The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-02-07
PIttsburg's jail Warden
Almost q Wreck.
TALKS OF HIS Wife
Has No Charity for Her, and
viii Refuse to Sec Her, Even
on Her Deathbed--Her
Dupiieity.

Pittsburg, Feb. 4.--Warden Soffel Is
think and talk of his misfortune. His
resignation as warden having taken ef-
feet Immediately, he has left the AL
legheny county Jail. he says, for the
last time. He said yesterday:
1T is growing darker and darker.
No woman could be possessed with a
blacker heart than the mother of my
four children. Almost every hour and
every minute the hellish work of the
woman is coming to the surface. No
more contemplate, desperate, villain
Gus conspiracy ever found birth In the
heart of human being. Time, time
and again I thought that everything
had been cleared up. / thought that
the affair could be no worse; then some
other feature of the dastardly act of
my wife is presented to me.
TELLS OF THE LATEST LETTER.
To-day letter written by Ed. Bid
| die which divulges some Of their out
rageous plans was presented to me
| The letter was found by fortune tell
er, in her home, in Allegheny. My
wife was at the house last Tuesday
night. She lost the letter and here it
is. Such complication of villainy
was never produced. l have read it,
nj h 81.
board. / have nothing to conceal
Everything that / know will be told
God knows that, although this is sac-
rif1ce to me and my children, their
names and mine must be cleared from
all blame"
Warden Soffel said that the letter
conflicts with that found on the person
of Mrs. Soffel. "The letter that was
sent me by the clairvoyant," the war.
den Raid, 81 suppose, tells the truth,
The plans for the escape are given in
the letter. 1t gives in detail points
that are not included in the letter
found on Mrs. Soffel.
PRAISE FOR THE PRISON.
"The Allegheny county Jail is the
strongest in the world. It has no
one else alive could have gotten out
without the assistance of my wife.
had confidence in her because l never
until recently found one taint in her
nature. reposed confidence in the at
taches of the Jail, but this was only
limited. was blind, but then If man
is betrayed by his wife what can he
do? My wife was familiar with my
every official act at the Jail. My wife
told me that her presence in the prison
had moral influence over the Biddle
boys. She told me that they had
adopted religion and were leading a
Vre and noble life. believed her.
! Now God help me. / again say that
attach no responsibility to anyone
except my wife. She framed the plot;
she procured the saws; she turned the
key, and then fed with Ed and Jack
! Biddle."
LEFT THE JAIL FOR GOOD.
Warden Soffel and his four children
left the. jail residence on Saturday
morning. perhaps forever. The dis
tresscd family has temporarily taken
up a residence at the home of Mr.
Soffel's father, on Sycamore street, Mt
Washington. Mr.. Soffel's determination
to abandon his wife forever was strong.
er yesterday that at any time since
her departure from his home. Should
she be brought to Pittsburg he will not
visit her, even though she be on hel
deathbed. Mr.. Soffel's relatives ami
friends are doing everything in theil
power to make him forget the terri.
BILE affair which has rendered him prac.
tically nervous wreck. Yesterday he
was under the care of a physician
Letters were received by the warden
yesterday from many OF his friends
! These all expressed sincere regret oveI
his trouble and implored him to bear