St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-13


Denies Stories About Him and
Mrs. Floyd Frank Floyd Is
Reticent.
Phil Scheig. the defaultipg teller of
the Bank of Minneapolis, and Frank
Floyd, his alleged accomplice, arrived
In Minneapolis at las p. m, yesterday,
after an absence of more than three
months. They were III the custody of
Detectives Hoy and Lawrence. who
brought them back here from England.
They came up from Chicago OH the
Milwaukee train due at AS p. M, but
it was one hour late. Upon alighting
| from the train at the Milwaukee depot,
| Scheig and Floyd were conducted to a
| closed carriage and driven up to the
| central police station. Their names
were entered in the book aud the words
grand larceny" written opposite each
name. Scheig was then shown TO cell
up stairs, and Floyd was assigned one in
the mems quarters Oh the ground floor.
In view of the fact that Phil Scheig is
an indicted man, good many people
wondered why he was not taken to the
county Jail, where he properly belongs.
Both men were locked in their cells,
! and assumed that nothing further would
be done until today.
When the Milwaukee train pulled
into the st. Paul depot, shortly after 1
| D. m, the newspaper men boarded it
| before it stopped. Some of them tum-
| bled over each other in their anxiety to
catch the first glimpse of the prisoners
and exchange the first greeting. Seated
III the forward end of the Pullman car
| were the detectives and their men. Hoy
sat beside Scheig. and Lawrence was in
Gov. d. Nj. Clough, who had met 4he
party at Chicago, was standing in the
! aisle of the car.
Alter greetings had been extended on
all sides, the newspaper men sat down
to talk to Scheig and Floyd. Scarcely
q dozen words had been spoken when
| Phil Scheig's father entered the car
| from the forward end. AS the old
| gentleman appeared in the passageway,
| Phil sprang from his seat, and, rushing
toward his father, grasped his hand.
Father and son kissed each other, and
| tears rushed to their eyes as they did so.
IL was pathetic meeting.
Scheig and Floyd both looked wor-
ried. Scheig's thin features were bag
| gard, and Floyd's smooth, round face
| was pale. Neither wore expensive or
SeaSonable clothes for this climate.
| Floyd was much averse TO talkiug to re-
| porterS. While they were interviewing
him, he affected to scan a newspaper.
and answered all questions in a hesitat-
| ing. ill-at-ease, Pd>rather-not- commit
myself manner. lie was very courteous,
| however, and as soon as the ScribeS as
aim hot fhnv nod n 10
injure him, Mr.. Floyd said:
II would rather not verify any state
ments that have been made, or deny
any. l will only say that when l left
Minneapolis didn't know Scheig had
stolen any money. / didn't know any
thing about his affairs until l saw the
newspapers in New York city"
To a GLOBE man. Floyd afterwards
said at the central station:
"While l found out in New York that
Scheig was wanted in Minneapolis, l
was induced to sail with him on the
Saale for other reasons entirely"
"What reasons?" was asked.
"They will come out at the trial." an
swered Floyd.
Both men spoke IN the most grateful
terms of the kind and considerate treat
ment they had received at the hands of
Detectives Hoy and Lawrence. They
had been given the freedom of the ship
On the way over and subjected to no
indignities from the time they were ar
rested i'll England, for which they also
thanked G. A. Gillig, president of the
United States exchange in London.
Scheig was not disposed to be COM
municative at first, but, after brief
consultation with Mr.. Clough and De-
tectlve Hoy, he consented to make a
statement. This is what MIR. Scheig
said.
II am guilty of the offense with which
l am charged. l took the money. How
much? Well, Mr.. Clough will tell you
all the details. l have come back to
take my medicine, and l am glad to get
back. l am in the hands Of the people
now"
rs it true, Mr.. Scheig, that you left
| Minneapolis to get rid of your wife?'
mo sir, it is not. l love her today,
and we always lived happily together.
l didn't desert her."
"What is there in the report of init
mate relations between you and Mrs.
FIoyd?''
Nothing at ALL" answered Scheig
positively. "Our relations were only
such as resulted from my friendship
with her boys"
us it true that you agreed to pay Mrs.
Floyd's expenses in Paris for three
| yearS?'
mo, not for so long time as that, but
| / did promise to support her there for a
while. You see l had frequently fur
nished the Floyd boys money. and oc-
caSionally gave some to Mrs. Floyd.
| treated her as one of the family"
Ibid she ever give you any money!"
Never in the world"
| Scheig was then questioned about the
late cashier, William Bofferding, who
| committed suicide.
"Mr. Botferding," exclaimed Scheig
with considerable energy, was an
honest man. He was in no way re-
| spOnsible for my behavior. He shot
over the condition of the bank after the
defalcation. He had practically man.
! aged the affairs of the bank and felt
that he wonld be held responsible"
sit has been charged that you and
Mr.. bofferding used TO gamble at cards.
Is that SOP"
mo, sir, it is not. l never played but
one game of cards with Mr.. Bofferding
i'll my life, and that was at my fathers
house. No." reiterated Scheig, ''Bof-
ferding was an honest man; besides, he
was too we'll off TO be tempted TO steal -
Scheig pointedly refused to talk about
the alleged completely of the Floyd
boys. In answer to every conceivable
form of question, he would answer:
THAT is their affair. Everything will
come out in the trial."
Scheig denied that he made any fight
when arrested. He said that Floyd of.
fered some resistance, but as for pull
ing gun, that was not true, because
neither of them carried gun except in
their satchels. Scheig offered no ex-
!
one of temptation.
Frank Floyd was induced to talk again
before reaching Minneapolis, and, asked
why he left New York after he knew
that the police were after Scheig, he
said:
Il was so drunk all the time was
there didn't realize what was dolng.'
Floyd admitted that he resisted the
Scotland Yard officers because they
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