Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
LAWSON BROUGHT
BACK FINDS WIFE
AND KIN JAILED
CONTINUED from First page,

malnder of $5SO.sO Lawson declares he
spent. E.
At police headquarters today while
talking to the local police, he was
asked how he had spent the money,
NJ someone suggested that he must
have been hitting high places.
IF any of you fellows know me-
said Lawson. you'll know the kind of
fellow I am. When 1 get a drink in
me I don't care whether school keeps
or not. I'll buy any old white horse
in sight and nothing's too good for me.
1 had the time Of my life, riding about
in carriages and taxls. Then I bought
a lot of clothes and things that 1 didn't
need. / enjoyed myself at Niagara"
Tuite said hat when the authorities
searched Lawson's room at La Corona
Hotel. in Montreal, numerous souvenirs
Of various places We're found. He had
several pictures taken at Niagara.
ResOId Lawson Purchases.
Tuite found that Lawson had bought
a number of things in Montreal and
succeeded in getting most of the mer-
chants and others who sold the goods
to the defaulter to take them back.
Little difficulty was experienced in
returning Lawson to the local authori-
ties.
The apprehension of Lawson was eff
fected through a letter received by his
wife from him. which was mailed from
the Canadian city. The letter was adj
dressed to his sister-in-law, Mrs. Muir,
Of 235 First street. She is supposed
to have taken it to the police and thus
hofroTraH har 1ofeGfnu rala tive olfhOFoh
she denies so doing. At any rate, Tuite
got the letter and wired the Montreal
police to arrest him.
As the climax of the finding of
$685. of the missing money by Mrs.
Lawson in the pocket of an old coat
last Friday, both Mrs. Lawson and her
sister, Mrs. Muir, were arrested yes
terday by Detective Horter, the rum
ming mate of Tuite, who was handling
the local end of the case in Tuite's alb
sence.
Horter went to the Lawson house
and told Mrs. Lawson that she was
wanted at police headquarters. Mrs.
Muir was with her at the time and the
officer extended the invitation to her
as well. Both m accepted the in
yitation without a murmur and after
placing Lawson's two little sons, Frank
and Willie, in charge of their grand
mother, they accompanied the officer.
They were taken Immediately to Cap
tain Carroll's office, where they were
put under a fire of questions. It is said
that they confessed to having placed
the money in the pocket of Lawson's
coat. They said, it is alleged, that
Lawson left them money, and when
it began TO look as if he would be
caught they lost their nerve and hit
upon that plan as a way out of II.
They denied that Lawson had given
them $4,000.
SI,244 still Missing.
According to the police, If it is true,
as Mrs. Lawson claims, that she re-
ceived only 1885, there is S1,244 of the
original $4,S6S to be accounted for.
Horter went to the Muir home last
night, but would say nothing of what
he found there. 1t is the belief of the
police that the Lawson family have
not turned ove all the stolen money
As a coincidence, in 1905 Detective
Tuite j%ourneyed to Montreal to bring
back Guiseppi Zappulo. who was
wanted here for murder. Tuite says
that he found Lawson in the same cell
and was arrested by the same officer.