The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-28

According to the story of Mrs. May
Rinsland, Edwin f. Everhart has good
fortune and a bad aim to thank for
his not being called upon to face
homicide charge.
She says he made a deliberate at
| tempt to murder her less than a month
ago.
Some OF the reputed interviews with
| Everhart made him say that Mrs.
Rinsland tempted him to the heinous
crime for which he is now occupying
felons cell-conspiracy to murder his
| father. This, as might be supposed,
made Mrs. Rinsland extremely indig-
nant and determined her to speak her
mind freely.
ED says he has done with me-" Mrs.
| Rinsand went on to say. well, you
can say for me that / have washed my
hands of him. A man who could be
so devoid of honor as to try to tighten
the responsibility for his terrible crime
| by pia cing the burden on the shoul-
ders of n woman for whose many mis-
cries he is almost solely responsible, is
deserving of little sympathy. 1 will be
criticized for turning on him, but IL
the public only knew the whole story
/ would receive as much sympathy as
censure.
| KNEW NOTHING OF 1T.
II never knew or suspected the first
thing about this conspiracy business
until Ed was arrested. The men
around the hotel will tell you, as they
now tell me, that Ed. warned them
not to tell me that he was receiving
notes from anyone. / wanted him to
let me alone and go his way. / am
working at Horns hotel scrubbing
floors to support myself so that l
would not have to take any of his
money.
ANY one at the place where I work
can tell you whether or not l have en-
couraged him to be attentive to me.
Why, less than month ago I told him
was done with him and that / was
going to New York to live a new life
and that he must not follow me.
I'VE had some words and when I
said nothing could prevent me from
going, he fiared up like a madman.
drew n revolver, pointed 1t directly at
my head and shot. The bullet whizzed
past my ear, broke a hole in the win
dow glass and struck the building next
door. You can see the broken window
and the bullet in the side of the house
yet.
II dashed into the next room and
out of the house and stayed away till
he had gone. People say he wouldn't
harm anybody and they couldn't be-
lieve he would make up such terrible
plot as to kill his father. l say he has
a murderous heart, and l know. Only
last Thursday he said if I went back
on him he would kill me and kill him.
self.
LOST ON RACES.
IT want it denied too, that have
been getting his money. The papers
! say he squandered his money on me
It's not so. He spent his money at tn,
race tracks. He used to tell me about
, being out to the aqueduct and losins
, money on the races.
, "If Ed. Everhart took my advice, h
, would not be in Jail now. I wanted
! him to go to his father and make III
with him, and leave me alone. He sale
, to me that his father told him that HI
would have to give me up or be disln
, herited, and that he told his father t,
: go ahead and disinherit him.
, 'I could have married Ed. Everhar
down in New York, after 1 wa
: divorced, but wouldn't. I don't wan
TO claim anything for myself, eXcep
, that I wanted him to let me alone anC
' I would go to New York, where l ha,
' n position. I'm sorry he tried to pu
the blame on me. l can't see how h
!, could do such thing. Detective Moi
will tell you whether or not I wa
G working honestly in New York H
was in the store where l was employed
! and spoke to me. 1 only came hom
, to get my share of the househol
goods. l didn't want Phil Rinsland t.
. cheat me out of everything.
+ "I heard that some paper said be
lieved Phil was in the conspiracy wit
;. Lewis. l never said or thought sue
, a thing. l firmly believe Phil and hi
sister combined to get me to ira
Everhart for them, but l don't believ
Phil could have had anything to d
with the other case. Phil has done m