Arizona republican., 1893-11-08
FOR MURDER.
Painful Adventure of Mr..
and Mrs. Sam Seip.
Detained at Houston
Texas, for Murder.
Arrested on a MiSconstrued
Telegram From Montreal.
A $1,000 Damage Suit Has Been
Begun by MIR. Seip Against the
Houston Chief of Police.

Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Seip returned yes
terday from a six weeks tour of the
east, embracing the worlds fair, Phila-
delphia and other points, among which
was Houston, Texas. The recollection
of their stay, at Houston is perhaps
more vivid and strongly impressed
upon them than at any other place of
interest along the route, not excepting
even the Midway Plaisance and the
Ferris wheel.
1t was at this point that they were
dragged out of their sleeping car berth,
confronted by three revolvers of i'm
mense calibre and informed that they
were wanted" Mr.. Seip surmised as
much while he was looking down the
assorted muzzles of the revolvers. spec
ulating upon which would probably go
off first. This was last Friday and the
time was about midnight. Mrs. Seip
and the sleeping car officials wanted
Mr.. Seip to make resistance, but he
hadn't made his will or his election
sure and hadn't secured clear title to
a home in heaven.
yet the only warrant shown him for his
disturbance was badge which might
have belonged to an officer or a street
car conductor. He was told at first, it
was none OF his business, but later he
was informed that he was under arrest
for the murder of his father-in-law at
Toronto, Canada. Mrs. Seip was an &C.
cessory, or had held the light, or some
thing.
They were taken from the train and
me; cheerful proposition to 60 to jail.
Mrs. Seip, at this point, became indig
nant at the unreasona bleness OF the Of
fcers who refused to accept her unqual-
flied statement that they were not the
parties wanted. Mr.. Seip also de-
INJURED and was asked if he could name
some responsible person to whom tel
egram could be sent to verify his state
ments as to his identity. He named
Governor Hughes of Arizona, where
upon his captors replied, ITO hell wild
ye," not out of disrespect toward the
governor, but at the unlikelihood of Mr..
Seip's intimacy with so prominent
the unfortunate couple to Jail.
hmOuS IuO- luICI0olCu Spectators VI
the scene was Congressman Hutchin-
son of Texas, who suggested to the Of
fcers that they had better arouse the
police Judge. They refused to do SO,
but thought better of it on Mr.. Hutch
inson's threat to obtain the prisoners
release in about fifteen minutes on a
writ of habeas corpus.
On reaching the station Mr.. and Mrs.
Seip were informed that it was not muir
der for which they were arrested, but
embezzlement, committed at Montreal.
The victim in this case was supposed to
be the father OF Mrs. Seip. Again the
officers consulted the telegram ordering
the arrest and again sized up the pris-
oners. After brief consultation it was
decided that Mr.. and Mrs. Seip were
not the parties wanted.
The telegram directed the apprehen-
sion of man above six feet in height,
slender, and apparently twenty years of
age; woman of general description,
who looked to be about twenty six.
When the contents of the telegram were
made known to Mrs. Seip she was mad
der than ever.
They were now released and Mrs.
Seip, who had borne the frightful or
deal bravely, became Frustrated by
nervousness. They were obliged to re-
main in Houston twenty-four hours.
The next morning, through local at
torney, J. S. Pagan, Mr.. Seip began a
$4,000 damage suit against the chief of
nolica