The Nevada County picayune., 1907-08-29
MRS. GARRETT SAYS ELDERLY ADMiRER TRIED TO WIN HER
 FROM HER HUSBAND.
WANTED TO START A HOTEL
Trouble All Started Over $40o He Had Given Her With Which to Buy Furniture for Room
 ing House.

St. Louis. Aug. 24.-Mrs. Maude Gar rett. handsome brunette, who was arrested when she went to the Me chancs' American National bank to draw on her own bank account, said at the Four Courts that the money was given to her by man who, she says. tried to win her from her hu5- band, and that she believes she had right to keep it.
 Her arrest by detectives followed the receipt of a telegram from the chief of police of Springfield, Ill.,, that she was wanted there for stealing s4OO. She was taken back to Spring, field as she agreed to go without a requisition.
 I'll tell you how the whole thing came about" said Mrs. Garrett, after she had admitted to Assistant Chief of Detectives Mccarthy that she was the person referred to in the telegram. Il was living very happily with my husband until John Richey, a wealthy retired gardener came along. My hus. band was away from home good deal of the time, and as he was in deli cate health he was not earning much money as a paper hanger.
 Gave Her Money and Presents.
 "Richey, who is 54 years old, took liking to me. He began by giving me money. Then he started in making me presents. He bought me fine clothes and saw that l wanted for nothing. He was good thing, l thought, and hated to lose him, even when my husband complained about me accepting his gifts. I never en couraged the old man. I looked upon him as a father. I allowed him to call on me, and whenever he offered me money took it. I did not think was doing wrong.
 He asked me to leave nay husband, get a divorce and marry him. He said he would get divorce from his wife I never told him I would do what he wanted, but he thought l would some day. Finally he wanted me to go into the rooming house busi ness with him. I told him I would consider the matter. He gave me $40O to buy furniture. l put the money In the bank and then told my husband what had happened. He advised me to leave Springfield. I came to St Louis with my husband.
 Thinks Him Bad Loser. "I'm sorry the old man is sore be- cause I would not go with him. I did not think he was such hard loser. He has plenty of money, and besides, he gave me the $400 of his own free will. l would be a chump to return 1t to him. Not on his life! l am going to hold on to the money. I will re turn to Springfield and fight the charge he has preferred against me, but not one cent of the money will I return to him. It is mine for good.
 q wish I had got $1,O00 from him instead of $400 He was trying to separate me from my husband Now let him suffer the consequences. It serves him right. He has plenty of ! money and 1 never considered it wrong to take what he gave me-"
 Mrs. Garrett took her arrest coolly. She and her husband came to St. Louis several days ago and took rooms in the 1900 block on Pine street Mrs. Garrett went to the Mecanics-Am
 can National bank Thursday to see about having the $400 transferred from the bank in Springfield. The de tectives were waiting for her. Gar rett returned to Springfield with his wife He told the police he would see her through her trouble He corrobo. rated the story she told about Richey giving her the money.