The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-25
W. @. Armstrong; Alleged Wife
Lodged in the County Jail.
MS ARREST gxpEcreD SOON.
Detective TyrelI, who Has been
Here since the Arrest, IL Comb
dent Of His MaA-Armstrong's At
terneys Certain That He WIN
stay Here ~ He Himself lisa
Most Bitter Legal Fight Expected.

Another eensation IN tne nv" -
Armstrong case was sprung yesterday
morning when Armstrong; alleged wire
was arrested on warrant sworn out py
prosecutinr Attorney McElroy and lodged
Il the county jail. The charge specified
II the warrant Is adultery, and Mrs. Arm
strong was arrested under the aliases OF
Laura Holmes and Edith Armstrong.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Armstrong are charged
With the offense, and when Armstrong Is
set free IN accordance with the recent
mandate Of the supreme court OF the state
Of washington the certainty IL that ne
win be Immediately rearrested upon the
new charge
The papers upon which Armstrong was
70 have been released are expected here
rom olympia Tuesday or wednesday.
Mrs Armstrong has been in the habit.
since Armstrong; arrest, Of spending
most OF her time with him In jail The ar
rest was not unexpected and she onered
no Opposition when the warrant was
shown her
Another bitter Fight.
Another bitter legal conflict Is expected
when the trial in this state comes. II the
prosecution here should be successful. the
question Is whether Armstrong will be
tried upon the former charge or upon the
new charge OF adultery. The general I'm
preston Is that the new charge has been
dled only for the purpose OF getting Arm
strong back to Chicago. Once there he will
be tried upon the charge Of conspiracy
to prevent the ends of Justice"
Mr.. Armstrong was seen last night and
Is disposed to treat the matter lightly.
He said: II do not expect to go back to
Chicago. In fact, I have made up my
mind to reside for the rest of my days
In the state Of Washington. The charge
filed against my wife is absolutely with
out foundation. have no other wife liv-
81.-A r-A Al 49,
fight they have recently had to attempt to
take me back to Chicago will not be a
circumstance to the one they will have
II they try 1t on the new charge. have
not had any intimation of my freedom yet.
but expect It In q day or two. As soon
Is am liberated will probably be taken
Into custody again on the new charge.
am as innocent Of this as am Of the
previous one. II should be taken back
there would ensue. another big legal fight
am perfectly confident that will stay
here"
g. H. Piles, one Of Armstrong; attor-
neys. was seen last night. He said: 1T
10 nothing but an attempt to upset the
recent decision Of the supreme court Of
this state and I do not think 1t will go.
did not know before of Mrs Armstrong;
arrest. We expect to learn OF our clients
arrest as soon as he is liberated, but
think he will not be taken back to Chi
cago."
Tyrell Ii Jubilant.
Detective Tyrell, of Chicago. who has
been here since the time of Armstrong;
arrest, is jubilant over the new turn Of
affairs He Is confident that Armstrong
will be taken back to Cook county, IL
linois. He says: why. neither Arm
strong nor the woman who claims to be
his wife stand any show. She has hus-
band In Chicago and he has wife and
several children. I will stay and see it
out and expect to take him with me
when return"
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Hart was
rather reluctant to discuss the case. He
said last night:
IT have not looked into the case enough
to know whether the charge can be
changed after the prisoner has been
brought to Chicago 1t Just depends upon
whether the state Of Illinois has broken
away from the custom of submitting,
more or less, to the supreme courts Of
other states. Our supreme court has de-
clared, I understand. that there was no
cause to hold the prisoner. He will be
freed on that charge, but viii be rearrest-
ed upon the charge of adultery. We ex-
pect to be able to land him within the
Jurisdiction Of Cook county, Illinois,"
1t Is certain that the fight is not over
vet. II Gov. Rogers should sign the extra
dition papers. after they are proven
Armstrong will be sent back. It
is understood that the papers filed in the
new charge In Cook county are on the
way to Seattle and will be here in q day
or two. The case WILL it is said, be fought
In every court in Washington as the first
one was Both sides are equally confident
of success, ard the debated question is
whether Armstrong will be tried on the
new or old charge upon his arrival East,
IL he is sent.