The daily sentinel., 1902-12-01
Will NOT Make
A STATEMENT.

The return of Il. Grant Angel, as
published exclusively in The Sentinel
last Saturday was the sole and alb
sorbing topic of conversation on the
streets and in the homes of the city
that night and yesterday. There
have been no new developments in the
case thus far.
This afternoon Miss Angel, a sister
of E. Grant Angel came to this office
and took executions to some of the
matter which appeared in the paper
Saturday night. Miss Angel states
that his wife had not refused to meet
him and that later on u statement
will reflect upon the character and
part of E. Grant Angel took in the
tra.edy upon the night of September
10. 1901, which will show him in
much better light.
Miss Angel stated that her brother
had no statement to make to the pub
lie, at least not now. Something
may be given for publication later on.
Miss Angel referred The Sentinel re-
porter to the attorney of the family,
Samuel N. Wheeler.
A call was made at once upon Mr..
Wheeler. He was somewhat reticent
about making any statement, but said
in part as follows: 'I have never
met E. Grant Angel. 1 would not
know him now if l was to meet him
l want to say this in behalf of the
| family that whatever induced E. Grant
| Angel to leave his home upon that
night. that is my honest belief that
his wife was no party to his going
and knew nothing of his whereabouts
until a short time ago. Anyone know,
ing Mrs. Agell will bear me out in
this Judgment of her.
'' will say this. 1t was sometime
in September that Edwrad Angel,
the brother, received letter from 8
man in California, whom the Angel
family had befriended. in which the
statement was made that he believed
that E. Cant Angell was not dead and
asked if the brother desired him tC
communicate with the family. as te
his belief. At once the brother
wrote and told him to communicate
with the family. This was done and
then there was a letter followed from
e. Grant Angel to his wife about
the middle of.ther month of October.
From the letters that have been per,
mitted to see. L believe that the man
must have been in demented condit,
ion when he left this section of the
country on the night of the fire. the
Gath day Of September 1901.
| Further than this Mr.. Wheeler
did not desire to make statement. He
CELL had returned that he told Mrs.
| Angel that it would now be his duty
to communicate the fact of his return
to the insurance companies that it
was professional duty so to do. This
| was an act that he owed to his profes-
sion and they agreed with him that it
| was.
E. Grant Angel has been cofined
to his home since his return. 1t
will require long time before he is
in any condition to combat public
opinion in regard to its judgment of
his case. The Sentiel was permitted to
see one of the letters written to his
family, after they were aware that he
was alive, and it must confess that
there were strange circumstances con-
nected with his disappearance. If
those letters are given the public it
may give an entirely different color to
the now famous case.
One thing more Mr.. Wheeler stated
for the benefit of the public. He
said that the fire had been caused by
the upsetting of the lamp. as had been
first stated. Mr. Angel adheres
strictly to this story. Angel in let
ters stated that after he went to the
rear of the house his mind became
a blank. He was badly burned about
the face and his eye was greatly in
jured by the flames.
F. H. Lyle, of the Glenwood Hot