South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-09
Asked for Money.


a provision whereby Il could not be
sold Maud told him point blank that
she did not propose to live with him
and have 10 support him, and she
went back TO kalamazoo to teach.
He followed her there. After her
death he married again. lie had
been married several times before.
Now. presume, with the knowl-
edge OF all that can tell about him,
Virgo is Joining his efforts 20 those
who would charge me with crime.
1 fear nothing that he or any one
else can say"
Mrs Tabor said that just prior
20 her husbands death he had deed
ed all OF his property to Maud. She
said this was merely 10 provide for
the contingency Of her death prior
90 Maud's She said the deed was
never recorded by Maud and that
when her husband died the property
reverted TO her.
Causes Breach.
she said her efforts to recover the
money lent TO Mr.. Critchlow caused
breach between herself. her
daughter. Florence. and Mr.. Critch-
low which resulted in the attempt
10 place her in an insane asylum.
She continued:
can you wonder. then, at the es-
arrangement at my absolute dim
clination to tell Florence Anything
about her sister, Florence. coming
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in my house. II is a large one and
she has kept a separate establish
ment IN it. Fearing that 1 might be
come III and not be properly cared
for by Florence, Walter, my son, de-
termined 10 take me west with him.
We had an automobile which we
were trying TO sell and We had let
Joseph Virgo take il over TO South
Bend. Ind, where ne had a real
estate Office. We went there, Walter
and I. last June to get the car. Thaf
is the only time we were in South
Bend
If Virgo says that at that time
7 told him Maud was alive. ne lies.
We did not discuss Maud. We talk
ed about the car, got il and came
away. Then we started on this trip
which has ended in our temporary
misfortune.
But am not afraid. repeat
that I have done nothing wrong be-
fore the eyes of God. 1 loved Maud
in life and I loved her in death. If
this love has caused me TO break any
law / am ready to suffer for 1t. No
one is to blame but me-"
While Mrs Tabor told her story
Walter Tabor listened quietly for the
greater part of the time, but inter-
jectins now and again some COM
ment of his own corroboratory OF
his mothers statements when she
told OF the Critchlows or Joe Virgo.
lie appeared amazed as the aged
woman related the'details Of Maud's
death. and as she admitted by i'm
plicatiOn that she at least directed.
if-she did not actually perform the
work OF placing the body in the
trunk. OF placing salt around IL and
Of concealing the trunk in the eel
lar Of the house.
Had No Fear.
This Is positively the first I have
heard of the circumstances of Maud's
passing away" ne said, when his
mother had finished speaking. $50
far as / am COnCerned 1 have abso-
lutely no fear for myself Nor do 1
think anything can happen 10 moth
or when all becomes known. ] be
lievp every word she says. All that
che hoe fo11 ,.1,, q r,n,t+ L-1o,o,,r.r q. =, 4
her HUSBAND is the truth. I have al
ways stood by her and / always will.
Maud did the same We loved each
other dearly"
Now, it will be a mighty easy
thing for me to prove that I did not
know anything about what happen
ed when Maud died. I had gone to
Glendive. Mont. in June. 1915, 10
work for the Northern Pacific rail-
road I was there until August, 1915.
without ever leaving the place.
much less coming back to Lawton.
Neither mother nor I know anything
about what has happened back in
LawtCn concerning the finding OF
Maud's body until you told US just
now. We have not seen a paper"
The above statements by Mrs
Tabor ana her son were obtained
only through long and detailed ques-
;iou:ng When I entered the room
where they are confined I was ask
ed by both 10 give them the details
of what had appeared in the Chi
cage Herald and Examiner. They
declared that neither knew what had
trauspired in Lawtou.