The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-02-04

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quaintcd with men for their money
and then got away with them?"
DO YOU realize, Mrs. Casey, that
the people around here and all oven
the United States are asking if you
are that woman?"
is that what they say" she replied
slowly. DO they think | am the
worst of all criminals
She arose TO her feet and raising
her right hand above her head, she
said; Before God l swear l was
never in Laporte III my life unless |
went through there on the train with
out Knowing it,"
Cousin Vouches for Her.
Chicago. Feb. samuel \. Dins-
more. formerly of Aissoula, Mont, for
merly a real estate man with offices
in the Monadnock building, today said:
Il have known Mrs. Nallie Casey all
her life and it IS simply ridiculous to
say she is Mrs. Guinness. She comes
from Fort Madison. Iowa. her father
BtihS tHt idtt hobtil AItiltillN. 1t COi-
tractor of that city. At one time Mrs.
Casey possessed fortune that she in
herited from her parents, but her mar
riage 10 Casey did not turn out well
and she left him, taking with her their
four-year-old son. She has been try
ing to keep her husband from learning
her whereabouts, and this probably ac-
counts for the tact that she would not
talk about herself Most of her life
was spent in Fort Madison. She is
forty years old.
Inherited $4,000 From Mother.
Burlington. Iowa. Feb. l.-Nalle Me-
Henry left Fort Madison about three
years ago, to live with her sister, Mrs.
Thompson, in Chicago. She inherited
about $4,000 fr0m her mother, and is
said to have squandcred it. She was
never married in Fort Madison. She
sued II man named Casey for breach of
promise and won the suit by default.
1t is stated that she gave birth TO a
child in 4 Burlington hospital, Her
father was Il sheriff i'll Fort Madison
years ago. The father died when Miss
Mcllcnry was baby.
ST. Paul. Feb. Mrs. Zallic Casey,
whom her employers brother sus
pcctcd of bcin" Mrs. Guinness, lived in
st. Paul for Il month OF so last year,
at the Hotel Bethel, and for two or
three weeks OF that time she played
the piano at Como Park pavilion, i'll
the employ of Ii. l.. Barnet Frank
Morgan, who was behind the desk at
the hotel this morning, said this about
her local history:
Mrs. Casey came here in August,
accompanied by y little boy about four
or five years old When she left to
90 with Kirby she was two or three
nights in arrears on her room rent, and
I've got Il telescope and an ordinary
grip here now that belong To her. She
has written for them several times.
but | have refused Ia send them TO her
until she pays her bill,
Mrs. Casey was Il heavy set woman
OF about forty. She was Il profess
sional musician, but refused many Of
fcrs of work to play at moving picture
shows in town, although she played
the piano at Como for two weeks or So
She was also offered several Jobs at
but turned them all down.
However, when Il man who looked like
Il farmer came around. she always
to get into conversation with
him, and said she would take nothing
but a farm job. Finally she got into
touch with Kirby, and they came to
the employing agreement here, in this
hotel
"She never told me a thing about
her personal history, and [ didn't ask
her much. When she went out she al
ways took the boy with her, and while
she was here | saw nothing of her
woman who is refer
red to as her sister"
Mr.. Morgan said he had not inspect
ed the contents of her baggage. hich
might throw light OH her personal his
tory, as he considered that was mat.
ter for the authorities.