Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-06
FOOTE'S FOLLY.
The Lacrosse Publisher Who Sought 10
Burn HIS Office and Forged Hts FGther-
jn-LatU's Mans.

WN-6WCO INUHSOs
Lacrosse Chronicle, April 8.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. A. Foote, of the
firm of Pomeroy q Foote, In jail, charged
with an attempt at arson, was brought before
Justice Hubbard. in company with his at
torney, w. E. Howe. The complaint was
read to him, and in response to an inquiry
as to whether he was ready for trial, his
counsel asked for an adjournment until Sat
urday at 2 O'Clock. After some consultation
between Mr.. Howe and Capt. Hatch, who
represented the district attorney, this time
was agreed upon, with further understand
ing that in case the private business OF
either party was likely to be interferred
with, further adjournment to 10 O'Clock
A. M of Monday would be taken. Mr..
Foote'S bail was fixed at 81 900, In de-
fault of which he was remanded to jail.
At the Jail he occupies the new cell, which
is perfectly clean and comfortable. The
turnkey reports him as rather disagreea-
BILE prisoner, asking various favors and ex-
hibiting lack of dignity and self-command.
When the county supervisors filed In yester-
day dozen or fifteen strong to inspect this
cell, its occupant was quite as much an OBJ
iect of curiosity as the cell itself.
1t was stated in the Chronicle this morn
ing that the prisoners father-in law, James
Vincent, showed disposition to bail him.
This was true; but after lengthy converse
ton with Mr.. Huntsman at later hour of
the night, end counsel with his legal advis-
ers the next morning, he became convinced
of so many strange things which he had
Of hoo had
refused to believe, that he decided to let
the law take its course. He did, however,
visit the Jail yesterday morning in company
with Mr.. Bum, of the legal firm of Cameron,
Losey & Bum, and had an interview with
Foote in the women's apartment At that
time the conversation was chiefly about mat
ters other than the alleged attempt at arson,
and not of nature to greatly cheer the heart
of the prisoner.
Mr.. Foote unvaryingly protested during
yesterday morning that he did not know
what charge was made against him, and when
a copy of the Chronicle was handed to him,
he declared that ''some of those other fellows
about the concern had put it up on him."
Mr.. Huntsman is reported in the Repub-
Rcan and Leader as saying that the cigar
box in which the candle stood was filled with
paper and not with combustibles as the
Chronicle stated. The point
is net material, but if Mr.. Hunts
man will examine his dictionary he will be
astonished to find that combustibles are
simply articles that will burn. Mr.. Hunts
mans idea probably was that combustibles
mean oil and extra infammable matter of
that sort, which is not the case. It was not
the idea of the person who fixed the slow
match that it should burn quickly; on the
contrary its success depended upon its burn
ing slowly.
A reporter of the Republican and Leader
who called upon Mr.. Vincent yesterday, OBJ
tanned the following replies to his questions:
The reporter called at Mr.. Vincent's resi-
dence this morning. He was not at home,
but was met soon after on the street going
home. The desire of Foote to see him was
first communicated to him, and he replied:
"No, sir, will not see him. He has caus-
ed enough trouble, and if he is rascal pro-
pose to let him fight it out himself. shall
not have anything to do with him. am
done with him.
Mr.. Vincent was at first averse to talking,
but finally was induced to say a little.
"Foote has caused good deal of trouble
by his actions during the past two months,
and I have frequently talked to him about
it, but it was no use. He has told me things
and / have found that just the reverse was
the fact. cannot tell what to believe. In
regard to the insurance have never seen
the policies and do not know the amount of
them. When the mortgage to me was first
made out I supposed that everything was all
right and did not bother about securing my
self by having the insurance policies assigned
to me. l did not like to say much about
this matter, because you can see that know
no more about it than the public. I am the
last to hear any scandals or rumors, but I
have heard more during the past
week from Mr. Huntsman than
I ever heard before. The first heard of
this was last night about ten o'clock. 1 re-
turned home from Taylor's grocery store and
was Informed by my daughter that Mr.. Foote
had been arrested, but she did not know
what for. l went at once to the police sta
ton to see Chief Ha5ch. He was not there,
however, but I saw him little after at the
corner of State and Fourth streets, where he
told me the facts in the case. / then went to
Mr.. Huntsman and brought him to my
house, where he told the ladies what had
happened, and a great many other things
of private nature do not care to tell. 1
don't wish to say anything about this
affair, as 1 do not know anything about it.
do not propose to get Foote out of jail.
He will have to take care of himself"
It has been known for many months in
this Office that Mr.. Foote had been charged
with forging the name of his father-in-law
as an endorsement upon certain notes, ag-
gregating somewhere from three to five
thousand dollars, which had been used to pay
bills incurred by the firm of Pomeroy Il
Foote. Some of these notes Mr.. Vincent is
said to have fathered, and will have to pay.
if he has not already paid them. But since
the arrest of Mr.. Foote, new forgeries have
been developed, we are told, until the whole
sum of forged paper approaches, or may
even exceed $4,000. The last forgery of
$4,000 is note barely month old, and q
bank in this city is the victim. 1t ID under
stood that the latest developments are of q
nature that have set MIR. Vincent's face
against the prisoner, and if this is true he
will probably have hard chance for free
dom.
The constable has been serving attach
ments on Foote wherever he could find
anything that did not belong to the post
master, since the arrest, most of them being
for employees to whom wages are due.
1t is peculiar fact that the employees of
the Democrat Office without exception, so far
"a we have heard are severe in their expres-