The Detroit times., 1908-07-31
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they would make It right II | would
leave Detroit, and then | was disgust
cd with the whole thing after they let
Smith go and held the
other fellows. / didn't get square
deal"
This, In a nutshell, Is Annie Smiths
for making herself scarce. ac-
cording 10 a statement made In the
county jail, Friday morning.
Who suggested that you 60 to
Bisbee. Ariz.?" was asked.
"Oh. that was Bessie King" replied
Annie. she thought II would be
good place to start business In. An
old man who came from there told
her about II. she said"
Annie declares that she had intend
ed TO come to Detroit OF her own &C.
cord today and have the case pend
ing against her In the recorders court
Of. She says she telephoned
her attorney, Walter E. Martin, 20
this effect, when in the city last Mon
day morning. and Mr.. Martin corrob-
crates the statement.
II heard In Chicago that warrant
was out for me and decided to come
here and have II over WITH" says An
ME. II am ready for trial anytime,
and the sooner the better
Why did / want to 60 to Toledo
yesterday? Well. some Of my girls
were there and l thought that would
be a better place to stay than Ecorse.
And l wasn't due In Detroit until
Thursday, you know"
Annie does not seem to mind her
confinement. She was reading novel
bearing the title, "Bessie's Fortune"
when her visitor appeared and seemed
to be enjoying It. She does not expect
to remain long In custody, however,
IL she can secure bail.
Have you any objection to appear
ing as a witness against Hibbler and
she was asked.
II am willing to tell what KNOW
she said.
Annie Smith, the peoples star wit
ness In the graft cases against Frank
B. Hibbler and Capt. Frank A. New
berry. who has been missing for more
than q month. was apprehended by
County Detective Edwin F. Church
Ill. at Sibley station, near Trenton.
Thursday afternoon as she was about
to board a car for Toledo. She was
locked up In the county jail on ca.
pias issued by the recorders court
on a charge Of keeping a house of III
repute.
Charles DeLisle, who Is reported to
have exercised q sort OF supervision
over Annie's property In the Eigh-
teenth ward during her absence, was
also taken into custody along with the
woman. In the prosecutors office 1t
Is stated that DeLisle was about to
accompany Annie to Toledo and he
may be charged with being an &C.
cessory In aiding Annie to escape. He
was released late Thursday night on
the order Of Police Justice Jeffries.
Annie has furnished the prosecutor
with the names OF four business men
who, she AYERS, induced her to leave
the city out Of sympathy for the rela.
tives Of the accused men. She does
not claim to have received any money
from these men, but says they prom
Used to make It right" with her II
she would go to Arizona. The prose
cutor Is investigating this phase OF
the story and 1t IL quite probable that
the men named will be prosecuted as
accessories after the fact IN inducing
person charged with a crime to
leave the state.
Annie Smith left Detroit June o.
1t appears from her story, after pur-
chasing a ticket for Bisbee, Ariz.
where she intended to go into busi-
ness. When she reached Ell Paso.
Tex, she became Ill and started back
east. landing In Chicago. She remain
ed there until last Sunday night. when
she took q train for Buffalo. She ar
rived in Detroit about o'clock last
Monday and remained in the Michigan
Central Station until $3.50, waiting for
the Buffalo train. During that time,
she says, shse met policeman, who
recognized her readily but made no
effort to apprehend her.
I'VE joked along until train time
and then I walked out of the gate
without the slightest interference"
she said.
Annie's object In going to Buffalo
was presumably to see her little girl
She left there Tuesday night, went to
Toledo and arrived Wednesday In
Ecorse, to visit Mrs. Nicholas Glote,
an old friend. Her whereabouts were
revealed to the authorities wholly by
accident.
Thursday morning. Mrs. Glote and
her daughter, Mrs. Edward Riopelle
quarreled. 1t is said. and during the
fuss Mrs. Glote Is alleged to have
struck her daughters husband over
the head with piece OF lead pipe.
Riopelle later reported the AFFAIR to
Deputy Sheriff Elmer Labadie. who.
quite naturally asked II there were
any witnesses.
why. yes, Annie Smith saw It,
Riopelle answered.
Riopelle at once notified the prose
cutor's Office OF Annie's presence In
Ecorse, and the office at once got
busy.
Assistant Prosecutors Crosse and
Hanley and County Detective Church
III boarded the first car for Ecorse.
About half mile from the point
where they left the car, Annie Smith
boarded II to go to Sibley. where
she intended to change TO the Toledo
car.
AS soon as the searching party
learned Of this County Detective
Churchill lost no time In getting to
Sibley, sending Constable Joe Smith
of Ecorse, and dispatcher to head
OF the Toledo car, IL possible. In this
they failed, but Churchill stepped from
the Wyandotte car In Sibley just IN
time to see Annie Smith and DeLisle
getting on the Toledo car. The ar.
rests quickly followed.
Swedish Prince In England.
LONDON. July 29.-The Crown