St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-24
He knew EVA MITCHELL.
4 Minneapolis Brakeman Acquainted
With the Murdered Girl.
AN INTERVIEW WITH HIM,
In Which he Says He Merely Gave Her
Such Advice as a Mother
Would Give.

Special to the Globe.
CHICAGO, Nov. 23.-It is reported
here that Minneapolis brakeman by
the name of Carter was we'll acquainted
with Eva Mitchell, the girl murdered
here on Saturday night. He lives at
l002 Thirty-sixth street, that city, and
it is said he may be summoned to tell
what he knows of the matter. 1t is re-
ported the girl often travelled on the
train on which Carter ran out of Chi
cago.
CARTER INTERVIEWED.
William Carter is brakeman on the
Milwaukee road, and resides at 1OO2
East Thirty-siXth street, Minneapolis.
A reporter who set out to find him last
evening succeeded in locating the
house after short search. A knock at
the door was answered by Mr.. Carter
himself, and the visitor was shown into
the sitting room, where Mr.. Carter had
evidently been preparing for ped. His
mother sat near the bookcase, and Mrs.
Carter was in an adjoining room, but
came into the main room soon after her
husband began talking.
IL am William Carter" said he, with
a smile, land l was acquainted some
what with Eva Mitchell, the girl who
was killed in Chicago. Imet her there
about year ago, while was running
train into Chicago. The Mitchell girl
and another girl named Lettie White
were in the habit of leaving Chicago on
the trains unbeknOwn to any one, and
going back again in few days. One
day Eva Mitchell left the city on my
train with travelling man, who she
said was going to get her place to
work. The girl and got to talking,
and | told her that the man was taking
her away for no good. She asked me
what 1 meant and L explained to
her as we'll as | was able. Then l
told her that if caught her getting off
the train with man l would have both
of them arrested. She told ME that L
was just like brother to her and that
she would never forget me for talking
SO kindly to her, for every one else had
TOLD her she was doing all right. At
one station the news agent on the train,
whom we knew as 'Frenchy," tried to
get her to go with him. gave her an
other talking to and she began to cry.
and said that was the first one who
had talked that way to her
since her mother died. Then
she went on and told me that her aunt,
with whom she was living in Chicago,
abused her and never gave her any
clothes or let her go out anywhere. She
said she was always in trouble of some
kind, and wanted to go away from Chi
cago. She aSo told me she was keep
ing company with a man by the name
Of Stowell, newspaper carrier, to whom
she was engaged to be married.
about two weeks ago l got two let
IN, oh, tod Tn
come from Eva Mitchell. l showed the
and they all agreed that the handWrit
ing was that of a man."
"Have you those letters now?"
mo. After showing them to several
people, and having laugh over them,
| threw them into the stove and burned
them up"
"Wilf you state the contents of
them?"
Certainly. The first one vas very
short, and stated that the writer Sup
posed to be Eva MitchelD would like to
have me write toher and let her know
how I was getting along, as | had once
befriended her, and she felt very kindly
toward me. The second letter re-
ceived the same day, although it bore
different date. L do not remember
the exact words now, but the gem
eral import was this: Miss Mitchell
understood that l was married man
and had family living here in Mime
apolis. If such was the case had bet
ter he careful how l went around fool
ing with other peOple-young ladies,
you understand. The letter was of
threatening tone, and intimated that l
would get myself into trouble unless l
was very careful. That's all there was
to the letters, and did not think they
were of sufficient Importance to save,
as considered them the attempt of
some man to have little fun with me.
But in view of what has come to light
l begin to look at them "a little differ
emily"
''have you any idea who sent those
letters to you?'
Il have, but / do not care to state
what think. 1t may have been Stowell
or Masterson, and it may not. Ii l
could see those two men the first thing
l would do would be to ask to see some
of their handwriting, so | could see if
it was the same as the letter l received
from Chicago"
''Can you suggest any reason why this
crime should have been cOmmitted?'
II can-that OF jealousy. She was
engaged to StOwell, as L understand it;
and from what | have read would infer
that she was in the habit of going into
the flag house where MaSterson worked,
to see him."
ibid you know MastersOn or StOwell?'
"NO, had heard of them; that is ALL"
PORTER'S WOOING.