Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-28
WEAVER'S WEB.
Ae Loved Not Wisely and Killed the Baby
-Ae Claims it is Consp1racy--stanfieId
mas Six Years for Rape and is Proud of 1t.

ne Loved Not Wisely and Killed the Baby
lie Claims it is a Consr1racy--stanfleld
has Six Years for Rape and is Proud of 1t.
Inc sheriff of Wabashaw county got into
Aamsey county jail last night. He left two
prisoners there, and then left himself to find
Recommendations at some one of the numerous
caflVansarles which make st. Paul famous as
hoGel center-as all railroad centers should be.
Inc sherlH Is en- route to Saltwater with his
prisoners to which place one is sentenced for
NE, the other for six years.
Inc former, or "ifer,' is Edward Davey,
recently justice Of the peace in Weaver.
oaVey S trial is of recent date, and was for the
helnous crime of child murder. The particu-
lars have been already given but will bear rep
etltion. Primarily the motive for the murder
Is Is alleged to have been jealousy. In Weaver
there lived a madame Fitch, of savory reputa-
1on; IN her ladies' boarding house dwelt one
Emma j. Harth. With this latter woman. it
IS claimed, Davey became enamored. She fa-
vored another, one Doyle DaAy's intentions
We're honorable, at any rate it is claimed be
had gone beyond Barkis' state of being Evil
III and was anxious to marry her. Doyles
presence ana the favor bestowed upon him in
tcr1ered with the elimination of Daveys
scheme OF happiness. Naturally enough he
became jealous, and permitted the frenzy to
master him. Master him to such al extent
u.
NOW she had 2-year old child; the little one
partook of the devils broth and died. The
woman was sick, but ocercame the effects.
The potion WAS administered August 18th
ana on the 2Uth Davey was arrested for the
crime.
at his trial he was convicted and sentenced
to the penltentiary for life An appeal has
been taken in the case, and it will come up be-
tore the supreme court at the May term.
WHAT lie SAYS.
The man, Davey, was summoned to the bars
in one of the jail corridors. and readily an
swered some half-a-dozen questions of q GLOBE
reporter.
He is not particularly prepossessng in his
appearance. Low Of figure, brown halr and
eyes. a defect in the left eye 3 bloated face.
This latter shows the doubtless cause of his
Observation-Disclosures in the ardent, and with it
the pleasures of low company.
Davey declares his innocence. He states
1t is all conspiracy to his utter
and everlasting destruction. This con-
sp!racy he asserts is partially due to
political jealousy and in part to personal en-
NIFTY. he recites that the Origin Of the whole
affair Is attributable to one NJ. Murphy. a
section-hoss whom he (Davcv\ taxed. when he
was assessor, for $4,000, which Murphy pre-
vlonsly had been able to keep out of the way of
official scrutiny. Then again, one VIM. eaver
has been imbued with a deadly
hatred 6atred against him. because he
ND"Feyi Hdu ueleateu MN Tor the place,
honors and emoluments of the position of Jus .
tice of the peace. Another enemy Is James
Doyle, alluded TO above whom Davcy says he
got his dislike up to the hatred point because
he (Davey) licked him terribly in a stand up
hight. Davey claims to have incurred Madame
Fltchs luminosity because, in his official ca
pacity as j. P, he had occasion frequently to
issue warrants against her 'disordery
etc. once for robbery. This official
attention to the madame having become de-
cldedly monotonous, he varied it, after a talk
with the county attorney. by ordering the
madame, with buggy and baggage ont Of town
These persons, from their respective motives,
combined to crash him.
Aud they have pretty effectually done it,
too, haven't they:"
No not yet. will have another trial, and
their Internal conspiracy will be shown Nd
yet was the emphatic re oincier.
SENTENCED FOR slx YEARS.
The other man is George Stanfield. He goes
over on a six years sentence, for rape. Mary
Ann Blake was the woman whom he OUTRAGED.
His case has been on and off for several terms,
why, SIR said he, not without a certain
air OF pride about it, 'they've brought i four
Vecdicts against me-
''How's that p
First was charged with ravishing her, hut
the verdict didn't stick. Then again they got
another verdict in me. and I was granted q
new trial.
How long have you been in iail?''
Since 1875, and now get six years at Still
water. And that's what you call Justice in
Wa ashaw county"
He turned around here with a gesture en-
braclng the eager audience of his Jail fellows
who had crowded around him during his dec.
lamation. When he turned around agaio the
reporter WAS gone.