St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-28
WHY THEY FEEL GOOD.
An Indicted Enumerator Tells
Why They Give Thanks.


Three of the st. Paul enumeraters
who will face Uncle Sam at Winefla
stood on street corner yesterday dis
cussing the matter of bonds, over which
such tumult has been raised. When
asked by GLOBE reporter what they
had to say, one of them replied:
We'll, as an indicted enumerator, 1t don't
stand me in hand to say much, but, you
know, there are facts that will sooner or
later be brought to light, aud might as well
give plain statement of the case as to let a
Jargled report be thrust upon the community.
In the first place, the first / knew of the
possibility of St Paul men affording aid to
US poor counters was i'll court at Minneapolis,
Saturday morning, when a st. Paul man ap-
peared and said he was Instructed to inform
us that the St.Paul citizens committee would
be in session during the day, and would send
bondsmen to Minneapolis. Well, we waited
until nearly night, when the st. Paul securi-
ties failing to appear, the enumerators
accepted the generous offer of William
III. Eustis. of Minneapolis, and J. NJ.
Tracy, of South ST. Paul, to furnish bonds
Tor four of this number, while Messrs. Olcott
and Curtis, of St Paul. signed the bond of
the fifth. Appearing for hearing Monday
morning it was understood that the citizens
committee had provided counsel for our de-
tense, and nothing need be feared but every
thing was all right. To he sure, II. D. O Brien
was there as counsel for one enumerat-
or, but not Instructed to appear for all; and
1t was only upon receipt of telegram from
Secretary Tailmadge, of the chamber of com
merce, instrlcting him to do so. that he ap-
pcared for the whole five. Well. after
Judge Nelson had bound US over to the De-
cenGber term at Winona, and gave us the bal
al &c of the day to obtain bail, it be-
gan TO dawn upon lis that we were
IN boat. and had to pull an oar or drown.
just as we were ready TO go down the third
time word was received instructing us to fur
rival of the representatives of the citizens
committee, who would bail all of us. We
waited, but they came not. Consequently.
those OF us who had their bondsmen with
them gave bail aud came to St Paul. while
MeSsrS H. inrich and Paine accepted the
generosity of W. Fl. Eustis and P. Is. Winston,
and left the Flour city as temporarily free
men. Inquiry has proven that the chamber
men to Minneapolis both on Saturday
and Monday. On saturday they left
Paul on the p m. train, and on Monday at
$3.50 p. m. Upon arriving at Minneapolis,
they were surprised to learn that we had OBJ
taiped bail and were already in st. Paul. If
any well-knewn merchant states that balls
men were on hand within half an hour of
time appointed l simply desire 10 state
that it was within an hour late of the time at
which Clerk Spencer would be expected to
go home to tea. The statements made by
members of the citizens committee in
structed to look after this matter, fail to con-
firm the rumors current in st. Paul. In
dividually and collectively, the indicted
enumerators stand ready to refute
any statements that st. Paul citizens has
tened to the rescue of any of the enumer-
ators arraigned in the United States court at
Minneapolis Saturday and Monday. AS mem
bers of that committee have publicly stated,
1t was for fear of duplicating prominent citi-
zens in the frauds that occasioned the delay
"A little delay may sound well enough but
investigation will substantiate the fact that
it was more of personal fear and pride than
delay that caused this unseeming neglect"