The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-31
AND THE POLICE WILL DETALN
HIM UNTIL THEY NVEST1-
GATE NLATsTERS.
MEMORY OF o'MALLEY's TRIAL.
Sandherr Was With the Victim of
the Polling Booth Murder When
1t Was Done.

OF passing IOTSSu ClftCho. ociiONNAs' <
was arrested by Detectives DAILY ana
Campbell at Sandelps saloon, 26S East
Seventh street, yesterday afternoon
while attempting to pass an alleged
worthless check for $1.5O, and when
searched at the station hadf a dozen
other checks, said to be forgeries, rang
ing in amount from Sc to Sllo, were
found in his possession. Four OF the
checks are drawn upon the Merchants
National bank, of Chicago. and bear
the SIGNATURES Of James S. Wallace, w.
p. Johnson, G. Sandberg, R1chard =.
Moore, Albert Gilman, Frank Swanoefs
& Co.. and William F. Anderson, Will
the other two are on the st. Paul Nd-
tional bank When first apprehendeu'
Sandberg gave the alias Of William r
Anderson, but subsequently admitted
his identity. The police say ne does not
deny the forgeries, and admits haVln5
successfully passed a forged cheek 1of
S.. rs at Corbett's ticket office, l9o East
Third street, Saturday, In part paymen.
for a railroad ticket to Chicago. Sand
berg was a. candidate In the Twenty
third senatorial district of Chicago.
where August Colliander was killed
during a raid on the polling booth Tor
the purpose Of stealing the palioe
boxes, and when, several months ago.
Aid. Thomas J. OMaHey anu
John Santry. Of Chicago, were tr1eo on
the charge of being Colltander's muir
derers, Sandberg was the principal wit
ness for the prosecution. To his br1ef
nolItieal career and connection with the
O'Malley case, Sandberg attributes MS
present trouble. He Is young man ol
but twenty-five years, and previous 10
his entrance into the political arena
was wealthy. To a. reporter for the
Globe he told the following story:
"My home is In North Chicago, whera
I was born and raised. made money
In the real estate business, and in 1891
became a candidate for the state SEN
ate on the Independent Americans Cltl-
zenship ticket My foremost opponents
were John F. O'Malley, a brother OF
the Aid O'Malley who was tried
for Colliander's murder and who at
that time was a candidate for re-elec-
ton, and G. D. Anthony, the RepubH-
can nominee, who was Afterwards
elected. 1t was bitter campaign, and
I had already had trouble, as my oppo-
nents had sought to have me removed
from the ticket because I was then only
twenty-one years old, and according to
the state law ineligible to a. seat in the
senate. My name went before the peo-
pie, however, as it was decided that II
I should be elected the proper
place for me to be disqualified was be-
fore the legislature.
On the night Colliander was mur-
dered had been with him the greater
part Of the evening. We were short
distance from the booth, when the
sounds Of shots were heard, and we
hurried to the place to ascertain their
cause. AS we entered the door Coli
ander received the wound from which
he died. He was my friend, and when
the state, with the assistance OF In
spector Setback, undertook to TX the
responsibility of mis- death, told whom L
had seen in the election booth doing the
shooting and assisted the authorities
in every possible manner, by giving
my testimony at the trial, which was
delayed over two years, and as you
know resulted in the acquittad Of both
Santry and O'Malley.
During the trial of Aid. O'Malley I
was constantly under the protection OF
d uGI6CClNG NY SIcDtC . ]ASGoA-
ney Dineen, but greatly feared for my
life, as 1 received number Of threat
ening letters, and was once kidnepped
by friends of the men on trial. l was
taken to a room in a hotel and prom
ised $1,000 if I would deny that 1 had
seen Santry and Aid. O'Malley in the
booth when CoIliander was killed, and
told if I refused !! would be Knocked
on the head and thrown into the Chi
cago river My captors gave me twen-
ty-four hours to decide, but in the
meantime I made my escape.
During the latter part Of the trial,
while 1 was going home one night, a
big rock was thrown at my head as
I passed a crowd Of O'Malley's sympa-
thizers. I carried revolver In my
pocket which had been given me by
Stae's Attorney Dineen. Pulling the
weapon, I turned upon the crowd and
fired. I heard a cry Of pain, and
thought had killed some one. Almost
beside myself with fear, went at once
to the depot and bought a ticket to
ST. Paul. have brother-in-law here,
Albert Gilman, who lives at 854 York
street I stayed with him a week, and
then went to the home Of an aunt on a
farm near Tyler. Here I remained in
seclusion under the name Of William
F. Anderson until last Friday, when I
received a letter from my wife in Chi
cago to whom I was married shortly
after my political defeat, that our two
year-old son was dangerously Ill. I
wanted to see my boy, and that ac-
counts for my being here In Jail.
'I had no money, having lost every
thing 1 had in the senatorial race and
subsequent efforts for nomination for
North town clerk, assessor and other
political offices, but I was determined
to see my boy before he died, and.
in my desperation, planned to raise
money by means Of forged checks. I
reached st. Paul Saturday and passed
one check at the ticket Office, and,
while under the influence Of liquor, at
tempted to pass another at the saloon
where I was arrested"
Among the papers which were found
upon Sandberg was notary publics
commission signed by ex-Gov. Altgeld,
and Secretary Hinrichsen, Of Illinois,
and a number Of letters from his wife,
A check for SIS was also found in
letter which Sandberg received at the
general delivery window Of the local
postoffice yesterday morning under the
name of William E. Anderson. He took
the proprietor Of the American hotel,
where he was stopping. to the post
office with him and showed him the
letter was postmarked Tyler, Mimi,
and Sandberg last night admitted to
Chief Schweitzer that he had forged
the enclosed check and mailed the let
ter to himself before leaving Tyler
His object in taking the hotel man
with him Is thought by the police to
have been the preltminaries Of plan
to get the forged paper cashed. This
Sandberg denies, but explains the