The Detroit times., 1909-02-23
WENGER 0BEYED
ARMSTRONG AFTER
SUSPENSION
SENT KILOGRAMS TO BALTIMORE
WOMAN AND GAVE HER S25-
POINTS TO- DEFECTS IN CON.
vlcT WARREN STATEMENTS.

JACKSON. Mich. Feb. 2S.-Acting
Warden Weng,r, OF the jackson state
prison admitted 10 Prosecutor Reece
and Deputy Attorney-Geaeral McGill
yesterday that he had sent the tele-
grams by which Mae Adworth. the
acquaintance OF Fred Warren, was lo-
Gated in Baltimore and sent 10 Buffaio
10 meet Warden Armstrong. Wenger
said he haG also wired 10 the Balti'
more police TO give the woman her
fare TO Buffalo. He also admitted Civ
ing her s95 when he put her aboard
the train for Buffalo.
The prosecutors asked Wenger why
he bad sent the messages and per
formed these services after Armstrong
had been suspended and Was avail
ms trial nihe charge Of soliciting
and receiving a bride. and he replied
that he mad thought nothing ABOUT
them At the time. Armstrong asked
him 70 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 at
tempt 10 discredit Gen. Fred W. Green
OF ICria Weneer's story 10 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.
IL was shown that after ne had been
suspended Armstrong actually direct
ed the affairs OF the prison while ne
remained there.
Convict Warren, who told the prose
cution OF Armstrong; attempt 10 III
duce him 10 sign papers derogatory
TO Gen. Green. made the first proposals
that led 10 the interviews. according
10 Wenger. The prosecutors deVel-
oped the fact. however. that the acting
warden does not really know how tue
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 yolun-
teered statement nominating
Green, as having distributed $500
among the Ionia board OF control and
Warden Fuller | notice Warren
claims It was $4,000 but when heard
him tell II he gave the amount as
$500 There were no inducements
held out 10 him in my presence, and
he was told 10 say nothing but cold
facts which could be substsntiated.
Statement Is False.
Warren told how he had kept
books in the Ionia prison for the Wal
lerstein people. and spoke OF some
affidayits 10 be used In 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 il in his Office. AS to
Warrens statement that his cell has
been rified In his absence, that Is
false He, himself. mentioned 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. He said he had taken the
copies from Green because he expect
ed TO make use OF them In q financial
way
Warren said that while In New
York after his discharge from lonia
he was employed by firm manufac-
turing the coat pads. and that he
wrote Green Offering TO At him out
with these pads in appreciation OF
the kindness Green had shown al
Ionia, 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 so much OF what had transpir
en |"