The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-06-01
POLICE SAVE
WHITE SLAVE
Married Woman Rescued From
Clutches of Alleged Procursr
Who Dragged Her in Seattle
PROMISES SENSATIONAL
EXPOSE OF TIE TRAFFIC
Reformed Scarlet Woman Re-
turned TO Husband While Man
She Charges Awaits His Fate
in City Jail

Rescued from the Blair Hotel. a
house Of il-fame on South Front
street, whore she says she was placed
against her will bv d. H. Ross, who
is now in the custody OF the police
Mrs. F. II. Archibald. wife of an en-
ployee of the Seattle Electric com
pany, Sunday related to Chief Kinna-
man a story of white slavery in this
city. which, if substantiated. will bring
about a thorough investigation of the
traffic here and in Seattle with regard
to persons whom it has heretofore
been impossible to mplcate.
After being closeted with Chief
Kinnaman for more than two hours,
during which time she gave him the
names of about a score of the more
important agents of the traffic in the
two cities, Mrs. Archibald was placed
upon train and allowed to return
to her husband in the Sound City.
The unfortunate woman admits that
she was formerly an habitue of the
underworld but says that for more
than a year she has been the lawful
wife of Archibald. She says that Ross.
who claims to be a tobacco merchant
in Seattle, knew her before she was
married and says that after enticing
her to meet him in Seattle, gave her
drinks which were drugged and forci-
bly, brought her to this city. Ross
was apprehcnded while attempting to
board the train upon which the
woman was being sent away. He
denies all acquaintance with her.
When arrested he was well supplied
with money ana strongly protested be-
ing charged with vagrancy. Mrs.
Archibald positively identified him as
the man who accomplished her down
fan ana even related instances of her
association with him which were later
substantiated.
Captive for Two Weeks
Mrs. Archibald says that she ar
rived in North Yakima with Ross
about two weeks ago and was first in
stalled in private apartments and af-
forwards removed to the Blair Hotel.
She says that her existence in the
latter place has been that of a person
in a trance and that she was totally
unable to control herself until Satur-
day night. She then Immediately APP
pcaled to the police for protection
She also stated that Ross had made
threats to follow her if she attempted
to escape and for this reason the
police were on the lookout for him
at the train. He attempted to board
from the west side of the track to
avoid detection but explained this
vancouver by saying that he had been
talking to a friend on the wrong side
of the train.
Ross appearance bellies the charges
against him. He is well but not flash
lily dressed and is quiet and unassum-
ing. When seen in the city Jail last
night he still maintained that he had
never seen Mrs. Archibald before and
says that he can establish proof that
he is in no way guilty of the charges
she makes against him.
The police are holding him pending
further information from Mrs. ArChi-
bald, which she emphatiCally prom
ised to furnish. chief Kinnaman
however. says that if the woman is an
impOstor nothing can be done with
Ross. ON the other hand chief Kin
namen is confident that she is sincere
and says that he will assist her in
every way possible toward giving Ross
and his colleagues their desert if
found guilty.
After hearing both sides of the case
Judge Bounds assessed Ross u fine
of 500 in police court and bound him
over To- await further developments.