The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-05-12

outweighed the remarkable thing she
was saying.
Il am Mrs. Allan Fleming" she
said. with a certain husky defiance.
Il beg your pardon" said. after a
minute. You mcan-the Allan Elem
ing who has just died?"
She nodded. / could see she was
unable. just then. to speak She had
nerved herself to the interview. but
II was evident that there was a real
grief. She fumbled for black-bor-
dered handkerchief. and her throat
worked convulsively. / saw now that
she was in mourning.
DO you mean" / asked incredu-
lousy. THAT Mr.. Fleming married a
second time?"
lie married me three years ago,
in Plattsburg. / came from there
last night. couldn't leave before"
Does Miss Fleming know about
this second marriage"
No. Nobody knew about il. 1
have had to put up with a great deal.
Mr.. Knox. It's a hard thing for a
woman to know that people are talk
ing about her. and all the time she's
married as tight as ring and book
can do It,"
Il suppose" I hazarded. If that is
the case. you have come about the
estate"
Estate" Her tone was scornfuI.
Il guess I'll take what's coming 20
me. as far as that goes-and IL won't
be much No. / came TO ask what
they mean by saying Allan Fleming
killed himself"
Don't you think he did,
Il know he did not she said tense
Is. Not only that. ! know who did
il. II was Schwartz-Henry
SchwaTtz"
Schwartz, But what on earth"
You don't know Schwartz" she
said grimly. Il was married to him
for fifteen years. ! took him when
he had a saloon in the Fifth ward. at
Plattsburg. The next year he was
alderman. ! didn't expect in those
days TO see him riding around in an
autOmObile-not but what he was
making money Henry Schwartz is y
money maker. That's why he's boss
Of the state now"
And you divorced him."
He was brute she said vim
20 him. and ] told him I would rather
die took a big house. and kept
bachelor suites for gentlemen. Mr.
Fleming lived there. and-he married
me three years ago. lie and Schwartz
had 90 stand together. but they hated
each other"
Schwartz I meditated. 90 YOU
happen 90 know if Senator Schwartz
was IN Flattsburg az the time OF the
muir OF Mr.. FleminE's DEATH
lie was here in Manchester
lie had threatened Mr. Fleming S
ufee'
lie had already tried 10 Kill him.
the day We we're married. he sab
bed him twice. but not deep enough "
looked a. her in wonder. For
this woman. not extraordinarily hand
some. two men had fought and one
had died according Co her story.
% can prove everything ! say she
went on rauid'y q have letters from
Mr. Fleming. telling me what 10 do
Boo case Doc was shot down. I have
papers cancelled notes that would
pat schwartz Boo the ponitcntiary
that is' she said cunuingiy. u did
have them. Mr. Fleming took them
away"
Aren't YOU afraid FOR yoursolf?" ]
asked
yes. I'm afraid afraid he1l yet mo
back yct N would please him 20 sec
mo crawl back ON my knees
.rut Do cannot force you 20 20
bacs to him."
yes. hc cam" che shivcrod From
which know She had told me only "a
part OF her story
Af'cr 40 she had nothing moro 90
frU Fleming bad been shot
schwartz had been in thu clty about
fho Borough bank. ho had threaten.
90 Fleming before. but political
peace had been patched Schwartz
know mo White Cat That WIS all
Hoforr fho LEFT She told me some.
th.rr q bad NOT known
'l tn0N iof about inside politics
Hhc rt'd as che got up u have seen
fHe af1fo divided no With tho roast
.f mF table. and served around with
tHe dessert. and can fcll you some
fhInE you don't know about your
White C.f a back staircase leads
f0 ono OFF thr up stairs rooms. and
rhuis on with o. locked door o.
onrrg below. ouf side entrance. not
supposed to DO used Only n few
know OF lf Henry Butler was found
dead 90 fhc foot OF that staircase
.fe shot himself didn't ho7"
The police aafd 40. she replied
with her grim smile There is such
n thing oa numbering o. man BY driv.
lur him to suicide"
fhe wrote on addroFs on n card and
gave Do % mo
Just "a minute" ] anid. ~ sho was
about % 60. Have you evor heard
Nr FiominE speak ~ tho Misses
Maitland"
They wcro-his FIRST wife'a sisters
No. he never talked OF them. but be.