Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-24
MISSING GIRL
WITNESSES HOME
Mana Wltbeck and Emma Mathlson
Return from the East,
HAD "SUCH A LOVELY TIME"
Mann IL Sorry that she Had TO Come
Back Lakes The East Better Than
siow-Going West

Miss Mana Witbeck and Miss Emma
Mathison, the two obsoonding girl
witnesses In the Benbrook- Morris MUIR
der case have returned. They came
home over the Rio Grande Western
this morning and were met at the depot
by Mr. Witbeck and escorted up town.
On reaching the business district the
girls separated midst affeetionate DEM
onstration, each going 70 the domicile
OF her parents. Both report having
had "suoh a good time and but for the
arrest OF Mr.. Wltbeck and Colonel
Bruback, whom they wanted to shield
from criminal prosecution, would not
have returned for many months.
Now that they have seen the effete
and lively East they care little for the
commonplace and slow going affairs OF
Western life. Mana Is particularly sor-
ry that she was compelled 10 return
at this time. To a News reporter
who called at the residence Of her
parents In Bellevue terrace, on sixth
South between Fifth and Sixth East
Mana said yiyaoiously:
II am not going to say one thing
said She except that Miss Mathleson
and / had lovely time, II Is simply
grand IN the East, and ! wouldn't live
In the West. No; not for anything"
The young lady was interrupted at
this point by the mother, who suggested
TO Mana that perhaps she was little
too lavish In her praises Of the East,
but Mana said.
Not much; well guess not"
Where did you come from-what
city-Miss Witbeck?" asked the repor-
ter
1--WE came directly from Kansas City,
We We're in Chicago for a short time;
you know, have relatives there"
When asked why she returned and II
her return was in response TO her ia
theirs request Mana replied.
We'll. IL was immaterlal whether
returned or not so far as the trial Is
concerned. At first / refused | posi-
lively refused 20 come back. But papa
wrote to me and said that II wanted to
come to come, and, ! finally decided to
return
Mr.. Witbeck was present throughout
not asked his daughter to return. but
told her of the proceedings against him
and said that IL she wished TO come
back 20 DO so.
"Of course" said Miss Mana, II was
quite nervous over the proceedings
against papa. and / wished 10 defend
him. n nothing had been done In this
matter should not have returned, for
a n
delightful time-I intended 10 remain
In the east all summer. Ii was useless
for the prosecution or the defense to
spend money to bring US back for /
know nothing Of the case except what i
testified to at the preliminary hear
ing"
Miss witbeck repeated several times
that she returned OF her own free WILL
Il wish you would say" said she. that
I feel that a horrible injustice has been
done Col. Bruback in dragging him In
TO the case
opinion TO express as 10 what effect
his daughters homecoming would have
in the case against him. He replied
that he had none, IL have violated no
law" said he. II have done nothing
wrong. | wouldn't do anything like
that. | feel very sorry that Col. Bru-
back has been dragged into the affair
and ! assure you that as regards that
gentleman's interest IN the matter It
was simply a business transaction be-
tween Col Bruback ana myself"
While In Kanfas CITY Mana and Miss
Mathson stopped with Mrs Stella
Waugh, a daughter Of Mr. Wltbeck
Mana brought back with her little Eva
Waugh, her niece. 7-year-old
girl. Mr. Witbeck stated that the first
intlmatlon he had Of Nana's return was
yesterday morning when he received a
dispatch stating that she would arrive
today