The sun., 1908-10-14
COL. W. F. TUCKER ARRESTED
SON-IN-L4W or MRS. LOGAN
CHARGED WITH DISCRETION.

Taken Into Custody on Train ~ Decatur.
Ill.,. but Is Allowed 10 60 TO 81. Louis
lEder Promise TO Return TO ChicaEO
for Triai-TVoubIes Of the fuckers.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. a. Col, w r. Tucker.
U. 8. A.. who was arrested early this
morning on train al Decatur, ILL.,. on a
charge OF having deserted his wife, a
daughter OF the late Gen. John A. Logan.
who was the Republican Vice Presidential
candidate in 1884. was released on his
promise to return to Chicago for trial,
and came to St. Louis.
The rooms at the Southern Hotel here
were engaged a week ago by Col. Tucker
through q letter he wrote to the hotel
from Mount Clemens. He said he had
been Ill there for several weeks. and he
requested three connecting rooms In a
quiet part OF the house and close to the
elevator. 4 rumor was published here
this afternoon that Tucker was going to
Hot Springs. Ark. when arrested.
G. H. Frey and his sister were with him
when he arrived The party were as
signed to rooms 1872 and 1874. which they
had engaged several days ago. At $50
O'Clock tonight the chief clerk OF the
Southern Hotel eta ted that the party were
still In their rooms and in all probability
would be there for some time. as Col
fuckers illness had taken q sudden turn
for the worse. and DIR. Louis Il, Behrens
had to be called in.
The chief clerk also said that he did not
know just how serious Col. fuckers i'll
ness is. but from what he could learn the
excitement has been too much for his
nerves and he has suffered q relapse.
The hotel clerk said that strict orders had
been given not TO let any one 60 to Col.
fuckers room or to disturb him In any
way. 1t was impossible to get Tucker by
telephone to-day or tonight. The clerk
said that he did not think Tucker would
be able to leave the hotel tonight. The
Tucker party registered from Mount
Clemens. Mich.
The troubles OF Col. Tucker and his
wife we're aired in the newspapers q little
over a year ago. when Mrs. Tucker ap-
pealed to Secretary Taft to have her
husbands conduct investigated while
he was on duty in the Philippines and
while coming from the islands TO the
States. Mrs. Tucker. who Is a daughter
Of the late Gen. John A. Logan, at that
time complained OF his relations with
a Filipino woman and Mrs. Myrtle B.
Plstt. an American widow. who was
teaching school In the Phiiippines.
Secretary Taft ordered the Inspector
General Of the Army to make an inquiry.
which resulted in Col. fuckers exOnera-
tion. In The report submitted 10 the War
Department the Inspect op- General stated
that he discovered no evidence to SUBJ
stantiate the accusations made against
Col. Tucker. and 30 far as the army was
concerned the case was dropped then and
there. His alleged relations with the
Filipino woman who was unnamed were
not proved.
A little less than two months ago Col.
Tucker began an action in Chicago for
divorce. charging that his wife had de-
serted him. The case has not yet been
tried.
Col. Tucker was born in Massa chnseiis
in 1854 and was appointed paymas'er
In the army with the rank OF Ma jor when
he was 30 years old During the Spanish.
American war he was stationed at Al
lanta, Ga, and in 1908 he vas promoted
TO the grade OF Deputy Paymasiar- -tien-
erai. Last January he WAS advanced to
Assistant Paymaster-General with the
rank of Colonel