St. Paul daily globe., 1891-11-07
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MUsGRAVE WILL GO BACH.
As Long as He Got No Money He
Fears No Prosecution.

Benjamin Robert Musgrave, or "Bob,
old boy" as he is known among old as
Sociates, spent yesterday in the central
police station, and will remain there
until to-day, when Sheriff Stout, of
VigO county, Indiana, and w. E. Dyer.
of PinkertOn'S detective agency at
Terra Haute, will arrive and take the
man 10 Terra Haute TO answer the
charges of burning skeleton in hut
on the Wabash river. eight miles from
Terra Haute, for the purpose of secur-
ing $4,000 insurance on his own life.
MuSgrave was seen in cell No. by
GLOBE reporter last evening. When
asked if he had anything for publica-
ton he replied that he did not have much
TO say on the subject, as any story he
might tell might De perverted and used
against him. The man, however, per-
mitted himself to be drawn into CONVEX
SatiOn on some points, but declined to
discuss freely his recent movements.
lie stated in answer to a question that
he had been in st. Paul nine weeks,
arriving here OH Friday, and he went TO
work for Weilnont, Howard d Co., at
385 and 3S7 Jackson street, on the fol-
lowing Monday. This firm is a whole
sale and retail dealer in china, glass
and crockery. He was engaged there
at general work. he stated that he had
worked every day OF the nine weeks,
except half day that he went To the
fair. He came direct from Chicago
over the Northwestern road, and first
went to Minneapolis and then cane here.
''The report that ] was arrested in
Chicago is lie," said he. Il never was
arrested there" Asked about being in
Eau Claire Sept. 23. and of an attempt
being made to arrest him there. he said
h1f .fnf1 nfS fol lakaxr
here on Sept. %. He also denied that
he had been employed on farm near
st. Paul. When asked where he board
ed in st. Paul he declined to answer,
saying that it was of no importance and
would do no good.
He stated that his mother is living at
Terre Haute and that one of the letters
| found ON his person when arrested was
from his sister. He denied any knOwl-
| edge of the arrest of Trout as an accom-
plice in the alleged fraud on the insur-
ance companies and added: 1.-The fact
! is. l have not heard directly from him
since Aug. "a" When asked about the
statement of his sister in the letter that
| Fred was afraid to send his trunk with
winter clothing, he said: MY brother
| in-law is scary sort OF cuss and was
afraid to send the things for fear it
would lead to my arrest" When asked
| if he would blame Trout with participa-
ton in the alleged scheme, he said:
| Il am not going to use him any more
than | can help. and will not duplicate
| him any more than he has implicated
| himself. l have used him in some ways,
| but will not go back Oh Il friend. He
worked for me for some time, and, like
myself, has a widowed mother. l would
not betray friend"
When asked if he would 60 back to
| Indiana without a contest he said: ''Oh,
| yes; l will go back willingly. | have a
! great many good friends there, and
will be defended by able attorneys"
| When asked if he had money to defend
himself he hesitated a moment and then
said: Il have good friends who will
see that / am properly defended"
! When pressed to talk directly about
| the otfense charged he replied, with a
wave of his hand: Il could tell YOU
| enough to fill pages of your paper, but
it would do me no good" He spoke in
a careless manner about the matter,
but declined to discuss the burning of
the cottage or the story of the skeleton.
| Asked specifically about the insurance
on his life, he said: II had $4,000 in
accident policies and $4,000 in straight
life insurance, in twenty years pay
ments on the tOntine plan" He in
tImated that there would be no serious
| prosecution of the charge by saying:
No money was collected on the
| policies, and none was demanded" !"
He further stated that the insurance
companies had not been pushing the
case and claimed that they had no need
to do so. IF money had been
collected on the policies it would
have been different, said he.
MuSgrove is an Englishman bv birth,
and came over with his family when a
''little fellow" He has been back to
England several times Oh business. lie
stated that he was engaged in the real
estate and loan business in Chicago.
Edward Robinson, a night switehman
in the Burlington yards, who rooms at
521 Bradley street, is a cousin of Mus
terday to see him. Robinson did not
know he was in the city until his arrest,
and was surprised when reading an ac-
count of the arrest yesterday.
MuSgrOve, or William Senior, as he is
known in ST. Paul, does not look as
smooth as his pictures represent him to
be. He has a two weeks growth of a
light-colored beard, and looks like a
laboring man. He has discarded his
spectacles, and his eyes look weak.
His manner of speech is quick. and his
expressions are terse and animated. AS
the reporter was leaving the cell door
Musgraye said: Say, how did the
Plnkertons get on to the fact of my
being here?" The reporter told him in
substance the account of the arrest
given by Supt. McGinn, of the Pinker-
ton agency, which brought thoughtful
smile into the prisoners eyes.
Trout Is Arrested.
! A telegram from Terre Haute, las