St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-30
SALTWATER NEWS.
Retaliates by Causing the Ar
rest of Collins.
The Monthly Fair and Races at Lily
Lake Park.
Hayden has Collins Arrested.

Yesterday the Hayden case took an I'M
expected turn by the arrest of d. NJ. Col
Inns, the complainant in the warrant against
Hayden. The complaint in this latter affair
sets forth that Hayden was arrested on the
oath of Collins, who ''wrOngfully, mali
ciOusly and falsely and feloniOusly charged
him with embezzling SO, 700 from the
Omaha railroad. The statement is declared
to be without any foundation, as no money
is due the railroad company by Hayden,
and has not been due, and that the COM
plant OF Collins was made for the actual
and avowed intent of extracting from the
complainant the sum of So, 700. Mr.. Col
Inns, interviewed, showed the reporter a
balance sheet of the railroad station here.
covering the period between June and 20
last. This balance showed a deficit of
50, T9O.06, and is signed by Hayden. Col
Inns says that when he, as travelling auditor,
visited this station last December, he found
-, 400 charged up to unpaid bills, prin3l-
pally due by parties in Minneapolis who had
wheat shipped here for storage. This made
the account appear correct, but last June he
came here and started to examine the books,
when Hayden put him off, but he persisted
and found the shortage given above Hay
den then said he supposed some one had
among his subOrdinates had taken the money.
When the officials of the road on Tuesday
went to Ira Castles Office he accompanied
them. An affidavit setting forth the facts
in the case was drawn up, but he objected
to 1t rs being too strong; finally, however,
he consented to swear to it as true
to the best of his knowledge
and belief" On this affidavit
Hayden was arrested. He says he never
knew Hayden but as agent here in eonnec-
tlnn with hrgsipa-- hoe -ord,
him and acted simply as an employee of
the road discharging duty. He does not
particularly desire Hayden's place here, as
intimated, as the salary is only $1,000 and
commissions on the sale of tickets, which is
small. Mr.. Hayden gave an explanation of
the - 400 unpaid bills referred to in Col
Inns statement as given above, as follows:
In October and November some $50 cars of
wheat were sent here for storage by the
MilleTs' association of Minneapolis, the
freight being about $3.50 per car. This
wheat came from points on the Manitoba
railroad and was shipped from these points
To the Minnesota Transfer at st. Paul and
from there rebilled to Saltwater. This in
creased the amount of the bills very mate
rally. so the Aiillers' association refused to
pay them, and orders were sent to the sta
ton here to make out new bills for the
wheat from the points on the Manitoba rail-
road To this city direct. This double billing
caused considerable confusion and will ac-
count for large part of the alleged short
age. The bills for freight OH all this wheat
were sent to the AIiller's association
every time they aggregated $4,000
to SIS, 600. Checks were sent for this
money to Mr.. Hayden here, and by him de-
posted in the First National bank of Still
water. together with the daily receipts of
his Office, and daily draft ON the First
National bank of st. Paul for the amount
sent to the railroad. Mr.. Hayden has never
cashed a single check, large or small. since
he has been here, and all checks have been
traced as paid TO the railroad company. All
this has been investigated by the agent of
the North American Guarantee company,
which is on MI. Hayden's bond, and
found TO be correct. Mr.. Hayden
says he signed the balance sheet
showing Il deficiency of So, 100 without ex-
animation, and on the direct promiSeeDf the
railroad officials that it was i'll no way to
interfere with the thorough investigation of
his case. His wife, he says, is East in Mich
igan, not to raise money to compromise, but
to get money to settle number of private
accounts he wishes to close up before he
leaves for Alaska. Gov. Swenford of
Alaska knows all the circumstances of the
case, and is TO be in Saltwater by Aug. u.
This affair will not interfere with his APP
pOintment as secretary of state for the ter
ritOry. The Collins case comes up in the
municipal court at 9 a. IN. this morning,
and Hayden'S case 1T the same hour Satur-
day.