The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-26
THESTRANGE ARREST
A Guardian Who Robbed His
Ward Of $4,000.
4 VICTIM or SPECULATION.


me identities Of the mysterious prisoner
anu ssiii mo-e mysterious detective who
aeps tne .its OF newspaper reporters on
me alert with theories and surrniSeS F,p 10
the tiriie OF the PseT-IsrEIIrexscEz's going
20 press yesterday morning were fully re-
veaied yesterday.
iue mysterious prisoner was George
AAyrie, an absconder from Lincoln. Neb.,
snh the mysterious detective vas William
elo", OF the Central Detective Ageaev of
Lincoln, Neb. a. stated in the PosT-i.qEf-
LisEsezx yesterday morning.
- reporter was present At the colnty
JAN Yesterday morning at hall past
. CLOCK when the detective started back 70
seosss1a With his prisoner, accom- panied
.'em 10 the early morning train. and
ieA'hed the reason for the arrest from the
detective and prisoner themselves
pEfAuLrER IL 5000.
Maybe was the guardian OF Young lady
IN Lincoln, Neb., ard was the custodian of
large amount Of money belonging TO the
estate TO which she MAS heiress Abont
three weeks ago he disappeared from
Lincoln. and an examination led To
The discovery that there was near
iy 10000 deficit In the accounts
of his guardianship He had been specu-
lafing great deal. and had borrowed a
large amount OF money from friends. who.
when they saw they had been duped.
joined wi:h the friends of the swindled
ward IN offering large reward for his APP
prehension.
HEADED FOR SEATTLE.
IL was supposed that Maybe had come to
seattle from the fact that his wife and child
were preparing 10 come here and Detective
Crow, who was well acquainted with him.
was detailed TO work up the case Upon
arriving here he secured the. assistance Of
Deputy Sheriff Woolery, and in few min
ntes found the name Of George Mayrie,
Lincoln, Seb." on the register Of the Rus
sell house. short search resulted in
Mayrie's arrest at the Standard theater.
MAN OF THE DAY.
Maybe Is q young man not over 30 wears
of age and soeaks with a marked German
accent. He was fashionably dressed aud
sportec a valuable cluster diamond pin and
HANDSOME gold watch. In his pockets was
found stzfa.4o Ia money and IN his vaiise
were papers said 10 be of great yalae.
sExrEcrIse his WIFE Ann BABY,
Detective Crow, when the time came 10
go to the train. linked hisieft wrist with
the prisoners right by pair of handouts
and got into carriage. accompanied by
Deputy Wooiery aud Posr-lSrELLr-
eEscER, reporter. As the hack started up
Maybe became greatly excited and
said MY God, what are you going 10
do with me. Ny wife and little baby only
four weeks old. will be here tomorrow. and
there will be no one here to meet them.
For Gods sake, let me gol'
The detective tried to pacify him and
said:
Now, George. you're my prisoner. but
I'm going TO treat you ike brother; but
I've got TO take you back.
NAyRLE WANTED A RECEIPT.
When the depot IVES reached Maybe de-
manded receipt from the officers for the
valuables taken from his person, and when
the officers refused To give him one. made
1t \ pretext for Offering resistance. He sat
down on the platform and would not
bulge, SO the officers had to carry him to
to the car.
THE DETECTIVE IN A HURRY.
Mayrle suspected that the detective had
no requisition tor him and for that reason
wanted a lawyer 10 get out 4 writ of habeas
corpus for him. The officer insisted that
he had the necessary papers. yet he took
the rrecauiion OF getting away with his
man before writ could be secured.
taI OTHER rpGfrIyEs wANTED. r.s
Detective Grow confide,f 10 the reporter
that he had double mission on the Pacific
coast TIE defauiting cashier and presi-
dent Of the broken Valparaiso bank are
known to be somewhere in the Northwest
and one of them is suspected of having
been i'm Seattle within the last five days.
Two other fugitives from Nebraska Justice
are also said 70 oe in this vicinity, and
other important arrests are promised in a
very few days.