Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-03
MOORE'D VERSION.
He Denies that He Has Perpetrated any
Frauds In His Employment Agency.

He Denies that He Has Perpetrated any
Frauds In His Employment Agency.
There are two sides to every question.
Yesterday morning the GLOBE chronicled
the fact that the chief of police had stationed
an officer in front Of the labor employment
bureau Of w. 8. Moore, 1877 East Third street,
with instructions to warn people from enter
ing the office. The action of the chief was, it
is understood, by direction Of Mayor Rice,
and was taken upon charges made in
letter from Veazie, Wis, signed by F. No
Ian, j. Hickey and Ed. Gilligan, in which
Moore was charged with taking their money
in consideration for securing them work all
winter, when, In fact, he had no authority to
promise such work.
At the time this article was written 1t was
understood Mr.. Moore was to be arrested yes.
terday morning, upon the charge OF swind-
ling. Such arrest was not made, however,
though Officer Shields was stationed in
front of the Office to warn people away, as
on the day before. In the after
now, however, Mr.. Moore was arrested upon
warrant sworn out in Justice Woods court
by Mike Hanley, by which he was cited to ap-
pear before Judge Burr of the municipal court.
In answer to this warrant Mr.. Moore, accom-
panied by his counsel, Chris. O'Brlen, Esq ap
peared before Judge Burr at $50 in the after
noon, but the Judge declined to take cogniz-
snce of the case, on the ground Of want OF
jurisdiction by Justice Wood in such cases.
Mr.. Moore and his lawyer then visited the city
attorney and demanded that Mr.. Moore be
either arrested and given an opportunity to an
swer the charges against him, or the police
removed from IN front of his place OF business,
but in the absence of the mayor, Mr.. Murray
declined to act, further than to make an ap-
pointment for Mr.. Moore to meet the mayor
at 10 O'Clock this morning.
As Mr.. Moore was leaving the city hall he
was met by GLOBE reporter, to whom he
made statements and exhibited papers. fur
nishing strong presumptive evidence that in
Justice has been done MIR. Moore in the pro-
ceedings against him.
Mr.. Moore stated that he had been conduct
ing an employment bureau in this city and
Minneapolis for the past two years, during
which time be bad hired thousands OF men
for different kinds of employment and not
one of these men could honestly say he
had deceived them, or endeavored
to take any advantage Of them. The men
Nolan, Hickey and Gilllgan were hired in good
faith, upon the order of F. Erickson, the au-
thority to do so being an order for traDspor.
latiou, of which the following ls copy:
"sr. PAUL, Nov. 8, 1881. Ticket Agent, st.
Paul: Please sell tickets from st. Paul to
veazie at 2-cent per mile rate on order of w.
8 Moore, and Oblige
F. ERICKSON"
The authority conferred by this order, Mr..
Moore asserted, had never been revoked,
and he claimed that he ought not to be held
responsible for the failure OF Mr.. Erickson to
furnish the men sent him with employment.
Ia support OF his claim that he was doing a
legitimate business and was acting as regu-
| Law oOopf ~ rasnoDsih1p contracting firms.
Mr.. Moore exhibited large number OF COM
nnnications authorz ng him to employ men
in their behalf, among which was an order
from Fl. Clarke & Co., contractors on the Vel
owstone division of the Northern Pacific
railroad to whom he said he had sent more
han 1000 men; N. B. Schofield, chief engln-
-cr on the AR Liue rai abroad, at Superior, Wis,
8. A. Harrison, OF Milwaukee, Walker & Bly,,
Sorthrrn Pacific railr' ad contractors, Duluth
Elevator company, and many other responsible
contracting firms.
The case of Mike Hanley, at whose instance
the warrant was sworn out for his arrest,
was, Mr.. Moore said, as follows:
he had received an order to send word
choppers to Centralla, in answer to which
Hanley and five others had contracted to 90.
The distance to Centralia is 225 miles, the fare
for which, at the 2-cent rates, was s. so each.
making, with his commission, $3.50 to be
pau ny cACu iudu, IuOuRQ IN 1acC, as MS DOCKS
would show, Hanley paid only IS, making
$32. so in all paid him, out of which he paid
the railroad company $27 for ticket for the
six. When the time came to 90 Hanley
neglected to put in an appearance,
but after the other Eve men
had gone he came around and demand ed his
money back, bnt as he had paid all of that
given him but fifty cents to the railroad COM
pany for his passage under regular agree
ment, he declined to accede to the request.
Continuing Mr.. Moore saj5khe had this very
morning yesterday received letter from the
Centralia contractor saying the five men en-
gagged with Hanley had arrived, that they
seemed Satisfied with the job, and asking him
to to send more men.
|. Mr.. Moore also denied emphatically having
anything to do with sending men off on wild
goose chase to Kansas C ty, Mo-, in proof of
which he produced handful, headed as fol-
lows: $500 foolish men to 60 to New Mexico
for K. h. work, who will cry to get back in
the spring. The lowest rate OF fair going,
but you will have to tramp back, sure. ;"
This was followed by several announcements
of different kinds of work for which he did
want men, and which he could recommend.
In conclusion Mr.. Moore said he had lived
here two years, and he de6ed any man to show
where he had done dishonorable act, either
In connection with his bureau, or in any other
OF his business or social relations.
MAYO AZ JACK C4DE