New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-14
COL. TUCKER ARRESTED
CHARGE, WIFE DESERIION
General Logon's Daughter Had III
Ieged Misconduct an Manila.
by telegraph TO The Tribunel

BY telegraph 70 TEe 1rloGlE-J
St Louis. Oct 1s--Colonel W F Tucker. United
g. o,,,- z-s. arrested early this morning on
train at Decatur III. charged with having oe
serted his wife. the daughter OF the late genera
John A. Logan re wss released on MS promise -
return TO Chicago for trial. and came TO St LOUIS
where his party was registered as oo4"iiei " =
Tucker. sister and valet
The warrant for Colonel fuckers arrest was on
tanned on Saturday before Municipal Judge Gelii-
mill in Chicago by Mrs Mary Logan TUCKER
who declared that her husband had deserted hel-
The manager OF the hotel ali day ana to-nsnt
refused 10 let reporters or communicate py
telephone with Colonel Tucker 1t was rePoF'e1
that he Ill and would return with ms coIil-
panions Chicago tonight.
Colonel Tucker was registered at the southern
Hotel here as Colonel ". F. Tucker, sister ana
valet" G. H. Frey and sister were with MN
when he arrived The party assigned TO
rooms which had been engaged several Gays ago
Az $50 o'clock tonight the chief clerk OF the
hotel said that the party was still IN the rooms.
and in all probability would be there Tor some
time as Colonel fuckers illness had taken a SUI
den turn for the worse, and Dr. Louis H. behIehs
had 10 be called IN The chief clerk also salo
that he did know just how serious Coiohei
fuckers illness was but from what he could learn
the excitement had been TOO much Tor his nerves
snd that ne had suffered a relapse Inc cIe'h
said strict orders had been given not 10 let any
one into Colonel fuckers room OF 10 ols'Ui0 INN
in any way
Colonel Tucker stated through friend late To-
night that he was longer under arrest anu
under no promise 10 return TO Illinois WITHOUT "a
tradition papers and that he intendeo 10 pi'o'S'
IN his tourney 10 Hot Springs just as soon as
n,s condition would permit. The police offlcers
who made the arrest in Decatur. the friend salo,
have gone back to Chicago, on account OF coroner
fuckers Illness having abandoned their ih'eh'ion
o. taking him back TO Chicago at this time
u US published here to-day that when an
,-eratioD was performed on Colonel Tucker al
Mt Clemens. Mich, recently. there was Pie g,7
es nurse q woman who teacher in the th''-
innines when Tucker army paynaster mere
Her name II is said, was mentioned og NJ =
7r,cter and her mother Mrs. Logan Of Washing
ION in charges against Colonel Tucker lhelu11iis
his acquaintance with this woman wfleTe an d
,nvestigatlon requested by his wife and motHe'-Ii
- os rafpsed by Secretary Taft on the ground
that NJ, evidence was found justifying court mar
tial proceedings
Grand Island. Neb. Oct. 13.-The nurse with
r-o1onsI William Tucker. who was arrested In
Tiltnos 1ast night is said to be Mrs. Ralph Platt
Of this city -.
Ns-s Plat was formerly Miss Mabel Frye OF
xo-t1.,d Ore where she was nurse in nos
ni,al Her husband was Grand Island lawyer
-po .r+ered the army was sent TO the Philippines
was wounded and returned to a hospital IN 70.
land where he nursed by MISS RYE An
engagement followed and the two were fnaFrleo
a mis- CITY Of which Platts father was Mayor
Nj Platt died several years ago. and Mrs fla'l
vent 70 the Philippines where il is said she Ilet
Colonel Tucker
washington. oct. la-8Trs. John A Logan said
to-day that neither she nor Mrs. Tucker knew any
thing about the arrest Of Colonel Nlharn r
smoker. her daughters husband but that she was
,1ad NJ IL" She declared that she and her daugh-
ser had borne the outrageous treatment OF
Colonel Tucker up this time in silence except
.bat they had appealed 10 the War Department 70
have him court martialled-
sor,7e resS - Mrs. Logan salC- the " 1T
Denartn,enr will rot take up a Ike this
against an officer. They have attempted 10 force
, US TO bring divorce proceedings against ColoneI
Tucker. but that We Will never do
7 want u have the world know about this dis
graceful conduct" continued Mrs Logan, in order
that other poor women who have been saddened by
The conduct Of their husbands IN the Philippines
nav have some protection. In civil life such
things could not go but in the army it is
different
Mrs Logan declared that the charges against
Colonel Tucker had been backed up by sworn
statements and she could not understand why evil
dence Of conduct unbecoming an officer and gen
tlen1an' should be ignored by the army
For some time Colonel Tucker has been H. and
recently the War Department extended for TWO
months leave Of absence for three months
which had Just expired. The colonel Their
ordered to the government hospital at Hot Springs
for observation and treatment Presumably he was
on his way 10 that place when arrested.
In June Of last year the troubles between Colone
Thicker and his wife were brought to the attention
of the War Department. when Mrs Tucker made
an application for investigation OF the conduct Of
her husband az Manila and between Manila and
chicago Ordinarily the War Department does no
+Le nm the ouestion Of domestic infeIicity. but il
This ease SECRETARY Taft referred to the inspector
general or the army for investigation certain repre-
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