The Detroit times., 1909-02-01
ARMSTRONG SAYS HE
20 "e WILL NOT RESIGN
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Fred w. Green, of lonla These men
operate a similar contract In the lonia
reformatory.
Walked Into a Trap.
The arrest of Warden Armstrong
was made after a clever plan had been
| devised to establish case against
! him. Gen. Green had informed At
torney-General Bird. in Lansing. that
! Warden Armstrong had been pressing
him for money in order that the con-
cession Green asked might 90 through.
There are two charges against Arm
strong-one that he accepted bride
( of 800 from Green at the Otsego no.
/ tel on Friday, Jan. %, and the other
that he promised TO accept bride OF
IS 900 in one sum, and $500 month
while the contract was effective. The
consideration was that Armstrong was
to get the board OF control of Jackson
prison TO permit the company to In
crease its capital and to permit the
substitution of fiber for reed In the
manufacture OF chairs. ..
The cleverly-laid trap was set at the
hotel An entire suite of rooms was
secured by Green for the purpose. The
room selected for the conversation
was at the end OF hallway, at the end
OF one OF the wings Armstrong met
Green there by appointment The
warden when he arrived in his car
riage, proceeded TO the room. but be-.
fore entering looked out of, the hall
windows to see il anyone was looking.
Entering the room. the warden went
over TO the windows and looked out
again. He was in the room with
Green just 10 minutes.
Green Locks Door.
After Armstrong went into the room
Green locked the door. Two witnesses
were in the adjoining room and could
see the proceedings and hear most of
the conversation because the doors
had been left aiar for the pur-
pose. They immeditely got GOWN
TO business. Armstrong got up
and walked around several
times. being nervous, apparently.
Green told Armstrong that Mr..
Read ian officer of Green's company
would not go into anything that would
injure the state. He told Armstrong
that the new work would be lighter
and Armstrong said. Its a big propo-
sition and you want il TO be success
full" When Green said the company
had lost money on the contract, Arm
strong said:
IF you had come TO me two years
ago you would have made $4,000, but
you always fought shy of me. You
didn't understand what 1 meant at
first yesterday but you finally caught
on Green replied. Il guess we under
stand each other"
Armstrong said. You know | told
you yesterday | was not going to
charge you $4,000 or half OF 1t. Az
ter thinking II over last night | had
made up my mind to make one more
cut this morning | was feeling so
we'll | said to myself. I will cut 1t
again In the middle"
Writes Figures on Paper.
Then Green asked Armstrong to
write. on a piece OF paper what he
thought was right and Green would
do the same and exchange memoran-
dums with him. Both laughed and then
busted themselves writing. Green re-
marked that both had written the
same figure. Let me understand
YOU" said Green, you will give US all
those little concessions tbnt~%ill make
our contract succesS?' Armstrong
replied. Il will guarantee to\make
more for you than | any getting%
Green remarked thaT he had little
money in his pocket The numbers OF
the bills had been taken. Then Arm
strong said. "All right" and got up
and left the room. walking down the
hall He did not look back. Two men
were watching him. The memorandum
written by Armstrong was torn up and
thrown into the cuspidor The pieces
were taken out and put together. Here
is what Armstrong wrote. IS Moo
per mo-"
The memorandum was turned over
10 Prosecuting Attorney Reece. Arm
strong had stated he was going to the
bank, and man was sent TO see IL he
had visited that place He had not
Attorney-General Bird came from Ian.
sing TO make out the complaint Sher-
IN Bean and Deputy Sheriff Strobel
went TO the prison and arrested Arm
strong Going into the wardens pri-
vate Office the officers told Armstrong
they had warrant Armstrong sub
mitted to arrest He was searched
aud the 800 given him by Green was
found. A telephone message came
from MIR. Thwaites saying that Arm.
strong had kept his promise and mail.
ed the letter notifying him that there
would be meeting OF the board Tues
day and also that he had called ND the
members of the hoard