The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-28
Twin CITY CENSUS.
Alleged Frauds Of Minneapolis
EnumeratOrs Lead to the Ar
rest or Seven.
Great Indig nation of MinneapO-
lis Citizens Who Meet I'm Mass
Convention.
Seven Thousand Indignant Citi-
zens Meet and Pass Scathing
Resolutions.

Seven Thousand Indignant Citi-
zens Meet and Pass Scathing
Resolutions.
At a quarter past 8 p. m. seven Min
neapolis census enumerators were ar.
rested by Deputy United States Mar.
shal w. s. Daggett, assisted by J. II.
Mason, and brought before United
States Commissioner McCafferty, IN
tho Court block, st. Paul. charged
with fraudulent practices in the fur
nishing OF names for the United States
census. The names of the men arrest
ed are Benjamin Aaron, James Wood,
Louis Hageman, Ed Jones, Charles
Knapp. w. II. Webber, Orrin Plum
mer. Four other warrants were in
the hands OF Marshall Dagget, but the
men were not found.
On ARRIVING IN st. Paul, the prison.
ers were taken to United States Com
missioner McCaftersy's Office, he hav-
ing come hither that they might be ad.
mitted to bail, If prepared to offer
bonds. They were arraigned and all
pleaded not guilty and furnished bonds
in tne sum OF $500 to appear for ex-
animation ON the Goth inst.
Several scenes were enacted during
the evening and early morning
that were somewhat exciting and
90 far to show the cool heads and
steady nerves OF the officers engaged
in making the arrests.
1t is said that when the United
States marshal had found the parties
wanted they were in room in a dh'
ferent building from the offices OF the
enumerators, and engaged in filing up
| enumeration blanks under the direc.
tion OF +. A. Stevens, who Is not In
any way under the employment OF
government or census supervisor.
The marshal read the warrant for
the arrest OF the parties and Stevens
attempted to close the door in his
face when the marshal and his assls
tant drew their revolvers and leveling
them at the heads OF the obstinate ones
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the patrol wagon. They then return
ed and secured several sacks OF
the alleged fraudulent blanks and
took the train for st. Paul.
In the Office Of the United States
commissioner, several influential cit
izens attempted to have the case 90
before the commissioners at Mime
apoIis but the application was re-
fused, and the prisoners compelled to
give bail or 60 to Jail.
TO THE RESCUE.
Next morning at 8 o'clock another
party OF MinneapoItans appeared at
the court block in st. Paul where the
alleged fraudulent papers were being
guarded by st. Paul policemen and
deputy U. s. Marshals, and, present
ing search warrant issued by the
Clerk of the Minneapolis Municipal
court, demanded admIttance. This
party was headed by Capt. Helm, the
! chief OF the Minneapolis police. This
demand was refused, and upon the
party pressing their right under the
| law as policeman to be admitted and
search the premises for what they
termed stolen papers, the marshal
and policeman in charge drew their
revolvers and leveling them at the
heads OF the Minneapolitans uncere-
moniously forced them from the
building.
MASS CONVENTION.
This action o. the St. Paul officers
OF the law seemed to add fire to the
already fever heat OF the citizens Of
Minneapolis, and on the evening OF the
| 18th inst. monster mass meeting was
held in the armory hall. Every seat
on the vast floor was filed long .e-
fore the appointed time, and the
| throng continued to file in until the
entire floor was completely packed,
and hundreds were compelled to re-
main on the outside, where they were
also addressed.
| Resolutions were passed denouncing
| st. Paul and its citizens. and propos-
ing to boycott the newspapers and
business men OF that city.
A PIEKERToN DETECTIVE ARRESTED.
When the officers secured their Dlen
on the evening OF the arrest the per-
son who was directing their work
could not be taken as he was pri-
vate citizen, so he was supposed to
have taken lot OF papers that were
needed for evidence and took a hack
and started for the suburbs. A Pink.
erton detective was placed in another
hack and told to follow and see
where the papers were left. When
the fleeing gent realized he
was being pursued, he hailed u couple
OF policemen and told them to arrest
the detective for fast driving; he then
put the whip to his own horses and
drove around corner at a reckless
speed, the detective whipping up like
wise to a rapid gait. When he reach
ed the policemen however they placed
him under arrest, against his protest.
ations that he was tollowiIR person
with stolen papers. This did not
have the effect to cause his release
and he was taken to the bastile and
locked up until morning. He wes
then taken TO police court and fined
$50 for last driving, ami the hsckman
was let of for $40.
The case is really an interesting one,
and will be watched with eagerness by
everyone. IL remains to be seen now
much OF case will be made against
the enumerators as il will be fought
on both sides to the bitter end. 1.-THE
enumerators are convicted il will be a
serious matter to them as the penal
ty is severe.
The Minneapolis people threaten to
defeat Gov. Merriam, who is a st.
Paul man, ior a second term, and to
do all In their power to haze the cap
ital removed from st. Paul.