Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-02-27
ARRESTED FOR ARSON.
SENT TO JAIL FOR WANT or BAIL.
How an Unruy Female Prisoner M ade
il Unpleasant for Deputy Sheriff
Her Story.

Sheriff Bureh. of Rockford. She has been
d resident of AlgOma township for the past
seven years, and is charged with arson. The
complaint which led 10 her arrest was made
by man named Chauncey Seryoss, whose
residence is three miles west of EdgertoD,
and whose occupation is given as that of
farmer, droyer, string butcher etc. He ac-
cuses her of having in July last burned a
quantity of wood, lumber and gate posts of
the value of S45. He says that IN July
last the woman was living III
his house, and had been working
for him for year or two: that in June they
had disagreement, and she demanded a
settlement; that he asked her how much he
owed her and she said fifty cents; that he
paid her the money there and then and or
dered her 10 move out of the house immedi
ately; that she said she would go when she
got ready; that when she did 90 she packed
her things and set them out into the street
and before she got them away the house was
discovered to be ON fire and burned to the
ground. He does not charge her with burn
ing the house, however, and the complaint
as recited IN the commitment does not state
whether the lumber, wood, posts, etc, was
burned with the house or not. The warrant
for her arrest was issued nearly month ago,
but as she had left the neighborhood she was
not arrested until yesterday, when she was
found by Deputy Burch at the house of
farmer named Morris in the north east cor
ner of Courtland township. She has been
working for Mr.. Morris, and when the
Sheriff found her was engaged in hanging
out clothes. When accosted she denied that
her name was Parkhurst and ordered the
Sheriff to leave the premises, but when she
found that he knew her and had a warrant
for her arrest. she acknowledged that she
was the woman wanted, but said she would
not 90 until she "had mind to-" She re-
! fused to go into the house until the Sheriff
/ put the hand-cuf on one of her wrists,
and after she went in she refused
! to put on her wraps, although she was urged
to do so by Mrs. Morris. She was finally in
duced to put on her things and got into the
cutter after cursing and swearing at the
| Sheriff and threatening TO shoot him and all
others concerned in her arrest. After she
/ was in the cutter she would not allow the
robe to be spread over her lap and in every
way tried to make it very unpleasant for the
! Sheriff After arriving at Rockford she con-
tinued to use vile language and TO act stub
bornly, refused to move in any direction
until forced to do so by the
| officer. She was taken before
Justice Lapham and her examination
was adjourned until Monday next, and she
was asked to give bail for her appearance.
When asked who would become her bonds
man she named Mr.. Servoss, the complain
ant, but he declined She then asked TO be
taken to see man who lives nine miles from
Rockford, to ask him TO sign her bond. but
the officer refused TO go with her, and the
Justice ordered her committed 10 Jail. She
was brought down on the evening train, and
continued her stubborn actions until she was
inside the jail, where she was locked in a cell
without resistance.
When a reporter called at the Jail at nine
| O'Clock last night she had retired and pre-
tended to be asleep, but after repeated calls
she sat up in the bed and asked what was
the matter. When told, she said she would
not say anything and did not want TO be
disturbed. The reporter remarked that he
| had heard that she had been used pretty
rough, which had the effect of loosening her
tongue, when she began to cry and told her
/ story in substance as follows: "Chauncey
Servoss is an old rip. reprobate and ought to
be killed, and that sheriff is the meanest
man | ever seen. He has jerked me around
all day to-day. l never in my whole life was
treated like ! have been to-day. There's lots
of men who would 40 my bail. have worked
for lots of people west of Edgerton, and any
of them would bail me If they had LET me
90 and see them. Old Servoss would if be
wasn't an old hog. lived in Aigoma long
time and they are all my friends" She was
here asked her age and said: Il won't tell
that. | don't know what they have arrested
me for. / never burnt his house. nor his
lumber, nor gate posts Servass burnt the
I house himself and tried TO burn me up IN il.
He got to going with another woman and
/ his wife left him and got a divorce and then
died. The other woman got all he bad be
wasn't worth a cent He has rrovn-up
daughter ] worked for him and he prom
ised to marry me and can prove il by three
I witnesses. We was to be married year
ago and ne put it of until last summer and
/ then he wouldn't. he has bad me arrested
/ because he knows that I an going TO sue
+ him for breach Of marriage. ] wanted 90
% and see my little boy. Tie Is with my
( mother She lives on the topn-line between
/ Alcoma and Scion. Her name il Psrkhgrst.
vas married once. want 70 see the Pros
+ ecDiing Attorney and I want YoB 70 get
4 him"
She vas told that she could see the Prose
cuting Attorney IN the morning. and when
asked hoE long she lived with ber husband
! ssi 2. Not a terrible while"
She is not woman Of prepossessiu0 aT.-
I pearauce. and the ladies a. the jail remarked
. that when she came IN she looked Ike crazy
voTusn- but Deputy Ss8eri9 Bgrch SAID tbsf