The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-29
MISS KINGS STORY
Sad Life History of a Nice Ap-
pearing Young Lady.
Brought From Sioux Falls on
a Charge of Forgery.
She Tells How Fox, Alias Viii.
son, Deceived Her.
Forced Her to Pass Checks
He Had Forged.
From Tuesdays Daily.

CiOiu 1ucSudy Dduy.
Miss Lizzie King, alias Mrs. G. H. Will
son, alias Mrs. Frank Fox, was brought
to the city by Sheriff and Mrs Will
Jams, on the 4:45 p. m. train yester-
day from Sioux Falls, S. D., where she
was arrested Saturday evening. This
afternoon she was arraigned before
Judge Plymat on the charge of forgery
in the second degree, preferred by W..
j. Flachsenhar, and waived an exami-
nation. She was bound over to the
grand jury, without bail, and was COM
mitted to the county Jail.
The young woman is eighteen years
old, has dark complexion, and is quite
prepossessing and pleasant to converse
with. She says that her name is Liz
zie King, and that she is not married to
Fox, although they went as man and
wife in this city and elsewhere. When
seen at the Jail this afternoon, she
told her story in a straightforward way,
apparently without concealing anything.
The young lady said that she was
born and raised in Chicago, and that her
parents died five years ago. She was
their only child, and she does not know
where any of her relatives are. She
was thrown upon her own resources, and
secured work in the Calumet Baking
Powder factory, getting S. a week. She
roomed in small room at 45 North
State street, for which she paid $3.50 a
month. 1t was her only home, and she
heated it with little coal stove, and
was quite comfortable.
Last April lst she met Fox, at
dance. He gave his name as c. II. Will
son, and she did not know that this was
not his name until they came to Man
kato and he told her that it was Frank
Fox. He told her that he had gotten
into little trouble and thought it best
to adopt another name.
The second time they met, he propos
ed to her, suggesting that they live to-
gether until they could come to Man
kato, when they would be married. He
claimed to be working on the south side,
and that he had formerly braked from
Ottumwa to Chicago. About the middle
of June they started to live together, he
going to her little home, and having $50
that he had saved They came to Man
kato on June 10Th. Fox had said that
they would not get married until he
could get work, which he would try to
get in Mankato, but when he got here
he did not look for any.
About July 5th, Fox forged the two
checks, one for SIS and the other for
wanted her to pass them. This she re-
fused to do, and he slapped her in the
face and was angry, and threatened to
shoot her unless she did as he wanted.
She was frightened and complied the
next day, under fear of Fox, who had
two revolvers and who had previously
threatened to shoot her when he saw
her talking with other young men.
The checks were easily passed, and
they went to Wells and stayed two days.
From there they went to Sioux Falls and
stayed week. Then they went back to
Wells and stayed another week, and re-
turned to Sioux Falls and stopped at the
Cataract. They were there when Chief
Donahue te1ephoned the chief of police
to arrest her.
Fox forged a check for $35 at Sioux
Falls and passed it himself upon DR..
Prettyman, dentist who had done some
work on his companions teeth Fox got
$40 in cash on this check. The forgery
was soon discovered and Fox was ar
rested He asked permission to go to his
wife's room, on the fourth floor of the
hotel, and this was granted He went &C
companied by an officer. Sending him
wife out for moment, he jumped out of
the window, to a lower building, and
then made his escape. He telephoned to
his wife to meet him upon the railway
track, but she refused. She was then
placed in custody, and it occurred to
the officers that she was the one whom
Chief Donahue has asked for. 1t is
strange that they had not tumbled to
this before, as the couple had register
ed as Wilson and wife, and the officers
had their descriptions.
Miss King states that she does not
know of Fox having forged any other
checks than the three she mentioned. If
he forged one at Savannah, ILL.,, he must
have had another girl with him then
In fact, he told her that he had lived
with several girls the same as he was
living with her.
Miss King states that she once had a
regard for Fox, but that she has none
now and is willing to testify against
him in court. 1t was the plan that
she was to remain in Sioux Falls and he
was to seek work in the harvest field
When arrested, she was placed in a
lookup that was so overrun with big
rats that she spent the entire night and
next day sitting on table, crying most
of the time.
Fox gambled and made some money
that way, and drank so Miss King