Albuquerque morning journal., 1915-06-01

which fully realized in my husband.
when not occupied with his bus
mess. the only time he spent away
from me was when he was occupied
with his charitable work, which took
him away from home about once or
twice month.
"Our married life had been exceed
ingly happy and never had been mar
red by the slightest cloud He was
regarded and loved by my parents as
n son and was always courteous, gem
tie and most respectful In his rela-
tons with them. and our families
hava always been on intimate terms.
When my husband was first ar
rested on this charge and was detain-
cd ~ police headquarters on Tuesday,
April 20, 1913, ! hurried TO the police
barracks. accompanied by my father
and brother-in-law.
II was not allowed to go up TO see
my husband, and remained In the
office OF the probation officer from
whence my friends prevailed on me
20 return home. Being assured that
nv husband would be released Mt any
moment, ] remained at home, but as
soon as It became apparent that he
would be detained indefinitely | went
To him Immediately and have been
going TO him every day since, and
spend most Of the day with him in
jail
"on the 26th day Of April, 1913,
my mother and | had tickets for the
matinee to grand opera. and in order
to get there on time We sat at lilo
p m, before my husband came home
To dinner and AZ about l;f5 father
came in and sat down at dinner with
us. About 1880 mother and | left
the house and my husband and father
were left at the table eating. Return
ing home from the opera at $3.50
found my husband already there.
There was nothing unusual In his
manner or appearance to attract my
attention.
That evening after supper a num-
her Of friends of my mother and
father came over to the house to play
cards My husband and | did not
play. but he sat in the hall reading.
| watched the game for a while In
the dining room and then would go
into the hall and talk to my husband.
and would then so back again to
watch the game. My husband read
In the hall until some time after 10
o'clock when he went upstairs to
take q hath. ] followed him q few
minutes later and we retired about
1880 We were awakened about
G:45 a. M by the telephone ringing
NV husband got out of bed put on his
bath robe and went down to answer
the telephone.
when he came back again ! asked
him who II was and he said some de-
tective had telephoned him TO come
right down to the factory, that there
had been a tragedy down there and
that they were sending an automobile
for him. My husband began to dress
right away. and while he dressed the
front door bell rang and | slipped on
q bath robe and went downstairs to
answer the door. When I opened the
door Booth Rogers and John Black
were there. ] asked them what was
the matter and they said someone
had been killed in the factory and
they then told me what they knew
about it.
After a minute or two my hus-
band came down and Joined us at
the front door. They asked him il
he knew Mary Phagan and he told
them he did not. They then asked
him If a little girl had not come to the
office to get her money the preceding
day and he said that he did remem-
her such a girl. but that he did not
know her name. They then told him
to come with them right away to the
factory. | wanted them to LET him
have his breakfast first but they re-
fused. | then asked il they would
not let him have at least a cup of
coffee. but they refused that also. 1t
was ! and not he that asked for the
coffee
In the affidavit renuted to have
been made by Mineola Mcknight, the
statement that | ever told my mother
mat my husband did not rest rood
That night, that he was drunk, and
That he made me sleep an the floor,
and all the rest of it. is absolutely
false in every particular"