The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-26
BUI1D Is l CRIMINAL.
GnsGhss DetasIs - ss1is wasAesssss
Dsnse sAo A1IsGe1 EsbessaeDene
rive Years Age - e1s1ee rse0
fAa HesDeFSas Mick. Pssts0re.

n strange as fiction IN tfse true story
81 the Tie ard wzndertnss ~ william G.
nHmn0ns. alias Cnxrfas Etwardzs late o.
Anacortss. but now Ia PRISM ~ Grand
laansde. Mica. awaiting trial on q esAfxs
of esunexxIsng C,1U while Dostmasf@r ~
HAeper.x, IN that siait. Eve years axs.
Il br1sf account OF the t3HS ara ..
length succ exsfui eiza<e OF the stessfs Of
ft,e poNsosfce department. after iae as-
IexAd eussexxzer, and OF the iatsers CAP
ture It Anacorfes nsssr wandering over
RAN the R5ssse, vas passinted In sfe Posi-
lufeIjixencsr Oh Januars q, but private
letters recently received in snsx ely from
formers frtetsas Of ssznnoss tel more "a
siesafI the story Of his isse after tue LIZ
cen.ber night when &c syoAxasss wsst-
tussfazl train and wss whsfsSd away nam
lts home and frtssrSs 70 ceco-as wsH-
derAr on tho xaec Of the earth
These letters show THAI SIMMONS -. 70
eay TIE least q most peculiar usAHs IL
the statements they contitsl arc true ne
3 u not only an en1oexxisTs but Euitag OF
abusing the confidence and affections 81
two women ~ well. Ia other words ~ =
charged that Enfnons ~ tsxasraiaf. II
/. tiae pleaxAnt-faeed little woman who
WIier he was arrested By United 6salss
ma slsni and taken away TO Michigan ~
ansNer f0s his alleged crime. simmons
bade this woman cofnsfsnpiace fars-
well and depasse1. possibly never - re-
turn again. leaving her. IL II said 10 be-
! iirye that be had cfiy gone TO Chicago 10
oct ~ a witness In n lAw case and wosatd
IA Anscortes, wfsere samusons. hs5 a
pleasant nttio hons In the 0utAktrts Ut
the town, he wAs known - Charles Ed
wards. and the woman who. N Mrs Ed
wards. awaits. his yeturn be weoe5 and
won In Seattle Afd claims he married her
u Victoria. What her nsa.dsf. nams va.
Il tot stated. From This II develops That
Simmons. then going ny tue name OF
Charlie. Edwards. fraf directed has steps
toward Seattle aftsr iesssfg Michigan. ard
restaurant or First avenue. near Pike
street. u IL possih.e thai many peopis
VIII remember him By that nAnss.
After leaving Seattle simmons and the
woman he claims he married went to live
In vfctor1p. Later they went 10 Homo
lulu and spent three years there. SIM
mons was then 81 the Hawaiian inoiistetf
the United states. apparently ~tsa the
Intention Of finding srtt what tae govern
meut was doing in It's attempt 10 capture
htm. Toward the end sf his stay ia the
Islands the postofsea department aseer-
Satned 6smfuons' whereabouts. bat Was
unable 10 extradite him. Simmons knew
this and therefore left the islands IA soon
IN they came under the American nag,
This time he located In Anaeostes and re-
mAirea there until hls capture
Aack In Hespsf.as II scesar. simmons
hAseIy deserted Nifs and four or fyr
0-ysar-old son George. who has Just been
uent back. a ntrappanx youth Of II years.
10 join hts mother again.
simmons u q veteran and penxict-er 81
tho civil war, To the latter fact. strange
. II may seem. Simmons owes II tina;
he has finally fallen into the msshes of
tbs law. Wnen the civil war broke cat
he enlisted ~ that time is MAS far
under the ASrs DgHscrfped. an1 after
short service wno Compelled 10 -stufn 10
his parents. who Appitess for his discharge,
Hut the boy VAS not to be talked IN his
patriotic tntentsons. and. running away
from home enlisted again AZ Charles Ed
wards. served through the war and after
ward I'M The regular army. IL is said that
he WAS = gallant soldier.
He obtained his pension under the name
Of Charles Edwards. and when he became
9 fugitive from iustire he again assumed
tho ntd war name. Tae detectives found
out that tbs WAS the case. and patiently
traced the pensien vouchers quarterly re-
turned by Summons during his wander
tues. It IN possible that had he reffained
from drawing the - month after leave
tng home he would never have been CAPE
tured
When simmons was arrested In Ana
ccrtes he asked the United States off
GERS TO tell his wife fictitious story
about the casissf of his sudden departure
"6he would raise r. he said. s.H she
knew the truth.