Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-16
husband sent his wife. Things will DO
as we had expected
Not Having Hard Time.

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In response to this last message from
the husband. who sent a bag OF fruit
with it. the wife responded that the
matrons were kind to her and that she
was not having hard time Of 1t. and 1t
was in this message that she told him
she was willing to suffer any penalty
the court might tnflict upon him. init
mating that she would rather so to
Mrs. Knots, discussing her past, COM
planned that Armstrong had been the
means of bringing about the present
trouble. After she became the wife Of
the young South Carolinian. she stated
she had hoped to break away from the
life she had been living and she would
have succeeded, she stated. II 1t had not
been for Armstrong.
Armstrong, she said, was continually
after her husband to take him from her
at night. Many a morning. she stated.
Armstrong borrowed a quarter to get a
meal, and that night he would return
with plenty Of money. She said he had
visited gambling places and clubs. Her
husband had written home for money
several times. the wife said, and had OBJ
tanned various sums from his mother,
and 1t was not until he was unable to get
money from home that he pawned his
watch and was induced by Armstrong to
enter the game that was attempted on
RoSenthal.
Her marriage to Knots, she admitted.
was brought about in order that the mar
rage ties would make the badger game
much easier than If she were not married
to him. Afterward, she said, she would
willingly have given up the thought OF
fleeing victims.
Her Father an Indian.
Mrs. Knots says her father was a Crow
Indian and her mother was white. She
had no idea, however. that such a state
ment would be believed because there is
nothing about her appearance to indicate
that she has Indian blood In her veins.
Her story is that she ran away when
she was seventeen years old to 60 on the
stage.
If it had not been that I had the
stage fever said said, II would not be
here now"
The message received yesterday from
c., giving the Knots good name. was
the only message the police have had
about the prisoners. No effort has been
made by the police to get any informa-
Watertown. S. D., about Armstrong. In
-spector Boardman said today that In
quiries would be made about them as
soon as he can send copies Of their photo
graphs to the authorities.
Negatives found In the room In the
Cairo yesterday by the detectives indicate
that they were taken in order to deter
mine in Just what parts of the room the
girl and her victim would have to be in
brder to secure good Photographic results.
They had not been developed. The pic
lures taken from James Knots by Detec-
tives Baur and Cornwell at the time OF
the arrest are to be held in custody Of
the police until the case is finally dis
posed of.
Got Money From Mother.
James Knots came here from Orange
burg county. 8. c.. in February, 1909,
against the wishes of his brother. Ben
jamin Knots, to study at the Bliss Elec-
trical School. He had graduated from a
college in his native state. and his mother
was willing to spend the money to give
him a knowledge OF electrical matters.
It is stated that the young man was
continually sending home for money;
and that his mother sold a piece of
property in. order to supply his wants
His brother wanted him to return to
Orangeburg, but he was we'll satisfied
with Washington. and gave no thought
to the suggestion of returning.
Finally, it Is said, his brothers objected
to his extravaganza, and 1t was arranged
that the money advanced him should be
covered by notes. and the amount would
be deducted from his share OF the estate
after the death OF his mother