St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-25
REDEEMED WITH MONEY.
GARYH'S RECEIPT SR0wS That $50
WAS PAID
TO GET uADE,s COAT BACK.
Herein Is a Copy Of the Receipt
Written by Secretary Lorenz,
and Held by a Fort Smelling
soidier-Lorenz Wanted $24,
But Knocked off $4-Amount
ESrrt no~o.Ha1 VEoo OK a..
First Demanded Was $40.

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Friday last the GLOBE published a
statement from John Hade, a recent
member Of d troop, Sixth United States
cavalry, at Yellowstone Park, to the
effect that he was compelled to pay TO
the police 1924 for the return of a buffalo
coat which had been stolen from him at
a disreputable resort on jackson street.
The statement was at once branded as q
lie by the police officials, and the ad.
mlniStratIon organs took up the refrain.
The story, the police claimed, was made
up to cast discredit on the police depart
ment, and the reform" organs alluded
to it as a political fake" without a
shadow of foundation. The fact that
the officials who Indignantly denied the
story gave different versions of the
facts, and at the same time only partly
explained the affair, caused the matter
to be investigated by a GLOBE reporter.
The investigation showed the truth of
the statements made by Hade as to his
being obliged to pay to the police money
for the return of his coat. and the evl-t
dence is of such a nature that it cannot
be denied.
The officers at the central station, in
order to clear their skirts of any con-
nection with the payment of cash for
the return Of the garment. exhibited a
receipt signed by Hade, stating that he
had received from them his buffalo coat
on Feb. s. In this connection Desk
Sergeant Frank Horn and Capt.
Schweitzer both stated in the most
positive manner that no money was
paid by Hade when his coat was re-
turned to him.
This seemed to settle the matter to
the satisfaction of the police officials.
and the party organs at once proceeded
TO brand the story as entirely untrue
and purposely printed for political pur-
poses.
In order to prove to the public that
money was paid to the police for the
return of Hade'S coat. the following re-
ceipt of Secretary Lorenz, written on
one of the official letter heads used by
Chief Garvin and Chief of Detectives
McGinn in their office and given to the
friend of Hade, who put up the money
for the coat, is published:
Feb. 81. 1894.
Received of Peter Larson $50 Qwenty
dolIars) to redeem the Buffalo coatof
James Hade.
Signed, ALBERT GARvIN,
Chief of Policeat 4.
Per ERNEST V. LoRENZ,
Secretary.
MIR. Larson, who is a member of one
OF the companies Of the Third regiment.
now stationed at Fort Smelling, seefr
yesterday afternoon. said he paid Tue.
$50 for Hade in order to get the coat.
The secretary to the chief of police, he
said, demanded S24 before the coat
would be returned, but, as Hade had
told him that Garvin a few days before
had fixed the price of redemption at SIS,
he refused to pay s24. Seeing that Lar
son would not stand the SO raise, the
official split the difference ana called it
an even 500, and, the money having
been paid and a receipt taken. the coat
was handed over to the owner.
The full particulars of the transaction
leading up to the loss of the coat and it's
return could not be secured, as Hade is
now in Chicago. but Mr.. Larson stated
that he would probably return to st.
Paul next week. Hade has Just been
honorably discharged from Troop d.,
Sixth cavalry, stationed at Yellowstone
park. He waS'a fine craftsman, and
had been for a time all engineer with
Gen. Miles.
Chief Garvin, seen yesterday afternoon
at his office, said he knew very little
about the case. He was under the
impression that Hade had lost his coat
twice or three times. The coat had
been brought to the office by the
detectives, and all he knew was that a
person he supposed was Hade had
called and taken it away. Shown a CODY
of the receipt, he said he had given no
such paper, and could not be supposed
to be fully acquainted with all the little
detail of cases brought into the office.