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dumb." Mrs. Sylvester, near collapse, sat down and Ed asked Nettie to sit down. "No," she said, "you sit here Daddy. You’re tired." Then she burst into sobbing and Ed took her into his arms. "Brace up," he said, "Brace up. It’s all right now." "Maybe the Missus would like to see my work clothes I brought home," said Ed, turning to his wife. "Shall I get ‘em?" "No, Ed," said Mrs. Sylvester, "just sit here a few minutes, let’s don’t move now." Mrs. Sylvester and Nettie were not met at the train when they arrived from Minneapolis. They stood looking for a car until the Post-Bulletin reporter invited them to share his cab. Mrs. Sylvester chatted amiably on the ride up to the jail, but Nettie was suspicious. The reporter carried Mrs. Sylvester’s bag into the jail, and helped her over the icy sidewalk. Ed Sylvester will be permitted to rest for a few days before he decides what course he will follow, County Attorney Foley announced this morning. He will probably not be arraigned for several days. A special term of district court scheduled to open here Monday, has been postponed indefinitely by Judge Finkelnberg at the request of Mr. Foley. This morning C. L. Mikkelson deputy examiner in charge of the bank’s affairs, was locked in the cell with Sylvester, while Ed began going over with him the tangled affairs of the bank, promising to explain everything. He worked with Mikkelson until his family arrived and was expected to continue this afternoon. Mr. Foley announced that the crimes on which Sylvester are indicted are bailable, but he did not believe bail would be sought because it will be so high. Sylvester spent a restful night in the cell and said he enjoyed a good soft bed again. Ed promised Mr. Mikkelson that he would deed his Canadian land holdings over to the bank. This land, not affected in bankruptcy proceedings, includes about 160 acres in Alberta, worth approximately $1,600. Edwin Sylvester, E. L.’s son, could not get away from his job to come down with his mother and sister this morning, but is expected to arrive this afternoon. "Family Spent Too Much, But That Was My Fault, Too" Bail Unlikely Attorney Thinks Dictates Statement To People of Plainview Thru Post Bulletin By Jack Crewe Wabasha, Minn., Feb. 6 – "I was too easy; I could not say no to my friends who needed money. I guess I was a better thief than banker. My family spent too much money, but that was my fault, too." Thus Ed. L. Sylvester attributed the cause of his downfall upon his return to Wabasha. Cars were lined up for a block or two and it was a curious crowd that watched the "gray man of Plainview" make his way to a waiting automobile. Rumors stated that his wife would meet him at the station last night, but she did not arrive here until late this morning. She went to the jail immediately. In the jail today, Sylvester had his first home cooked Minnesota meal in 11 months. It was prepared by Anna Fitzgerald, woman sheriff of Wabasha county, and served in the kitchen of the jail. County Attorney Foley sat across the table from Sylvester, and the two chatted amiably.
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* SOURCE: Manzow, Ron (compiler), "The Sylvester Family of Plainview, Minnesota - a collection of information taken from the Plainview News, other newspapers, letters, and diaries beginning in 1884": Plainview Area History Center, 40 4th St. S.W., Plainview, MN 55964. Compiled in 2001.
NOTE: from Ron Manzow, December 2001: "Feel free to reproduce the pages for anyone who wants a copy. It was
compiled to be shared... All I ask is that they consider sending a check to the [Plainview Area] History Center to help us out. That
should be enough."
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