The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-24
A COMMON vAGRANT
III. c. MARLBOROUGH REMANDED By
ACTING MAYOR DIXON.
MINNIE FLAKES COMPANION
ADMITS HAVING WIFE AND chill
DREN IN COUNTRY.

Man Who Is Alleged 10 Have Imper-
sOnated an officer in Order to Sc
cure Posse ssiOn of Nine-Year-OId
Girl, Must Face Judge Norwood in
City COurt-CIaims He Only Be
friended Mrs. Flake and Thought
Her a Good WOman-Resisted De-
tective Murphy when Placed I'm
der Arrest and Had His Chin Split.
Claims He Is in Bad Health.
AS common vagrant H. c. Yarbor-
ough is a prisoner in the county Jail,
where he was committed yesterday by
Acting Mayor Dixon, from Police
Court. Although he has been in Sa-
vannah with Mrs. Minnie Flake, whose
9-year-old daughter he is alleged to
have gotten by impersonating an Off
Ger, Marlborough has a wife and three
children in the country.
He denies that he has ever done any
more than befriend Mrs. Flake, and
declares that the sensational stories
told by Fahrenback, the little girls
foster father, and others are untrue.
Marlborough says he did not imperson-
ate an officer, and in this way take
the little girl from Egypt, where she
was in good hands. He denies, too,
that since he has been in Savannah
he has been supported by Mrs. Flake,
and declares that so far as he is aware
the woman has been leading a respect
able life.
Says He's No Vagrant.
The alleged vagrant is much exer-
cised about his Imprisonment, but talk
ed freely with representative of the
Morning News after he had been re-
manded for trial in the City Court by
the acting Mayor. He says that if he
is given an opportunity to secure wit
nesses he will be able to show that he
is in no wise a vagrant, and that he
has done odd jobs since he has been in
the city. The prisoner says his only
reason for bringing Mrs. Flakes lit
tie daughter to Savannah was for the
purpose of befriending her.
The mother seemed anxious to have
her child with her, and he thought it
only proper to crafty her wish if it
could be done. Marlborough says he
could not understand why the child
should be in the hands of strangers
when her mother was still living. He
denies that he had any idea that the
child was to live in a sordid atmos-
phere, and contends that the mothers
life has been exemplary so far as he Is
aware. The evidence in the investiga-
ton before the ordinary, however
went to show that the woman had lived
in more than one house of questionable
character, and that she had attempted
to take her daughter with her. 1t was
upon this showing that Judge McAlpin
ordered the child placed in the Episco-
pal Orphans Homes
Too Much Moth er-in-Law.
Marlborough says that too much
mother-in-law caused him to leave his
wife and children three years ago. He
is particularly anxious to return to her,
however, if she will take him back He
claims that he has been in extremely
bad health since he has been in Sa-
vannah, and that he is really an ill
man at this time. His physical condi-
ton, however, did not prevent his MAX
ing show at resistance when taken in
custody by Detective Murphy. When
the detective took hold of Marlborough
the prisoner drew back to strike the
officer. Murphy, however, struck the
first blow 1t landed on the point of
Yarborough's chin, and had force
enough behind it to bring the blood and
put the prisoner out of business. Var
borough is booked for an examination
before Judge Norwood in the City
Court this morning.