Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-26
CONGRESSMAN'S PREDICArIENT.
Hon. HI. b. Dah1e Spends Few Hours in
a Cleveland Jail.

CleV0lAn0 JAIL
A dispatch to The Milwaukee Sen
tinel from Cleveland, o., Decem Der
%. tells of the not altogether agree
able plight Hon. H. B. Dahle, our rep
resentative in congress, found him
self in last Friday. It seems that he
was suddenly taken i'll in much
the same manner az he was at
Juneau last October, when he had
fainting spell and fell heavily on
the curbing. He is subject to these
spells, which are caused by an affec-.
tation of the nervous system. The
Cleveland dispatch says in part:
Congressman Herman B. DAZZLE,
of the Second district of Wis.
consin. spent last night in cell at
the Central Police station and was
compelled to appear in Police court
this morning, all because he was un-
fortunate enough to become i'll on q
street car.
Mr.. DAZZLE was on his way home
to spend the holidays and stopped In
Cleveland to visit a friend, L. Brun-
dage, commission merchant. While
on q street car he became i'll and was
acting peculiarly when a policeman
arrested him. This morning he re-
vealed his identity told of Lis troubles
and was discharged.
II had fainting SPELL" he said.
Il was on Superior street car and
was taken to drug store. I didn't
known anything until found myself
here. I'm congressman. your
honor" Mr.. DAZZLE continued, and
everybody looked surprised.
Mr.. Dahle's story was soon told.
He is 45 years old, congressman from
the Second Wisconsin district and
lives in Mt. Horeb. Wis, with his
wife and seven children. He is
member of the Agricultural COM
mittee and other committees. At
home he is a banker and keeper of
general store. For many years he
has known T. L. Brundage, wholesale
grocer at 1892 Broadway, and has
business dealings with him. He came
to Cleveland Friday on his way home
from Washington, stopping over to
see Mr.. Brundage. Friday evening
he took dinner at Mr.. Brundage's
home and started aboard a car to the
Valley depot.
81 am very sorry you were brought
here, Mr.. Congressman, said
the judge, every sorry in
deed" land I am glad to have
met you, congressman" said Prose
cutor H. [. Davis, shaking hands with
Mr., DAZZLE. Court Officer Hannah
came forward with Mr.. Dahle's hat
and overcoat, asking the newspaper
publishing anything about his pre-
dicament.
Mr.. Brundage told reporter he
had never known Mr. Dahle to drink
a drop. ''He is an Americanized
Norwegian. said Mr.. Brundage. He
has fought the saloons in his home
town and | know he is opposed to the
liquor business. He is subject to
nervous fainting spells. [ told the
conductor where to transfer him for
the Valley depot, as he was never in
Cleveland BEFORE
Patrolman Frank T. Kearney, who
arrested Congressman DAZZLE, said he
found him in Georges drug store,
Superior street, about $40 P. NJ,
Friday.
He had staggered from a car"
said Kearney. "He was evidently
sick and dazed. He had check for
$500, his salary. and $58 in cash in
his. clothes. and l knew he would be
robbed .if | allowed him to go. /
knew he wasn't drunk, but I couldn't
do anything else, as he said he was
not stopping at any hotel and didn't
know where he wanted to go except
to Wisconsin,
The congressman is on his way
back to Wisconsin tonight. It seems
that Mr.. DAZZLE has been subject to
such fainting spells and it is said they
are brought on by attacks of acute in
digestion.