St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-08

she had eceiv ID ON II II boys on their
trip tile Two cards and y. K. Tom tele-
gram.
''While you were in New York were
there detectives on your track?'
"Ies, sir; for seven weeks: and when
l returned to Minneapolis | called Oh
Mayor Eustis, and he sent for Chief of
Police Smith, who turned me over TO
Detective John Hoy. l told Mr.. Hoy
that | had received letters from the
boys. He said he did not believe it, and
l told him that could bring him the
letters. told him to go to P. o Box
So, Minneapolis, and he would find let
tiers addressed to E. w. Phillips. told
him where the boys were last, and all
that | knew about the affair.""
What did be say in regard to your
boys?"
He said they would not be prose-
cuted. He said that the county attor-
ney would give this promise in writing
If would tell all L knew, and I didn't
know any better than to believe it. |
gave him the u. *. Tom telegram and
some letters from the boys, and he told
me not To tell anything of the matter to
any one, not even Chief Smith,
What did you say to Phil when he
was brought back to Minneapolis"
Il Went down to the Jail ami put my
hand through the bars and shook hands
with him. | told him that | was sorry,
and asked him.: You never told my
boys anything about taking money from
the bank, did you% He said No. 1
said: My boys didn't know anything
about it, did they?' He said they did
not''
WAS anything ever said to you about
Phil and the bank?'
MY boys always talked about how
good business man Phil was. That
was all.''
Mr.. Nye took up the cross.examina-
ton at this point.
Why, please. did you not tell the
public your story when you found out
about the bank atfair?''
81 feared for the safety OF my boys. /
feared the pursuit of the boys. Frank
had told me in letter to address my
letters to A. A. Abbott. | put that a.
A. A. personal in the Chicago herald
because | knew the boys always
watched that paper"
The witness got to ans wering ques-
tons TO some length, but overstepped
herself when she stated that the boys
always told her that Phil would Kill
himself before he would be captured
and brought back. The witness denied
that III took detective Hoy over four
hours to get the whereabouts 'of the
boys from her. The witness turned the
laugh Oh John Hoy when she stated,
HE seemed like gentleman, and he
said he was.'
Didn't you know that Phil had a
mother, and his going away anu leaving
the impression that he was dead meant
rum to him and all his hopes?"
II didn't look at il that wav."
Now, if Phil Scheig was such dear
friend of your sons, why did you not go
to him and warn him against the step
he was taking?"
1T was none of my business"
"Why did you not warn your own
boys against such step?"
Il did not have any control over nv
boys. Ii would not have done any
good.'
The witness explained letter which
she had written TO Sheig. 1t said:
My Dear | shall love Won
forever You are certainly one
OF US. and are as dear to me as one of
the boys"
She was grateful that Phil had helped
her boys along, but did not admire him,
because she had no right to.
Court then adjourned until 10 this
morning.
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