Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-11-30
ToRRlD EPlsTLes.
Both Husband and wife May ne Held
on Charges Of Using the
Mails ILLEGALLY,

The Incarceration OF Mrs Jennie
Turner, alias May Short. who was ar.
rested at Tucson. A. r., and brought
here CHARGED with using the mails n.
legally, seems 20 have been cauaed By
family quarrel. and from the follow.
ing article II Is quite likely that her
husband Az also stand trial ia Col.
orado for the same olfenBe.
The Denver Republican on the sub.
ject says.
The postuhlco inspectors ONCE has
received no notice OF the arrest al
Albuquerque. n. NJ, OF Mrs. Jennie
Turner N penyor. Inspector smlthers
has been entrusted with the duty OF
arresting the woman who sent 20 her
husband letter .ha, might have been
Justified by his treatment % her, but
which was of the sort tho government
does not giant the right OF transmits.
sion in the mails
A telegram 90 tho Republican an
nOunced the arrest which was said 10
have boon accomplished In Tucson.
Arizona. Inspector Sullivan ala not
believe the arrest had been made In
the town stated IL must have been
In Albuquerque n at al" he said, "for
Smithers has not been In Arizona. II
arrested In Arizona she could not have
been taken TO Albuquerque without an
order of transfer from the United
states Judge There Ia no claim that
this las been done, and there has not
been time for II. anyway. Perhaps
the arrest has been made. but no re.
port has been made TO this ONCE. and
the thing don't Just look right"
The arrest Of Mrs Turner was order.
ed by her husband, and Il the result OF
an interesting family quarrel. Some
months she left her husband charg.
INK that he had not supported her or
treated her right and went % Aibu.
qnorque. From there she wrote 90
him, saying that she was M ar 4 need.
ed money He replied that he did not
care what her troubles were, az ne had
few Of mis- own, Also that she could
pay her own bills OF leave them un.
paid The letter brought her back 20
Denver. where she met Mr.. Turner.
The two went To Turner's room where
he exc lsei himself. saying he would
be absent short time. Instead OF
returning he sent couple OF police.
men 60 arrest her on the charge OF
being an Immoral character She was
put In Jail end the noxt morning In the
police court was ordered out OF town.
She went again 10 Albuquerque. from
which place she once more
wrote detailing a number Of illnesses
and asklng that Turner assist her
The husband replied In an effective
manner,tor the at once wrote him a
letter hllei with unmaiiabl0 matter
Her anger was not fully worked on
In writing the letter, for she was In
Denver almost az soon II was Before
she appeared here Turner had an.
swered the letter. and admitted 10 the
postonice inspectors that his letter
was az 'ull of hot stun" as had been
hers. notwithstanding this he com.
planned TO the authorities and gave IA
her letter rs evidence. Mrs Turner
also appeared before Colonel Sullivan.
admitting the authorship ~ the tOrrld
letter and saying she was willing 10
auner for A.
Tho inspector inquired about the
husbands letter but Il had not beon
received. Then he advised her 10 re.
turn 10 Albuquerque. The inspector
was IN hope Of getting that other letter
ana having the whole family on his
hands. ne expects that. when Inspect,
or smithers sends IN his report there
viii be Included statement in refer.
ahce 10 the husbRndly epistle Of Mr.
Turner n 20, tho wife will be tried I'm
Albuquerque and the husband In Den.
yer.
Adolph nuner. Grand Mound. Ia.
writes II have used F0ley's Honey
and Tar In my family and think n "A