The Saint Paul globe., 1900-02-11
SENSATION OF THE INQUIRY.
Miss MueIIer's Testimony as to the
Zeglin Deed.

Miss MueIIer's Testimony as to the
Zeglin Deed.
After a sensational three hours In
QUESTION of Miss Josephine Mueller yes
terday, the Metcalf Investigating com
mission adjourned until Tuesday, disap-
pointing itself in its hope of having con-
cluded yesterday.
Miss Mueller said she had been in the
Office since 1882 AS to the Zeglin deed,
she said it must have come to her hands
when it was first filed in April, when it
was put into one of the regular boxes and
marked up in the reception book, which
is kept by Mrs. Oftedal. She had not
known it was lost until the search was
made for it last summer.
Witness referred to a subsequent visit
20 Messrs. Gjertsen and Quist, as to pro-
curing another deed, the latter saying
that he did not know that he could get
1t. for the reason that the parties were
not friendly. She then referred to the
search for the deed, and said she had no
distinct recollection of 1t per Sc at the
time 1t was filed, as it came along the
same as any other instrument
when You received the deed then, you
were not given to understand that it was
the lost Instrument" asked Mr. HAYNES.
Miss Mueller: No. sir, but I we'll re-
member the deed, for, when I opened it,
1 found that it contained no revenue
stamps. and the notary seal was missing
Witness had recorded the deed in Book
No 5l1, and 1t had been recopied by Miss
Chase on pages 1878, Book No. 81, mis-
celaneous.
Was this an at once Instrument? p"
asked Mr.. Haynes.
1T was. / think Mr. Metcalf handed it
to me with the remark that it was to
take the place Of the lost instrument and
that L was to record 1t and return 1t at
once 1t was compared by Mr.. Sedgwick
and myself, alternately. I noticed the
absence of stamps and the seal, and after
1t left our hands 1t was given out to be
PACED. We got the deed some time In
November"
From your observation did YOU regard
II as the same one as was handed to you
in April?"
took 1t for granted that it had been
made or fixed up between all of the par
ties so that it was satisfactory"
The witness testified that she had been
tolG oy Mr. Metcalf to erase the record
IN Book No. 511, as he wanted to place
deed in the April business
Il suppose said she, that he knew
what he was doing and asked no ques-
lions The last time 1 saw the book 1t
was lying on table in the vault This
was the Saturday preceding the day I
went on visit to my brother at West
superior was not in the city when
the leaf was lost"
Did Mr.. Metcalf urge you to take a
Vacaion?"
Yes he did. He told me that as long
as L was sick I might as well take a
vacation, as it. might relieve him OF
some embarrassment that might arise
in connection with the deed"
Just before the examination of Miss
Mueller by Mr.. Haynes had been COM
pleted, Mr.. Haynes asked If she knew
of anything which she had not stated,
and she said that there was one thing
which ought properly to be included in
her testimony, and that was that Mr..
Metcalf had told her that Mr.. Peterson
had destroyed the deed, thus accounting
for its second disappearance
Mr.. Metcalf was seen last night at his
residence, and he said that he had no
idea of anything which he ever said to
Miss Mueller which could have led her
to believe that he said Mr. Peterson
had destroyed the deed. He said that
he had never made any such statement
and knew absolutely nothing about the