St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-18
Deputy Marshal Daggett Ar
rests Seven Minneapolis
Census EnumeratopS.
Warrants Charge That They
Entered Fictitious Names
in Their Returns.
Judge McCafferty Arraigns
the Prisoners and Admits
Them to Bail.
Attorney Murray Promises
Developments Which Will
Startle the Public.

News was received IN ST. raul at
o'clock last evening of the arrest OF
seven census enumerators in Mlnneap-
oils on the charge of making false re-
turns. A number of complaints had
been sent to Supt. Porter relative to the
manner in which the enumeration was
being conducted in that city, the result
being that detective was sent from
the census bureau to Minneapolis,
where he had been for some days, prior
to the events of yesterday, watching
the methods of the enumerators.
Acting on instructions, United States
Marshal Daggett went to Minneapolis
yesterday afternoon, and, in company
with Detective Mason. made the ar
rests. The names of the prisoners are
Orrin Plummer, Ben Aaron, A. r.
Weber. Edward Jones, Charles Knapp,
Louis Hegeman and Harry Woodland.
The men were arrested on complaints
filed by William Pitt Murray, and were
brought to st. Paul by Deputy Daggett
and the detective last night Oh the 9:55
train. The assistance of the st. Paul
police department had been called for to
get the prisoners before United States
Commissioner McCaferty, and the
patrol wagon was awaiting their arrival
at the depot when the train got there.
Several of the prisoners are very young,
some looking even younger than the
ages they gave, which in most cases
was nineteen years. Judge McCatferty
ar naigned the prisoners and fixed the
bond at $500 each for their appearance
before him on Friday morning
at 10 o'clock. All the prisoners
pleaded not guilty, with en-
phasis, and the preliminaries had
just been completed when w. II.
Eustis and F. B. Hart, of Minneapolis.
walked in, followed shortly afterwards
by Messrs. F. F. Davis and Francis
Boyden. Judge McCafferty asked if
these gentlemen intended to act as sure
ties for the appearance of the men to
answer to the charges against them on
Friday. Mr.. Eustis replied in the
affirmative. but was interrupted by Mr..
Davis. who called his colleagues to-
gether. and the quartette went into ex-
ecutive session in a corner OF the
apartment, while the June bugs and
other things swarmed about the electric
light and Judge McCafferty's head,
making things pleasant generally.
After some deliberation Mr. Davis
stepped forward and delivered an ad-
dress, in which he said that while he
and his associates were possessed OF an
abiding love for Judge McCatferty,
they would prefer to have this affair
come up on their own ground. There
was an evident desire to have the cases
transferred to the jurisdiction of Com
missioner tOdell. Judge McCafferty
pointed out that there was no precedent
for any such procedure and maintained
that the cases would have to be heard
as already decided. Here again Mr..
Eustis proceeded to sign the necessary
papers for the temporary release OF the
prisoners, but was interrupted once
more by Mr.. Davis with:
Don't sign them yet, Eustis."
Again the council in the corner re-
sumed its discussion, and, after another
prOtracted session, announced through
MIR. Davis that the prisoners would
waive examination.
Judge McCafferty had doubts as to
the legality of such measure, and re-
fused to recognize the right to waive.
This sort of thing was kept up for forty
minutes, and was evidently becoming
tedious to the commissioner. Atlast he
spoke.
"Gentlemde," he said, "these prison
ers have been arraigned and the amount
of surety fixed, as wellas the time for
their appearance before me. | refuse
to hold court all night for your Satisfac-
ton and shall commit the prisoners un
less you make up your minds at once to
give surety for their appearance"
'Mr. Davis wanted to know whether
it was possible for st. Paul to go o
Minneapolis in the dead of night and
arrest lot of boys on trumped-up
charge. and then refuse them the rights
which were theirs by law.
Judge McCafferty's reply was de-
cisive.
''Marshal Daggett," he said, "these
prisoners having failed to furnish the
necessary surety you will
'Wait minute, judge" broke in the
Minneapolis contingent.
'Do you intend to sign these bonds?"
was asked peremptorily.
The Minneapolitans protested that
they certainly did, and without further
parley the signatures of William H.
Eustis and f. B. Hart were attached to
the necessary documents, and the emu
merators and their bondsmen escaped
Just in time to catch the last train to the
Flour City.