The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-11-22
WIFE DENIES AIDING
HUBBY'SlOvE affair
From Saturdays Daily.

arraiSned in municipal court late
yesterday afternoon, charged with
making and delivering a check for
SIS on the Little River County Bank
of Ashdown, Ark, in which bank
there was no funds to make good
the amount of the check. They did
not make any plea. This is the
check that Mrs. Hawley cashed in
the Ideal restaurant last Sunday
evening. She stated to the Free
Press yesterday that she did not
know that the check was fraudulent
and that she did not make it out.
She would not say who gave the
bad paper to her or who the author
of the money getting literary effort
was. At the hearing Hawley seemed
inclined to take all the blame on
himself and acted as if he wished
TO shield his wife from everything.
Will Try the Municipal Court.
The couple were given their
choice of being tried in the munich
pal or the district court and Haw-
ley chose to be heard by the munich
pal court as he thought that per
haps the trial could be brought
about sooner. County Attorney
Schmitt told him that the trial could
not possibly be held before Novem-
Der so as he thought that probably
witness would have to be sum-
moned from Arkansas. Judge Com
stock set the hearing for November
so at 10 a. m.
Hawley asked if there was not
some way that his wife and child
could be allowed to be at large I'M
til the date of the trial. and Judge
Comstock fixed her bond at 500.
Hawley's bond was made $500 They
will make an effort to produce the
necessary bondsman. In the mean
time they will be confined in the
bastile on the hill.
Awaiting For Assistance.
Mrs. J. p. Hawley is anxiously
waiting in the county Jail for an
swers to two kilograms that she
sent yesterday to her father in St.
husband is waiting no less anXiously.
Mrs. Hawley sent a fifty word tele-
gram yesterday morning and another
last night, briefly describing the
predicament that she and her hus-
band are in.
Mrs Hawley is not sure that her
kilograms will bring the desired as
sistance, but is hopeful. She told
Free Press representative today
that her fathers circumstances are
not very good. He is a doctor, and
three years ago his office burned,
and it was found that the insurance
had lapsed ten days previously. so
he got nothing. Mr.. and Mrs. Haw-
Icy then came to the rescue and
loaned him $4,000, with which his
building was replaced and he was
embarked in the drug business. He
has not repaid any of this. not be-
ing able to, as he has large fam
lily, Mrs. Hawley being the Oldest
and the only one that is married.
However, she is sure that her father
would spend his last penny for her
if he could raise any money. She
has asked him to come or send $100
for her cash bail, and if possible to
send $500 for her husbands bail
Criticises the Newspapers.
Mrs. Hawley feels that the papers
have not been just to either her or
her husband, and in this her hus-
band comedies. They say they have
been given the worst of it. Mr..
Hawley was informed that if he
would make a statement it would
be published word for word by The
Free Press, and he said that he
would try to have it ready for to-
days issue, but desired to consult
his wife first, and wished the re-
porter to arrange for an interview
This, the sheriff was not willing to
grant, fearing that they would
frame up" a story. During their
conversation Yesterday. an officer
was present to hear all that was
said.
Mrs. Hawley stated TO the reporter
today that she was entirely innocent
of any wrong intent in getting the
two checks cashed at Heinze's con-
fectionery and w. G.. P. Smiths
restaurant. Her husband had writ
ten them and all that she did was
to endorse them, and she thought
that her father would make them
good, so that nobody would be a
loser by her act
Denies Any Collision.
Mrs. Hawley declines to say why
her husband had lost his various
positions, but was inclined to take
his part on all but one act of his,
and that was in making love to the
North Mankato young woman She
said that she wants to investigate
this, and strongly denied any colu.
sion between herself and husband
in this, or any knowledge that he
was doing it. She did not learn OF
it until she read of it in the papers.
She appears to feel resentful to.
ward her husband for this, and
wants to find out more about it.
particularly published statement to
the effect that the young lady said she
had known Hawley for year. Mrs.
Hawley said that she intends to in
vcstigate this matter very thorough.
ly as soon as she gets out.
Mrs. Hawley said that she left
Mankato merely because she did not
have the money to pay her bill at
Mrs. Craigs, and suspected that her
husband was in the twin cities She
went to his usual stopping places
in both of those cities, but could
learn nothing of him. so she called
up the North Mankato young won.
an by telephone and asked her
whether she knew where he was.
Mrs. Hawley says that this young
lady acted indignant and merely
told her that she might get her in.
formation If she would call up the
police station. She did so and
learned of her husbands arrest and