St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-28
SCHEIG REALLY A WONDER
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taken into court at London and both
confessed that we were guilty. We
were charged with grand larceny, of
having taken $4,000, and Frank as
being my accomplice. Both Frank
and myself pleaded guilty to the
charge. While we were OH our way
over OH the boat Frank told me
to tell the same story as lie did about
running away. He wanted to say that;
we were drunk when we went. | told
him that l would plead guilty. l did
not keep any of the notes, letters or
checks that the Floyds had sent on
given me. We burned them while in
camp. Lou also cut all the buttons and
marks that had the name Minneapolis
on them from our clothing while in
camp, so that they could not identify us
; II we were caught. Among the notes
burned was the So, 600 note given me by
Tie FloydS. When we came back to
America L was taken INTO court and
pleaded guilty to the charge of grand
larceny and received sentence of
seven and one-half years at the peni-
Tertiary"
At this point Tim Byrnes took up the
cross-eXaminati0n. He endeavored to
prove that the debts which he held
against the FloydS were all or for the
larger part gambling debts. In response
to the attorneys queries the witness
made the following statements:
II met the Floyd boys i'm 1886. i used
to gamble, and played in games at the
Pickwick, Lotus and Twin City clubs.
never gambled with either of the Floyd
boys, although they have been present
when played"
ibid you lend any money while you
were gambling" asked Mr.. Byrnes.
Yes. lent Frank Cotherin about
$4,000"
Were you not in a certain game JAM
!, 1872, where you lost large sum of
money?'
$500"
"A short time afler this you lost your
position at the bank, didn't you?"
Yes, sir; few days after.''
What was the reason?"
ION account of gambling"
"How much money were you short at
the bank at that time?"
II don't know: it may have been
around $4,000. [ was taken back and
given my old position i'm about ten
days afterwards"
Your salary was raised from SIS to
500 per month shortly after you went
back, was it note"
NOT until three months afterwards
WAS the amount you took made
good?'
Mr.. Nye entered an objection to this
question, but Mr.. Byrnes stated that he
wished TO show that the papers, through
the bank. had published the news that
the deficiency had been made good
when it was not true. The court said
that the witness might answer.
That statement in the papers was
not frIln iiCO ha
mo, SIR"
Nov, besides the $500 which you saw
you gave the Floyds, what became of
the money you took?'
II spent 1t gambling"
bank?"
at was in 1856. 1 was teller at the
time" ~,
Now tell us your system of robbing.
the bank so that the officials never
knew it''
"Well. L would take money and
charge it TO certificates of post. Peo-,
pie would pay me money on deposit.
and would credit it to them in THEM
pass books. but would not give them
credit on the banks books. [ kept IN.
the first system till l left. The books
prior to 1892 showed shortage of $780,
600, which l. took. They never baI-.
anced. When l came back | told NJ
j. Bofferding, who was cashier, that /
would give up gambling and lead diff
ferent life. L also told him that | was
going to get married." - vgl
did you ever play Frank cards for
money?' -
Yes, sir, some.'' T
Now. isn't it fact lhat up to 1890
every dollar Frank owed you was gam
bling debts?" .-s.
mo sir. Some of them were"
Now. did not Mrs. Floyd, when
Frank was away out West, mortgage
her property and pay you 5000 and tell
you not to give Frank any more money
to gamble with?'' :.
'She never gave me the money. She
did not ask me not to let Frank have
any more money to gamble WITH
AT this point Mr.. Byrnes. by series
ot questions, tried to prove that the
photograph gallery belonging to Frank
Floyd was given to Scheig to sell, and
that he appropriated to his use the
$1,000 which the place brought. Mr..
Scheig stated that he Used all the pro-
ceeds OF the sale but small amount to
pay the bills against the gallery. The
witness also testified that he put $4,000
into investments for speculation. The
witness also stated that the Floyds had
an account at the Bank of Minneapolis,
Out that the amount was not large