St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-22
RoAsTs FARGO POLICE.
Fred VI. Andrews Tells About His
Treatment There.

Fred NJ. Andrews, the man brought
back from Fargo on a charge of dis
posing of a mortgaged bicycle, has
something treasured up against the
police authorities of Fargo, and it
will be a long time before the fury of
his wrath is abated. According to
his story, he was a much abused
man before he was turned over to
Deputy Sheriff Kinney to be brought
to St Paul. Mr.. Andrews unbos-
omed himself to a G o e reporter
yesterday. He fairly roasted the Of
ficials, who, he says, knew he had
friends who would furnish him with
money.
We'll, say, L never heard of any
thing like it, he said, when ques-
toned regarding the treatment he
had received at the hands of these
officials. II was living in Moorhead
on this side of the river, and there is
where 1 should have been arrested.
But on Thursday last, when the
Fargo police learned that L was
wanted, they telephoned for me to
go over there. AS soon as 1 went
over, they arrested me and threw me
into a little bit of a cell in the city
Jail It was the worst hole a man
was ever placed in. 1t was filthy. 1
was left there until the next day at
noon before 1 was given anything
to eat Then l was taken out to a
hotel and fed.
'I was not told what the charge was,
but was given to understand it was
SOM thing awful, and when l wanted
to see an attorney, the chief told me
there was one there ready to get me
out on a writ of habeas corpus. The
attorney came in and talked with me.
His name is W. II. Burnett. He agreed
to apply for a writ of habeas corpus,
but when he went away l did not see
him again until the next day. In the
meantime l was k pit in the dirty cell
referred to, and given only one more
meal, breakfast Saturday morning.
Then [ was taken before Judge Nc
Ccnnell, who ordered that unless an
officer arrived from st. Paul to take
me away the following day, should be
released. Burnett then wanted me to
give him an order for $50, but L refused
to do it.
'Well, I was not released the next
day. though no officer arrived from st.
Paul. [ wanted to know why the order
of the court was not complied with, and
was informed that L could not be re-
leased until l gave the attorney an
order. This 1 refused to do, SO 1 re-
NAMED in the cell until Monday, wher
the attorney visited me again. 1 ther
gave him an order for S1O75 and was
rel ased, but was rearrested inside Of
fifteen minutes. 1 begged to be taker
to the county Jail, but they would no
do it. They did, however allow me t
go out and walk the beat all day will
one of the policemen, so l was no
locked up. The next day Kinney came
and l was the gladdest man you evel
saw when l found that was to get ou
of the hands of these people. They
sent word that 1 had refused to come
without requisition papers. There wa:
no ground for this whatever. l wa!
not asked about the matter 1 had NJ
objection to coming, but 1 wanted t.
know what 1 was charged with.
think 1 have ground for good sui
against the city of Fargo"
AS to the charge against him, Mr.
Andrews said he had nothing to sa.
until he was given permission by hi
attorney, Mr.. Ives, to talk. Later OF
he was taken into the municipal court
where his bail was fixed at $500, pend
inc n examination on Nov 81