The herald., 1898-09-08
TIE SETTER CASE.
AFTER SIX DAYS. ILLEGAL
Confinement
ALLOWED TO SPEAK
AND SIZE MAKES SENSATIONAL
CHARGES
ACCUSES OLLIE JOHNSON
Of the Theft for Which She Was
Arrested "on Suspicion"-Charges
the Chief With Insult

The bureau Tor the Suppression OF news
still living up to Its fallacious policy. In
refusing to supply details Of an arrest
which was effected a week ago today.
Contrary to the evident desire Of the ofri-
GERS, they were forced yesterday to allow
Annie Setter to leave the city prison and
consult with her attorneys, Messrs. Davis
& Rush, She was arraigned before Just
Ice Morrison on the charge OF grand lar
ceny, and on motion Of her attorneys the
examination was set for Saturday morning
at 1880 o'clock
Although the detectives had the woman
arrested on the LIST inst, they chose to keep
her whereabouts q secret until five days
later, and only disclosed It after the COM
plant charging her with the theft OF $500
from Mrs. Isaac Kennedy Of 1914 Orange
street had been filed. The officers. 1t Is
said, had reason to suspect tnat there was
some other person concerned In the alleged
robbery, If such a crime did occur. Per-
haps 1t was the desire on thedr part to To-
cate this individual which caused them to
disregard the rights Of helpless and de-
fenseless woman, and to seek to terrorizc
her into q confession. The woplan did
make q serious charge when she was In
terviewed by Chief Of Police Glass, but her
statement was not to his fancy, and he said
20. According to the cladms made by he
woman yesterday. o. B. johnson, known
as "Ollte," a respectable business man,
with offices in the Wilcox building. took
the money. Miss Seller said that he had
been paying her some attention. and after
the money was mdssed he made her pres
ent Of $165 She inquired where he had OBJ
tained the money, ard as he did not give
her q satisfactory answer she accused him
Of having taken the Kennedy money. To
this he replied, so Miss Seller asserts. that
no one had seen him do 1t. and II she would
only keep quiet there would De no trouble
about 1t. thus implying that he was really
guilty.
In addition Miss Setter claimed that she
had later conversed with Johnson, and he
had told her that the detectives had called
at hds room. but that he had excused him.
self upon some plea, gone into an adJoin-
Ing room, and thence made his escape to
a window, leaving the building, and in
cidentaily the detective in the lurch, BY
climbing down the fire escape. johnson
had later been caught, she asserted. She
said also that, since her Incarceration.
she had sworn TO a complaint charging
SShhSOh WIN 6EduQ IdTCeNy. CnleL GLASS
had. moreover. she claimed, insulted and
abused her during their interview.
In regard to the woman's assertion about
the guilt Of Johnson and his alleged escape.
the young manrentered a general denial.
He admitted being acquainted with the
woman, but as for his use Of the f1re es-
cape. he branded that statement as false.
In this latter point he is borne out by the
detectives, who assert that they merely
went to his office TO request him to call
on Chief Glass, 1t being the desire of the
later to talk with him regarding the vo-
man.
Chief Glass says he is positive of john
sons innocence, as the woman has told
several contradictory stories during her
Incarceration. although the chief did not
use the word carceration"-.since she
has been in here" is the way he expressed
1t. Chief Glass also said that he knew
nothing OF the woman's having sworn TO
any complaint against johnson, and Dep-
uty District Attorney Chambers said there
was no such complaint in existence now.
Further than this Mr.. Chambers would
say nothing. From his manner ana an.
swer 1t would appear that some charge
was made against Johnson, but for some
reason 1t had been withdrawn.