St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-12
TERRIBLE TALE

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election day. He said that he was
going to get his breakfast and asked
me if l didn't want to go, too. told
him that 1 had had my breakfast, but
l went with him. We went to the
Continental restaurant, on Fourth
street. Harry had some breakfast
there. He told me not to say anything
about the money. He was supposed
to be busted and he didn't want me to
tell anybody. He showed me pawn
ticket, at least, that is what l took it
to be. He also showed me three rings,
two of them were solitaires and the
other had three stones in it.
He told me that he was through with
me, and that 1 hadn't any nerve. He
had found a man, however, who had
nerve 1t was an ex-policeman, and
his name was c. \. Blixt. After that
he showed me the bills again, and 1
made a play to grab them
Did you see any of them?' asked
Nye.
'.Well. ] saw some of Them was the
reply
"One Of them looked like a 500 bill.
All the rest that 1 saw looked like 81
bills. He told me that he had told
Albert johnson about the money and
it would be no harm for me to tell
him about it. That morning l saw
Harry and Albert Johnson in fathers
office. l think father was in the other
office, although 1 am not sure. Harry
told Albert Johnson that he was going
into business-into the millinery and
dressmaking business. He was going
in with a little woman who knew all
about such things and who was smart.
She always made money. Albert
johnson said, No, you're not Harry
replied, Yes, I am Then Albert
Johnson said, You leave the women
alone: they'll do you up sooner or later
every time
Now, what did Harry say TO YOU
about the life insurance." asked Nye,
at the conclusion of that part Of the
narrative.
He said something about getting
policy in the New York Life or The
New York Life building, l can't say
which" said Adry. He said the dress
maker had been up and been eXanuIed
and passed all right Then he sad
there was some mistake about tne pa
pers. and they had to be s@ht lack
He told me that she had made Il mis-
take in getting her insurance and Ind
got 5000 instead of a 5000 pol;ev. He
was quite angry and said, Damn her
he hardly ever swears3--'th.e fool FL
kill her now, anyhow, if I don't ever
get a cent He was very angry. He
said, I'll make more out of it now
that she's made such a d-n bull of it.
I'll make the notes out now 10 almost
the full amount $4,000 Then he went
into fathers office and sat down at the
desk. He found some fault with the
ink. He made out at least three notes,
or, l think four. I'll swear that there
were three. They We're made out on
the blank form that we had used in
the office for ten years. | did not see
at all what was written in. [ noticed
that all the blotting pads We're gone I
had had ten or twelve there, but they
We're all torn up and put in the waste
paper basket"
What time were the notes signed?"
4 think they " we're signed on Satur-
day" replied Adry. Il don't remem-
Der the day of the month. 1 know
Harry said that he was expecting the
dressmaker there to sign some notes.
He said, I guess I'll have you sign
them as a Witness 1 said to him, I
guess not; won't have anything to do
with it Then Harry said III get
Jack for one, then, and Blixt for the
other. If you don't want to sign them
you'd better get out of here 1 then
left and went out on Twelfth avenue
!, H.
for luncheon"
Did he say anything about the
notes being signed after that?"
Yes, sir; he said on Monday that the
notes We're signed"
Did he say anything more?"
mo, l think not
'Well-when did you see Harry
next?''
1T was Tuesday. He wanted me to
let him have some change. He gave
me some 81 bills. I think there were
twenty of them. I know there were
fifteen, at least, and 1 think there were
twenty l believe I gave him $50 bill
and 50 in change. I put the bills in my
safe in the Office and used them grad
ually, as l had occasion to get little
things for the house
ne next DAY ne asked me If |
wanted to make a dollar. l told him I
did. Then he said. Take these fifty 81
bills and go to the bank and get a
draft. After that you can change your
mind and tell them that you don't want
the draft, and can get other money. If
YOU do it I'll give you a dollar 1 told
him l wouldn't do it. 1t was too small
business to give a bank lot of little
bills like that. He was quite angry be-
cause 1 wouldn't do it. He said to take
them, and, although didn't want to do
so, l finally took them and used SIS or
$50, I can't say which. Do you want
the exact amount?"
NO; go on"
well, the next time was Friday.
Harry came into the office and asked
me if it wasn't time to sacrifice the
dressmaker. l said to him: Harry,
you're not going to kill the dressmaker,
are your He said, Yes, am, or rath-
er, Yes, we are. She'll have to be the
victim this time 1 said to him: 'Har-