The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-21
THB RUNAWAY COUPLE.
Mrs. Mulvaney and Charles
Valentine Are Back.
ARRIVED HERE LAST NIGHT
IN CUSTODY OF POLICE CAPITAL,
JOHN DONOVAN.
History OF the officers Long Fight
in TexaS-The Prisoners Decline
~ Be interviewed Regarding the
Case-Locked Up For the Night.


It was only a few minutes before last
midnight when Police Captain Donovan
ushered into Chief Pratts private Of
flee Mrs. Sadie NJ. Mulvaney and
Charles G. Valentine, the clipping
couple about whom SO much has ap-
peared in the public press the past
three weeks. Mr.. Thomas ]. Mulvaney,
the invalid tourist, and the husband of
the woman. who by her per1idy and
transgressions, has been the means of
bowling his head down with grief and
shame, was not there to witness their
safe landing. Instead, the retired New
York merchant remained at the Knuts-
ford hotel, where, about the LIST instant,
he was drugged and robbed by the sim
, full couple. who then quietly stole away
coward Mexico, only to be arrested in
Hhe nick Of time, on the telegra phic
orders. The Wronged husband was
however, represented at last nights
reception by his attorneys, o. w
Powers and D. n. Straup, who were on
hand to receive the big batch of OF.
1icial papers in the case. Many who
Shronged the police station last night
were there to greet Captain Donovar
and offer him their congratulations on
ms successful fight, in which strategy
h9d TO be used against the freouent
ana varied habeas corpus proceedings
aesorted to by the clippers. while they
were detained at Ell Paso, until the
governor OF Texas honored the reoIisi-
tion Of Utah's governor for the ret,,r,,
OF the sinful man and woman
Inc Train which bore the captain and
MS prisoners to Salt Lake arrived
mere over the Rio Grande Western al
II 80 p. m. They were driven in =
CAP to the rear of the police station
ana after all had alighted and stepned
INTO the presence of Chief Pratt in
PRODUCTIONS We're in order. Then the
chlef' IN n gentlemanly. dignifled
WY, assune~ the role Of host. After
restlng thernsr ives and admiring the
lhospitalble surroundings Of the chiefs
Arlvate office. the host announced that
1>--would soon be time for Mrs. MuJ.
Saney to retire.
Secure For the Night.
Before retiring, however, the woman
Who IS young, pretty and who. 20 an
xnsuspecting stranger, has the appear
Ance of being every inch an attractive
little lady, looked piteously, yet affec-
tenately toward her paramount and
Evidently this bit of affectionate dem
onstration met a. responsive chord in
Valentines emotional and careworn
countenance. Then the woman was as
signed to an adjoining room under
guard and told she might make her
self comfortable for the night on the
couch. Valentine, who is a dudish
young man, whom any giddy. faithless
woman might become smitten with.
was subsequently, locked up in the Jail
Had Little TO Say For PubIica ZION
When asked if they had any state
ment to make for publication, the wo-
man replied in the negative and added
that she would reserve what she
might have to say until after she had
consulted with an attorney.
Valentine also declined to talk to a
reporter. However, he spoke in com.
plimentary terms of Captain Dono.
vans treatment toward them. He said
they enjoyed their return trip from
FL Paso in the officers keeping very
much after falling in with the Texas
lawyers, whom he characterized as
thieves in the habeas corpus proceed
tngs.
The tired captain said he was glad
TO be home again, yet the trip was not
without its pleasures and profitable ex-
periences. He wanted to correct the
statement that appeared in the press
dispa tches to the effect that he
had chained Valentine to the car
seat. Such proceeding was
not necessary. and. besides. he knew
his prisoner would not desert his com.
panion in crime.
Recovery of the Plumber.
OF the $4,000 stolen from Mr. Mul,
Vaney $500 was found in the possession
of the clippers when they were arrested
They had spent $1,000 for attorneys
fees and other sums incidentally fol
travelling expenses until only $1,000 was
left on deposit with the Texas court
officials. Mr.. Mulvaney's $4G1 watch
and fine revolver were found on Valen.
tine when he was taken into custody by
The Ell Paso officers. In addition, al
The other valuable diamonds and jewels
taken from here were recovered and all
, OF the value Of nearly $4,000, are in the
keeping of the Texas court. An SS.00G
diamond necklace in New York City Is
also tied Up, awaiting the termination
of the suits brought in Texas by Mr.
Mulvaney'S attorney there for the re-
covery Of the plumber.
Judge Powers stated to a reporter
that on Monday Mr.. Nu;vaney's New
York attorney, Hon. Charles A. Murphy
would arrive in this city to prosecute
LII e4itI proceedings TOT the TRSllluLlOi
10 him of the 100000 worth of property
which the wronged husband had decided
in trust to his faithless spouse. All the
documentary evidence would be broughi
here by Mr.. Murphy, and the judge
expressed himself as not having any
doubts at all about Mr. Mulvaney sue.
cessfuHy recovering from his truant
wife all that rightfully belonged to him
The Next Move
Inasmuch as the runaways were
brought back on indictments charging
THIN with adultery and grand larceny
anc bonds have been fixed at $4,000 ana
$1,000 in each case. respectively, the
only further criminal proceeding:
against the prisoners, for the time be
ing at least, will be their arraignment
in the district court TO plead to the in.
G<ptments, which will probably taks
plasa today. They will hardly be able
TO give bonds, and the next step viii bt
the remanding of Mrs. Mulvaney ano
her paramour TO the penitentiary tc
await their trials at the spring term oi
court.
The New York Property.
A New York paper, speaking of the
case, saws.