The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-28

Babe for personal damages for false
arrest. Lieut.. Babe, 1t is claimed, is
fairly we'll off in this worlds goods
and should any one with good grounds
for suit receive a judgment against
him, it is said they would undoubt-
eddy be able to collect the monetary
balm which was awarded
The Clark woman has a grievance
against big Henry" and had con-
suited an attorney with a view OF
bringing a damage suit for false arrest.
The matter arose out of her arrest at
her home, 451 st. Peter street, Thufs-
day, Feb. 10, when she claims she was
taken from her room by Lieut.. Bahe
without the slightest reason and locked
up at the central police station on the
charge Of disorderly conduct Part OF
the house where the woman lives with
her half sister, Ella Anderson, is oc-
cupied by a colored family, and on the
night In question negro was arrested
in another portion of the house. Next
morning in the police court both pris-
oners were discharged. as no evidence
was produced to substantiate the
| charges Of Lieut. Babe.
Indignant at the wrong she claimed
| had been done her, Miss Clark sought
Attorney F. L. McGhee and instructed
| him to at once commence proceedings
! against Lieut.. Babe for false arrest.
! This fact coming to the knowledge Of
! the lieutenant, caused him no small
| uneasiness of mind. as 1t was talked
! among the police that the first arrest
I Of the Clark woman was unWarranted
as it turned out. as we'll as ill-adVised.
Then it was, the friends of the Clark
4 Woman claim, that Lieut.. Bahe hit up
on the plan which was responsible for
! the raid Friday night. If the woman
could be brought into diSrepute 1t
/ would stand against her IN mitiga ton
/ of damages in the civil action which
: she contemplated bringing against
him. Accordingly, so the story goes,
! close watch was kept on the woman S
. movements, and when she was known
! to have gone to the hotel In question
in company with a man Friday night,
! it was decided that the looked for OPP
! portunity had arrived. Gathering sew
eral other policemen Lieut.. Bahe de-
; Scen0ed upon the quiet inn. and despite
the fact that everyone in the place was
! properly registered, and there is no law
! to compel the transient public to be al
ways armed with marriage certificates.
j for the inspection of policemen on pri-
! waite missions. placed the inmates of
| the hotel under arrest The Clark
| woman, 1t Is claimed was the only per
! son wanted" by Lieut.. Babe, but If
she should be singled out by herself the
I alleged precOnceiVed plan would nave
been disclosed, and 50 it was necessary
to make up a party to give the, affair
the semblance of.a bona fide raid This
precaution was responsible for the In
! convenience and loss Of $25 to the
friend of a high public officials son,
and 1t is claimed has now. only served
to make Lieut.. Babes embarrassment
more complete. AS was remarked by
one familiar With the circumstances OF
the affair: "Bahe, has. certainly put
both feet into it this time from start
| to fintsh'' ...~.--se s5ses.-as~~@s -.
After the arrest all Of the culprits ex
cept Minnie Rayme' were released on
bail When the cases were called in
the police court yesterday the bail of
the Stevens N and Clark women and
George Clark was forfeited. and the
case against the others continued I'M
| til Monday.