New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-12
=. OCTOBER II, lS9O-TWENTY-TWO PAGES

The lawyers went of and got the writ changed, SO
that virtually am compelled 10 hold the prisoners
were brought here. and Mrs. Miller had her
little girl from whom she refused TO bc separated
Mrs. Field was registered ut the hotel under the
assumed name of Mrs. Browning. $780,
After the arrest Of the women the Brltlsh
Consul went before United states Commissioner
Shields and made an affidavit based on intorna-
property to this country. y warrant ior n"r
arrest ON that charge was granted In thr case
of Mrs Field the warrant has not bcch hi'd ott
bnt it probably will be ready on Monday morning,
rs the British Consul has cablcd To the home Gov
crnincnt for instructions regarding t!c rnarge 10
br made against the woman: Mrs. fleiu Is pe-
licvcd TO I've equally Interested WIN MIS-. Mlirl III
placing the stolen money out Of the rrach OF thr
rghttul owners and they together are brlrvcl
10 have had drafts amounting TO S?oo.ooo
When the case comes into the supreme 'onr' on
Monday we will ask to have the prisoners dls
CHARGED Then tho women Will he rtfirrsI"d on
the warrants held by the United Statfs Mtrs',a'
and the case goes out of our hands our accom-
modations here at the Central Ohice are no, aS
good as the prisoners have been %cnstolIicd 10
enjoy On account Of Mrs Milcrs little girl,
who cannot be separated from the woman a com,
Portable upstairs has been pr0Vln'u ny 'nr
matron. There the prisoners will be taken care
Of until Monday
Inspector Byrncs would not tell what he knew
q the recent movements OF firli am% r,r trr mJ
will bc arrested soon. The lawyers are believed
10 have the $4,000 draft on which payment
the SsS,6oo t in cash which Mrs. Miller received.
the Inspector said " That money has been planted
Davies, Short Il Townsend, counsel for Brown
rothcrs will endesvOr to got possession of it for
the rightiu. owners.
In regard to some statements which Mr.. How"
had made to rCnorrr> imc Inspect saln low
blum 10 earn hi, fec We did net 'N"ced Orr ai-
thority In making the arrests without n warrant.
What we did was solely IA further the ends OF
Justice. and Howe knows that, too; but of course,
he max not want TO say so
MR. HrMMEL SAYS IT'S AN orTRAGE'
Abe TIummrl was sccn'at ; 80 o'clock vcst'r-
day afternoon by Tribune reporter. We wrr"
retained. said hc by these ladies soon after
their arrival here two weeks They have been
living openly in Ncw-Iork. and honestly believe
they arr in no way implicated in any ILLEGAL
transactions of their husbands. even II II can 10
shown that the firm have made themselves laoie {
10 arrest ain unable 10 say why they came 10
this country-in fact have not asked the IurS-
ton OF one thing nm certain. and that Is. they
arr both ladies IN the best SnS" Of fhr wor'i'
The feet that their hands were covered with
diamond rings. reported in a newspaper inns
uft"rno"n. is c>plainahc on the ground that Inc
gems wrrr safer than il left IN their rooms.
That they should have been arrested IN ihs
way without stronger grounds of srspiclon 'lI'h
cable message. | consider an OUTRAGE. rs soon
as thrr heard Of the CHARGES ina'r against 'h'lr
husbands thcy naturally communicated with H.
as we formerly arGnllmt"i VS. w'il -
| know Nlcssrs Field and Miller Wrr' knu"n IN
Wall STREET circle, hcf"r" iiry "i Tins rountry. a
their characters. and do not even know the nature
of the charges under which the arrest was Er''".
~ soon the arrest was made thr ladies 'r"-
phoncd t. MS and we reached Polio" licIdIn Inar'fr>
before CAPTAIN MclaUgllin and Dctcriirr Flynn.
vino malr tie arrest. had wp"r'r'i 7" Inspector
tvrue> JuIg" it,rrit said he was Wiling -
w,ir the whole AFTERNOON IN "ri"r 4" hc1t . VIZ
return on the hahrns curpu>. but We ""uhi nor
pGt him - that trouble oar clients aIr'r'I "'i.
- in his. and they viii remain in custody uniil