The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-25
MRS.HAMMOND ARRESTED
SHE TOOK a TRAIN FOR TIE WEST
BUT WAS STOPPED.

bOI " AS 6IOEPEDs
a Detective on Board and Her Flight
stopped at Tallapoosa-She is sus.
pected of Having $4,000 of the
Money Stolen by Redwine-The Pris.
ouer Very Light Hearted.
ATLANTA, GA, March 24.-Mrs Jeanette
Hammond. the woman whose relations with
Lewis Redwine, the defaulting cashier of
the Gate City National Bank, we're described
by the MORNING News correspondent over
three weeks ago, was placed under arrest by
order of Chief Wright of the
city detective department this
morning. The arrest was made
on the Georgia Pacific passenger train
which left here last night at II 80 o'clock, a
few miles this side of Tallapoosa. Mrs.
Hammond, who is the wife of young At
lsnta man of good family and standing,
q clerk in the office of the superintendent of
the railway mail service. is charged
with being Redwine's accomplice in rob-
bing the Gate City Bank. Chief Detective
Wright stated to the NEWS correspondent
to-day that he was in possession of positive
evidence showing that the woman had re-
ceived from Redwine a largo part of the
stolen money, about $35 900.
Mrs. Hammond's arrest is tremendous
sensation in the Redwine defaloation case.
When it became known to-day 1t was
the all absorbing topic of discussion. For
week past there has been a feeling as of
something about to happen. When Capt.
jackson was appointed to take charge of
Redwine's prosecution, the crisis appeared
have been reached.
ONLY THE BEGINNING.
Mrs. Hammond's arrest is regarded as
only the beginning of the complete expos
ure of ali the sensational details Of the
banks affairs. Some three weeks ago the
MORNING News correspondent secured
evidence showing the intimacy between
Lewis Redwine and Mrs. Hammond, who
had long been, in fact, his mistress, and es-
tablishing her identity as the woman who
had met him at the Cora Howard house
within an hour after his flight from the
bank, the day his defalcation was disclosed,
This story, which gave all the details Of
Redwine's infatuation for Mrs. Hammond
and the extravagant style In which
40 A1AAsAAAC0 LIZA GnkAbAAoLubnbg was nOb
published by the local pape.5. The detect
i've department., however, began working
upon this clew and for the past three weeks
Mrs. Hammonds house in Bellwood has
been under constant surveillance by detect
ives. who shadowed it day and night. The
name of every person who went there
was noted and other details picked up until
the net was drawn tightly around the
woman. Last Monday developments had
reached such a stage that detail of detect
ives under EChief Wright. with Capt. Henry
jackson in the party, entered Mrs. Ham
monds house and searched it ia every
corner, even taking up the carpets and
tearing down pictures. No arrest was
made, however; but the shadowing of the
place was continued. Yesterday Detective
Looney overheard negro boy in Mrs.
Hammond's employ as bell boy talking
about the Redwine money. He was at
once arrested and finally confessed that he
had heard Mrs. Hammond say to a friend
that Redwine had given her a lot of money,
but it was where no one could ever get at 1t
now.
PREPARING TO FLEE.
The arrest of the negro boy aroused Mrs.
Hammonds suspicious. She feared that he
would be forced to give damaging testimony
against her, and without delay she prepared
for flight. She packed her trunk and sent
1t to the union depot. Before she left the
house, however, DR.. X. G. Divine, weiI~
known physician, who has been attending
her for some time, called on professional
visit Rnfnra Hkfv,rr ba -
at q given hour this morning to see his
patient again. A few hours after DR..
Divine left Mrs. Hammond telephoned to
the city for a hack and in It drove to the
depot and took sleeping-car berth for
birmingham. When she boarded the car Bhe
was shadowed by two city detectives One
OF these, Detective Looney, had in his
pocket warrant that had been taken out
for the emergency by Chief Wright, charg-
ing the woman with being an accompIice in
the bank robbery. The detectives hoped to
gain further evidence by following Mrs.
Hammond, and with this aim in view she
was not placed under arrest until the train
reached Tellapoosa. What took place en-
route to that place is not known, as the de-
teotives are silent on the subioot.
BROUGHT BACK TO ATLANTA.
At Tallapoosa the detective met an In
coming train and returned to Atlanta with
his prisoner, arriving here at $50 o'clock
this morning. At her request, Mrs. Ham
mond was taken TO room IN the Metro
politan hotel. where she was placed under
guard by United States deputy marshal,
instead of being placed in jail. When she
reached Atlanta this morning. Mrs Ham
mond, who is a pretty, plump little blonde.
OF unusual intelligence and keenness, was
dressed In very stylish and costly fashion.
She laughed a great deal ,,snd tried to take
her arrest as good joke on the detectives,
whom, she thought, ought TO divide with
her If they recovered any Of the
money sought. She has been almost con-
stantly under the influence OF opiates re-
Gently, and her talk showed that her head
was not altogether clear to-day. Her ac-
count Of the relations between herself and
Redwine were conflicting on many points.
Tomorrow afternoon she will be given a
preliminary trial before United States Com
missioner CASTOR. The trial promises to be
sensational. Chief Detective Wright, while
he does not think the woman has the money
In her actual rlossession now is positive she