The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-27
MRS. BYRDF FORD HERE
tXonerated From the Charge
Made Against Her.
DISMISSED WITHOUT TRIAL
District Attorney at Washing
ton Investigated.

Mrs. Byrd shultz-Ford. the young lady
who was taken back to Washington, D.
C.. last February on a federal charge OF
obtaining money under false pretenses
has been INDICATED. She arrived at her
home in Wichita last Wednesday night,
the case having been dismissed against
her without even the Formally Of a trial.
The facts concerning the charge were
thoroughly investigated at Mrs. Ford's re-
quest by the district attorney at Wash
ington, General Henderson. who found
that the base accusations made again t
her were gre undless. Mrs Ford Is now
living with her husband, who is a sales
man at Taps grocery store on Noroh
Main street. She viii reside permanently
in Wichita and viii, as soon as she gets
a little rest, continue in her musical
WORK
As nearly all are familiar, Mrs. Ford
then Miss Byrd Shultz, came to Wichita
from her home in Baltimore about two
years ago. She is a fine soprano singer
and Immediately took up her profession
here. She was a member Of the choir at
the First Methodist church and grew
very popular in church circles. She is u
niece of DR.. Shuts Of this city. Whi e
here she married Mr.. II. L. Ford. Last
fall she went to Iowa to teach music,
and while there papers were sent here
from Washington for her arrest on the
charge Of obtaining money under false
pretenses, a sum aggregating over 500.
A Mrs. Mary kin, distant relative was
the complaining witness. She charged Ia
the information that Miss Shuts, upon
the representation that she was secretary
or stenographer for Senator Bacon of
Georgia, borrowed the money from her
and had not returned the same.
The papers were placed in the hands OF
Deputy United States Marshal Fred
Trigg to serve, and he got her husband
to write to her, giving information of the
bold accusation made against her Know
ing that the charges against her were
trumpet up and that she would have NJ
trouble in establishing her innocence she
Immediately came TO Wichita. The horror
Of being under arrest even upon a false
charge was a terrible strain upon the
woman, but she faced the accusation and
accompanied Mr.. Trigg to Kansas City
From there she was taken to Washington
by United States Marshal Sturm and
wife
Mrs. Ford's father, Rev ]. r. Shuts,
who is prominent Methodist minister in
Baltimore, had been telegraphed ahead
by Mr.. Trigg, and when the party ar
rived bond was in readiness and an at
torney employed. Her case was taken.
by Judge H. b. Moulton. one Of the best
lawyers in Washington. Her counsel laid
the case before District Attorney Hender-
son. who investigated the case and almost
came to the conclusion that
there was no grounds for prosecution and
announced that the case would be dis
missed when court convened. The dis
missai of the suit was officially announced
on May 10.
While her arrest was injurious to her
at the start Mrs Ford is very happy
over the complete exoneration and feels
very grateful 20 the Eagle and her friends
who stood by her and sympathzed with
her during the trouble. However. she
feels very indignant to the outside p 5
who held her W before the eyes of tie
people and viciously assailed her charac-
ter
To a reporter for the Eagle she said
last might she would continue her resi- /
dence in the city. but had made no ar /
at present to take a class in /
music, but would in the future Mrs
Ford is an accomplished and finished
ginger and fine ccnversationarst Her
PARENTS are prominent people In Bait I.
more. and during her stay in Washing T.
ton awaiting the vindicatlon for which
she was anxious she was treated royalty 1
by her friends. She sang at church en-
and musicales and appeared .
In society circles and the Baltimore pa
pers gave very hattering accounts of her
parsonage and her rich. melodious vo &c.
Mrs Ford has relatives in the halls of
congress and she comes from a proud,
southern stock.