The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-25
MAYOR DORAN,s MAN FRIDAY Is
THREATENEb WITH A DAM
AGE SUIT. -.
THEY ARRESTED GUY LAMB
WITHOUT ANY CAUSE, so FAR AS
HE OR HIS FRIENDS DAN
's-'' --.''>" 1oLEARN.
soME ONE rs DUE TO SUFFER-
For the Insulting Manner of the
Ch1ef and His Subordinates in
That Connection.

The friends and relatives Of young
Guy Lamb, who was arrested on orders
from police headquarters while arriv-
ing In st. Paul from Castle Rock, and
who was subsequently released and
refused an explanation as to why he
mad been subjected to such indignity,
are much incensed over the treatment
accorded the young man and are urg-
ing him to make some one defendant In
damage suit for false arrest. G. H.
Lamb, an uncle Of Guy Lamb, has writ
ten the following communication to the
u o concerning the matter: ~-r--
To the Editor of the Globe
, Dear Sir: In your issue of last Sunday
there appears short article which referred
TO the arrest of Guy Lamb. nephew Of
mine and if | may be allowed small space
IN your paper, l should like to make state
ment showing the treatment accorded the
young man by the police. My nephew
started from his home last Saturday morning
at 3 O'Clock. He drove single sleigh, which
contained sack of'potatoes, one jar of butter
and a small lot Of poultry. About half past
2 oclQck In the afternoon when near the
south end of the High bridge, he was stopped
Dy Two policemen, and asked where he was
from At the same time the officers began
oVerhauling his load, and, evidently not find
ing what they were in search Of asked Guy
what he had done with the harness he had
stolen. He denied having stolen anything
and Furthermore told the policemen if they
would accompany him to my house on West
Seventh street, and let him put up his horse
they could find out all about him. It had
Deen showing alf!>day, which made it very
nara travelling and my nephew was very cold
ana hungry ha~lng had nothing to eat since
early morning, but the police officers of
course, could not allow him the privilege he
requested, especially to the tough customer
winch they affected to believe him to be- and
TOOK him to thee West Side police station.
Here they made another search of the sIeigh's
contents-a harness IS such small article it
or jar OF butter-but they failed to find the
object of their Search and then took my
nephew to the central police station, where
ne ne was put through another course of ques-
t1onlng and finally allowed to go.
When the young man asked by what au-
thor1ty he had been arrested or who had
accused him of stealing the harness the po-
lice evidently sought The was refused any in
formation. One of the officials asked him if
his horse and sleigh were not mortgaged-of
course It was essential the police should know
tnls . ON the following day, Sunday, Guy
Went to the police station again. and asked
10 De told who had caused his arrest, but all
the satisfaction he could get was, ''You will
nave HI of time finding that out around
here young man."
Monday my nephew returned home and in
formed his parents of his experience This
was the first they had heard of his treatment
told them that he had been Informed by a
citizen at the police station that a neighbor
named Mrs. Wager had caused his appre-
nension, they went to the woman but she
denied any knowledge of the affair." and
said she had not lodged any information
against Guy. This throws the whole blame
for the shameless, proceedings on the chief
OF police. and now 1 would like to know
what he had my nephew arrested Tor and
accused Of being a thief, and If there IS
any law Or justice in Minnesota, somebody
will be under the necessity Of setting this
affair right before I get through with the
matter. C. H. Lamb
st. Paul, Jan. 10, 1897.
At the time of young Lambs arrest
Chief Goss stated that he had not been
arrested, but simply detained" for
the purpose Of investigation, but it ap-
pears that the young mans relatives
view the matter in a different Hght,
while the efforts Of the police to cover
up their own b1under and protect
both themselves and the person who
requested them to arrest Lamb have
only served to make their resentment
more intense.