The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-01-17
'HAWLEY BACK IN JAIL
HIS WIFE THERE ALSO

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Continued From Page One.
Osten was in Nebraska after the
blood hounds. On the night before
he escaped Hawley says that he got
out of his cell and made key to
fit the door from a heavy piece Of
tin. He then went back into his cell
and readjusted the bars so that they
would appear to be intact.
Tells An Interesting Story.
Hawley's story, as told to the sher
iff, about his leaving town is inter
esting. He said that he and Nc
Closkey left the jail together and
that they went through the
court house lawn and down Hickory
street to the corner of Hickory and
Fourth streets. Hawley put on a
pair of new rubbers there and went
to Jackson street, and from there
to the alley below Front. McClos
key went right down Hickory
Hawley walked along the al
ley until he came to the in
tersecting alley which is between
Walnut and Main streets. He came
up that alley to Front and then past
the police station on Front street
to the Ideal restaurant. He said that
he inquired for Mrs. McCloskey there
and went to the kitchen to talk
to her.
McCloskey Beat Him to 1t.
Mrs. McCloskey, he claims, said
that McCloskey had just been there
coming by way of the back door and
had asked her for money, but she
had none, but would send money to
him at st. Paul Hawley remarked
that he supposed there was nc
chance of his getting any money
either and she said there was not
He then went to the the Omaha sta,
ton and claims to have gone in there
for the suit case which he had with
him when he was found in St Cloud
He says that his wife left the suit
case there for him. Those in charge
at the depot deny this statement.
Has Lost Track of MccIoskey.
Hawley says that he knows nothing
of the whereabouts of McCloskey
and that he did not see him after
leaving the Jail on Friday morning.
Hawley is now confined in a cell on
the second floor Of the Jail we'll out
OF the way of temptation. He was
carefully searched and would have
considerable difficulty in getting out
of his cell there
Left Jail Via Kitchen.
Hawley says that he and rMcClos
key left the Jail by way of the sher.
ifs office and the kitchen. This is
the route the dogs took when they
were put on the trail.
The sheriff has not yet talked to
Mrs. McCloskey since his return from
st. Cloud, but will no doubt inter
view her, as he has not yet heard
anything of McCloskey's where
abouts. Miss Martha Buike, the
young lady who served lunch to a
man whom she afterward thought
was Hawley, at the Ideal restaurant
on the morning of his escape, has
not seen Hawley since his return,
so has not Identified him as the
man she served. but there is no
doubt but that the man was Haw.
ley, as Hawley admits that he went
into the restaurant
County Attorney Schmitt told Haw-
ley this morning that he would be
allowed to plead if he did it today,
and blanks were given him to make
application to go before the judge.
but Hawley would not plead until
he found out what was to be done
with his wife. He had not been told
up to late this afternoon and had
not made an application to plead.
Both Were Interviewed.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. J. Hawley were
interviewed this afternoon by a Free
Press reporter and tell different
stories about the letter which was
found in the room which Mrs. Haw-
ley occupied when she first went
to St. Cloud. Mrs. Hawley said that
she had received but one letter from
her husband while she was there
and that one had been destroyed The
letter contained nothing about Haw-
leys plans to leave the Jail here.
ohO ouIu thoI ollC U1u hOI StcH llcl
husband while they were in ST. Cloud,
although she admitted that they were
registered at the same hotel
HawIey Wrote Letter.
Hawley said that he had written
a letter to his, wife telling her that
he was going to St. Cloud, but de-
MED that the letter contained any
reference to a person called "Bess."
Hawley said that he had a sister
in North Dakota by that name. but
that he did not remember saying
about her in the letter. He
claimed to have written such a let
ter as would not arouse too much
suspicion if it we're found, and
claims also that he gave it to some
one who was in the Jail here to be
mailed. He did not say who mail
ed the letter.
What Occurred at Hotel.
Why he did not see his wife at
the hotel in ST. Cloud, he said that
he went there Friday morning and
told the clerk that he was Burns
detective and that he was looking for
Mrs. Hawley The clerk did not
wish to have any sensation in the
hotel so instead of helping Hawley
to find his wife told Mrs. Hawley
that detective was looking for her
and advised her to keep to her room,
which Mrs. Hawley did. Hawley says
he went back to Minneapolis Sat
urday and remained there until Mon
day ,welrn he again went to ST.
Cloud and when he was put under
arrest. He claims not to have seen