The Washington times., 1907-11-22
NJ 'CRACKENS
BROUGHT HERE,
SENT To JAIL
Family Viii Be Arraign-
ed in Police Court
Tomorrow.
Appear Detected and
Demand That British
Ambassador Be Called.

Still asserting that they are guilty OF
no crime, and that they had no inten-
ton of wrongdOing in their dealings
with Washington merchants, Mrs. Ruth
McCracken, her two daughters, Ruth
and Jean. and her sOn. William John
McCraCken. were brought 10 Washing
ton this morning from Baltimore, where
they were arrested last Sunday on war
rants sworn out by Washington dealers.
The four members OF the family are
each charged specifically with grand
larceny.
They we're taken from the station to
the Police Court where Deputy Marshal
Lacey took. charge OF them. When u
was learned from the police that the
four members Of the family would be
arraigned before Judge kiinbau tomOr-
row. Marshal Lacey sent them 10 jail
with the other United States prisoners.
Tomorrow the court viii probably TX
their bond pending the grand jury s
action on the various warrants against
them.
They lsft Baltimore at q o'clock this
morning over the Baltimore and Ohio.
anu arrived here a few minutes before
II in the custody OF United states Mar
shall John +. Langhammer and Deputy
Marshals Patrick w. Scevy and J. W.
Gilroy.
Locked Up Half an Hour.
They were taken Immediately 20 the
naarshaPs Office IN the City Hail and
formally turned over to the District au-
thOrities. For nearly half an hour tho
four prisoners were locked in cells in
the basement OF the City Hall, and were
then turned over TO Deputy Marshal
Lacey, who IS in charge Of all United
States prisoners at the Police Court.
The warrants on which the arrests were
made were sworn out IN that court.
Tho n the family Ghnrr~ Re
effects of their confinement for the last
five days. All OF them were very ner-
vOds, and insisted continually uDOn
seeing the British ambassador.
we ara strangers IN a strange land, q"
said Mrs. McCracke& we have no
friends here, and there is no one &c
help us unless the ambassador viii give
us assistance We are subjects of Great
Britain and should be under the prOtrc-
uon Of the representatives Of our native
on the way 10 City Hail Mrs.
McCracK Ksu begged Marshal Langhaui-
mer TO use his influence TO get them q
speedy trial. She said their arrest was
an Outrage" and that II they were
tried at once they would be acquitted.
All Poorly Dressed.
Although the family obtained ex-
pensive clothes and articles Of wearing
apparel from a number Of merchants
in Washington, they were All poorly
dressed this morning. They have a 0is-
tinctively foreign appearance IN dress
and manner and talked with an accent
II is difficulty to understand Mrs. Nc
Cracker. She gives her age as sixty
but looks much older
Neither Of her daughters is good look
Ing rather the reverse. Jean, who gives
her age as nineteen, lokos 20 be much
older. She wore rough plaid travelling
coat that was anything but stylish, and
carried a short swagger stick.
William John McCracken, the son, ap-
peaTed CTestfallen. He carried a silver
headed walking stick. but otherwise his
appearance was detected. Those who
knew him when the family was in the
height Of its prosperity here would never
have recognized him today.
The fifth and dirt and Vernlin in those
awful cells in Baltimore have nearly
killed my mother and sisters" he said
My mother has not slept wink since
we have been under arrest Her health
is failing rapidly, and the strain Of this
trouble viii be more than she can stand
We shall do nothing until we hear
from the British ambassador. We will
get whatever lawyer he advises US, and
do just as he says"