The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-19
REPRESENTATIVE OF LOCAL
LUMBER co. CHARGES REV.
MORGAN WITH LARCENY.
JAM AT THE BETHEL BOAT
is REMOVED BY THE PARSON TO
USE ITO FOR FIRE
WOOIh
DEFENSE TO TRY TO JUSTIFY
On the Ground That the Removal of
the Logs Was Necessary for
Safely.

Rev. David Morgan, manager of the
Bethel, was arrested yesterday at the
BOAT, at the foot of Jackson street, OH
the charge of larceny. He is accused
by Special officer Colby, who claims
to be in the employ of Weyerhaeuser
& Co., of stealing logs belonging to
the company which were found float
ing in the river. Colby claims to have
seen Mr.. Morgan take logs from the
river and alleges that he watched the
Bethel manager yesterday partially
draw a log on the boat and then sd W
of section. He Immediately inform
ed Rev. Morgan that he was under ar
rest, and that gentleman waived all
1ormalitieS by at once proceeding with
the special officer to the police station.
Colby also took to the station the
piece of log alleged TO have been sawed
Off by Mr. Morgan. 1t bore the Weyer-
haeuser mark, "W. X" Lieut.. Boerner
took Mr.. Morgan to the municipal
court. but as no complaint had been
filed the prisoner did not plead to the
charge against him. Judge Twohy re-
leased Mr.. Morgan upon his own recog-
nizance until Monday.
that he would admit having removed a
number of logs from about the Bethel
boat and that he had also taken a
part Of one on the boat, but claimed
his action had been necessary to pro-
tect the Bethel from damage During
the high water, Mr.. Morgan stated,
many logs were thrown from the swift
current to the more quiet water about
the Bethel and did a great deal Of
damage to the boat. A sort of natural
boom had formed at the bow of the
beat, according to Rev. Morgan, and
logs constantly lodged there. The boom
company had been requested to take
away the logs, but had not done So
They had been removed to protect the
boat and Wednesday, when the Bethel
had been struck by the Diamond 10
packet Dubuque several logs had
been forced under the PROV Of the
Bethel. The boat had had several holes
knocked in her hull and to keep it
from sinking, Mr.. Morgan stated that
1T had been imperative to take these
logs away. 1t was while engaged in
this work, Mr.. Morgan says, that he
vas placed under arrest by Special
Officer Colby.
Colby stated that he was certain
MIR. Morgan, and when he left the
police court said he would Immediately
lodge a state complaint with the coun-
ty attorney. This, however, he failed
to do up to late hour yesterday after
noon, and inquiry at the Weyerhaeuser
Offices in the German-American bank
building, failed to elicit any knowledge
Of the case
There is some question as to Colby's
authority in arresting Mr.. Morgan, as
1T is said his commission as a special
police officer is irregular. He was APP
pointed for service during the G.. A. Il.
encampment, it is said, but at the
time Of the flood, applied to Mayor
Doran to have his commission renew
ed, claiming he could get work with
the boom company. The mayor, it is
said, simply wrote an extension across
Cclbys commission, and the latter, it
is claimed, failed to have the docu-
ment properly accredited by the city
clerk.
The official state train for Christian
Endeavorers going to San Francisco
will leave st. Paul $3.50 p. m. June 80
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