The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-16
he LOVES BALZAC,
And all the Modern French School
Says Reginald Burchel.
TRANQUILITY OF THE PRISONER.
II Is Simply Wonderful-He Parties Adroit
Questions Like Fencer Parties
Thrusts-Anxiety for his Wife,

Especial TO THE HERALD-E Examiner Dispatch
TORONTO, Ont, March l5.-Regiuald
Burchelrs cell in Woodstock jail is light,
tidy little nook in the corner Of the build
ing. 1t contains only the regulation stool
and little table. A Bible lays upon the
table. When your correspondent called
this morning, together with a few local
newspaper men, that was all the entertain
ment that had been furnished him for the
day. He seemed happy as a lark and talked
away as the brook runs. Yet he never
murmured word on the Benwell tragedy
that he had not carefully weighed before
hand. In fact the tragedy itself he never
alluded to nor has he directly since he was
arrested. His cot is in another cell and he
loosely asked his visitors if he might have
the pleasure of showing them his suit. The
tragedy sits upon his shoulders as light as
bird upon tree. Your correspondent
first touched upon the P:ckethal mystery.
Burcheil said emphatically:
Il did not meet him in New York that
night; Mrs. Burchell was mistaken. |
. knew Pickthal well, but l never CORE
fsponded with him. The letter which is
said to have called him suddenly away to
that city never came from me- | know no
AiOlC dDOub IlIl lON Jlul QO dOOub Tue
moon. He came over here farm pupil
like myself and circumstances threw us
q good Zeal together. Since l left Wood
stock last May have not laid eyes on him. 4"
AS to his whereabouts ON the 18th, after
he left Stafford house at Buffalo with Ben
well, Burcheu could not be induced TO
speak He parried every thrust which ne
did not care to receive with the adroitness
OF d perfect fencer. He can play with
words as he can with foils, and when finally
pushed to the wall would say only that
such and such thing would be made clear
on his trial.
sThen you viii have strong defense at
trial, Mr.. Burchell!' the correspondent
asked
81 shall, and l shall bring numerous wit
nesses from England, but | am not yet
ready TO tell you what shall use them for.
1 know Mellersn very well, but was never
associated with him intimately l have
not sud much about him to you for reasons
which DO not care to divulge now, and IN
der the advice Of counsel, but it is not due TO
the fact that am afraid to speak Of our re
lations His reputation in England, how
ever, is of the best"
Then you have not the slightest fear
about the eventual outcome of this affair.i'
mot the slightest
And if Burcheu has any fear, the posi-
tiveness of his words and manner showed
not the faintest trace of it. He is complete
master OF himself still
And how do you feel about your wifel'
the correspondent next asked him.
''Ah, that is the only thing that causes
me anxiety. Her position troubles me
greatly. Time will adjust the whole diff
Guilty, however"
And how will you spend the time in jail
here till next October.n
''Oh, shall read and smoke and rumin-
ate. love Balzac and all the modern
French school. / shall have the best food
TO eat can get about the place ana am max
ing arrangements with the sheriff TO have
tossed off for me the most palatable dishes
he can get up. FL get along all right,
never fear. Cameron, the jailor, is d jolly
good fellow, 1 fancy, and he will look out
for me. Good bye; will see you in the
autumn
Jaiier Cameron says the utter tranquility
of the prisoner is simply wonderful, and
that he has adapted himself to his sur
roundings as if he were installed for the
summer in a villa by the sea.