The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-01-17
HAWLEy BACK IN JAIL
HIS Wife THERE ALSO
Tells Sheriff of Escape; McCIos-
key Beat Him TO IT,
VISITED IDEAL RESTAURANT
Called There For the Purpose OF Get.
ting Money; Gives Praise to
anton 0sten.
VISITED IDEAL RESTAURANT

Especial to The Free Press
st. Cloud, January 15.-ConcIusivc
evidence that the attempt of Haw-
ley to locate his wife in this city
was by prearranged plan was dis.
covered today, when a letter left by
HawIey for his wife at the boarding
house at which she first stayed was
turned over to the police. The let
ter was addressed to Mrs. II. L. Wal
ton. In it her husband goes into a
rage over her failure to meet him
as arranged at Mankato.
81 told you to stay there until |
sent you the list of people in Min.
neapOIis," says HawIey. 'If don't
meet you write me general delivery
at Grand Forks where you know
Bess is"
'Hawley swears generously in the
letter at his wife for her actions and
exhibits a feeling of mistrust. With
the letter was found two dozen re-
VoIVer cartridges which had been
left in the woman's room.
Late this afternoon both HawIey
and his wife had an interview with
County Attorney Schmitt. They agreed
to plead guilty to the charge of
making and uttering a check on a
bank where they had no credit or
deposit. RawIey and his wife were
arrested on a joint charge and there
fore could plead together. They were
taken before Judge Pfau late this af-
ternoon.
County Attorney Schmitt informed
HawIey that he would recommend
suspended sentence for Mrs. Hawley
SO that she could care for their
child. He would have the woman
placed in charge of Rev. Parsons;
othe rwisc he would have the child
sent to the state school at Ovation
ma. No agreement was made as to
what Hawley should receive at the
hands of the judge.
When brought into court the couple
refused to plead. c. J. Laurisch is
their attorney. They claim they have
committed no crime.
Mr. and Mrs. p. J. Hawley are
again the guests of Sheriff Anton
Ostcn. The couple with their two
year-oId son are occupying quarters
at the county Jail. They will re
main there until their cases come
before the grand jury in February.
Sheriff Osten and his little party
arrived from St Cloud at 1880
o'clock last night. A large crowd of
curious people were at the depot
to obtain look at Hawley and his
wife. Their curiosity was gratified
Hawley did not mind the gaping
crowd, and Mrs. H3Wley didn't seem
to care whether she was the center
of interest for several hundred peo-
pie.
Sheriff Osten had the party driven
to the Jail where Hawley and his
wife were locked up in cells.
HawIey Not laxative.
HawIey seemed to feel pretty well
satisfied with himself and with his
attpmpt at eScape The n'nr"i"" when
seen at the JAIL but had very little
to say concerning it, He did make
the following statement, however, to
the newspapers:
1T was not due to any laXness on
the part of the sheriff or deputy
sheriff that | made my escape from
jail last Thursday night. They used
all of the ordinary precautions. but
| could get out of here again by the
same means | used before. Ny wife
did not assist me in getting out and
| had what instruments | used be-
fore she left here"
Hawley and Wife Were Together.
Sheriff Osten went to st. Cloud
Monday night and the story of how
Hawley'S capture was effected there
was told in last nights Free Press.
HawIey claims that he did not talk
TO his wife while they were in St.
Cloud, but from the fact that they
were registered at the same hotel and
under the name of Walton. and that
cigarette and cigar stubs were found
in Mrs Hawley's room Monday
would indicate that they had spent
some time together.
Couldn't Fool ST. Cloud officer.
Hawley told the chief of police in
st. Cloud that he represented the
Burns detective agency of Chicago,
and to prove the fact he took the
chief to the postoffice with him
and showed him letter which came
from Minneapolis and contained a
check for $35 and a receipt for 500.
The check, Hawley claimed. was
money sent by the agency for ex-
pense money. The chief. however,
doubted the story and took him to
the police station and notified Sher-
if Osten.
Had Pried the Bars.
In talking with the sheriff, Haw-
lev said that he had Dried the bars
of his cell with a steel rod from his
bunk. The rod which he claims to
have used Is about six feet long. so
had sufficient leverage to produce
considerable power. He claims to
have pried the bars loose while Mr..
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