The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-20
HANEY INTERVIEWED.
Says the Whole Affair Is a DastardIq
Plot.

sudden departure precipitated such sensa-
tion upon Minneapolis, has been interviewed
at Bloomington ILL.,, where he is, as far as
one may judge, a very sick man.
After denial in toto the charges contained
in the warrant Mr.. Haney consented to
go into details to two points. He
gave a perfect description of the two good
citizens detectives. and says that they
We're known at city hall before they got to
Minneapolis. The money to pay them. he
committee, Of which E. F. Waite is presi-
dent, and deposited in the Peoples bank
last summer.
Haney knew of this as soon as done and
had advices the moment the detectives reach
ed town. Their names and descriptions pre-
ceded them several weeks. The minute
they put in an appearance at the city hall
they were spotted. and the aldermen and
others are said by Haney to have had good
deal of fun guying them and leading them in
to all sorts of blunders.
Shortly after election the detectives came
into Haney's Office to make the coal deal.
My private secretary was present during
the whole conversation, said Haney, and
heard all that was said. The door leading
time and my assistants and others were
passing in an out. When the men got up to
ing to the men in the office-Chapin. Knowle
and Carlisle of the Office force. were there
and heard my words-called attention to the
fact that those men were the good citizen
olutionize the town. 1t is ridiculous
that anyone should imagine me say
ing anything to them Of the charactre
referred to in the expose. hope | am not
yet fool. Even had l been disposed to
make deal, l would not have gone into it
with the two strangers. The sensational re-
port is the bark of the dogs after the scent
is lost. They want to convince their
ployers that they have earned their money.
The fact that I had gone away also afforded
opportunity to make me a scapegoat. People
7 was for
good, and so my enemies embraced the op-
pOrtunity to the fullest extent
Mr.. Haney describes the two detectives as
men OF no skill or resources. They bungled
along all summer with their work at the city
all concerned.
tinued Mr.. Haney, Il hope it will be found
out and the guilty parties punished. But if
my own case is a fair sample of what the
detectives have found out they are imposing
upon the good people of Minneapolis shame
fully
Mr.. Haney feels that a great wrong has
been done him, in the warrant and the gen
eral assumption, without a word from him
that he is guilty as charged; he feels espe-
cially outraged by the commonly accepted
theory that he skipped out Of town as if to
get away without anybody knowing what his
intentions were
On Wednesday afternoon he says he saw
the first news of the trouble at Minneapolis.
1t was in Chicago paper as a Minneapolis
special. Immediately he telegraphed Gov.
Clough that he would come without requisi-
tion. At the same time he wired Chief Smith
and one or two others, stating that he was
in Normal subject to call. He received an
swers from Gov. Clough, Chief Smith and
Sheriff Holmberg. Wednesday night Haney
went to bed, and has been there since, the
nervous shock and worry aggrayating his cid
trouble, and causing it to come quickly to
head.
Haney says that Gov. Clough, c. A. Pills
bury, Thomas Lowry. DR.. Kimball, Judge
M. B. Koon and various other persons knew
of his intention to leave and wrote him let
ters of Endorsement, which has was to use
in Mexico. The letter from the governor
came with a special delivery stamp, the gov
ernor fearing that Haney might go even soon
or than Thursday.
Had l not gone away ne said, mo war
rant would have been issued OF that l feel
sure. Somebody has wanted to make me
scapegoat, but it will not do. Had l been
across the line in Mexico by the time of the
explosion some no doubt thought | would
be, you easily see how l might not have
heard Of the warrant for weeks, and so might
by my silence have confirmed the suspicion
that | was guilty. 1t is a dastardly plot
from beginning to end, far as / am con-
cerned. and this will be shown as soon as
/ am in condition to act. Meanwhile, if |
have any friends in Minneapolis, and | think
| have, l beg them to wait before passing
judgment"