The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-03

Detectives Gruber and Wells were sent
to the hotel and returned with the two
men mentioned A satchel belonging
TO one OF the parties was also brought
TO the station and was found to con-
tain a line OF samples such as are gem
orally used by book agents, and about
nfty letters from inquiring would-be
agents." A lot of letter heads and en-
velopes bearing the card Of the Con-
solluated Book company was also found
IN the yalises According to the letter
heads the company has offices at-46
Jackson street and lilo, W esteTnaavenue,
South Chicago
sftobert'J. Eggleston, the agent of the
company, was not found by the detec-
tlves, he having left the hotel Saturday
evening. s1eothaS not been seen since.
10 II. sutherland, who appears to be
0fhe business man efsthe 1.-Two who were
arrested, WAS seen last evening at the
central station. He did not, care to DE
interviewed and asked that nothing be
SAID about the arrest in the paper.
n 9 knew nothing about q the alleged
book hrm existing only on paper. and
saidshe, had Been hired by Mr.. eEggles-
ton on salary to secure sub-agents
for the sale of the books. AS soon as
+ he found out the thing was. "a swindle
ne mad quit. This, however, he says,
,dfd notuocuuf to hina0until yesterday
morning, when he saw In a Minneapolis
paper that Eggleston' was wanted In
that city for swindling. Voegtli, he
says, called yesterday morning and
: wanted TO pay his, $1O,o but, Jhe, refused
TO take 1T. He was ready to take the
money Saturday night, but not after he
found the affair might be a swindle.
The police say that there are num-
berl of.-St. paul parties who have been
v1ctlmlzed by the book game, and as
sCorFsaS the news of the arrestcof Suthr
erland and McManus is known each
ana all OF the agents will be IN looking
Tor Justice and their money. The pro-
pr1etor of the hotel at which the par
sties5l had -beenS stopping 4ealled. at the
station shortly after their arrest and
collected what was due silifrp for hotel
bills. Sutherland and McManus are
both young fellows and claim to have
been taken in by Eggleston.~1 They
claim to have been under contract
with Eggleston and to have paid hi9n
considerable cash for the privilege of
acting as agents for him and also to
be allowed to hire sub-agents. Neither
or them has any contract or copy Of
g. contract in. their possession, or a
receipt for any money paid to Eggles-
'tonaH Sutherland says that he saw sEg-
gleston at the hotel Saturday night at
1880 O'Clock; and that Eggleston' took
the sample case Of books and left and
he does not know where he went to-.
While being taken tertheir cells when
arrested one of the prisoners was over
heard to remark to the other that f'the
stuff is off,"
Both Sutherland and McManus will
be held eforla day or. so in. order that
parties who have been hired as agents
and put up coin for, the privilege of
representing the consolidated Book
company" may have chance to inter
view them. 4.. s.s..
Chief of Detectives Schweitzer stated
last evening that if therevwas mo case
against the men in ST. Paul they would
be turned over to the Minneapolis eau-
thorities. On Saturday afternoon one
of the parties who had been victimized
blythe game in Minneapolis came to. ST.
Paul and pointed out Sutherland on
the street to an officer Sutherland was
not arrested at the time, but the Min
neapolfs victim was told to return to
Minneapolis and secure a. warrant. In