The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-02
Auto Party Enroute from Muscatine
to South, Held on orders
from Sheriff Of That
City.
ROMANCE IS STRANGE
Bank Draft for $4,000, Soldier chauf-
feur and Talk of Busybodies
Enter Into the
Case.

QUINCY, ILL.,, Aug. Mrs. Ella
Smalley and her daughter. Estelle
Mildred Smalley, OF Muscatine, Iowa
are held under police guard in the
Park hotel. Howard Argyle, their
chauffeur, who drove them to Quincy
In the Smalley touring car, Is a pris
oner in the police station holdover
In Muscatine, Harry G. Smalley,
interested in a $4,000 bank draft, the
proceeds Of the sale Of their business
house, which his wife mailed to
Vicksburg, Miss, has asked the sher.
IF for assistance. In Muscatine Rose
DERRICK Argyle, with wee baby In
her arms. wants her husband, and
the father of the baby that he does
not love, to return.
Estelle Mildred Smalley, 15-year-
old school girl, declares that Chauf'
feur Argyle loves her and that Rose
DERRICK blighted her romance with
the chauffeur and soldier by forcing
him into a loveless marriage. He
never lived with her day. He never
clasped her hand or answered yes to
the priest when they were married.
she passionately declares.
These are known facts in the
strange romance and marital mis-
understandings that Chief of Police
Ryan and Chief of Detectives Scharn-
horst spent hours patiently unravel-
ing Friday night and that they will
continue the investigation today.
Muscatlne Sheriff Asks Arrest.
Dispatches from Sheriff Wiley, of
Muscatine, led to the arrest of the
trio at the Pottle garage Friday
night The sheriff specifically re-
Quested that both Mrs Smalley and
Chauffeur Argyle be detained. After
telephoning to Muscatine, Mrs. Small
ley announced that the sheriff would
reach Quincy today.
A southern woman, reared in Jack
son, Miss, Mrs. Smalley is vehement
in her declarations that she has not
committed a wrong and that her
husband will regret whatever action
he may have taken when she sees
him. If I could only get him on the
wire, I'd settle this mixup in min
uIc, GIG Sdlu. "a vain CLlolL " OoSA
Smalley was made and then Mrs.
Smalley told her story.
Woman Tells Story.
II started to go to Vicksburg, and
maybe Little Rock, Ark, with my
daughter and Howard Argyle, who
has been living in our rooming house
in Muscatine. sent $4,000 to Vicks-
burg and we thought we might start
garage or some other business
there. My husband kissed me good
bye when left. He did not want
me to go.
II did not want him to go south
until we were located. l wanted
him to stay in Muscatine and make
$24 week in the sash and door fac
tory.
I'VE owned two three-story build
ings in Muscatine. We sold these
buildings this week for $1,000, and
there were three checks made out.
I paid off the mortgage and sent a
draft for $4,000 to Vicksburg. My
husband took $500 check and took
check for $235, or something like
that, and started south.
II did not want my husband to go
south and go in business until 1
looked over the field and saw a good
business opening"
Girl Loves Chauffeur.
Mrs. Smal1ey demurred when Chief
Ryan told her that 1t was necessary
to place a guard at the hotel. "Oh,
such a humiliation she cried. What
are you going to do with Howard?"
the girl asked. When told by Chief
that the chauffeur would
remain in a cell, Miss Smalley be-
came excited and revealed her ro-
Howard was wounded when he
was with the United States troops in
Mexico. He came back to Iowa and
we began going together last Sep
TENDER. This girl, Rose DERRICK,
kept after him. Last January she
forced him to marry her. Now she
says that her baby belongs to How
ard. He never loved her. He said
that he would not live with her, and
he has never lived with her a day.
He wouldn't even kiss her. She has
been Fostering him to live with her.
Why, once when Howard drove
mother and out in the car she
wanted him arrested, but the sheriff
laughed at her.
Howard said that he would give
her $4,000 when she got her divorce.
He didn't give her the money be-
cause he hasn't got his estate yet.
When he got a divorce we were to
marry"
NO, you wouldn't marry him"
Mrs. Smal1ey declared You are
but school girl. l guess
some of the busybodies in Muscatine
have been talking to my husband
after we left That's why we are in
trouble. There's some Of the worst
people in Muscatine. l was glad to
get away"
Miss Smalley spoke more resent
fully of her father than his wife did.