The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-27
Very Strange Conduct
A Mrs. kalstrom Com
plains of j: l.. Sui
livan's Actions.
Mr.. Sallivsn's Side Of It.
pie Appear Very Peculiar
Osher Late News.

Yesterday morning Mrs. Kalstrom, a
widow, who is dressmaker and lives
over the California fruit store with her
child and an unmarried sister. Il music
teacher, called at the News office and
made the following complaint:
She said that on the evening OF Thurs
day, the 9th of February. she was at
tending prayer meeting at the Swedish
Methodist church, having left her little
daughter and young sister at home. A
young man named Angus johnson called
and said he wanted to see the dressmaker
about dressfor his sister, when informed
abe was out, he pushed himself into the
room and said he would await her re-
turn. He acted so strangely that the
young lady became afraid and when
asked to play tune on the piano she
reluctantly did so. Shortly after Mrs.
Kalstrom's return, and when the talk
about the dress had been got through,
she, OF course, expected the fellow would
leave, but instead he made himself COM
Portable, and when told to go, remarked
it was not late IA it was not then 10
O'Clock, but at last he left. The ladies
being alarmed at bis extraordinary con-
dnct, did not at once retire, but at last
the Younger one did. Shortly afterwards
and in the neigbborhood of IL O'Clock, a
tapping at the door was heard and upon
Mrs. kalstrom asking who was there,
some one said, ats me, want to come
in;' upon being told that they could not
open the door, he said ''ii you don't
will break IL 10" at which the lady got
scared, and hearing that the fruiterer,
John - was in his shop below.
knocked on the floor to attract his at
tention and when she had gained it,
shouted to him there was a man mt her
door. John Immediately opened the
door at the back OF the shop, and which
il at the foot of the stairs, told the man.
whoever he was, to come down; instead
OF doing SO, a voice said. Its me. Jerry
Sullivan" upon which John, who says
the man did threaten to break IN the
door, went upstairs and, seeing it was
jerry Sullivan, told Mrs. Kalstrom to
open the door, which she did; and as a
customer entered the shop, John then
left. BY this time the sister. who had
partly dressed herself, noticed that Mrs.
kalstrom was about to take a fit, to
which she is subject, commenced to cry, at
which Sullivan said, yes take a fit, /
would like to see one," or words to that
effect, and said they need not be afraid
as be was an officer, and showed his
badge. When asked what his business
was he said he was after someone; the
ladies told him il he were an officer he
could go and search the house, but it was
very wrong of him him to disturb females
at that time OF night. He took out his
watch and said it was only about o
O'Clock. Finding, apparently, he had got
into the wrong place. he then beat a
hasty retreat.
The above, Ofcourse, is Mrs. Kalstrom's
story and when asked why she had not
made the complaint befors, said she had
visited Sheriff Dunn in Houghton and
made complaint to him; that he had
promised to investigate the case and had
referred her to the prosecuting attorney;
that she had called at Mr.. Streeter's
office very many times without seeing
him and that fearing she could not oh.
tain Justice at the sheriff. hands, she had
been advised to come to the News so
that the public might know the merits
or rather demerits OF the case We at
once called up Sheriff Dunn to enquire
whether Mrs. Kalstrom had called on
him and if she had to find out whether
he had made inquiry into the matter;
that official appeared to think we were
interfering with his business and informed
US, not very politely, the News had been
lying about Jerry Sullivan and that he.
the sheriff, was attending to that part of |
the business himself; that he was salts |
fed with Jerry Sullivan's conduct; that
II would be better for Mrs. Kalstrom not !
to inquire too far, the inference certainly
not being in Mrs. Kalstrom's favor.
As the NEWS could not get much ipfor. |
nation from Sheriff Dunn and not wish |
ing to do any injustice TO Jerry Sullivan.
We called him up by telephone AID said
we had heard a complaint against him:
that wishing to give him fair shake. we
would like to hear his side of the story.
He said he would call and zee us. He did
SO, although he informed US he had been
advised not to come. This is what Sal
Ivan stated as near as we can get to il:
That last September warrant was
put into his hands for the purpose of ar
resting fast woman named Pearl SEQ
Held, or some such name, that he had
been informed a person answering that
description was living over the store;
that In order to ascertain the fact, he had
engaged the fellow. Angus johnson, to
visit the place and find out. He did not
deny that johnson had acted in the way
mentioned by Mrs. kalstrom, but after
hearing that fellows report, be decided
to investigate for himself and his tale did
not materially differ from that told by
Mrs. Kalstrom, although, Of course, il
was shaded with another brush. and he
denied having threatened TO break the
door in. Jerry Sullivan evidently. that
is judging from his action and talk, did
not see ihn he bad acted with any de-
gree OF im ropriety aud which appears
to be Sheriff Dunns view oi the case sIso.