The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-19
Echo OF Stdst0rth Case
Arrest OF Mrs. Irwin

very sensational arrest was made
at the depot last evening. The usual
crowd had assembled to see No. 8
arrive, but the affair was conducted so
quietly that scarcely any one in the
vicinity was aware that anything un-
usual was happening
AS the train came to a standstill a
comely woman stepped of the first
Pullman and took hurried survey of
the people standing about. She was
a medium-si2ed woman of about AZ
years, and was dressed in the heighth
OF fashion. She was followed imme-
dlately by an elderly gentleman with
gray beard and nervous manner.
The couple hurried toward the San
Xavier dining hall. presumably for
lunch. They had gone but few
steps when they were accosted by
tali heaVy-set man, who held a hur-
ried convrsation with them in a very
low tone. Surprise was shown on the
woman s face in moment. and the old
gentleman became very ag tated. She
ueclaFeo that 1t was an outrage and sal,
IN emphatic terms she would not 90
with that she attempted to board the
Train, but was prevented by the tall
man. few more low words were
exchanged, and the man, who after
ward turned ont to be United States
! Deputy Marshal Stevens. led the connie
on to carriage which had evidently
been waiting for them. The small
crowd which had collected about tas
! trio suspected nothing but a family
quarrel.
me carriage was driven rapidly %
United States Commissioner Culver's
once and the mysterious couple en-
tered 1t developed from the com
/ paint that the woman was Mrs. Caro-
line ID. Irwin. The old gentleman n
troduced himself as Colonel F. Nor
gan. Mrs. Irwin is charged with the
| violation OF the Edmunds act and A
{. Strassforth was named as co.
respondent. She appeared very ner-
Nous during the araignment, and de-
MED the charge with emphasis.
| lhere was considerable delay in
bringing her attorney, w. J. KirA-
patrick, to the scene OF action. When
he did arrive, a continuance was taken
Immediately until this morning at 10
! O'Clock. The woman was placed under
$aoo bonds and released on her recog-
nizance
This morning the case was calIei
and another continuance was asked and
granted. The defendants attorney
declared that II would be impossible to
get witnesses here on short notice.
because they were in all sections of
the west. The case was set for June
20. and VIM. Reid and Col Morgan
went on the $500 bond Considerable.
com mment was occasioned by the accept.
anee OF the second surety by the court.
Col. Morgan, at the arraignmeut last
evening. declared that he was not a
, property in Arizona. and there
Tore could not go on the bond Still
, this morning he accepted the risk will
. inkly.
his case Ia no. unfamiliar 10 ,he
people OF Tucson. and neither are the
Persons connected with II, Ii will IT,,
remembered that a warrant was issued
for O. A. stassforth at Nogales abou,
+AtgiIxt IA, 1890. for a violation OF the
) Edmunds art The same woman who
was arrested at the depot last evening
was named as co-resp6hdent In the
compliant Stassforth was bound
over to the United States grand jury
Indicted. tried at the fall term OF
court and acquitted.
The complaint against both parties
was sworn out by Stassforth's wife
1t appears that she had employed a
private detective TO spy on her hus-
band. and obtained the above results
The detective, by the way. was the
noted California sIeuth Juan Edison.
He has pursued the case with dill
gence.
1t appears that the warrant whicn
was sworn out at the same time IN
Nogales for Mrs. Irwin has never been
served. because she took up her RESI-
dence across the line at the very mo-
ment action was begun against her and
Stassforth. Deputy Stevens had
carried the warrant in his pocket ever
since thinking that some day IL would
be useful. And events made it so last
evening.
Juan Edison was on his way dowa .
Nogales yesterday and stopped over at
Benson. 1t was Just by chance that
he caught sight OF Mrs, Irwin, AMI
discovered that she was bound for Cal
ifornia He telegraphed TO Deputy
Stevens. who happened to be in Tue
son on another mission. and demanded
her arrest on the old charge. Stevens
had the order and was forced TO obey
the mandate. This accounts for The
arrest at the depot,
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