Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-15
MRS. SOUTHWORTH
WILL NOT FIGHT
Child Wife Decides to Go Back
To Colorado Reform
School.

flee have had TO straighten out In the
past few years, the problem which con-
fronted them this morning is OF hrst
Importance. Il involves the liberty OF
pretty little Mrs Edna SoUthworth, the
l7-year-old wife Of Frank w. South
worth, who was arrested last Saturday
by Detective Frank Wheeling at the
instance OF the Colorado authorities Of
the Industrial school Of that state, on
the charge Of breaking her parole. \
summary OF startling events in the case
is as follows;
Mrs. Southworth was arrested and
held FOR the Colorado authorities.
she was released on 500 cash bail Sc
cured by her husband and put up by
Sam Piccolo and Thomas Pritchard,
This morning Mrs Purcell, assistant
superintendent Of The Denver Industrial
school, arrived IN salt Lake to take tho
young wife back TO the Colorado nsti-
tuition.
shortly after the arrival OF Mrs. Pur-
cell a complaint was filed by Earl Par
ish, the twin brother to Mrs. South
worth, against Bert Macarthur. charging
the latter with a felony with Mrs.
Southworth Macarthur was arrested
on warrant served by Sergeant Rob
erts and locked up in the county jail
pending the furnishing of $3.50 bonds.
Mrs, Southworth then stated that she
was willing to go back to the Colorado
industrial school. but not before she
swore to a complaint against her hus-
band, Frank w. Southworth charging
him with placing her in a house OF Ill
fame at 6j Commercial street,
She said she did not care anything
about her husband and he is said to
have expressed the same feeling with
reference to her.
Young Parish, twin brother TO Mrs.
SouthwOrth. became convinced that he
had made a mistake in swearing to a
complaint against Macarthur and de-
clared he would not prosecute. Mrs.
Southworth also said she would NOT tes-
tify against Macarthur.
Frank Southworth husband of the
young woman, declared that he did not
put his wife in a house of III fame.
This afternoon Mrs. Southworth con-
sented to accompany Mrs. Purcell back
to Denver without requisition papers.
Her decision untangled the whole AFFAIR
and saved the police and Asst County
Atty. Lyon II deal of bother.
Considerable surprise was occasioned
this morning when the boadsmen of
Mrs. Southworth notified Chief of Po-
lice Sheets that they would no longer
be responsible for the glrl-wife. Officer
II. d. Lyon was then detailed TO find
the young woman. He did so and locked
her up In the city Jail
INTERVIEW WITH MATRON.
The next scene was when Mrs. Purcell
put In an appearance 10 take the girl
back TO Colorado There was an inter-
View between the prisoner. Mrs. Purcell
and Chief Sheets at which Mrs. South
worth expressed her willingness to go
back to Denver. stating that she did
not care anything for her husband and
would 60 without requisition papers
According to Chief Sheets, the husband
said he cared nothing for the girl.
MACARTHUR ARRESTED.
Then entered Earl Parish. twin
brother to Mrs. Southwortn ana signed
a complaint charging Bert Macarthur
with criminal conduct. A warrant was
issued and Sergeant Roberts arrested
Macarthur who was hailed before Judge
Diehl and arraigned. By his counsel,
Atty. Hurd, he waived reading of the
complaint and pleaded not guilty His
bail was fixed in the sum Of $3.50.
While all this WAS going on there was
another scene In Chief Sheets Office
where Mrs. Southworth and her twin
brother sat facing each other The
Young woman declared she would not
testify against Macarthur, but that sho
would insist on swearing to complaint
against her husband on the ch0rg' OF
placing her in Commercial rect
house.
proVe Il. 1 can give absolute proof that
he did what l say.
Then young Parish. the brother, had
a consultation with Atty Huiu anu
discovered that he had made a mis-
take. He declared mat he did not
4 Il a.ffI
Snuthworth was respon ~ Tor inc
complaint against Macarthur.
II am now convinced that McAr-
thur was u friend 20 my sister, no
said. II ls claimed that Macarthur TOOK
the girl from the Commercial street
house. but It Is also known TO Asst
County Atty Lyon that before Mrs.
Southworth broke her parole I'm Colo
RADIO and came here that there was
correspondence between her and Nc
Arthur Mr. Lyon has seen some OF
tho letters. Both the young woman
and Macarthur declare emphatlcolly
that they did nothing wrong and Mrs.
southworth still insisted that she
would not go back 10 Colorado uniil
her husband WAS behind the bars for
the offensc she charged Mt Lyon
refused absolutely 20 issue complaint
on her statement and then she con-
| scented To accompany Mrs, Purcell
| back to Denver this afternoon.
While Southworth is said To nave
admitted that he discovered his wife
| had been I'M Commercial street
! house. he ala not so inform The Of
| nclals because. ho stated, no ala not
want the girls mother 20 know 81 IT,
| Since Saturday he became suspicious
of the alleged relationship between
his wife and Macarthur
In spite Of the fact mat whom W.
| SouthWurth returned from Colnu' ID
she joined her husband and they liN-
ed together at "a rOoming house on
east First South street the officers
| believe she came horH 20 meet Me-
Arthur sh. denies this ana so docs
| Macarthur bat lhc Correspondence be-
tween tho two is still unexplained by
| thcm
When the young woman found that
she could not get "a complaint against
her husband ana was srill determined
HAT sh would mot say a word against
Macarthur, and when her brother doe
uidcd that no had made mistake.
she concluded the host thinG 10 do was
20 SO with Mrs Purcell
IN an probability The case against
Macarthur win Boz dismissed ana Tint
WIN end the continuation nf odd
situations. Mrs, Purcell and her
Young charge. left over the Union Pa