Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-16
MRS. RITCHIE
DENIES AIDING .
HUSBAND FLEE
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evening. The entire complement Of
enlisted men was mustered on the
wharf. The officers delyed into ey.
cry nook and corner of the big ship
but the search proved fruitless.
Believe Richie Left Town. r.%
/ Nevertheless Richie is believed to
have gotten away on the transport
Logan. Deputy Sheriff Julius Aseh
gave a minute description of Richie
to Captain Williams, master of the
vessel Officers in the troopship were
instructed to keep a sharp watch for
the much wanted man. III he is aboard
and should make an appearance he
win be Immediately returned to this
city a prisoner. ~
Depeuter disclaims giving Richie
any assistance in his escape.
Il regret that this thing has hap
pened, said Depeuter when seen at
the county jail this morning Il am
willing to take my medicine upon re.
turning to Seattle" Y as.ss,
Seattle Officer Has Hopes.
Detective Sergeant McNamee, OF
the Seattle police department still has
hope for the speedy recapture Of Ritz
chic. who he believes will attempt
to remain in hiding on the island I'm,
til the excitement caused by his re.
cent escapade has subsidized. Nc.
Nance has decided to remain at Ho-
nolulu for some days pending q more
thorough search for the missing man
The actions of Mrs Richie and her
children are now under the close sur.
yeillance of the police. =
The Seattle officer had booked pas
sage for himself. Richie and Depeu-
ter in the Wilhelmina, to sail for
San Francisco at 10 o'clock tomor-
row morning.
MRS. Richie In my opinion can be
held to answer to a charge Of aiding
and abetting the escape Of a prison
err was the declaration made by
Deputy Sheriff Asch this morning.
However, at two o'clock this after.
noon, no steps had been taken by
the police toward the apprehension of
the woman. .s,,.> { ,.z.ss. "a. s.#s
Nervous under the long strain to
which she has been subjected while
her husband and A. Depeuter have
been held here during court proceed
ings and awaiting their being taken
to the coast, Mrs. Ritchie neverthe-
less firmly declares that she will not
submit to what she terms the untrue
charges of the police. A small. slight
woman, brown-eyed and determined
of mouth, she said this morning that
she would consult her attorney as
to her next steps.
II want particularly to deny the
charges that while was conducting
The tailoring business in the Northern
Bank building, Seattle, anyone was
swindled out of money she said.
tMr. Richie left Seattle three days
before did. We were together in
the tailoring business but I conduct.
ed that at the Northern Bank. Any.
one who says that ! collected one cent
OR first or second payments on suits
without delivering the goods tells
lie. There wasn't a cent collected
on any agreement that wasn't finish
ed and sent home, and even then
didn't collect all that was due me-"
Mrs. Richie admitted this morn
ing that she had told the police she
furnished her husband with about SO
feet Of light rope, but she maintains
stoutly that it was for the purpose
of making hammock and that the
rope was not strong enough for him
to use as a means of escape. f.,
HE told me his bed was hard and
hurt his back and asked me to get
him some rope for hammock" she
says.