The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-02

ociock this morning DR.. q. X. McAdoo
oopsTated on her, removing the bullet. Mrs.
Sonei told two different stories of the
SSnoouns, one TO the effect that she shot
nerseIf during the fight and the other that
Sne M was shot by Edward Biddle The bullet
III not go through her outer garment,
,n MlIlcn indicates that the shot was fired by
the coat
c1 About 1890 o'clock this morning Mrs.
Sonel took bad turn. She asked for her
children and they will probably be sent
LOT. Ihe change was due 10 her long, wild
rlde through the wintry air and the ex-
pOsure resulting from insufficient clothing
ana lack OF good food, and also from the
intense excitement and strain under which
e tt mas laDored ever since she fled with
lne mGrderers. Mrs. DIETRICH. her mother.
visited her to-day and. in response to the
question as to whether there was any
thing she wanted done she replied: There
Is nothing TO do, nothing TO do.
Tossing on her bed she said: 20 do not
Know how l could have done It. L don't
know; don't know. L am a wicked woman,
but hope God will spare my life for many
years to live down this thing
IN spite of the amicable agreement con-
cernlng the disposition of the prisoners
entered into to-day by the district attor-
neys OF Butler and Allegheny counties the
quarrel broke out afresh tonight. When
Detectives Roach and Swinehart of Pitts
purs, who had been appointed by District
Attorney Haymaker to represent Allegheny
county. heard OF the approa ching death OF
John Biddle. they hastened to the Jail but
We're refused admission by Sheriff Hoon
The latter said the two men were dying
and no person should be admitted. The
the agreement, but the sheriff was OBJ
durate. and Roach and Swinehart were
forced to retire and telegraph home for
instructions.
TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT.
District Attorney Haymakers reply was
to the effect that the trouble was tempest
in teapot and the result of some misun-
derstanding by the minor jail officials He
thinks the trouble will vanish quickly when
the objecting officials learn that the 5000
reward offered by Allegheny county was
for the delivery Of the bodies of the Bid
dies. dead or alive into the possession of
the County Commissioners. Should the
Butler county officials succeed In retain
ing possession OF the prisoners they could
not share in the reward, because the con-
ditions have not been fulfilled
The declaration by Edward Biddle that
he did not shoot Detective Fitzgerald and
was not implicated in the Kahney murder
Is given no credence by Superintendent of
Police Demmler and Detective Kelley. AS
TO the Biddles' declaration that neither of
them was at the Kahney house the night
of the murder Detective Kelley said: THAT
is absurd. Fred Ohlinger positively identi-
hed them, did several others The See
6ers woman was accounted for that night.
The Biddles' statement in this regard is
shows"
Former Warden soffel made the startling
revelation that he had been under the in
tiuence of chloroform during the night
when the Biddles broke Jail. Mr.. Soffel be-
lieves the anesthetic was administered by
his wife
The Butler officers demanded half of the
reward of 5000. and in order to hold the
prisoners warrants were sworn out for the
B1ddles, charging them with felonious
shooting in attempting to kill Mrs Soffel
As there is nothing on which to hold Mrs
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