St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-12
HISTORICAL MRS. FLOYD.
SHE REMAINS IN JAIL WITH HER TWO
SONS,


VIII Go to Prison With Them
Friends and Physician Visit
the Family in the Jail-What
the Mother Has to Say About
tho Verdict and Convict Phil
Scheig.
The county jail was crowded with
visitors of both sexes Yesterday. They
all came to see Mrs. Floyd and her two
sons. Frank and Lou. The former was
historical during The greater portion of
the day. and physician called several
times and administered opiateS. The
woman refused to leave the jail, and so
was allowed by the sheriff to remain in
the room where her boys were confined.
She occupied lounge all of the time,
while Frank AMI Lou sat about smok-
ing cigarettes. This did not prevent
them from sympathiZing with their
mother. however. Their expressions of
grief were loud and sincere. 1t is
thought they will be arraigned before
Judge Jamison for sentence today.
WHAT the sentence will be is matter
Of considerable speculation. The
charge of grand larceny in the first
degree, on which they were convicted,
allows for sentence of ten years i'll the
maximum and five years in the mini
mum. Scheig was given seven and
half years. 1t is not believed the
Judge Will be SO severe on them as to
send them over for the same term as the
eX-6ank teller received. Some are
inclined TO think he will send them to
the reforlnatory a. st. Cloud.
Mrs. Floyd was asked by a GLOBE
reporter yesterday afternoon what She
had TO say about the case, and between
hysterical sobs sine said:
That my boys are innocent there IS
no question, III spite of what the jury
found. They did not know what they
were doing. or they would never have
come III with verdict of guilty. Why,
Scneig himself told me when they came
back from New York that they had
nothing to do with his affair. and knew
nothing of il. When he got on tie wit
ness stand he lied. lied, lied! | hope
lie is satisfied now that he has brought
this browning shame upon my family.
They ali lied, the detectives, the bank
people and all. What good does il do
them to Send my boys to Jail? Is there
any satisfaction in that?
II am not going to desert my boys
now" continued the woman. waving
her hands wildly about. II will 20 to
prison with them. Where they go
will 20, and they shall not keep ME
apart from them. l am their mother,
and have a right to be with them. A
time Will come when the judge and jury
will find out they have done wrong.
They will find cut what a tissue of lies
has been woven together for the pur-
pose of degrading me and mine still
more. We had lost all our money, and
were practically paupers, yet this viii
lain Scheig is not satisfied. but must
perjure his soul for no other purpose
than to put my boys IN Jail. Why
should he be believed? He has been a
thief from his cradle, and liar as
we'll"
1t was in this incoherent strain that
Mrs. Floyd talked. Her friends say
she will stick TO her determination OF
going TO prison with her sons. Scheig
will be taken back to Saltwater this
afternoon at 40. and before leaving
will have dOuned the picturesque suit
of stripes in color5 OF black and gray.
Tomorrow he will be back to his ma
chine again. and will be known only as
mo. So and So"