St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-19
LIVELY A. P. A. MEETING.
A MEMBER ACCUSED dSs, BEING A
"SPY" RESIGNS.
REPORT CT COMMITTEE S-<vs

He Is Not the Member Of the
Globe Detective Bureau Who
Reports the Meetings = Amos
Is Suspicious That There rs
Something Peculiar - Lawton
Says Chris O'Hrien, Coleman
and Mcintyre Had Meeting
Thrive on Globe Exposures
Over q Hundred Suspected
Spies.
The A. P. A, or. more specific. the
American Protective Association, still
pursueS the tenor of its thorny way in
this city, and holds its regular meet
ings. a regular meeting 0f the aSseci-
alton was held Friday evening OH the
West side. at their hall. corner of Isabel
| and WabaSha streets. President Black
called the meeting to order at s O'Clock.
The other officers and fifty-eight men,
bers were present The resignation of
Detective F. E. Mcintyre was taken up
for consideration.
A. NJ. Lawton read report of the
committee appointed to look into the
matter. stating that they could not find
any reason for suspecting Mcintyre of
being disloyal to the order.
The secretary read letter from MI.
Mcintyre. dated three days after his
resignation. requesting the council to
accept his resignation.
Nels Ne SIS made motion to lay it on
the table, which was seconded
The PRESIDENT stated he had not put
the question in the right way, and
asked it again, when d. A. Coates made
motion that they accept the resigna-
ton, which was duly seconded.
Mr.. Wedge said he did not think 1t
was quite right 10 accept it. because the
request had been written three days
after the resignation, and the committee
had not visited him until after that, and
he might want to now remain in the
order.
II. Martins asked if the whole COM
mittee had visited Mcintyre and made a
full investigation.
A. NJ. LawtOn stated he had gone to
Mr.. Mcintyre and asked him whom he
had heard say he was spy. and he told
him that $50 and so'' had told him. and
that $50 and so'' had told him that Law
ton had traced the thing down, and they
all denied it; that he had seen Mr.. Nc
Intyre, and he had told him at one
time that he would not remain MEM
ber. and another time he said he would
it they would fix the matter all right.
D. A. Coates withdrew his motion.
and Amos got up and said he was not
opposed to Mcintyre being member.
but Mcintyre had made some remarks
to him and others that he Should he
made to eX plain, and that there was a
great deal more back of this thing yet.
Vice President Parmlee made motion
to lay it On the table for one week. and
that copy of the committees report be
sent to Mcintyre; that lie hight come
out all right then and remain with
them. This motion was seconded and
carried, when Amos got up and asked
if this matter was to be laid over until
was told that it was. lie wanted them
to settle it then, and said there were
members there who could throw some
light on the subject, and that there was
lots behind this thing that had not been
brought out.
Mr.. Parmlee called him to order, and
| the president told him he could bring
| it UP again under the order of bus
| mess for the good of the order if he
| SO desired.
The general outline of business was
then taken up, and nothing worthy OF
note occurred until they came to the
''good of the Order" when Amos arose
and said he was going to tell what he
knew about the Mcintyre affair. lie
stated that Mcintyre had Met him one
day when he (MclDtyre) was tipsy, and
had told him he was going to hand In
his resignation to the council. which he
had already written. aud pulled it out
| and showed II: that the council would
| have to accept it, and that he was going
| to sue Mir. Coleman for some large sum
| for defamation of character, and if they
did not accept his resignation he did
not give d. if he brought them all up
for it; that some of the other member.
mad heard things too; that he (Amos
had nothing against Mcintyre person
| ally. and did not want to force him out
of the oruer. but if was making remarks
| like these all over he t,Oupht he had