The Saint Paul globe., 1900-02-18

was IOunQ tndt foU IHaC hnFS. 6CHWeIu-
berger had In a bureau drawer was miss
ing, showing that the probable object Of
the assault was robbery, but rather singu-
larly gold watch and chain belonging
to Mrs. Schwemberger, lying on the
table, was not taken. In. the large room
was found heavy cane, the property Of
Prof. Mo2Zara. 1t was shattered toward
the center and lower end, while the top
had been broken off, This weapon the
police believe was used In the attack on,
Mrs. Schwenberger.
The arrest Of Bone grew out Of the
knowledge gained by the police that he
had been to Mrs. Schwemberger' rooms
about two hours before Prof. MoZzara
found his mother in her pitibale plight
Bone admits this and confesses to hav-
ing seen Mrs. Schwemberger, bruised
and bleeding, but he left the room under
peculiar circumstances, it Is alleged, and
failed to inform any one of Mrs, Schwem-
bergers condition, His explanation. is
plausible to a certain point but the police
claim his story savors of incredibility.
Bone is employed in taking care of the
billiard tables at the Windsor hotel He
has known Mrs. Schwemberger for about
three. years, and has recently been taking
music lessons Of her. He says he took
:. rnusIa lesson Thursday morning at 10
o'clock, when Mrs. Schwemberger was
all right Friday morning at about the
same hour he Went to the room to take
another lesson. but says he found: the
door locked. Like Prof. Mozzaras ex-
planation of how ne got into the room,
Bone claims to have also discovered the
key lying in the cuspidor. Why he should
have looked in such an unlikely place Tor
a door key, the police say. he does not
clearly explain. On entering the room'
Bone says, he saw woman sitting IN
a chair near the stove, whom he claims
to have fai.ed to recognize as Mrs.
Schwelnberger. He says the woman ap-
peared to have been subjected to some
kind of brutal treatment, admitting that
he noticed the swollen condition OF
her face and the large expanse OF dls-
coloration about her face and neck. He
recognized that the woman had on MIS-.
Schwemberger's dress, Bone says, put
he insists that the woman was SO us
figured that he could not tell thal she
was his music teacher Bone says NC
asked her where Mrs. ScnWenipersei
was when the woman replied that sne
was Mrs. Schwemberger. Several other
questions. Bone says, elected raIhef
senseless remarks from the woman. lhen
Bone says he sat down for moment anu
played the piano, when he left the rooin
After going out he locked the uoor aAu
replaced the key in the cuspldor, Wneie
he had found it, and where ater froi.
Mozzara also discovered 1t. 10 no one
So far as can be learned. did bone say
envthing about the woman Whom ne
sog IN such a helpless condition, and the
nolice are mystified as to why he should
have gone away and left the woman
locked up in the room with no means oi
escape. whether he recognized her as
Mrs. Schwemberger or not
Prof. Mozzara says he has no idea VINO
assaulted and robbed his mother. ne III
dignantly eresents the insinuatlons Oh .ne
police that he may have had gulity
knowledge of the affair and says ne VIII
seek a yindicat tion through civil suit ior
damages against those responsive Ior nls
arrest He says he left 81. Faul iase
Monday 10 visit the different small towns
where he has dancing classes, and can
give an account Of his whereabouts for
every day of his absence. he says ne
went first to Anoka Monday, ana from
there to Big Lake, Tuesday. Wednesday
he saws. he was at Monticello, and Thurs
day. the day the police think the Assault
was committed, Prof Mozzara says ne
was at Buffalo and Annandaie. he says
he reached ST. Paul at III o CLOCK = liuay q,
morning and after remaining with MS
wife at his home, SIT Wabasha street, un-
| tii nearly noon. went to call on his moth
or Tho cane found in Mrs. Sehwem-
berger's room, Prof. Mozzara says, pc
/ I.lonqed to him. 1t was musical novel.
ty having a violin inside, and was iell
! at his mothers place, some time ago.
Prof. Mozzara says to be sold II possible
! to any pupil that might desire to purchase
| It Prof. Mozzara has been teacnlng
dancing in st. Paul for many years VI
late he has been instructing his classes
| In the hall adjoining his mothers rooms.
According to the police theory MIS-.
/ Schwemberger was assaulted sometluie
| Thursday, probably before the noon hour.
This having been the case, the aged Wo-
man must have lain unattended nearly
! twenty-four hours before getting assist
ance. Yesterday Mrs. Schwemberger had
| lucid intervals, but said she could reme1n-
! ber nothing of what had happened MOST
| of the time, however, she lapsed into a
| state of semi replying 10
questions only with the remark that ner
| head hurt her badly. At the instance OF
| Assistant County Attorney zollman, VINO
was called into the case, Mrs. Schwem-
berger was taken to the city hospital.
The physicians say she Is badly hurt,
but think that. she will recover,
Prof. Mozzara says. he takes no stock
| In the police suspicion against Bone. He
says he feels that the young man should
| have notified some one of his mother
! condition, but does not believe that ne
was In any way implicated in the assault.
| why, Joe has known my mother and
! myself for three years. said the son.