The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-17

two days that discovered In a Boston
paper that was q fugitive from justice.
1T made me mad and decided to have
s. little fun with the bloodhounds myself.
was not in Boston incog. l registered
by my right name at a prominent Motel,
but had them all guessing where l was
after left Boston. The fact Is that
until finally went to Hancock I was
within stones throw Of that village.
desperately sick, with death staring me
in the face all the time. was not taken
to Hancock on the quiet. Everyone in the
town knew of it. g& ,@s
The curious townsfolk who had heard OF
me through the papers and magazines re-
peatedly stopped me when I was well
enough 10 walk about the yard of my
brother-in7law's house and asked me 4 r., I
were not DR.. Ames. / always cheerfully
admitted the fact, and gave them such
added information about my career as
they desired In the letter written back
to Minneapolis no attempt was made at
concealment, nor was secrecy enjoned on
any one with whom we communicated as
to my whereabouts. "
my Only Mistake" =
THE only mistake have made in this
whole matter was In not giving bonds and
voluntarily returning to Minneapolis on
my own account. My health was the only
thing that prevented me from 50 doing.
The consideration that influenced me In
not doing so was the fact that my life
according to the best physicians In New
Hampshire. was at stake" f.
DR.. Ames repudiated the Interview pub
lished two weeks ago In the Minneapolis
morning papers. purporting to be the
first authentic talk with him since he left
Minneapolis. He denied having made
the statement In any such interview that
County Attorney Fred II. Boardman had
wired him at Louisville not to return to
N>f- IL
NIT.
"Boardman knows" explained DR..
Ames. that such reports are apt to be
wrong, and I'm surprised that he should
have credited me with such statement.
The papers said he went UP in the air
when he read 1t, but suppose he was mis-
quoted
Denies Having Money.
"As to the state of my finances, I don't
mind saying that I am practically penni-
less man. The papers said that had re-
ceived $4,000 from the sale Of Minnesota
farm lands. The fact Is that all I got
from that sale was $1,s00. of which my
lawyers have already secured $500, and,
mind you. I've nearly exhausted the re-
rnainder since leaving West Baden.
hope they won't try to beat me out OF the
Oak Park property.
%F II did say that fur would fly when
returned and meant it--every work. II
County Attorney Boardman thinks he has
a good case against McClures magazine
If he thinks he can collect $4,000 f,n libel
why, guess ought to he able to realize
q cool million the same way.
''Hovey Clarke is still foreman Of the
grand jury, isn't he?" asked the doctor
suddenly looking backward In the history
of his case.
mo? Well, he is paregorically' speak
ing
I 1.-THE Fighter Of the Two"
- DR.. Arnes is like a. child In his wife's
hands What she says goes. She is tn,
boss and she acknowledges it. When tn,
doctor talks too much. she tells him 81
plainly and he admits that it is even
Il am the fighter Of the two" she sale
to T h e J o ur n a l last evening, ''ant
why shouldn't I be. considering his con
sical agony from disease than the docto
has during his absence from Minnea polls
Many a time have thought that he woult
not survive the night.
- 'He Is innocent, absolutely innocent o
every charge Of dishonesty ever mad
against him. Every one who knows tn
doctor will swear to that. will believ
that he is guiltless of a single iota Of tn
cruel charges heaped upon him as long a
! live. and we are going to prove it.
s@ You know the kind Of a man the doc
tor is. No more openhaarted, generou
man ever lived. His life has been as opel
as book. He has made no attempt a
$concealment. He has fought in the open
.He has been weak in reposing too muc]
confidence in men whose confidence III
thought he could rely upon, who have re
paid him with base ingratitu and hav
brought him into court to save their owl
ynecks. And yet the doctor is OF that ne
.culiar. forgiving disposition, that, just a
like as not those same men could com
1t over him again and make him believ
that they were really his friends after all
f-One thing is lacking in his disposition; h
cant cherish revenge
Mrs. Ames sat by during the interviey
and occasionally corrected the doctor Of
facts. figures and dates.
She also explained the mystery of tn
fugitive trunks, which, being left behin
at Springfield. greatly puzzled the Bosto
police. when DR.. Ames' whereabo was
mystery
1--WE were forced to make connections i
hurry at Springfield on our way to Bos
< ton, said Mrs. Ames. land it was i'm
possible to get our baggage on the othe
train. So we left it at Springfield wit
instructions to forward it to Bostor
where my relatives afterward picked
up and transferred it from one station t