The Detroit times., 1909-02-23
WENGER 0bEYED
ARMSTRONG AFTER
SUSPENSION
SENT TELEoRAMs TO BALTIMORE
WOMAN AND GAVE HER $25--
POINTS TO DEFECTS IN CON-
vlcT WARRENs STATEMENTS.

JACKSON. Mich, Feb 23--Acting
Warden Wenger. OF the Jackson state
prison admitted 10 Prosecutor Reece
and Deputy Attorney General McGill
yesterday that he mad sent the tele-
grams by which Mae Adworth, the
acquaintance OF Fred Warren. was lo-
Gated in Baltimore and sent TO Buffalo
To meet Warden Armstrong. Wenger
said he hac also wired 10 the Balti-
moro police 10 give the woman her
fare 10 Buffalo lie also admitted Civ
ing her $50 when he put her aboard
the train for Buffalo.
The prosecutors asked Wenger why
he had sent the messages and per-
formed these services after Armstrong
had been suspended aud was await
ins trial o nthe charge of soliciting
and receiving bribe and he replied
that he had thought nothing about
them at the time. Armstrong asked
him to send some kilograms and give
the woman S25 and he did SO.
Prosecutors Acted Wisely
Wenger was questioned for three
hours yesterday by the prosecutors
regarding the part he took in the al
tempt TO discredit Gen. Fred w. Green.
OF lCnia. Wenger's story To the prose-
cutors convinced the latter that they
acted wisely In securing the removal
from the prison quarters OF Warden
Armstrong. against whom is charged
the attempt 10 discredit Gen. Green.
1t was shown that after he had been
suspended Armstrong actually direct
ed the affairs OF the prison while he
remained there.
/ Convict Warren, who told the prose-
cut,on of Armstrong; attempt TO in
duce him 10 sign papers derogatory
to Gen Green, made the first proposals
that led to the interviews. according
to Wenger. The prosecutors devel-
oped the fact, however, that the acting
warden does not really know how the
interviews came about. Armstrong
looking after these details himself.
But Warren has not been telling
the truth" Wenger said. He has
told conflicting stories and both can
not possibly be true. He first volun-
teered statement discriminating
Green, as having distributed $500
among the Ionia board OF control anu
Warden Fuller. notice Warren
claims IL was $l5.0 but when heard
! him tell It he gave the amount as
! $500 There were no inducements
held out To him In my presence, and
he was told TO say nothing but cold
facts which could be substantiated.
Statement is False.
Warren told HON he had kept
books in the Ionia prison for the Wal
! lerstein people. and spoke OF some
afiidavits TO be used in Il pending suit
between Wallerstein and Warden Full
Ter one OF which he had made him.
self. Mr.. Cobb had been attorney for
the Wallersteins. and he knew he was
telling the truth about the affidavit.
because he had II In his offce. As TO
Warren's statement that his cell has
been rifled In his absence. that Is
false He. himself. msntioned the
Adworth woman and said she had the
letter press copies he had stolen from
Green. and at his own suggestion he
did produce some letters from the
woman. lie said he had taken the
copies from Green because he expect
ed 10 make use OF them in financial
way.
Warren said that while In New
York after his discharge from Ionia
he was employed by a firm manufac-
turing the coat pads. and that he
wrote Green offering TO nj him out
with these pads in appreciation OF
/ the kindness Green had shown ar
( lonia, and that Green had replied he
would rather have his coat padded
with the letters he had taken from
! his letter press book Warren also
said he had been released from Ionia
before the end OF his term because he
knew 50 much OF what had transpir-
ed