The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-13
MAMM|E M'MAHAN
WILL STAND PAT
Hypnotist Fleagal and Matthews
Safe as Far as She Is
Concerned.
TELLS STORY FROM
BED in HOSPITAL
Explanations of Her Recent
Movements Are by No Means
Satisfactory.

If the police Of Salt Lake or Los
Angeles are figuring on fastening any
crime on Paul Fleagal, the hypnotist, or
his partner, B. M, Matthews, with the
assistance OF Mrs. Mammie McMahan,
they are doomed to Disappointment.
Mrs. McMahan is the woman who
was taken from the Office Of Flengal
Saturday afternoon. IN n feinting con-
dition, and whisked OF to the l.. D. s.
hospital. where she still is IN n precari-
Gus condition.
That the woman is game" and in
tends to protect both the men, especial
ly Matthews. there can be no shadow
of doubt. During q recital of her trou-
bles to a visitor, Sunday afternoon, she
made it more than plain that she would
"stand pat'' to the end TO protect
Matthews. whom she declared to be the
only friend she has on earth. Her story
is as follows:
Story of Her Troubles.
"My name is Mrs. Mammie McMa-
han, and / am the divorced wife of Roy
McMahan, a Cheyenne gambling man.
/ was legally separated from him on
the 10Th of May and came to Ogden
FIVE days later. / worked there for
month and came to Salt Lake, remain
ing only few days. l went from here
to Thistle Junction, worked in the rail
road lunch-house few days and then
came back here. Then I met Matthews
and Fleagal for the first time, being
introduced to them by girl friend,
Miss Dora Anderson, who lives at the
Monterey lodging house, 372la Main
street. Immediately Matthews and [
became good friends and have been so
ever since. One week ago last Thurs
day went with him to Los Angeles,
where he conducts business just like
that conducted by him and Tleagal at
fee at Los Angeles is at 241 South
Main street Matthews has always
been good to me and / think he will
ALWAYS be so, Last Wednesday he sent
me ahead OF him to Salt Lake, saying
he would follow in few days. lie told
me to go to the l.. D. S, hospital. l ar
rived here Thursday morning and went
directly to Fleagal's office, where L re-
mained night and day, until Saturday
evening, when I was taken to the hos
pital, -
Answers Not Satisfactory.
There are some noticeable discrepan-
cies in Mrs. McMahan's representa-
tions For instance, when asked as to
her condition when she left Los An
geles, she declared she had never been
better in her life.
"Why, then, did Matthews direct you
to go directly to the L. D. 8. hospitalf''
"Well, maybe be thought 1 might
possibly get sick.
f'Why should he think that1'
"We1l, 1 sometimes do get sick. "
elf, as you say, Matthews is the only
friend you have on earth, why did you
leave him to come among strangers
especially as he intended coming on to
Salt Lake in a few days himself9"
"I didn't like Los Angeles and
thought I d come on ahead "
In view of the woman g attitude and
of her improved condition, it is difficult
to see how the authorities are going
to reach either Matthews or Fleagal for
the offense of which they are so strong
ly suspected. The Salt Lake partner is
still in Jail and will be held, whatever
the Developments may be in the Nc.
Mahan case, to answer the charge of
violating the license ordinance, on
which he was booked by Detective Ra-
leigh Mrs. McMahan has wealthy
uncle in Cheyenne, James Walsh, who
is the owner of the Mint saloon.