The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-05-18
mrs. SOFFEL and The RIDDLES
TRE WOutN TEILS OI TUE w n
DERTR'S STRt>GT RON ER.
fri, A. " Something was Draw,ns Tier On
To IVA What she knr~ Was Wr"ns
and IT Shr t'ouid Not R~is, >rem~si
n u sir HAD dreamed AN I 81, Dream.


Nrs. Catherine Soael. wife Of the Pitt
burg ah warden. who aided ia" notorious
Biddic brothers t. r~cajF from the priS'n
where they were hrli, awaiting execution
for murder last fciT'aiv. has made a hong
and detailed statement. giving an account
81 her relations with the two d'-I"rad""e,
IN which she declares that Ed Biddl" Ins-
-a--..i an iniirrnc,. over her tHntanoun'
tn hypuuti-m. although = " d"'- tot cahr
that
This statement differ ~ -ntn" particular,
from the various accounts size gaN' III To-
par OF the afair Ju-' after IA" was cTusih
after the fight IN which IA" two blddl"-
were mortallv wounded The plan u" 49,
caI-' Vas proposed to hcr. IA" ~ays' Wv
td Biddlc. and hen yAe tells how u" ma"
b''gun ~ make low" - her
I'D previous To- this time would often
saw II D." had known women 81 INV stamp
hcfore how different his la" would haN"
been, and Thanked IN. a thousand unn''.
for the kindness I rad shown and every
thing ! had dom
1T was ~,Ire tim" IA the month uf Uss''in-
Der, | think. thu I'd Biddlc showed toward
me any feeling stronger han mere graft
tude'
She spes on t. tell about giving the saws
aud REVIEWERS tothe murd'1"r-, with which
they got out 81 the All, and then gives
further "details 81 tho pr"gr"s. of III
Blldle'- ~as,.udcncy over h"r tn" stale
ncut SAYS
That la,, week nr 80 when | went IN !
. WHY. NV. II 'hi- thing wo'lld H. dis-
covered wher" NJ ib" world would I '"''
He SAID You g. ready "nd <" along
with rs
He ~av- III tell you what vnu do.
Won cuuld - away n cuupl" 81 day. ai'ead
n" .atd You would grt over To- canada
and I will g"' Their" too, and he -"ld' !
would always tai" care ut sou a. l"hg ~
4 Uy.d H.. said You would never r'-
grrt il. and such talk ~ that ktnd. You
know
INA wa ~. tint time he ever hrua"h'"l
the ~ubi'st 4 u" going VITA Nun can
inst r'u"mi'T wh"t her wa -urpri~Ti
or not hut Il wa, ait"s 'th"r i"f"irn ron
any notion of mine and ! aiwnNs l"h wa
there must something iuru M that would
prevent anything ut fho kttp haIl"'nihg
4 cant really dchu" my actions a. ~"
time 20 tell YOU what all ! felt Md th"igh'.
I rant ~av that their prop '-i't"H 'ha' !
should ~ with ,hrm CAV" mo any i''luR-
OF pi"ts,.
II Wa n sort 4 in~diNrr"nCr | Kind Of
s.rm'-l 60 - guIug thrpugi. ~ = cream
w.. NOR" ~ u dream than | did "hh nv
,vc- ot-u. Ju-t ~ though SOM lIN"t
was drawing yuu ou and Won wrt" waking
ahead ami duiug something Won know
wasn't right aud uugutni 80 II" done. aid
stilI wa. doing T. | cant d"in" It hardly
any l-ntt"r
-wleu III -uggr-,c,i INV going away
with 'h"ir ! laid ! wuui'ni ~ uid
leave my fawil, "" -1Hi
I've Thought thai n u,"r or c"ur-',
Il j. asking az aw'ul l"'.
4 - y DO you realize thai hav" four
Chlidrru'
III .nv. Yc-. I've thought that all over
-Th"rr wasn't wuCh eff an an~~"r given
hv ne at all ! didn't 90 IA To" ur'-"r
ug,ir until "Wednesday
-Wh'n | went into the prison ON N'Nin'N
d., they tod MI" th"N wen" g'iitg ma
nigh, Won u" ia ~ library Tonight at
= u'ClOCk: we're going
You naturally would know was very
much worked uI' did not consent To H.
ia tho library a. hat tin. aud did not then
intend 80 - ! iiduf ~ay anything about
1t at all
sensation | lid when ! consented u" huy
,h., saw .Iu-i the f"'liUg 81 0"uldi'
-, M what You kuuw y 0i~ a i'''IiuR
81 going Through lu Il mechanical sort "l
WAY A. NJ Wa doing -"'u''iing ana
know ! Wa doing u aud didui An"" why
|NLltI ~fNNN TO- 80 N' v $500
s.-rm tn pIf ~. lu despair ~ ANYTHING,
lu-t hlIri me vith u -uU Il uuuhr'~s
vent over. and Al my -upl-r ! r.
u,mh-r "" rp,. >pup ~ ~upi-r ! -iu
had rNI- sam" queer t"'Nng ! lr'l'h INV
hit. rlildrrr VIII 'h'ir -'iiicN
+ Epi my children ready for i'd and pu'
'L,r away ~ th" -iuW" NaN a. u-'dl. ana
tt.t went To- retire 'uN~'I'. AMI ] went
tu nv room We Stepping With my NJ"
boy uudr'-s'-t auu wont T." i"7i. hN'
couldn't sleep.
h.! and g. va again and go dr"~~d
sl,u, ~ and Camc down and AT ~ 'ls"
library IN th" dark. lud | -lt AMI ~'
HAD NOT prr,iuu-lv mad" up NY. m,tdt"
,uu. tn thr library and wait a. ~ h"d i"Id
null mo down. Nui,h | couldn't nr~ls'
' -Wh.u | went to r-'ir' and got urdnssd
/, M with IA. u'l intention ui going O."
he'd aud STAYING Their" in"n. lhIh'ug
th"-.. thing over. -'nr'lhInE ''Tii'''
thDrr s,-urd 4" 10" -pmr i"r'" COM fIlhg
f" To- g. NJ
4 I,y i'm I'D quite a whll" aud then got
mn and then went back To- bed, tE' lhtS
inst s-u.-l io dItw W" DOWN mt ne
'brary ur --s1 and went 20 Nh" iinra'N
md "a uu One char AMI newer ia'N,.d
~,J watched and wuI,i'si aui watched
@ uI,lu,k ru'hr"g had hapr~n'Ti,
and - tlcrr tliuk,ur aid hoping iNai
,,tl ing v.i.id lnIt'u, aIb ~.Nl ~ l'i !
lr.u why a,G watched Iul iHt~' 3
.ir,.I amt -tfl uo'hIur lal h%tpI"r'TI
4, wa- fu.i aisgi DO ,t.'k, a. near -
can remember. I va luus'Ig over toward
NJ ,,l. when Z -aw nm pulling w." liars
,,u, .r hr. ,.li door Ni"r iNat hufi-'h'7l
| va ,i.Il-uld. and Wa = thai hN'~i
ts.-.,,,r when they cam" through 'hi~
waiting rpnIn. and | unlocked iu' d.ur
They ku,- ksi al the door. hu dtir I
Lp.v whether the DHc,i- wen" oun''c OF
vr,.n.r . WI tl' Biailr~ 90 wiz" % va
II flr pCirrr- souli ha'" ""u'r"t''d M"
IL world iav, t-SI ~" same A. 'h'u They
1,m. IN tI.. hrii-r amt -'i4
sou must ouu" along
Mn Goa, w. hanging ON l" in'h
prt GA NV cat aud nat y r'N"r "c'urr"l
H. nv 49, COO -
N,- N,F.! 'Tcu ryr,ur'- 'h'ir U"N"tn"uf-
arr nov ,.n iu. WARREN - 'uu-' aud u''u
tL., we're ~, rdk"u aut th" Btddl'- wei"
sl.t.
Wien the pIr.u"r- fumf'si ou' 81 Their
..,p, IN. fugitive r~'sr'EuI1si that % "a.
al we, Mr. - N.l 'Iu'sl d" 81 tiit.r
to iIro statement Hud SAIL
We'll. it, all up
A. -,td rI'-. -
Nj S,Nrl'~ -'ufnt'''Ht ,r'ii.n'"-
o.. .,II We'll. d. What va PROMISED
Won know n. had uruuT-,si y" 'uunt
-. 81, t...l ~ .gHs b HIS Na-