The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-13


Chicago, the two PitcZel children Alicc
and Nollio, accompanying me. the boy
Howard being left in Hatch's charge mt
an Indianapolis hotel. AT about II a.
III. Thursday, Oct 20, at Toronto. Hatch
received lettor from Miss Williams,
stating that she was ready to return
and would meet tho girls at Niayara
Falls. Az 30 to 3 p. III. they ate lunch
with me, and 10 one who has heard
Mrs Pitczels recent statement that she
knew of their being in or near n largo
store where she was making some pur-
chaheS at aDont p. M, will doubt the
truthfuiness Of it, and il cOnld ONLY have
been upon this day, for while there
asked her if she could prepare to leave
Ioronto'that evening. This she will re-
member, and, moreover, | could not
have asked her this mt an earlier dntc.
inr l mad net ltnown until that morning
That Miss Williams WAS ready to retnin
to London. From 4 80 p. IN. until n
III. was engaged i'll the business portion
OF the city gathering together and pay
ing Tor several articles | had previously
bought, making settlements in mt least
two stores where their books vii show
that such payments wcro made Just be-
fore business ended for the dav. which
WAS at 6 p. III.
After this ate dinner mt the Palmer
House, then went 90 Mrs. Ptczcls
hotel and accompanied her To the depot.
returning to my hotel. | did not 90 ont
| OF this hotel until next morning, ut
which time (about s a. m | took n
train for Prescott, where registered at
| the Imperial hotel at 4 30 y. m During
the preceding 81 hours my wife had
! been with mo constantly, save the short
time ! had been engaged in collecting
my parcels, as heretofore stated. and in
| aiding Mrs. Pitezcl to take the train.
| Mr. Reeves, who seems TO be credi-
| bic witness ut tho Toronto inquest. if he
has been correctly reported, states that
he saw the children mt p. ~ Thurs
day. that the next morning the spade
| was returned To him, and still later the
keys were given To him Upon two oc-
casions III conversation Mr.. Reeves has
! stated that the returning Of the spade
occurred before working hours. prcsum-
ably before on 80 Friday morning.
at which time | had not left MY hotel.
and that the keys were not returned I'M
til next day, tcing hundreds of miles
away, ut .OgdcnshUrg, n. T., at the
| time.
During most of my stay III this re-
| gion was at tho Windsor hotel. at Or-
densburR. While ,hcro ] hired a house
for Mrs. Pitczci, but it being i'll SO quiet
II noighborhood and so many innuirics
beng made regarding the prospective
tenant after consulting with her it was
thonpht best not to take the chances, of
staying there. Mrs pitc2el was al tho
house, however, and it was here that
/ the second Of the dilapidated trunks was
discarded, she rcpackinG tho articles She
I wished 20 save into the larger trunk.
/ After few days of pleasant short
/ trips III and aEou; Burlington decided
/ To 20 to New hampshire | had DELAYED
tins trip somewhat. owing to Hatch
having gone to Noutrcul-at least MS
he claimcd--upon some business. and.
/ hhally, not wishing to postpone my de-
parturc, | Went to the depot preparcd
Tor my journey. | wrote and handed TO
the operator telegram for Hatch ask
ing him to stay III Burlington upon his
arrival until returned. | had hardly
lett the window Of tile telegraph oilico
when | saw Hatch and imncdintclv
went back and took up my telegram he
fore II had been sent. | had hut short
time To tall, to him before NV train
! came into the depot, but hastily finish
cd the arrangements previously made
for organizing the company in New
York and appointed a place Of meeting
there upon my arrival. He at this time
wished to borrow $500 of me to use un-
I'll should reach Now York. | had
with me only about 81 900, nearly MI
of which | wished to use while in New
Hampshire. Therefore ! could not loan
1t to him. Upon telling him SO he asked
me to send tito him upon nv return TO
Burlington, If | found was not going
to New York ut once This meeting
was the last [ had with Hatch, nor have
| heard of linn or from him save ono
letter i'll Boston Il few days before nv
arrest. l reached FELTON,, n. Il. late
the same afternoon.
On Nov. IS, 1894, 1 was arrested in
Boston and have since remained in soil
tary confinement. Every effort has been
made by tho authorities to prevent nv
being taken to Toronto at once. have
offered to waive all cxtradition process
es, and later to return Voluntarily "a
Philadelphia, and also to defray all cost
for myself and officers accompanying