The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-11-22
.HAWLEY SAYS WIFE
AGREED TO AFFAIR
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Mrs. p. ]. Hawley arrived in Man
kato this morning at 1890 o'clock
on an Omaha train. She went to
the police station and inquired about
the location of the county Jail. She
was directed to the bastile by Officer
Geo. Simmonds, and she and her
child made their way leisurely up the
hill as if they were going on an
afternoon call instead Of to see a
husband who is in dire difficulty.
Arriving at the Jail Mr. Hawley was
called, and after a short talk with
him, Sheriff Osten produced war
rant for her arrest, preferred by w.
G. P. Smith, charging her with
making, drawing and delivering with
intent to defraud, check on a
bank without having sufficient funds
in such bank to make good the
amount of the check. This check
was drawn on the Little River Coun-
ty Bank of Ashdown, Ark, made
payable to Mrs. p. J. Hawley, and
the amount was SIS. Mrs. Hawley
did not break down or make any
demonstration whatever when the
warrant was read to her, and held
herself in about the kind of recep.
tive attitude which a noted man as
sumes when he hears that he is to
be rendered a banquet, without,
however. the customary thanks in
reply The warrant was a complete
surprise to Mrs. Hawley as well as
to her husband, but neither showed
any emotion whatever.
Husband and Wife Meet.
When it was announced to Haw-
ley that his wife wanted to see him
he said not a word, but his face
lighted up in a pleased expression
He was taken from the large ward
upstairs and followed Deputy Ario
downstairs to the reception room,
where his wife was seated on a
divan. He sat down beside her and
kissed her and the baby. Neither
showed any great perturbation, but
talked together for short time in
an undertone. During this time the
baby watched in childish glee the
antics of the Jail cat, with which
Deputy Ario was amusing himself
near by. After the warrant was
read to them they showed some sur
prise, but made very little display
Of it, and talked very low for a
time. They were then taken up.
stairs. and Mrs. Hawley confined i'm
the ladies' ward while her husband
occupied the ward next to this.
Mrs. Hawtey Called Up.
About five o'clock yesterday after
noon Mrs. Hawley called the police
station here on the long distance
phone and inquired about her hus-
band. She was told that he was in
Jail and that she had best come
down and see If she could not be OF
some help to him. She replied that
she believed that she would do this,
put the officers were inclined to
doubt whether she was sincere in
this assertion.
r. j. Hawley was arraigned this
morning at 1890 in the municipal
court, and the warrant charging
MIN with skipping" a board bill of
$500 at the sSaulpaugh hotel was
read to him. Hawley entered a plea
of not guilty, and the case was con.
tlnued till November 20 at 2 d. m.
HIS bond was fixed at 500 and he
VIII probably try to furnish it. The
warrant was signed by II. f. Hill
denbrand, proprietor of the Saul
paugh hotel. -E"-.
Says Wife Knew of Love Affair.
Hawley made the remarkable and
startling statement to the Free Press
this morning that his wife was
aware OF the fact that he was keen.
ing company with a certain young
lady in an effort to raise money in
some way. She showed that she had
"a very amiable and angelic dispo.
sition, and was not at all inclined
to be jealous, for, unlike most won.
Ell when they hear that their hus-
bands have dared to look twice at
another woman, the usual demon.
stration with the broom or rolling
pin was entirely lacking. He said
that he told his wife before he left
last Sunday. that unless she did not
hear from him by Tuesday he was
TO come to Minneapolis Wednesday
and meet him at three o'clock. He
was very much puzzled when he was
unable to locate her at the prescrib.
ed time.
This statement does not agree
with that one he made yesterday
when he stated that he requested
his wife to remain in Mankato un-
til he sent for her.
Did Not Write Checks.
Mrs. Hawley stated to The Free
Press this afternoon that she did
not write the checks which she had
cashed at the Ideal restaurant and
HeinZes' bakery. "You can prove
this by comparing my writing with
the signatures on the checks"
Mrs. Hawley intimated that the
lchecks had been filed out and given
ITO her but she would not say by
whom.
when I left Mankato had no
idea that I was going to get into
trouble. I had no idea that / was
liable to arrest when i cashed those
checks. I thought there must be
money on deposit in the banks on
which they were drawn and they
would be taken care or left Man
kato in the manner | did because l
knew they wanted to hold me here
on account Of my husband.
Walked Into the Cage.
''When ! returned to Mankato this
morning / walked right into the
cage. 7 did not see my husband
from the time he left Sunday after