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other portions, Mr.. Hayden said, Is not
known.
A Specific Reply.


A Specific Reply.
Replying specifically to the newspaper
article Mr.. Hayden said:
"Why was 1t necessary for Mr.. Arm
strong to procure Mrs. Maybrick's sigma
ture to the deed unless she had an interest.
and why did the state of West Virginia
make her a defendant in its suit? Sec
ondly. that courts of equity view most crit
tca1ly the transactions between the at
torney and his client and even though there
was no specific act of fraud upon the part
of Armstrong, yet If there was failure to
disclose facts as to values. etc.. the courts
would not permit a transaction out OF
which he realized more than a million dol
lars for property bought from Mrs. May
brick and her mother for $4,000. according
to his statement
Mr. Hayden characterized Mr.. Arm
strOng's statement. coming at this time.
when the whole American people are re-
joicing with Mrs. Maybrick at her release"
as most cruel and doubtless having for
its object an unfavorable influence with
the English government in the future con-
sideration of her case. 90
Mr.. Armstrong; attack on the State
Department" said Mr.. Hayden, needs no
defense from us. Ambassador Choate had
before him copy OF the record of the
West Virginia suits. and had been Informed
OF Mrs. Maybrick's intention In the other
lands in controversy. l know little or
nothing of Mr.. Armstrong since the trans
action with his clients save what the Bar
oness Won Rogue has informed me, to the
effect that he had even threatened her life
unless their action was withdrawn"
Armstrong; Arrest in 1900.
Mr.. Hayden referred to a newspaper pub
LEGATION in New York on July 25, 1900, stat
ing that Mr.. Armstrong had been arrested
at the Bartholdi Hotel in that city. charged
with the wrongful conversion of $4,000 of
the bonds of the Monterey and Mexican Gulf
Railway Company, the bonds being the
property 1t was added. of Mary A. Nc
Murran. In this connection he produced
the following order of arrest of the SUI
preme court of New York. a copy Of which
he had just received:
Copy of order of arrest
New York Supreme Court, New YORK
county
John r. McMurran, plaintiff,
against
David W. Armstrong. defendant.
To the sheriff of the city and county OF
New York:
1t appearing to me by the affidavit or
John r. McMurran. plaintiff herein, veri-
fled December %. 1897 and by the affidavit
of George l.. Carlisle. verified December 2o
1897, and by the verified complaint In this
action, that sufficient cause of action ex-
lists In favor of the above named plaintiff
against the above named defendant, David
w. Armstrong, and that the case is one
mentioned in section $40 of the Code of
Civil Procedure, and that the action Is to
recover damages for injury to property,
to wit, for the wrongful detention and con-
version of personal property.
And the plaintiff having given the under
taking required by law,
You are required forthwith to arrest said
defendant. David W. Armstrong. in this ac-
ton and hold him to bail in the sum OF
81. 500, and return this order with your
proceedings Hereunder. prescribed by
law
Dated New York, December o. 1897.
(Signed +. SMYTH, ]. S. c..
McNAUGHT & REDDING,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Office and p. 0. address,
IS Nassau street. New York, n. Y.