The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-04
MRS. W. P. ARNETT THEN
HAS HUSBAND ARRESIEU
Kinsmen Of Woman Engineer
Flight from City.
wife states That Husband Has rhrsaos.
ensa Her Life Several Tinss
Before And After HIS A.
semptea Suicide Thre.
weeks Age.

Another chapter In the rather sensa.
tional story of r. W. Arnett, the
Christian Drummer" who attempted
suicide two weeks ago. was opened
arrest of his wife and her brother-in-
law. w. A. Muse, on the charge Of
kidnapping her own son.
As soon az the two were released
under $500 bond each. warrant
was sworn out for Arnett by them
and J. ". Pigg. another relative Of
Mrs. Arnett and he was held At the
county jail. pending making the $1,000
bond required by the warrant. He -
charged with causing q breach Of the
peace. in threatening Mrs. Arnett. and
his little son, p. w. Arnett, Jr.
On July 6. next Tuesday, both casca
will be heard. that OF Mrs. Arnett and
Muse. before Justice Boiling Young,
on the charge OF kidnapping; and that
Screws. >-sn the charge Of disturbing
the peace.
Yesterday morning Mrs. Arnett. with
her brother-in- law, w. A. Muse left
her residence at las Hoieombe Street.
taking her little 2-year old SON she
had written to her relatives In Ten
nessee that she was being mistreHted
by her husband. and that she feared
for her life. Muse. with anothar kins~
man, J. N. Pigg. of Columbia cams
here yesterday to take her home.
Arnett, on the porch OF Q neightpr
across the street. saw them enter the
automobile. Mrs. Arnett and tbs shiiI
dressed for travelling. and carrying =
As the machine drove off. ne Was
aroused. and followed II for q short
distance. II disappeared. and he went
| immediately to the sheriffs office. tQ
swear out . warrant for kidnaprtns>
against his wife AMI her kinsnaari.
The sheriffs officers. burntng the
wires, telephoned In every direction -
head off the automobile, as they AUS
pected that the occupants. would 49,
tempt . cross-country run. Thex
! were rewarded by message from
Eimore Station. in Elmore county. tell
ing them that the machine described
1 Deputy Sheriff claude McRes fsff
! Immediately on the train for Elmore
station. AS he stepped off the train.
Mrs Arnett, with the child. and Muse,
started aboard. He was barely In
time to intercept them.
The deputy placed the two under ar
rest. and boarded the next train to
Montgomery: with the three was Ut.
Pigg. who had come from Montguiu-
| ery on the same train as the officer
| to meet Muse and Mrs. Arnett at III.
more. ~
when the officer and the two prison
ers arrived at the jail. bond had al
ready been signed. and they were re
leased. d. F. Stakely. r. o. Biakey
and M. NJ Sweat were the bondsuien
| and the bail. fixed on the warrant, waA
| 5000 sfor each of the two.
Instead of returning to her resi-.
dence Mrs. Ar:att. with Mr. Muse and
Mr.. Pigg spent the night at the rest
dence' OF Rev. w M. Crawford. on
| Catoma Street.
The child, little 2-year-old boy.
was an unconscious and unconcerned
participant, though about him was
waged the fight between husband
| and wife. He remained with his
mother. and will until the preliminary
trial, on Tuesday, July g.. Then i i1
probable that the custody OF the child
| will be settled. together with the set
| Element of the kidnapping charge. 81
W. A. Muse and J. N Pigs. the two
Tennessee kinsmen of Mrs Arnett. are
! in Montgomery at the request OF Mrs.
Arnett. as both they and she declare.
| She had written to her home that she
was being mistreated. and her mother
desired an investigation OF her eom-
plant, The two men came.
They tell that they found her COM
plaint we'll founded. and. at her urgent
request, were to take her homo.
At the advice of local attorneys
whom they consulted, IT was decided
that Muse. with Mrs. Arnett and th@
child, would leave the home IN an
automobile. thence to go 70 Elmore
Station. where they were to meet
Pigg, and board the train upon which
he rode, for Tennessee.
Not any idea of kidnapping had
they. Muse tells. They decided upon
the use of the automobile for the first
stage OF the journey to obviate any
| xnKlrt .I. Vr4fr a r.r4a1.
And at that. he tells. he and MrA Ar
nett left the house as the husband sat
on the front porch.
I'VE came here yesterday to invests
gate the rumors regarding her miss
treatment by Mrs. Arnett. acting thus
under her mothers advice. We are
thoroughly convinced that all Of thase
rumors are true. and more besides
said the two men.
1--WE called upon Mrs. Arnett. ant
she voluntarily agreed, and. In fact.