St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-18
LANE TAKES PART.
Scene With Chamberlain in the
Bank of Minneapolis.

Another chapter in the alleged black
mailing case against Fred Chamberlain
has been added by Freeman p. Lane,
the attorney. The following is Mr..
Lanes story:
about twenty minutes to 5 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon" said he, ''sOme
one came to my office in the Bank OF
Minneapolis building and notified me
that | was wanted ill the bank down
stairs. On going down saw that some
thing was the matter, and that Hol-
brook wanted somebody TO stand by
him as a friend. The old gentleman
was excited from some nervous strain,
and Chamberlain was walking up ana
down the room. 1t appears that HOl-
brook had told him that he had only
500 in the bank, but he was there to
get all there was in sight. Chamber
lam said he would make two PROPOSE
tons to settle. He would accept $1,000
i'll cash, OF HOlDrook was to go into
court and acknowledge that he mad
been crlminally intimate with his wife.
On hearing this l became indignant.
and told Holbrook that II he accepted
either proposition | would disown him
and have nothing more to do With
him. A pretty hot time ensued, and
L had something to say, hnally
threatening to call in police
man. This seemed to have some effect,
although Chamberlain showed wonder
full nerve. In the meantime we had
reached tho hall, and all at once he
skipped down the steps and jumped in
to a hack, which was driven up the
avenue a: vast rate of speed. just az
he got into the hack he called out that
he would see me later. During our
conversation offered to give HIM Sl0O
in order to save further trouble III he
would give me back tue papers:
In conversation with Mr.. Lane he
said that the woman was Chamberlain
wife and that they had been married In
Minneapolis last February. In announcer
interview il will be remembered that IL
was stated that they were married III
Milwaukee in February.
Attorney Reese, who will defend
Chamberlain, insists that the accused is
not so black as he has been painted and
asks the public to withhold Judgment
until the other side of the story is heard.
Despite the efforts of her friends TO
secure bail, Mrs. dublin, the woman ar
rested with Chamberlain in the Hol-
brook conspiracy case. still occupies
cell in the w0man'S department of the
city lookup. When a GLOBE reporter
called yesterday afternoon, she was en-
gagged in writing letters. and was as
cheerful as ohe could be under the cir
cumStanceS.
She stated that her brother was look
ing for the amount of her bail, and that
she expected to be released by nightfall.
Her hopes in this direction, however,
were not realized.
1t has been learned that on the day of
the attempted blackmaii she called at the
hotel where Chamberlain stopped and
left note saying that everything was
all right and telling him to call at the
house at 2:15 that afternoon. This note
was found upon his person when
arrested, and Is supposed to have had
reference to Hollbrook's intended visit
to the house.
1t has been ascertained that the name
of the hackman who hauled Chamber
lain is Clark, and that he cOTrOborates
all that is truthful III the statements Of
both the man and woman.