The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-07-03
'DUFFIE IS
DENOUNCED
BIVI8Nl|AN
Mrs. R. J. Richie, Wife of Fusi-
tive, Alleges Tint Chief Of De
iedtives ahna Aides Insulted,
Browbeat and Abused Her in
Gf5ort to Force Her 10 Divulge
Infctmstion she Did Not Pos.
sass. tp'4Asr w ~
trrom -Thursday Aavertiser.l

al imve ) been browbeateR and
abused. ] have been eross-examined
and reeross,examined. have been In.
suited in the presence Of six or seven
butly ,ao-called plain clothes men or
in other words the employees of your
local detective department, as no other
womRnp has been insnlted, yet can
look the world in the fuce and have
no fear Of the fnture.'' So said Mrs.
r.. Ia Ritchie yesterday as her three
small children clustered about her in
her modest apartments in the Oakland
House, ~ 3
Mrs. Richie is the wife Of r. j.
Richie, who lis wanted in Seattle on.
charge of having defrauded his
creditors. II. Deputer who was ar,
rested here last month rs an accom-
pliee of Richie was taken back on
the steamer Matsonia yesterday by
Detective McNamee to stand trial in
Seattle. Deputer is accused of having
defrauded an installment house in that
city OF sixtyifye dollars and fifty cents
bglunce due on brass bedstead. In
addition TO his prisoner, McNamee also
took the brass bedstead back with him.
IL Is reported that with the return of
the IbedsteRd the charge against De-
peuter win be dropped.
In the meantime the mainland de-
tective is returning to the Coast minus
his prisoner, r. j. Richie, the man
he was sent here to bring back through
extradition proceedings. To say that
Detective McNamee il decidedly wroth
with local conditions here, as far as
heipolice department is concerned, but
mildly expresses It. McNamee said he
feels particularly peeved at Jailor Asch
who has charge of the county Jail and
in whose custody Richie was when he
made his escape three weeks ago. In
an interview with an Advertiser rep
/, resentative Mr.. MeNamee said; Gin
all any long police experience have
never seen jail conducted as is this
one. The escape Of Richie is unex.
ciisable. Shortly after my arrival I
called there and interviewed Richie.
Iywanted 70 see what mood he was in
50 that ] would know how to handle
him on my return trip.
~ u
he said to me, sMeNamee will never
20 back TO Seattle with you" Il.
gp,t' warned Tailor Asch. r.
~ told Jailor Asoh of this and also
told him to keep close watch upon
him. In spite Of this Richie gets
eway In the simplest sort of manner.
Although i still believe that Richie
is on this island if he has gotten away,
this so.called detective department
ought to be. proud of itself. Q.
I, When asked If he thought Mrs. Rit-
chic had anything to do. with her hus.
hand 3 escape and il so, would she
he prosecuted, McNamee said, ''frmly
q believe that Mrs, Richie is limo
cent of any. complieity in this cPse,
] have, questioned her closely and
feel positive that the woman is limo.
cent. She is as anxious as l um that
he be recaptuFed for the woman be-
lieyes that he can be cleared in court
when the facts Of the case are made
Mrs. Ritchie Inundated by Detectives.
When Interviewed yesterday, Mrs.
LRtehie,, In addition to her, Introductory
statement, said: p.
1.-THE treatment that / have been ac-
iaortled iby your local aetectiye .dapart,
mani has ,baen 'most humiliating and
deoradIng The moTning al M,
Ritchie's escape Mr.. McDuffie, If you
can call him mister, land a crowd of un,
eouth men swarined into this hotel |
know they had perfect right to search
tbis honse FOR nv husband. hut do
tal.e axeeption IA the manner in which
this man MeDufIie and n colored man
who was with him interrogated me He
and the yast az them used language to-.
wari me that NO decent woman could
repeat. They searched this room and
one of these so-called detectives
looked into a hamper to see If Mr..
Ritehie was there. Ever since my hus-
bands escape three men have been
watching this place. .Everywhore j go
they dog me. 95.if $780,
tstOf course they have perfect right