Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-12-20
WRIGHT APPREHEND[D.
The Man Wanted for Wholesale
Murder found in a Hawaiian
Jail.
HAD BEEN ARRESTED AS A COM
MON CHEAT"

Wright who married Miss Jennie Jen-
uings of this place several years ago and
Immediately went from here to Utah
with his. bride. Afterwards when Mrs.
Wright's mother had moved to Gouver
ueur, n. Y. ,.she left her husband and
returned to her mother. Shortly after
wards an account was published in the
RECORD of her having madesthe confess
sion that implicated her husband-from
whom she had obtained divorce-in
the murder as stated below. Believing
that a brief history of Wright's crimes
and life will be of interest TO our readers
we copy the following from the Gouver
neur Free Press:
George ii. Wright. a fugitive from
Justice charged with four murders, and
whose whereabouts was believed 10 be in
this vicinity, two years or more ago, has
been captured in the Hawaiian Islands
Through evidence voluntarily given
by Mrs. Jennie Wright, Edward +. Hay
mes was freed from felon's cell and her"
husband directly charged with the muir.
der of which Haynes had been convict
ed. The crime was committed in the
state of Utah Mrs. Wright was the
daughter of respectable people, who rec.
sided in the town of Fowler. Becoming
convinced through newspaper stories
that her husband had been concerned In
what was known as the Pelican Point
murders led her e. leave her husband
and subsequently 70 secure divorce
from him. Mrs Wright at that time
came 10 this locality and made her home
with relatives in the town of Fowler
and at this village. Wright once came
here 10 see her but being unable 10 in
duce her 10 go with MIN he quietly stole
away. This was his second visit TO
Governor. the couple having came
here on their wedding trip some years
before and he is remembered by many
people who met him on those occasions
Later the western authorities located
Mrs. Wright at this place and communi
Gated with Sheriff Harder, who was al
that time chief of police here. He then
sought and made her acquaintance and
gradually learned her secret suspicious
In January. 1899. Sheriff George a,
Storrs, of Provo City, Utah, came t.
Gouverneur and on his return was &C
companied by Mrs. Wright and chic
who went voluntarily 20 give testimony
har hah
Haynes who had been charged with
crime she was positive her husband had
committed He was freed upon her evil
dence and since that time Wright has
been'a fugitive from justice.
Mrs Wright later was married 10 the /
son Of the sheriff who came to this viii
lage after her and has lived with him
since in his Utah home
The New York Journal of yesterday
in a dispatch from Owatonna, Mimi,
prints an interesting story of his capture
In the Hawaiian Islands and of the
crimes with which he is charged The
Journal says:
George II. Wright, sought by the arm
of the law for six years, has been cap.
tured in Hawaii Wright is charged
with several murders. forgery, horse
stealing and minor offences. 1t is on
the specific charge Of numbering three
boys on the shore Of Utah lake. in Utah.
in February, 1895, that he will be tried
Circulars containing Wright's de
scription and picture were sent broad.
United States Deputy Marshal Lorrin
Andrews, in Hilo, Honolulu.
Andrews recognized in the picture
man who was then in Cahan jail in :
Hawaii. The man had been arrested
and convicted az a "gross cheat his :
arrest taking place ss he was about TO :
board steamer bound for Australia.
Marshal Andrews has written TO au
thorities in this country To forward at
once the papers for Wright's arrest ON
the murder charge, and he will be
brought back to Utah for trial
Wright is a native of Medford Steel
MINI where he was born in
1866 He has relatives, all eminently
people. still living there. He !
left Medford with his parents when I
young man and settled at Cannon City. ]
where he worked on farm for several !
years. Later on in life he went to Far 3
20. and it was there that he fell in with :