The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-08
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Nights Mysterious Arrest.

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When the names Of Sam Austin,
Anna Clark and Lily Forbes were
called in the police court yesterfIasv
there was no appearance on the part Of
the defendants City Prosecutor OBS
penheirn stated to the court that he had
been requested to ask for q contin,I-
Ance IN the case. He didn't say who
mad made the request but the court
Forthwith continued the case to
Wednesday morning at 8 clock.
The trio were arrested ait / o'cIoc1<
yesterday morning by Lieut.. Pothen
and Sergeant Mccarthy on a charge Of
dfsorderly conduct. There was a fourth
person In the case but he was fort,I-
nate enough to slip out and conse-
quently escaped arrest, although st is
understood he will stand his share Of
the bail money.
AS stated in the. Globe yesterday
the officers who made the arrest had no
sooner reached police headquarters
Wftn the prisoners than they wished
they had allowed all hands to escape
instead or only one. It was announced
yesterday that the lieutenant and SER
geant were in no way to blame for the
unfortunate predicament In which the
members OF the party were placed, as
Trey had simply obeyed the orders Of
Ch1ef GOsS, who had, 1t is claimed di-
rected the sortie to be made 1t is pos
sfble that the chief, If he did issue the
orders, had not the faintest suspicion
who would be captured, as the male
members Of the quartette are inf1uen-
tial members of the machine political
OF which the present administ ration is
a part. Other persons who have fac
ulty OF seeing several inches beyond
their nose say the entire affair was a
job and that the police knew just whom
they were to capture and had instruc-
lions which Of the party was to be al
lowed to escape. The women arrested
are not Of the class which the police
are usually paying attention to in the
effort to put down crime and purify the
moral atmosphere Of the city. They
were out for good time and, being
accompanied by two gentlemen of in
fiuence and position, had no idea that
they would fall into the clutches OF the
police, as the result Of their escapade.
It is just this point which makes the
gentleman who gave his name as Sam
Austin, as well as the one who escaped
so sore.
They were. until the police took
hand in the proceedings, in the eyes of
their fair companions and also in their
own estimation, two of the most inn
portant personages in the city. The
fact that they were not able to give the
police who arrested them the laugh and
the station made them furious and to
those Of their friends whom they
trusted with the secret yesterday all
sorts of threats are made as to what
they will do to even up matters.
Mr.. Austin, as he called himself, at
the station skinned a $50 bill from a
roll which he carried and didn't even
walt for the change, After leaving the
station he proceeded with the two
women to a restaurant. The officer in
charge of the station, who was not able
to make change so as to give back the
So over and above the bail, had the bill
changed after Austin left and sent to
Austin by a messenger some time later.
Owing to the standing of the male
members of the party it is understood
that an effort win be made to have the
case against the trio dismissed and the
$45 put up as bail returned to Mr.. Aus
tin with the expectation that this will
prove something Of a salve to his in
jured feelings.
Mayor Doran almost had a fainting
spell when he was officially Informed Of
the capture. He and Chief Goss are
expected to talk the matter over today.