Bisbee daily review., 1903-10-25
HE DlNED. WITH LORDS
 AND WORKED "SASSIETY"
ALBERT E. BELL ALLEGED FoRG- FER AND MAIl-POUCH THIEF, TELLS HOW HE WAS MINED
 AND DlNED BY SMART SET


 mail pouch thief, who was arrested at St. Anthony's hospital on October l. will leave Denver touay for Philadel- phia, in the custody of Deputy United States Marshal Davis. District At torney Earl Nj. Cranston will ask Judge Hallett for an order of removal this morning says the Denver News
 Bell.has sufficiently recovered from the operation undergone at the hos pital to be up and about. Yesterday he was taken to the federal building, both in the morning and the afternoon, where he conversed freely with h. spector Sullivan and o,Aers.
 Reporters were permitted 10 talk with Bell yesterday for the first time. His appearance and character present traits rarely found In man with the criminal reco; d which is said to be his. Bell is slight of frame dencate to the degree of frailty, a condition not alto gether attributable to sickness. as h.s feature small hands and feet and slight frame indicate that he would not be robust if in perfect con- dition. Second to his frailness of constitution his air of gentility is noticeable. a characteristic which is enhanced by the mans speech. He speaks as one accustomed to the re- fnement and elegant practices of so- ciety; he chooses his words well ana utters, them with peculiar eastern ac- cent and blandness.
 His attire yesterday comported well with his manner and address. With out appearing foppish Bells apparel conveyed the impression that he was discriminating in the matter of dress. His wear was entirely black. including a light overcoat made of goods of the finest texture. His linen was immaculate. his shoes of the lat est vamp and his suit. hat and tie were in good form and of modish pattern.
 Says Wife Is Innocent.
 When prepared to speak a pleasing intelligent smile lit his face. q have run a long road with varying success said he, as he drew cigar from his overcoat picket and settled easily in his chair for general talk on the sub ject of his capture T ave asked permission to make a statement with reference 10 my wife before I leave Denver. Of our marriage and subse- quent relationship as well as all mat ters personal I have nothing to say. But in connection with the crimes of which I stand charged and will make admissions when the proper time comes want it reiterated that Mrs Bell has had no inkling of them. Nei- ther have implicated her in the com mission of any of them.
 Tt has been said that had her cash several checks for me. That is true. but in every such case the check put into her hand was my own person al paper and called for good money cash that had actually deposited. The many aliases which the Pinkerton agencies have affixed to Mrs. Bell were those used by other women with whom I have had occasion to conspire in certain deals. My wife never used any of them Up to the time of my arrest and undoing she was, as proud of our responsibility as any Of the best wives in the country. Her character is above reproach. and the hardest po- sition I have had to support through out my career of irregularity was that of deserving husband in the eyes of the woman I loved and married.
 Says She Is Broken-Hearted.
 "Again I ask that her relationship to me be set forth in it's verity. No one was more surprised at the revelation Of Jpv 'baseness than she. Here was a single good influence against which I had to work in all my crookedress. She has returned 10 her home in Kan sas a broken-hearted woman: but 1 believe. and thank God for that as- surance that she has been wholly ab- solved from complicitv ill my affairs by the postofice authorities. = Her testimony can never be of value to the department because she is abso- hrtely ignorant of my record. All ttat she can tell Is thaj we lived to- rether happily; met many splendid people and formed large ac1uaint ance; ard that as a hIrbani was at least an honorable and kind nan. = '4t was my inability 10 explain to Mrs. Bell why did TOT wish her to h.ve her picture taken while in At 1antic City that led to my discovery. Wien she proposed having photo graph taken 10 exchange with friends at Asbury Park. was compelled to consent to the arrangement; the only alternative being that of mak- ing a clean breast of my social posi- tion. spared her that humility. but the kindness proved my downfall and only deferred her suffering. That picture was fatal; 1t was the clue which led to my arrest"
 He Worked Society.
 Reflections upon the: season at As bury Park, which terminated only a few months ago, Bell related that through his wife's graciousness and superior accomplishment he gained en- Ire to the smart set there. "I have always operated among the so-called society people" he explained. "and l take 1t that money makes society. While at Atlantic City I entertained officers from the American army and