The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-02
GEN. A'NIYRE ARRESTED!
Report That he La Accused OF
Arson in Douglas County.
MYSTERY SURROUNDS THE CASE
Suddenly Lenves the City, Notifying
His Wife by Telephone That ne
Was Called Away aud would
write Her the Details Lnter-Thiei
Detective said TO Have Caused
Arr~.t-1hsrxes branded False.

Arrest-t harxes branded raise.
BRIG Gen. J. y. Mcintyre, os the state
militia. IeEt the city very suddenly ysstss-
6ay afternoon, presQmab bly, under arrest IN
warrant supposed 70 have 6een sworn
out in Douglas county charging him VITA
ihe crime # arson. Immediately after ria
supposed arrest two officers frorn Doug. Is
county vino are said 10 have taken am
into custody. are reported 10 have hurried
h.sa aboard tie afternoon Great Northern
train and started with him Tor Watersiiie.
the county seat Of Douglas county.
The greatest mystery surrounds the re-
ported arrest OF Gen Mcintyre. IL was
rumored last niFht tnst he "a accused Of
causing pumping station situated on his
irrigation properties 10 b. burned down
several weeks ago This rumor could not
b. confirmed. The nature Of the suppose
evidence against lin Is unknown. and the
profoundest secrecy aas bcea onserved -
all parties IN interest. That Gen. aicIn-
tyre himself had no knowledge that thsre
was IA probability u his arrest. II Il oc-
CURED. Is certain. and he Was given but a
moments time to notify his family tha,
lac WAS about 10 leave the city.
Detective AEency's Work.
r. is reported that d detective ia the en-
Iloy OF tho Thei detective Agency has
Deen Ia the city about ten days. and ru-
IL that he IL responsible for Gen Mo
Intyras alleged arrest. This detective Is
said to have been stopping at the BGtIar
hotei, ANA 70 have spent most Of his wax
in. moments observing the movements Of
Gen. Mcintyre
The latter's office IS a, the Seattle Min
Ing Exchange. ana thers the detective Is
bald to have wendcd his way every day
II Is claimed tina, the detective has repre-
scented himself as a capitalist Interested In
mining properties. In this way he was
able TO otrervr Gen. Mcintyre's actions
without being himself suspected
Every local officer. both IN the sheriff
office and police dcpartrneni. denies hsv~
sng had any Interest u participation In the
WORK Of hunting up evidence upon which
io base the reported arrest Of Cisl Nc
jntyre. although several ~ them confess to
having had n knowledge OF the presence ~
The Thiel agency man IN the city and Of
hs mission here
None Of tha local officers were asked TO
h. present Al the supposed arrest II Gen,
Mcintyre The Douglas county officers
whose names are unknown. are saia %
have arrived tn tha city on The Great
Northern overland Tuesday nigh. Il IA
rumofed that they waited untH Yesterday
afternoon shortly before train time when
they went 20 Gen. Mcfntyre's ofAce. show
ed him their warrant and told hlfa that he
must accompany them al once.
Family Not Notified
Gen Mclaiyre's family dli not know Of
h's reported arrest until informed Of 4 hv
fos'-Inieilisencer reporter las, nIsht
Mrs. Mcintyre was greatly shocked AZ ,ha
news. She said.
'Shnrjly before O'Clock y.stsrf,, ae,-
efhoon my husband tci~honsd ,n. r..af he
WIZ suddenly called - Doug AZ county and
must leave on The afternoon train lie
SAID pc would write nae particulars toner
.'". Thought nothing or the matter AZ
y" - gut" frequently called away He
t4iS large holding 81 tYrtEaflotI lnnt i,,
I'ouEa county ard rus Thought VS. WI,
j." fslephoned me that ~ had a sale ON
ana "az HoinS = show thu prospective f,,,~-
chaser the land 'N
II Is True that q plmp!uE station on my
husbands property was burned to,y, sc,--
trai weeks aso The origin ~ the Gre. As
understand e. was uuknrS, Tn 90.
Hon had about s1.fss IN ssranrr t;..t,-, T. So,
NY husband has 'od sfse many times 49,
that amount wr0id net nnariv ~. fn,..,ea.a
him for tre loss - tht, station ana ni,.t
NY husband was IN Seattle AT tn, ;fa,n -
the fire
Yen. MeIatyTe B. ntinaea his si - "A.
lad much - nhIe Wtth sft.t- ..~..-,t,,,
company that haS ttira - i-fv. t,r, .,.,.
Ny UNDERMINING IS that gropstuaat y, =,
connected Nit fha Great Norfh.~r - .t+