Evening journal., 1913-09-29

said. Nom, ! couldn't stay away |
from YOU any longer. ! just couldn't |
stay away from home I'm ready now
for the cops to get me. I'm ready TO
die. If the cops got me and take me
back 10 the pen. I will commit sui
eide before I have been there a week
Nom, il amt no use. I'd just as leave
be dead as the way am now. /
can't come home or do anything
"As he left the house, the woman
continued "he said 10 me: Goodbye,
mother maybe this will he tho last
time you will ever seen me again. The
next time you see me ! viii be
corpse"
Mrs McDermott. when did
Homer bring that car-barn money 20
your house, asked the reporter.
"Hc never brought II there him
self she replied "One morning we
got up and found the money lying
IN the ward with a note attached TO
Il signed by Homer Ho said II was
his and asked me 10 take care Of 4.
II made me sick, for knew II was
the money stolen from tho car-barn.
and J dragged Il into the chicken
house. Then I told my daughter. who
was with me when we found il, TO
get II out Of my sight For Gods
sake get II out Of my sight. J said to
4 her, and she hid IL n the bottom of
the chicken house"
who took II 10 the chicken house.
you or your daughtcr?'
II took it myself. part of IT," she
replied, "for when ! saw it ! nearly
dropped II was in little white bags.
How many bags We're there?'
Honest 10 God, J can't tell you. "
made me so sick that I didn't know
what ! was doing"
This story. which was told to THE
EVENING JOURNAL reporter in the
presence Of another reporter OF this
paper and the matron Of the police sta
tion, is exactly opposite to the story
told by the woman when she was ar
raigncd in the City Court this morning.
At that time she denied having any
knowledge Of The money. and stated
that she had no idea how ii came TO be
, concealed on her property.
WAS this money thrown in your
yard the night oi the carbarn robbery 2"
was the next question asked the woman
NO. it was several days aftcrward,n -
she replied, thus Indicating that Wig
gins had been in this city several days.
at least, after the robbery was commit
ted
Did he get any Of the money whom
he was al your house last night 2" the
reporter asked.
NO. indeed. he never mentioned the
money tho whole time he was there"
Didn't he ask you il you had found
II in the yard 20
NO. he never said word about IT,
The only thing he said about money was
that he had some laid back il anything
happened to him
did YOU ever get any letters from
Homerg'
NO only three postcards. They were
all sent from IT. Louis. she replied
Did q woman named Mabel Lynn ever
bring You any word from your SOM
~ don't know any such woman. No
one ever brought me any message from
my boy"
IT has been reported that woman
dressed in black has frequently called at
your house. Did She have anything to
do with your sonl'
There never was any woman in black
called at my house. II is ono of the
lies that have been circulated. a lady
came here one time earring a black silk
dress aud a white shirtwaist and IL was
reported that IL was Homer, but
there wasn't q word Of truth in IT,
Homer has never come TO my house
4 dressed as a woman
! Where did he get tho woman's wig
he had. Did your other son give It
TO him?'
u don't know anything about any
wig. hut II he had one, he bought II
/ himself Ny other son didn't get 4.
! The other boy Of mine didn't know
anything about it; he was ignorant Of
tho whole thing
Did he know anything abut the
money!
NO; the only ones who knew about
that we're my daughter aud myself
"Mrs McDcrmott The police saw
two young men enter your house early
yesterday morning. Now. wasn't one
of them Homer?'
"No. honest to God it wasn't. That's
mistake. There was no two young
men there The young fellow who is
stopping there went out couple of
times early yesterday morning TO get
some cigarettes
"Nyho was the Young fellowfr
"Alr. Taylor lie is friend Of my
son-in-la laws and has been stopping with
us. on and of for some time. lie has
been ON spree and has not been work
ing"
AIRS McDermott stated that she has
been working M No. 237 Broome street
but since this affair happened she has
been too sick to do any work She stat.
ed TINT she did not know whether sht
was sorry or glad that Homer had kill
ed himself ending his sufcrings rather
than face his long term again.