The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-26
OTHERSTO FOLLOW SOUTHALL
BELIEF THAT HE HAD ONE OR
MORE ACCOMPLICES

Toasted He Had SOuthalI Under
His Thumb-Hints From wash
ington That May Cause Uneasi-
ncss-Herbert NJ. Crosby Tells
How He Got Caught for 100000.
\ hundred persons called upon James
II. Southall in the county Jail yester-
dag and expressed their sympathy for
him in his trouble, but not one of them
was able or willing to give it a prac-
teal demonstration by going on his
bond. The proposition that they should
put up $4,000 as an evidence of good
faith staggered them, and so SOuthall
remained in the Jail. To all appear
ances he is likely TO stay there until
June if in the meantime he does not
commit suicide.
Sheriff Wagner allowed Southall to
use the corridor Of the jail as a re-
Ception ROOM and there his visitors
conVersed with him. His sons and
daughters called upon him in the
morning and remained with him for an
hour. His lawyers also called and held
consultation with him.
\ reporter for The G l o b e called
upon Southall, but the prisoner said he
did not wish TO say anything for pub
LEGATION.
Southall had regained much of his
self-p possession yesterday, and acted as
though he felt more cheerful than on
the previous day. He was encouraged
to believe that he would secure
bapdsman, buzz, as the hope of that
faded. he became somewhat diSpirlted
But he accepted the situation philo-
sophically. and made no complaint
when told that he would have to re-
tire to his cell for another night.
Was This an Accomplish:
II has been surmised that since the
facts regarding the scope of Southllls
work became known that he must have
had somebody in close business rela
ticns With him and possibly who knew
the work was crooked. A reporter for
The Globe found a man yesterday
who had at one time heard a certain
81. Paul man say:
Il have Southall under my thumb
An effort was made later to see the
man who was reported to have had
such a hold on Southall. but last night
he could not be located.
The q o e $ informant said he had
heard Of these checks back in 1892, and
a friend of his had invested $4,000 or
81 in them. He afterwards invested
some more. but finally got rid of it, so
ticn.
Southall and the st. Paul man re-
ferred to had agents in the city get
ting information as to who had money
to invest. The man was as active in
scattering the bogus paper as was
Southall himself, ard seemed to know
as much about its issuance.
zone of these agents told me-" said
The GIob e $ informant that he
,a fri Of h11
W hen something came up to indicate
that SOuthau was not acting fairly
about some transaction, if he was not
afraid SOuthall would give him the
worst of it. he said to me that the
man remarked No, I have Southall I'M
der my thumb; l put him onto this
business.
More Warrants Probable.
The visit of United States District
Attorney Stringer to Washington is ex-
pected to result in the arrest of several
persons now at large
Neither the United States officials nCT
The PinkertOn men will admit that
they are keeping a close watch unOn
the movements of certain individuals
in this city, but the fact is they are
doing so. 1t is thought warrants acc
already signed and awaiting word from
Mr.. Stringer to be served.
SOuthaII's Victims Hope.
The victims of SouthalTs rascality
think the government will pay them
the money they invested in the worth
less paper. They argue that the sum
is So vast and the assurances received
as to the value of the paper from gov
eminent officials. that the government
will be unable to resist the demand for
restitution. For this reason many of
the victims do not like to come to the
front at this time and state the facts.
They fear that too much agitation of
the case will spoil their chances for
having their claims favorably consider
ed.
1t was stated yesterday to a reporter
for The @ b e, that the amount of
SOUthalPs bogus time checks held in
st. Paul was at least $3.50, 000 If this
estimate be correct there must be at
least a million dollars of the checks
scattered over the country. Some per-
sons have placed the sum as high as
three millions. The exact amount will
never be known.
Another Heavy Loser.
One of the heavy losers by the fraudu-
lent time checks is Herbert M Crosby
cashier Of the Merriam Park bank at
Merriam Park. Mr.. Crosby had invest