The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-30

him betrayed him, and now, d prisoner at
the military post at ST. Michael Bird
awaits his trial
NORMA STRONG, ADVENTURES
Little is known here of Norma Strong's
| antecedents. She is beautiful, of medium
height, with a charming f1gure-one Of
those who easily turn the heads of men
of weak moral nature. Whether her
name is really Norma Strong no one
knows. 1t is supposed that she was
horn in New York state Like so many
other such women, she was attracted to
Chicago by the Columbian exposition.
Thence she went South, the race track
was probably the magnet that drew her
| to this city.
Two or three years ago she lived on
Baronne, near Peraido street, and one
unlucky day for Bird she passed the
Merchants. Dealers and Lumbermen's
exchange, of which he was a prominent
member. Bird happened to be before
| the exchange; a meaning glance from
Norma Strong and he followed her That
| accidental meeting was the opening of
J the way whose end was murder Finally
| BIRD installed the woman in & cottage on
| Hagan street.
SHE TEMPTED TO KLONDIKE.
| 1t may have been Norma Strong who
! persuaded Bird to go on an expedition
! TO the klondike. She may have schemed
! to separate him from his family; she
may have planned to throw him over
! should she captiVate a richer man in the
] gold fields.
In the little expedition We're Bird. who
! lived at No. Ills Thalla street; Robert
! L. Patterson printer and newspaper
publisher, Bienville and Dorgenois
streets; Hans Hurlin, bookkeeper who
| lived on Canal. near Rampant street;
/ Charles Scheffler, a printer, No. 2S13 JJrsu-
! lines strickland Norma Strong Each
man contributed 81 900 to the outfits COM
mon fund. None but Bird knew the
woman was to go until they met by diff
| ferenJ routes in San Francisco a year
ago.
THE ACTORS IN THE TRAGEDY.
1t is necessary to more clearly describe
the actors in this tragedy
Homer Bird, before Norma Strong
came into his life. was a man of good
| impulses. Rough on the surface he was
! kind and loving to his wife and chill
! dren, and generous to- a degree Indeed.
| before departing for the Klondike he
| made ample provisions for his family
| that will insure their maInte nance for
| for Norma Strong, but she imagined that
! he had broken away from her a long
| time ago. Mrs. Bird, of course, had not
| the remotest idea that the adventures
| accompanied her husband on the expedi-
| ton.
WENT TO HIS DEATH.
Bird, perhaps, was the more easily
| persuaded by Norma Strong to go In
search of wealth because he knew Rob
ert l.. Patterson, who was the main
organizer of the party. Patterson was
one time publisher of the Daily Truth
He was passionately fond of base ball:
SO was Bird. They became acquainted
at the bah grounds and often met there
Both were members of the "Rooter's
| club" Patterson was not successful in
business. A good husband, he went in
search of gold that he might be better
able TO support mis- wife, his second, and
his large family by both wives. Since
his departure one trouble after another
has pressed upon his wife and children
They are now in absolute want.
HURLIN FORESAW HIS FATE.
The unfortunate Hans Huriin, 1t seems
had a premonition of the fate that
awaited MIN. Writing from San Fran
cisco to friend in this city, Huriin
named the other men in the party, Pat
terson, Bird and Schefier.
Il cannot say that like the first two
men very much,' Hurlin wrote, $50 ]
think that the third man and L will
stick together. 1 do not think that they
Will get the best of us in Alaska What
have seen and heard thus far con-
Vinees me that it viii pay me well to
keep eyes and ears open. / want you