St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-22
TRAIN SEIZED.
Deputy .rarshals Aboard Couldn't
Cone With the Mob.

Deputy aIarshals Aboard Couldn't
Cope With the Mob.
L. d. Foster, president of the Ameri-
can Railway Union of st. Cloud. who
was brought to ST. Paul Friday night
by Marshal Bede. gave bail yesterday
before United States Commissioner
Spencer and returned to ST. Cloud yes
terday. There are two charges against
Foster-one for conspiracy and the
other for obstructing the transmission
of the United States mails. Bond in the
penalty of $500 was given in the first
mentioned cause and 500 in the other.
Friends of Foster in S.. Cloud arranged
with bank there to furnish bail. The
Bank of Minnesota OF st. Paul was CON-
municated with and asked to see that
bail be provided for Foster. The ar
engagements were made and Robert A.
Smith became surety for the appear
ance of Foster when wanted. Ii. E.
Egbert, the other man charged with
like otfenses, ard who was brought here
from st. Cloud by the marshal, was I'M
able to give bail and was committed to
the Ramsey county Jail.
United States Commissioner Spencer
issued number of warrants yesterday
for the arrest of strikers who are al.
legged to have been Interfering with
trains. Oscar B. Hills ground out big
batch of chancery subp9nas and i'll
junction notices, copies OF which the
deputy marshals are plentifully sup
piled with. The chancery summonses
are issued in a proceeding begun in the
United States court against the strikers
for damages, and the injunction notices
are to be served on strikers. Both of
these proceedings are on the civil side
of tine court, and were issued prepar-
atory to the criminal proceedings.
Marshal Bede left yesterday morning
with thirty deputies to open up the vii
mar branch Of the road. He was pre-
pared 20 serve Injunction notices and
chancery subpenaS and make arrests
of persons interfering with property by
stopping trains or otherwise. The
train on which he left was sealed, by
connecting the cars with wire. To
break this will constitute penitentiary
offense.
Sois SuSSlidNs d utputy iIdl Sudi, lelb
yesterday afternoon over the st. Clouh
branch 10 clear the track that was
closed yesterday morning by the cut
ting of train at BarnesviIle, which is
beyond st. Cloud and twenty-eight
miles from Moorhead. A telegram was
received from Deputy Marshal Edward
Warren, VINO has three deputies at
Barnesville, that the mail train at that
place having the deputy marshals on
board was seized at 1880 y. m, when
it arrived on its way east. The train is
known as No. Z, and is due in this city
at 10 4. M. AS soon as the train reached
the station tie strikers uncoupled the
coaches and side tracked them. The
marshalS were unable to resist the force.
Col. Sheehan took ten deputies from
this city and will pick uD an additional
force Of deputies at st. Cloud and move
westward from st. Cloud and run the
blockade at GAINESVILLE. His train was
sealed before leaving this city. He aud
the deputies were loaded with chancery
subp9nas. injunction notices and war
rants. Col. Sheehan returned to the city
Friday night after being in charge OF
the first train since the strike that ran
through st. Cloud from this city to
HillsbOrough, N. D.. and back again.