The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-31
ID. r. LONGsTREET, OF MEXICO,
AND j. NJ. HAWTHORNE MADE
DEFENDANTS
IN AN ACTION FOR DAMAGES
j. FRANK WHEATON, A MINNEAPO'
LIS COLoRED MAN, IS THE
PLAINTIFF.
RESULT OF SOME LOST DRAFTS.
Some CoIOred Men MOmentariiy
Suspected of Having Secured
Possession of Them.

"Where is the man from Mex1coF'
The speaker was Attorney f. l.. NC
Ghee, who yesterday afternoon pro-
pounded the above query to the clerk
at the Metropolitan hotel. He was
not in search of Willie Collier. but de-
sired an audience with D. F. Long
street, manager of the city railway
system of the city Of Mexico, VINO IS
at the hotel as the guest of j. M.
Hawthorne. The clerk, however, with
that sagacity peculiar to hotel CLERKS
| OWNED who it was that Attorney NC
Chez desired to see. and called bell
! boy.
"Show the gentleman up to $685." d.
rected the clerk.
Attorney McGhee caught step with
the bell boy and followed him to the
second floor. A knock at No. 3O3
brought an elderly, medium-sized gen.
! tlemaR to the door.
"Mr. Longstreet?" asked Attorney
McGhee
Yes, sir"
With the answer. Mr.. Longstreet
found a document thrust into his
| hands, which, upon perusal, he found
to be a complaint and summons in a
| $4,000 damage suit for false arrest.
AS co-defendant. the papers named
]. M Hawthorne, Mr.. Longstreet's
friend and host. Attorney Hawthorne
and Mr.. Longstreet became acquainted
while the former was securing Mexico
! last spring for free silver informa-
ton. Mr.. Hawthorne was entertained
in Mexico by Mr.. Longstreet, and,
when Mr.. Longstreet stopped in St.
Paul a week ago on his way East, Mr.
Hawthorne was delighted to return
his hospitality The signature attach
| ed to the complaint is that Of j. Fr@',k
Wheaton. the colored clerk Of the md
nicipal court. Of Minneapolis.
When Mr.. Longstreet, in the purest
! English, asked for an explanation. At
| torney McGhee slowed away his Span
| ish dictionary and proceeded to eluci-
date He informed Mr.. Longstreet that,
as himself and Mr.. Hawthorne had,
last Tuesday evening. caused the de-
tention of Mr.. Wheaton on suspicion
of having stolen 500 and two 5000
drafts which Mr.. Longstreet had lost.
that the colored man, as a consequence
of the unfounded action, considered his
good name and reputation dana ged
to an extent where $40, 900 was the only
equitable adjudication Of the matter.
Bowling himself to the staircase, Attor-
ney McGhee descended, and, humming
a fandango lightly to himself muir
INJURED, as the hotel door slammed be-
hind him:
Now for that other man from Mex
leo"
Straightway he went to the Office of
Attorney ]. M Hawthorne. Mr.. Haw-
thorne was busy, but discontinued his
work long enough to peruse the docu-
ment, which Attorney McGhee rendered
him. Then he closed up his office for
the night and went to the hotel to con-
suit with Mr.. Longstreet. Attorney
Hawthorne and his guest talked the
matter over briefly, and then adjourned
to the home Of the former for dinner.
To be sued for $4,000 is not a daily
privilege, and after dinner the discus
sion Of the subject was renewed.
The suit grows out Of the loss by Mr.
Iongstreet of a pocketbook in the Met
rcpolitan hotel sample room, Tuesday
evening, containing 500 in cash and
two drafts for $100 each on Denver, Col.
Mr.. Longstreet had for a short time
been in the company of J. Frank Whea-
ton, Richard Jones, Black PATHS hus-
band. and C. H. Jones, a member Of
the colored prima donna's company.
Mr.. Hawthorne was apprised Of his
friends loss and the attendant circum-
stances. Both thought that the color
ed men should be detained pending an
investigation. Attorney Hawthorne
went to the central police station,
where Capt. Rouleau dispatched two
officers back to the hotel with instruc-
lions to bring the negroes to the sta
ton. This was done, but Mr.. Long
street did not accompany the party.
The colored men were detained until
Attorney Hawthorne went for his
friend. When Mr.. Longstreet went to
the station q few minutes later, he
told of losing his money. but declined
to make a formal charge against the
three men, and they were allowed to
depart. Attorney Hawthorne at once
telegraphed to Denver to stop payment
on the drafts and the incident had al
most been forgotten, when, yesterday,
it was quite wildly recalled by the
action of Wheaton in instituting the
$40, 900 damage suit.
Mr.. Hawthorne, when seen at his