The Washington times., 1910-12-20

Brotheriy loyalty reached across the
gap Of years which have transformed
Florence Bennet, q small town girl, into
Mrs FIossie Knott. accused blackmaiIer.
and gave the girl q welcome today as
she stepped from prison
When S2.oJ9 bond was furnished BY her
after being arraigned on the charge OF
attempting to extOTt money from ChaTles
RoseuthaI IL her palatial apartments in
the Cairo. her hUsoand. J. Bailey Knott;
his brother, Benjamin Knott. and Alton
Armstrong, were also freed on BAH
Mrs Knott-s brother came here from
the little town Of Flint, Mich He heard
OF her arrest last week he first saw
her at the jail, but with the restraint
Of prison bars. So on her release this
morning she hurried 20 where lie waited
her IN the Office OF Attorney Campbell
Carringrou- The meeting veE Silent.
BET shers we're tears IN the girls eyes.
Tor her brother brought I'D memories OF
another lie, Ia a village where she
worked honestly IL laundry and restaUr-
ant
Plead Not Guilty.
The quartet accused OF attempting ID
e1tOTt s5.ov8 from young Charles ROsen-
thai who was lued by the dark eyes
and smiles OF Mrs. Knott. could be
4AEtr AAel mo 3 court LQlE4 TaLEQ
negroes and petty offenders this morn
ing ana pleaded not guilty Judge MuI-
lowry held them for the grand jury.
Then each OF the Knots gave bond for
S2,0o6 and was released But before
Armstrong could gain his liberty, the
District Attorneys office required from
him a bond Of S3.100 AL were furn-
ished BY the National Surety Company,
OF New York, through W n ROnce-
vile, the local agent
Around the frsil, silent woman VII
center the fIght between Campbeu Car
TIugtOn, the Knots attorney ana As
Sistant District Attorney Ralph Given
Mr. CarrfngrOn hurled the battle gage
when he announced this morning that
soon as the District Attorneys Of
ice has an opportunity 70 60 further
into the case, he viii ask that the wOm-
an De released on her personal bonds
He declared this step would be taken
under the principle Of law which pre-
sumeS that any acts committed II the
presence Of wCman's husband are
preSUDposed 10 be the effect Of the
hUsbands 5 influence or coercion
Not All In His Presence.
The gage was taken up by M Given.
who announced that at any time the
question IS brought up he is ready to
show several overt acts which he
charges the ToElan committed while not
in the presence Of her husband
While the preliminary aTTaignment Of
the Knots was set for tomorrow As
siSIant District Attorney Given had
them brought unannounced into cOs1rt
today, 50 that the ssnsation-seekaE
who thrOuged the courtroom last weak
20 see the prisoners would be absent
So when the four appeared there were
none in court but the usual complement
OF hangers-01 and witnesses in the
petty cases Of which Judge ATuIlOwny
was disposing. In order to arraign
The quartet. the trial Of a negro woman
for threats was interrupted
Mrs Knott, gOwned in e cheap purple
suit and carrying black fUrs. as she did
on her previous Appearances in court,
stood beside her husband, who since
his arrest is no longer James Knott.
but J. Bailey Knott
Knott is a tail, spareIy built young
man. vel gTOCmed. and throughout
the arraiguueut stood with pearl
OF tan gloves protrUding from an upper
0veTcOst pocket
Besides him stood Alton Armstrong.
declared by the authorities 70 have
been the leader in the badger" busi-
ness He is dark. with huge shock
Of black hair. and today his face was
blue-black with sproutinS beard Ben
jamfu Knott the brother, also showed
The effects OF connnement in his un-
shavel face
Prisoners Are Silent.
The four were silent None Of them
spoke save at the dictatiOn Of their
attorney Then each answered not
guilty TO the words or AIr. Sebrfng,
clerk OF the court, when he charged
them formally with having verbally ac-
cused Charles ROse1thaI Of an act cal
culated 10 disgrace him. with the in
tent Of procuring money from him
When the real fight comes. it is said
the defense Of the three men viii be
based on the contention that the at
tempted fleeing Of young Rosenthai
as charged by the Government was Un-
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