Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-02

a REPORTERS CURIOUS sroRrEs-ALIncEp CON
fEssIoNs OF CONSPIRACY ny MRS cool
IDGE AND THE KLpER MEILEy


IpeE AND THE ELDER MELLEN.
A Boston dispatch says: Adrian l.. Menen,
proprietor of the 81. James hotel Baltimor, who
Is charged with having conspired with Mrs
Emma Coolidge and James Donohue, of Bos-
ton, to procure the murder of Mary Somerset
the young wife OF his son. who was formerly q
chambermaid In his hotel. has been discovered
by Pinkerton detectives near Monterey, Mex.
leo, where he bell ewes himself 20 be safe from
extradition. Mellen went to Mexico from
Philadelphia via ST. Louis and New Orleans
staying short time I'm both cities In Monterey
he met an American lawyer, Jules A. Randall
10 whom he gave power OF attorney SO that he
could proceed 20 Baltimore 90 settle up MeIlen's
business and bring Mrs. Mellen to her hus band
Meilen then went TO Topo Chico n fashionable
where he first passed himself of as A. Mellen
Gibbs. then as A. Mellen and finally feeling SCI
cure. as A. l. Melen. He passes at Topo Chico
Is an American capitalist, and ~ negotiating
with number OF Mexican capitalists for the es-
adjustment OF large hotel there. lie Is look
ing well and Is raising full beard. In New Or
leans Melen took eminent legal advice and
was informed that he could not possibly be ex-
tradited. District Attorney stevens also says
that extradition IL impossible. Mrs. Coolidge
still lies I'm Charles-street jail where she viii
remsin until she is brought up for trial
The Boston GLOBE of to-day prints what pur-
ports TO be interviews by q reporter OF that
paper with Mrs. Coolidge and Mr. Mellen in
which they practically confess that they were
engaged I'm u conspiracy 20 murder the wife OF
the latter's son. Mrs. Coolidge is represented
as saying: THE evidence the detectives have Is
the telegram and what they heard when they
were slowed away listening 20 the conversation
between John Bull and myself That's bad but
there's one thing about it-it's not enough 20
convict. We can say it wasn't murder we
were planning, but only an attempt 20 prove
Mary Somerset unfaithful to Edward Meilens
The elder Mellen is represented as asking the
reporter, when informed that the latter had
had an interview with Mrs. Coolidge, show
much did she give away" Mellen admitted 10
the reporter that he wanted Mary Somerset
"out of the way" The reporter then talked
over with Mellen At some length the details OF
Mu. Coolidges account of the conspiracy, and
Mellen assented to the correctness Of her story
When about TO leave the reporter told Mellen
that Mrs. Coolidge wanted him TO send her some
word and asked what he had TO say. Tell Mrs
Coolidge from me-" said Mellen, Ito keep Quiet
aud cool, and We will think the matter over and
decide tomorrow what we shall do" The next
day the reporter called on Mr.. Mellen again by
appointments In the meantime, however,
Mellen had consulted with his counsel, who
were evidently suspicious OF the reporters mis-
sion, and had warned him TO be careful what
he said. The lawyers disclaimed for their client
al knowledge OF the alleged conspiracy with
Mrs. Coolidge. and said Meiens defense would
be a general denial Mellen's flight TO Mexico.
the reporter things, furnishes pretty good evi-
dence that this defense did not have good
In the truth.