The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-08
He SOUGHT ARREST
DEPUTY SHERIFF. SWANSON. OF
IRONWOOD, MICH, RALLIED
BY DETECTIVES.
HUNTS UP CHIEF OF POLICE
AND MAKES HIMSELF KNOWN, SO
THAT THERE MAY BE NO HIS
TAKE.
.lut He VIII Return Home to Face
the Accusations which Are
Made There.

P. E. Swa nson, Of 1ronWood, Mich,
was taken in custody by Detectives
Campbell and DAILY, of the central sta
ton, yesterday afternoon. The arrest
was made on a telegram from Sherfh
Firth, of Ashland, Wis, who notified
the st. Paul officers that Swanson was
wanted in that city for obtaining mon
ey under false pretenses. Swanson ar
rived in ST. Paul Thursday and regis
tered at the Windsor. A telegram was
received from Sheriff Firth Thursday
afternoon by Chief Schweitzer asking
that Swanson, who would be at the
office of the Northwestern Fuel COM
pany at o'clock, be arrested and held
until he arrived. Detectives Campbell
and DAILY visited the Office of the COM
pany at the hour mentioned, but did
not find Swanson. Later in the after
noon Swanson was Informed by the
clerks at the office which he visited
that officers were looking for him.
Swanson, who knows something about
police business by reason Of his posi-
ton as deputy sheriff at Ironwood
Gogebic county, Mich, visited the Office
Of Sheriff Wagner early yesterday
morning and inquired if he was want
ed. He was informed that there was
no warrant there for him, and depart
ed Determined to learn the particu
lars of why he was wanted, Swanson
proceeded to police headquarters ana
asked for information. He was shown
the telegram sent by the Wisconsin
sheriff, but, as the telegram stated no
charge, the detectives refused to ar
informed Chief
Schweitzer that he was stopping at
the Windsor, and would be engaged in
business in the city, and would return
later
In the meantime a telegram was sent
to Ashland asking for further informa-
tion and if there had been warrant
issued for Swanson's arrest. Last
evening reply was received over the
signature Of Sheriff Firth stating that
Swanson was wanted for obtaining
money under false pretenses, that a
warrant had been issued, and that an
officer would leave Ashland last night
and reach st. Paul this morning. Swan
son was then, on the advice Of the
county attorneys office, taken in GUS
tody. He had talk with Chief
SchweitZer last evening, and, as he
of spite work and protested against
being locked up, he was allowed to
spend the night at the hotel in the
company Of Detective Murnane. Chief
SchweitZer stated that ne was fully ac-
quainted with the facts in the case, but
from what Swanson had told him he
understood the charge and arrest grew
cut of some business troubles. Chief
SchweitZer said that Swanson had been
doing some business with the North
western Fuel company, and that the
officials of the company had requested
him to give Mr.. Swanson the best
treatment possible under the circum-
stances. For this reason, and from the
fact that Swanson appeared to be all
right and a deputy sheriff from Co
gebic county, Michigan, he had decid-
ed not to lock him up over night at
the station, but to allow him to re-
main at hotel in the company of an
officer.
Mr. Swanson, seen last evening, said
| he was not certain as to who had in
stigated the charge against him, but
was Of the opinion that it grew out
of q mortgage given by him Tuesday
A. S. Swanson. None Of these persons
would make the charge, but he was
indebted to the Northern Grain compa-
ny, of Ashland, to the amount Of $780,
and it was probable that representa-
tiVes Of that company had imagined
that he was going tic skip out and leave
them in The lurch. On leaving Iron
wood last Tuesday he had left word
with his bookkeeper. that he would be
in ST. Paul Wednesday afternoon at
the Office of the Northwestern Fuel
company. He did net-get to the city
until Thursday, and wasstfen Informed
shat officers were looking for him
The3charge. he imagined, was simply Il
bluff to- get him stes4payS certain of his
creditors. tIe had been in the grait
and fuel business IN Ironwood for the
last eight years, and was a member Of