture; / did
50, and got the rooms in Bleker street, where
was arrested he gave me $500 at one time
to buy furniture, and I did buy it.; lived In
these rooms, Mr.. Jenkins supporting me and
visiting me every Week, sometimes almost every
night until i was arrested, and I never
threstened Mr.. jenkins with anytime; I
would do nothing to injure him; I never but
once met him in the street, and that was more
than year and half ago; was never IN any
bad house in my Life; / have not gone into
the streets by night, and very seldom lin the
day, and then only for some necessary pur-
pose, whatever my relations with Jenkins may
have been-and l confess he has supported me
as bis wife and mistress ). I had no connection
With any other person my acquaintance with
Charles Brewer is one OF friendship; Jenkins
never saw Brewer at my house and in this way
have been wrong to him; but never sus.
pected that Brewer ever had money from Mr..
jenkins all the money I ever received did
spent that to support the house and for furni-
ture he gave me money to pay two doctors
bills-Dr. Brunsted and Dr.. Wallace; he was
very kind to me when was sick have not
been out of New York but once, and that was
for tive weeks; with the exception of 5000 for
that, have not spent one dollar out of the
city; all Of it was spent here for his conven-
fence and my support and comfort; / never
gave one dollor Of his money to any human
being-never; I have nothing now but the
clothes have and the furniture he bought me;
this is all the truth, and will give it whether
it be for me or against me.
GENEyIEvE LYONS.
Mr.. Stuart-That believe to be as true
as believe in the existence of Supreme
Being. 2 III. sLsa