Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-02

NtAtW " hlnW On lit utfht lN'lAl-
gan was punished very slightly.
story ofthe SewsbpS and the Million.
sirc.
CmCAoo, Aufii l.-Dunnivau II an
Intellectual looking fellow VI twenty
lnirg years lie told hi. story n the
iLaHiiHcr correspondent who visited
ai joliet last year. A noticeable Tea.
tuft ut the Interview was that the
young convict never referred 10 the
object Ut his affection ~ "Guriuiv,"
bat always a. "Aiiss poitsr.n
~ lint met Miss Potter IN the spring
Of 1854. Ia the vicinity 81 Clhir and
Schiller Streets. WHERE there u mall
box she used n drop letters In. had a
ngwslapgr route Ia that direction
We were soon last friends AMI often
met Ia the park and street. In lt'i
Mi.s Potter went with her family 10
their summer residence nj Lake
Duuevi, Wis. followed her, Intent
lag 90 spcud luw days thcrr. |
saw tie nurse girl ut thr villa ANA
gave her n note 90 carry to Miss Potter.
The girl betrayed me ~ handing
the not" b Mrs. Potter, who sent the
cachmau o. socme. No. knowing tuat
NY note % AiAs Potter hnd miscarrivd,
! went % The irysting place 30 meet
her. lnsicn Of Mis- Potter, the coach.
man aud John rhufl,, nephew %
Aif. iDttur, we're nt the place to meet
meet me with blood In their eyes. They
threatened 90 throw the iut1 the lake
iii didn't leave the plncr at once. Not
wishing 10 make any trouble fOg Alis-
Potter | promised 10 lcayr Geneva TINT
night and return 10 Chicago. while
Standing In front % Fori'n opHm house
elhy la the evening I was arrested
without the slightest Justification, on
suspicion Of bring concerned Ia some
hIrsllfles which had been committed
Ia the n,ighbOfhoud. Atmy trial next
morning ! was discharged. [ walked
ten milss to Harvard junction aud stole
q tide iium there into Chicago. ! aid
not ssp Mics Potter again uutii Ssltcni-
her, when she returned from 6enyva
lake. Her father engaged Detective
OiDlnnell 10 force me IN give up Mlss
Potter. She told me she had overheard
a conversation IN the library between
the DETECTIVES aud her father who In.
-tfuctrd OiD,nncll o. Tighten me anu
lr,ak of nuF relations In any way he
Jaw M. Mis- Potter continued 10 meet
nae claulrstluuiy Ia the day time anu
early evenings. One hight "A detective
stopped me In the street AMI threatened
I u affrs, me and 10 blow the top " my
head or " lac caught me around Mr.
I l'oitef'- house ag,in. After she 10.
I turned from the seminary at Ogoniz,
7 Pa, we frequently met In spite u the
/ obstacles IN our way. Her parents
found she wa. still attached 90 mc AMI
-,nl her 10 Og0ntz again. she wrote
Z TO me before her departure aud we had
| q farewell meeting In the vesllbule OF
[ the Holy Name cathedral. Then cam,
| the conspiracy 10 send nae 10 the pcnl-
I Tertiary. In November, 1886, met
/ Frank Allen In South Water :. -eei
pool room. Atthat time ! had given
/ up my newspaper route, being
\ forced 10 sell uut because OF III,
/ Potter iAmily's persecution. Miss Pot
/ ter wanted 10 get mo u situation Mt tn,
I South Chicago rolling mills, and Mr.
/ Thorpe promised her he would dC
something Tor me II came down TO ~,
mills. In the latter pgft of November
] Allen went with me 10 the mills. Nit
Thorpe told me lie had no use for me
and threatened to make II hot for m,
II did not cease my attentions 10 Mis-.
Potter. II was while | was AZ ~,
mills that the robbery am here fol
was committed by Allen ana an nc
cDmpllce. went tD saloon ate
leaving tho mills aud found Allcl
there with another man. This fellow
who was stranger TO me, lrlt ia,
saloon soon after | entered. Allen ha,
been drinking, and Induced me 4
take several drinks, which UPSET mn
head. What makes me believe tn
robbery was put.up job To get M
sent 10 prison? Two things. III,
house which was robbed was uccuplcl
by John farnsworth ana his family
they came from Hancock, Michi
gan, which IN the home o
, Frank Allen. The two families wen
nelghbors la Hancock. Then Il wa
very suspicious the family should hav
been absent from the house excep
Cora, An eleven year old daughter, a
the time the robbery was committed
The robbery consisted In entering nj
oprn back door, taking sumo rlOthv
| worth only $50 from tho HOUSE AM
. leaving them la the yard. When the.
we're found there was no money Ii
them. ON our way To the depot VI
passed . clothing store aud Allen said
'lim goiug 10 swipe u coat nom Ga
dummy" said, "Don't you do IT,.
, Allen snnlcned cont and told me 4
run with him. was da1pd by ID
. llquor hat drunk and ran, harll
knowing what | was doing. Allie
was caught with the coat In his han
ana / was arrested soon Afterwards d
tho druot. Allen confessed 20 th
/, Faruswot,h robbery aud accused me ,
. lriug his arclmplicc. Miss Potter, viii
! hol money, retained q lawyer TO drfan.
. me aud advised me 20 plead guilty, hu
/. / would no, Tho jury were out fou
b hour ana returned "a verdict at guilt,
The Judge sentenced Allen and me /
fur years each In the lenlt'ntiar.
a our laNytr entered motions Tor 70 nol
trlal aud when the day set tor urgl
4 munts arrived, my case was heard IN
4 The motion In my ease was overall,
: and / was finally sentenced. Nut
! With Allen. lie mud his motion iof
new trial continued and Instead oil pr
N re,diug with IL lac went ON The stan
/ nui sWure he was under seyuntet
I years OF age whpu he was past twent.
oue. ami that IL WAS bis dnI oneus