The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-19
GOES To Stubs.
Mrs. Mather Asks Governor to
Help in Murder Case.
Confident That Her Sister, Mrs.
Short, Was Murdered.
RECEIVES PROMIES.
Matter Turned Over to the At
tOrney General.
Will Be Investigated by That
Official.

How do YOU do. know you, Mrs.
Mather. I'm glad to see you" Thus
was the sister of Mrs. Mary ]. Short
welcomed by Governor Stubs at his
office this morning.
! With vengeance stamped upon her
counteuance. Mrs. Fannie M. Mather,
who came to Topeka from Seattle upon
| a. premonition that her sister had been
murdered and had not died of heart
| failure as her telegram stated, who Sc
| cured from Fred Tanning his confess
sion that he was the murderer, and
who endured severe rebuff in the pre-
liminary hearing where the chemists
analysis showed no poison, appeared
before the governor of the state to ask
that the highest authority exert his
power in bringing the criminals to JUS
tice.
Mrs Mather has become familiar
figure around the court house since she
came here October 80 to attend the
funeral and detect foul play ard it is
rot strange that the governor should
recognize her. Still that fact seemed
to cheer the lady wonderfully in her
reverses. Not that she has relinqulshed
hone one whit because of the dismissal
of the murder charge against Tanning
and Mrs. English by the county attor-
ney but that she feels assured that her
theory will be faithfully tested
She was in high spirits when she
was met by the reporter. The COVER
nor is a fine man. she said. He has
promised me that the attorney general
of the state would thoroughly 1nVestl-
gate the murder. He said 1t was an
outrage that the murderer should es-
cape justice and his stenographef peean
writing instructions to the attorney
general while 1 was yet in the office.
II am glad to find true gentleman
here the next governor. This Schenck
is, SO busy trying to be the next gov
ernor that he has no time to bring
Justice to criminals. We'll, he won't
be the next governor, I'm gong to pc
it myself Mr.. Stubs said-and he WIZ
too, he's an honest man.
''You remember. don't you, that Or
Magee asked to go back on the stand
the second time and said it was quite
likely that the embalmer washed rne
roison out of the stomach WIN ms
fluid through the puncture when II
was found he had made in the Stom-
acho If the chemist really could not
find any then 1 believe as DR.: Magee
hut he did not examine the liver ana
the spleen at all. 49,.
st tell YOU that the officers don't
want me to stay around here. They
want to get rid of me. They've got the
money left by my dead sister ana are
afraid Pll get it. They say came mere
Just to get that money. came mere To
lVGn20 sisters 1luTUtE Jul w ~
Heve they've got the money and l know
where it is and 1 am going to get IL.
You don't believe that, do you? wen.
Just wait until the time comes AFTER
hear from New York
And l tell you, this Mrs. English IS
as guilty Of the murder as F'arsuing-l
as an accessory. The bigamist, what
right has she got to marry English as
she did the other night She has never
gotten a divorce from Rich, her last
til "a 1a.0r4i
out of his house in Kansas City be-
cause of her relations with English and
then she went away with him.
When l went down to the Jail yes
terday to tell them all goodbye-I just
had to go, you know" and she winked
at the recollection, ''to tell them what l
thought of them. Bayliss said, Now
you can't hypnotic me like you did
that innocent man, Tanning, and I'm
not going to let you see him again.
either But told him he ought to
hypnotic his men SO they wouldn
throw pepper in his eyes, and he shut
up.
They keep asking me why 1 don't go
to my sick daughter in California in
stead of spending my time around
mere" To disprove any urgent need of
her presence in California, Mrs Mather
showed letter from the daughter, Mrs.
DIN c. Dibble of Santa Rosa, Cal,
which begged, Now, Dear Mama.
don't worry yourself sick about that
awful affair." and also stated that her
eyes were troubling her. That girl"
said Mrs. Mather proudly, won the
prize as queen of all the beauties OF
California"
letters of Good Character
To establish her position in the best
connections Mrs. Mather gave other
letters, some of which follow:
ROLAND D. HAVEN, MAYOR
Mayors Office, Duluth, Mimi Nov
IS, 1909.
Jonathan D. Norton, Sheriff Shawnee
County, Topeka, Kansas.
My Dear Sir: I am informed that
Mrs. Fanny M. Mather is now in your
city endeavoring to prosecute and
bring to Justice the murderers of her
sister, Mrs. Short. Both of the ladies
above referred to are sisters of the |
late Hon. A. NJ. Cox of Duluth Mimi,
enc of our old residents and a very
highly respected citizen. Mr.. Cox
served the citizens of our city as a |
member of the common council from |
the Sixth ward continuously from
March ,, 1891, to March 8, 1895. doing |
great credit to himself and to the peo-
pie whom he represented in that body. !
1t was my privilege to know Mr.. Cox
personally for many years and it is a |
pleasure for me to say. that he was a /
man of excellent character and COM |
manded tho respect of all. He died in |
December, 1902, leaving a wife and |
our children, who are still living in /
cur city, and, as a friend of Mr.. Cox |
curing the later years of his life. / be-
speak for Mrs. Mather any assistance
fully yours,
ROLAND D. RAVENS,
Mayor of Duluth, MINI.
Mayor Office, Duluth. MINI. Nov. |
Is 1909