Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-06-06
CARPEN1ER's CASE.

His Recent Trip Sioux Cityward and His
Adventures ON the Road.
Sioux City Journal, 5th.
E. E. Carpenter, the central figure in
the Santa Fe scrip business, is again
prominently absent from public gaze.
Mention has heretofore been made of
his disappearance when the scrip wit.
nesses were collected at Yankton, of his
temperance in this city on Sunday last,
and of his having started from here, as
was alleged, for Yankton. 1t does not
appear that he went to Yankton. On
Tuesday he was found at his home in
Beloit by Chas. Callahan, of Chamber.
lain. deputy federal marshal. Mr..
Carpenter expressed willingness to 90
before Judge Shiras. the federal Judge of
the northern district of Iowa, at Du-
buque, but declined to go before the
federal court at Yankton. As citizen of
Iowa he claimed the right of an Iowa
tribunal. 1t appears that Judge Edger.
ton of Yankton, has made an order
that if Carpenter was found in Dakota
he should be brought to Yankton, if in
Iowa he should have hearing before
Judge Shiras.
1t was with the understanding that
he should 20 before Judge Shiras at Du-
buque, that Deputy Marshal Callahan
took the train Tuesday evening for
Sioux City. Mr.. Callahan was assisted
in bis care of the prisoner, by Guy G..
Weed, another deputy marshal. At Elk
Point the officers received telegram
from Yankton to bring Carpenter there.
The telegram was not received in time
for the party to leave the train. On the
way to the next station the officers
stated their orders to the prisoner. He
protested against being taken from the
train, and when the stop at Jefferson
was made there was o brief scufle. and
then officer Weed produced a pair of
handcuffs, and the three left the train.
A buggy was hired and the two off.
GERS and their prisoner drove back to Elk
Point, arriving there little before mid.
night. Mr.. Callahan had spent the two
previous nights driving across the coun-
try, and was worn out. He went to bed.
Deputy Marshal Weed was also worn
with night work, and so he gave the
prisoner into the charge of Deputy
Sheriff Crumb, of Elk Point. Crumb
watched in the hotel Office while Carpen.
ter was supposed to te asleep in room
which opened out of the Office. About
8 o'clock yesterday morning he heard
slight noise, but on going outside the
hotel could see nothing out of place, and
so went back. About O'Clock he dis.
covered that Carpenters room was
empty. The federal officials were noti-
fed, and Deputy Marshal Grey, at Yank.
ton. was telegraphed. The last named
official came on the morning train to
Sioux City.
IT appears that Carpenter had remov-
ed the lower window of his room, which
was on the ground floor, torn off the
wire netting, stepped out, walked to
West6eld-which is seven miles east of
Elk Point on the Iowa side of the river,
and then taken the train for Beloit, his
home.
Deputy Grey, on arriving at this city
yesterday, had conference with 0. G..
Tredway, the attorney of Carpenter.
The official proposed to the attorney
that if Carpenter would come to Sioux
City he, the deputy, would escort him to
Judge Shiras at Dubuque. This was
agreed to, but Carpenter did not come
on the evening Sioux Falls train, nor on
the Alton train at 1925 p. IN. It is expect
ed that he will arrive BY way of Sheldon
on the morning st. Paul train, aud leave
with deputy marshal little later for
Dubuque. Judging by the past Mr..
Carpenters movements cannot be fore
cast with certainty.
His position is understood to be this {:
He was under bonds to appear at Yank-
ton. The order of the court there was
that hs be taken to st. Louis to abide
the order of the federal court there. He
was taken to St. Louis, and for that rea.
son cannot now be compelled to ap.
pear at Yankton, unless arrested within
the jurisdiction of the federal court at
Yankton, within Dakota. In short, the
scrip cases seem to be in an inextricable
mix. The next move in this interesting
game Of hide and seek will be awaited
with interest.