The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-09-05
That fine ITALIAN HAND
OF Ex.preSident Beard Is Seen In
an Attachment and a
Large Row.
From Gleason to Beard, from Beard
to peCk--Then Back to

Bank OF Fairfax, his one time partner
and defaulting co-conspirator Frank
l. Gleason, and G. G. Peck were CEN
tral figures in an ugly row at the
Northwestern depot last Monday ev-
ening. This time G. G. Peck appeared
on the surface as the go-between or
accessory of the gang, while, as usual,
Beard kept in the back ground and
Gleason, we'll, no one knows just
where Gleason was at the time unless
it was the movers in the affair.
The trouble arose over an attach
ment of an engine for $26. The en-
CINE was consigned to the Peerless
Engine Co. and had been loaded. And
Mead, with an attachment, asked Ag-
ent Beecher to side-t track the car. He
was backed up by w. L. Pierce, at
torney for Beard, Gleason and Peck.
Mr.. Beecher was anxious to get the
train started and Sheriff Mead did not
seem particular anxious to hold it.
There was a great deal of parleying
over the matter when Attorney Pierce
ordered Sheriff Mead to move the
coupling pin. The railroad employees
seemed to object to this mandatory
order, when the attorney in emphatic
language, called out:
"Pull a coupling pin and strike the
fellow with it," apparently
meaning one of the brakemen.
At this time Tom Price, one of the
muscular brakeman of the road, came
back in very emphatic language:
Il would like to see you or any 9TH
or fellow make an attempt to strike
me with coupling PIN
The attorney didn't carry his game
any further. Station Agent Beecher
took counsel of Hon. John Lind, who
happenss, to come in on the evenings
train, and as result it was concluded
to cut out the car with the engine on
in compliance with the attachment
papers.
On Tuesday morning W. J. Carl,
agent for the Peerless company, ap-
peared on the scene. Mr.. Carl made
an examination of the attachment
bond with view to suing on the same
for recovery of damages. Mr.. Carl
found that the bondsmen we're E. D.
French and H. G. Baker, neither one
of which had attachable property in
their name.
Mr.. Carl explained the case to a
GAZETTE reporter. He said that F. l..
Gleason owed the company over $1,000
last year. The company knowing that
he was in the collection business sent
him large number of notes for col
lection. 1t was orally stipulated at
that time that all expenses incurred
by Gleason as we'll as the fees derived
from collecting on notes would be ap-
piled on the notes of Gleason to that
Gleason was pleased to do
this. BY and by the Seebeck mort
gage for an engine and thresher be-
came due. Gleason incurred an ex-
pense of about $26 for foreclosing on
the mortgaged property and bringing
the engine and thresher to town. The
gave him credit for this on
his notes, as they had given him cred
its for similar work performed.
A little over week ago Mr.. Carl
was in this city and shipped the thresh-
or to the company. He met with no
In fact. he states that
Beard told him then that he had no
interest in the claim of Gleason for
$26. Mr.. Carl made arrangements for
the isading and shipping of the en-
CINE and left.
1t appears that no sooner had he
left town than Beard secured an as
signment of the claim to him and then
he assigned it to Peck who commenced
the attachment proceedings, which
were the foundation for the trouble at
the depot. Quite a large crowd was
present at the time OF the trouble and
everybody admired Agent Beecher's
pluck and manly way of fighting for
the shipping.
Mr.. Carl, after making a complete
into the whole affair, the
list etc. of the bondsmen,
concluded to give Peck $26 and thus