The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-13
Property Is Inventoried.

Following the reading of the letter,
County Attorney Smith made COM
plete invoice Of the contents Of the
box. Among. the other papers was was
found certificate of deposit Tor $22o STS;S
money was deposited at about the time
Miss Ellison is known to have gwen
him a similar amount to invest IN west
ern land for her. It is plain that the
money was never invested.
Except this certificate nothing was
found in the box that has q direct bear
ing on this case. There were lnsur-
ance papers and negotiable paper, put ut
among the lot there was no deed OF
receipt showing that ! cent was ever
paid for western land.
Papers covering all his known bold
ings were found AID the search OF the
box proved conclusively that Millie
Ellison had been a dupe for years and
that Riggs never owned an acre OF land
in the west or negotiated for the pur-
chase Of any. =.
Further than this. Riggs had never
left the city to 90 west, and the farm
and the pea green house in the beau
tiful valley were aircastles created only
for the purpose of wringing the earn
ings of the girl who became infatu-
ated with him when she was mere
child. -, .., p.
After the deposit box had been
| searched and list Of everything in it
that the authorities considered the
money as belonging to the dead girl and
that it would be held until disposed of
by the courts. It will probably 90 to
| her aged father. The watch and ring
with the money will be sealed in a
separate package, while the other eff
fects will be left for the widow Of the
murderer. .J5' a..
Mr.. Smith then turned the effect:
the vault. As they. passed they were
accosted by another and. larger crowd
the members of which piled them will
questions concerning the Investigation
They had watched the searching of th
box at distance thru the bars, bu
had heard nothing and waited In tn
warm room for an hour to hear tn
news. F.
No one can be found today who ha
believe that Riggs was innocent
Everyone is convinced now that tn
man by his own hand placed sufficien
, evidence in the little tin box to convic
, him before any jury. and send him t
his death. 4pcrt~ T-cr} f8ut.
Why the Box WAS Drilled.
: MrS. ISaGhan ,RlgRS,a W1dOW OF Tn
! murderer Of Mile Ellison, fatty r,
: fused this morning to give up the key
eJ to her husband s safety deposit box
/ the vaults Of the Guaranty Safe D.
: posit company in the Metropolitan Lii
! building.
f The existence of the box as Rig.
Y depository was revealed to the polit
late yesterday, and the information W.
at once given to all the Minneapo1
newspapers. From the county alto
s ney's office, simultaneously, came tt
7. statement that G. F. Holstrom, manag
r Of the Guaranty Safe Deposit compan
. had ascertained that Riggs called Tue
70 day and opened the box. - ..
d His first visit was at 10:30 am, al
he was there again at 1:45 pm. Mill
e Ellison was found dying at 2:3o p.1
# The fatal blow may have been strut
v as early as 1880 p.m.-or it may ha,
le been after Riggs visited the safe d
i, posit vault The attendant at Il
a. vaults say he appeared to be in
hurry. He went thru the necessa
d formalities, and after opening the b,
in private room, replaced it and d
10 | narted