The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-07-19
WHITEMAN ARRESTED.
A FORMER MINNESOTA SENATOR IS
IN TROUBLE AGAIN.
A1Cnzo j. Whiteman of Duluth aud
Once AZ Well known Member of the
minnesota Legislature CDDfesses
That He Is (: FOrger.


multo-nillionaire and worth several
hundred thousand dollars in his own
right, is now locked in a felon's cell at
the central station in this city.
The announcement of his arrest was
made Saturday morning and his identity
was suspected at that time, but he re-
fused to Confirm the impression until last
night, when he confessed to detective
Baker that he was the Whiteman who
hcurished six OF seven years ago in Du-
luth. He said he once had everything
within his grasp, but that now all he
had in view was a long term of impris
onment in some penitentiary. His sis
ter is the wife of banker at Evansville,
n. Y, and it is through her that he has
not been brought UP with a sharp turn
long before this. He said that his sister
had paid on an average of 81 600 per
month to keep him out Of prison.
1t is possible that he cannot be held in
Detroit, where his offense consists in
drawing a check that James r. Dewitt
passed on Quartus r. Graves, of the
draw the check in Michigan, even if
Wewitt did pass it here, and that the
Detroit authorities cannot hold him. ~.
him over to Chicago, where he is wanted
badly. His picture was taken and has
been forwarded to Inspector Shea in
Chicago, and he will be gladly welcomed
there with a pair of handouts on his
wrists. He asked what his photograph
was being taken for and was told, where
upon he said he would get life sentence
If he was sent there. -
noto
his allies passed something like $4,000
worth of bogus paper on the Corn Elk
| chsrge Bank of Chicago, and that he
Understood the Board of Trade bank was
burdened with considerable of it.. OF
course it is not known to what extent
Eiteman is involved in this way, as
it seems he has beer at the head of a
gang of forgers that has worked all over
the United States. His part of the work
| has been to draw checks and his ac-
c. mplices cashed them.
Now he blames his dead father for
his downfall, and insists that his fatal
hebit of gambling, which has become q
mania, is the result of the old mans in,
diligence. When Whiteman was given
| absolute control of his fathers estate he
went to Duluth to grow up with tho
country, and incidentally to treble and
| quadruDle the money at his command.
| His wealth gave him entrec to the select
| circles, and he associated with men who
were making millions. He gambled in
| wheat and with cards; he dissipated law
| ishly and recklessly; he went the pace
| that kills and was killed. He sought
| political honors at the hands of the PEG.
| pie and was elected to the Minnesota
senate for one term of four years, from
1886 to 1890. He was the author Of the
| election law in force in Minnesota before
the adoption of the Australian law
At last his sister applied to the probate
court of Evansville and asked that he be
| removed as executor of the estate. He
opposed the petition, but was defeated
He was ordered to file a heavy bond OF
| give up the trust. He could not raise the
bond and was compelled to resign. It
was discovered that he had spent all of
his own money, something like 100000,
| and $4,000 belonging to his sister
Rather than prosecute him his sister &C.
cepted his notes for the amount, and last
Christmas burned them up as Christ
mas present
| When he began to fall he descended
rapidly. The friends that he had count,
ed upon in Minnesota proved transient
and when he turned to them for bel,
they gave him the cold shoulder. He
was forced to give up his political po
sition there and turn his back upon the
field of his former prowess.
He went to New York city and go
mixed up with such men as James r
De Witt, who is also the scion of wealthy
parents and a graduate of West Point
Whiteman gambled until he could hardly
buy square meal or raise the funds fol
stake" and then resorted to the tao
tics that have at last landed him in ;
cell. He was sitting in the lobby of thu
Cadiallic hotel Friday afternoon, anc
bore the appearance of q sharp, thrift!
business man. He was fashionably
dressed, and his smooth face gave M
indication of the depth of his depravity
He had just leaned back and was pre-
pairing to read paper when Detectiv,
Baker touched him on the shoulder ant
then took him to jail From that time
he refused to say anything until Satur
day night, and then his confinement be
gan to tell on him. He confessed hi
connection with De Witt, and said he die
not draw the check in Michigan, an(
therefore they could not hold him. bu
the detective learned there were othe
checks in Dtroit that had been forged b!
Whiteman, and accused him of having
written them.
Il am a moral and physical wreck,
he said to the detective. Gambling ha
ruined me. It is mania with me, AM
every cent I get in my hands goes owe
the card table. During the past min
months have made out of this nefariou
business $4,000, and to-day I have no
cent of it. I have cost MY sister al
average of 81 900 per month, and she ha
paid up more than one of these checks.
How about those checks at the Corr
Exchange bank in Chicago?" asked tn
detective
'"rhey will be taken care of. Ny siste
will put up the money"
Ee says he does not want to 20 +
Chicago, and seems in mortal terror o
being brought to account for somethic:
more serious than passing CONFEDERATE
money and forged checks.
Fatal Prairie Fires.
Pierre, S. D., July 16.-A great prairie