The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-29
UNDER ORDERS FROM WARNER.
CHIEF OF ibRoLICEs DENIES THE
PRISONERS REQUEST FOR AN
ATTORNEY.
Prisoner Offered Money for Certain
Letters He Claims to Have-Re-
leased and Rearrested ~o94

the victim of a political conspiracy
that, on the face of it. is, to say the
least, peculiar. If he is the repository
OF certain secrets that would be, dam
aging to the Republicans of Mime
sofa, H-ls, pretty certain that he will
not De allowed to make any disclosures,
II certain of the Republican state
cenJFralc ommittee a npreyent it,. He has
peen in arrest and under the espionage
for that committee since Monday, and
20 n else "a reach him. Yesterday
ne was released on a writ Of habeas
corpus and Immediately rearrested.
Inc. Solicitude Of that commit
tee concerning the actions of the young
man, n the care they observe in. pre-
Yentlng MIN from seeing any one, sug-
gesls the idea that smith really is in
possession of information that the Re-
puQHcans. are afraid he will make use
of. ~
smith came to st. Paul about two
weeks. ago. He was well-known here
because Of his former connection with
the Republican state central commit
tee. He had had some. correspond
ence with Chairman Rosing, of the
Democratic state central COMMITTEES. in
Whlch, 1t is Said he suggested that he
knew some things that would be of
service to thenDemocrats in the present
campaign. Mr., Rosing answered Smiths
letters, but no agreement was made
and no offeroifore the alleged infornla-
ton. When Smith came to st. Paul he
called upon MI. Rosing, but he did not
OFFER to dispose Of the information he
a spoken of, nor did Resing mention
the matter. Smith denied that he after
ward called at Republican headquar-
tiers, as has been said, in the attempt
TO dispose off his correspondence with
Roslng. However, that may be. it is
certain that from the moment Smith
set MS foot in the city he has beer
hounded by a detective from a local
agency. Several efforts were made
by detectives, whose employer may be
guessed to secure the letters Smith
was supposed to- have containing
the valuable information. Whether the
agent expected to wiring from Smith
the secrets he claimed to have concern
ing the Republicans, or whether he
wanted the correspondence between
Smith and Rosing is not quite clear.
But this detective was so persistent in
his efforts o~sound Smith that he call
ed at the house Of a friend where Smith
was stopping and made a bid for the
letters. The offer was gradually in
creased until, the sum of $100 was
DID. 2t1dfve me those letters and the
money is yours liz the detective. .I
Will place it in the hands Of your friend
here and he shall pay you...llIOr, if you
VIII leave the city, in my company, and
Eagree to remain away for, a certain
time, I will give your friend s1o0 to be
paid to you at the expiration of that
time"
s Smith let the detective talk in This
strain for some time, especially AS he
nad a witness to prove that the money
was ofEered for a certain rpo Then
| ne turned on the officer and denounced
nm Tor the contemplate part he was
paying as the agent of the state CEN
tral colnnllttee- Monday morning, thir-
ty-slx hours later, Smith was arrested
without a warrant and hurried to the
central station. He was not booked.
put was locked up and Chief Goss gave
str1ctest orders. not to permit any one
TO see the prisoner. An hour later Eli
warmer, chairman of the Republican
state central committee, ACCOMPANIED
by f.. Q. Schfffman and another poll
tician, both members of that committee
went to the Station. Warner timed
the wink to ,theoefficer in charge and
was conducted up stairs to Smiths cell.
Schlftman and the other man were
smuggled into the adjoining cell m
known to Smith, to be witnesses of the
conversation that passed between thl
men. Warner made a demand upon
smith, and finally it is alleged, offered
TO see him safe out of his difficulty ir
he would leave the state. The inter
view was not satisfactory, evidently
for Warner renewed his orders to Chief
Goss that Smith be denied to all
friends This was done so absolutely
that Smith was not permitted to com
mGnicate with friends or with an at
torney. TheSfriend with whom Smith
a been stopping called up the station
by telephone, asking permission to
communicate with the prisoner. The
reply was that. Smith had expressed a
desire to be left alone-that he particu-
larly did not wish to speak to his friend
who was at the telephone.
This friend finally wen to J. w.
Pinch, the attorney, and asked him to
care for Smiths interests: Mr.. Pinch
went to the central station and asked
to see Smith. The ofncer in charge
said heshad- strict orders MOTTO grant
such a request
~..Bu l am here1as Smiths attorne
and 1 demand to see him." said Mr..
Pinch. /
But the request was still refused.
Mr.. Pinch then applied to Secretary
! Mounts, Chief 4Goss' confidential man.
but Mr.. Mounts also denied the request
EAtAthe solicitation of Mr., Pinch. how
ever, who was getting wrathy and
threatened to apply forthwith for a.
writ of habeas corpus, Mounts hunted
UP Phil ~Schweitzer, chief of detectives.
| To h Mr. Pinch presented his case
SO strongly that the lawyer finally got
his Clients ear. 49 7Gs = vIsgoyer1 ,soi
Leaving the station Mr.. Pinch en-
tucountered rChfefJGOSs, who was Wrathy
and laying dGwn the law to Schweitzer
for uisObeyingc orders Mr.. Pinch told
the chief hart hethought of such pro-
cedure, which the chief resented and
| .toldAthe. lawyer that he didn't have to
be told how ITO conduct his business.
He declined stofsay why Smith was keep
III close confinement, and admitted that
the arrest had been made without war
| rant. .z9- rs
"By what right do you arrest any
man without WARRANT no matter what
his offense, deny him the right to see a
lawyer, and fail to r~eport1the fact of
his arrest toy the. county attorney?
Don't you know it's an outrage on
j~ustice?" demanded Mr.. Pinch.
Chief Goss refused to discuss the mat
ter further. Mr. Pinch. then went to
| County Attorney. Butler. The latter
was surprised to- know of Smiths ar
1 rest. ser
THE case hasenot been reported to
me-" he said. Though it certainly
should have been"
Mr.. Pinch then began to set the
wires in motion and two hours later
| Smith was taken before Judge Brill
on habeas corpus proceedings. He was
released aspsoon5 as a statement of the
l. case was made : hut immediately ra-