The Detroit times., 1910-06-29
SLIPPERY HUBBY IS
FINALLY LANDED
BEHIND BARS
Dino Novel Methods Of Dodging
Police Kept Emmett Barton Free
Man For Years, But Wife
Gets Him At Last.
Fugitive Once Joined Bunch Of Depu-
ties and Started on Wild
Chase For Self.


Emmett Barton's system Graves ex.
element So says Mrs. Emmett Bar
ton. an angular lady who dresses In
q gay and giddy yellow and carries
an extended vocabulary. Mrs. B. may
DO taxing her imagination-Mr. b.
says she is--but her story OF the arts
and wiles practised by her husband
in various ventures with the police OF
sundry cities is interesting at least
Mr.. Barton Is just now perspiring
in q cell In the central police station,
having been brought to that sad pre-
dicament by some great detective
work by Mrs. Barton. She says tnat
Emmett Is a slippery chap, and for that
reason she Is lowering about the sta
ton determined he shall not escape
her now. She says he deserted her.
He says he fed In fear. SO there you
are.
Many years ago. according to Mrs.
Barton. she married him She AYERS
that only a few short hours after the
knot was tied. another woman APP
peared on the scene. The other
woman was armed with revolver
and announced that Barton was her
husband and she had come to get aim
by gum.
This was the beginning for Barton
of a series OF hair-breadth escapes
from the police. He succeeded In In
ducing the female who laid prior
claim TO his affections to depart With
out killing on any Of the members Of
his household. This he did, Mrs.
Barton says, by generous outlay or
cash, of which he had at that time
$500.
The scene OF the Barton marital
mixups occurs In Jackson, Hillsdale
and Battle Creek. In picturesque
language, Mrs. Barton describes the
rural repose enjoyed by the Bar;ons
ON their farm near Jackson. II was
here that q band OF gypsies came wan.
derins by. Emmet's nomadic nature
asserted itself. She says he took the
family COW, hitched old Dobbin TO the
rhay, carried of the chicken coop and
'yiepatfed. without even leaving Mira.
Barton the price or pound Of steak.
And so he joined the gypsies. That
career began. Mrs Barton Is uncer-
tain ss to dates and places, but the
following are a few recent incidents
that have enlivened the life OF Mr..
Emmett Barton
He once pulled rusty revolver that
wouldn't have exploded on the Fourth
of July. held a small army OF officers
ut bay. and swan across a stream to
safety.
Later. he met bunch OF deputies
who were on his trail. He helped
them hire an automobile and went out
with them on q wild chase for himseE.
On another occasion, he Skinned up
a tree in the dead OF night and in the
pale moonlight locked down upon his
baffied pursuers.
Once he was almost gone They
had him IN train, with the cuffs on
him. He squirmeS out OF them and
plunged through the window OF the
car.
Again, he succeeded in getting an
officer who had captured him to par
take OF few cheering drinks. The
officer gradually lest all trace OF time
or distance and Barton waved him
fond farewell.
But now he Is securely locked up
Mrs. Barton traced him 10 Detroit
last Thursday. She rented a room
across the street from where Barton
was rooming at No. 231 First-st. Here
she could observe his every move.
She had Detectives Black and Wilson
join In the chase, Tuesday night, and
Barton was taken.
Mrs. Barton AYERS there would have
been no trouble lad the other woman
never entered. She said that after
that, Barton's only offense was drink.
ing beer and playing cards In the
house. This she could not allow ont
Of respect to the memory of her first
husband.
Barton Is taking the situation cheer.
fully enough. in spite OF the fact that
among his possessions was found
comm plate bearing the name of Polly
Fitchett and the date OF that lady's
demise. This pleasant little souvenir
has been taken in charge by Capt.
Baker.
Barton will be taken back to Jack.
son, Wednesday afternoon, when
posse of officers. laden with manacles
and handouts, will come after him.