The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-04
GOES AFTER LILLIAN
INSPECTOR MURPHY, OF MINNEAP-
Oils, SECURES REQUISITION Pa
PIERS FOR MISS BUTTS
CHARGE IS GRAND LARCENY
Was Entrusted With a Sum of Money,
Which She Deposited i'm Bank and
Checked 1t Out-AttOrney Wheat
on Says He Experienced "a Rough
Time I'm Chicago Trying to Serve
His Clients.

E. NJ Conner, of the Minneapolis police
department, called on Gov. Lind yester-
day afternoon and asked for requisition
for the return Of Lillian Butts, of Min
neapolis, now under arrest in Chicago.
Miss Butts was the young woman that
eloped few days ago with a colored
elevator operator in Minneapolis. She Is
charged with grand larceny in the second
degree, the complaint being made by her
mother. 1t seems that the mother en-
trusted Miss Lillian with a sum of less
than $500 and that she deposited the sum
In bank, but later drew 1t all out on
small checks which were quite literally
distributed among the business stores of
the town.
Inspector Tom Murphy left Minneapolis
last night for Chicago, where he will
identify Miss Butts and proceed to
Springfield to have the papers issued by
Gov. Lind yesterday afternoon honored.
THE CHICAGO STORY.
CHICAGO, March 3.-Lillian Butts is
held under the name of Lillian Hastings,
which name she gave to the police in
order to conceal the identity of her par
epts. Mr. Wheaton, attorney for the
couple, says that she is a daughter Of
Charles r. Butts, lumberman of Mime
apoiis, who lives on farm near that
city, but spends most of his time at
Brainerd, Mimi, where he is interested in
lumber mills. The young woman is pretty
and is twenty years old. The lawyer says
that the parents of the contracting par
ties were aware of their friendship.
Franklin Is about twenty-three years
old, and was employed as an elevator boy
tn HarNo vfvr1 ctr iv Lit
Wheaton says he is acquainted with the
man and knows him to be Industrious
and honest
The couple arrived In Chicago last Mon
day night and went to a hotel on Clark
street. Evidently they had been followed
by the police from the train, for they
were soon arrested. The girl says that
she was insulted by a policeman. They
claim that their intention was TO be mar.
ried on Tuesday.
The writ Of habeas corpus was issued
ON Wednesday by Judge Kavanagh on
the application of Attorney William G.
Anderson, colored. His attention had
been called to the arrest by Isaac Reed
former deputy sheriff Of Cook county.
He says he was refused an audience with
the prisoners and was told that they were
not at the station. The girl had heard
that Representative Wheaton was II. the
city, and as he was acquainted with At
torney Anderson, they secured the issu-
ance of the writ, which is made return
able today.
COMPLAINS OF POLICE ABUSE.
The Minneapolis lawyer says the treat
ment he received by the Harrison station
police while he was consulting with his
clients was outrageous.
'I visited the Harrison street station
last Thursday" said he, land secured an
order from Capt Mahoney admitting ME
to n consultation with Lillian Butts. !
learned from her statement that she had
been subjected to cruel treatment at the
hands Of police officers, and to the sneers
and taunts of the assistant matron. She
stated to me that when she was taken
into the satiOn several police officers
threatened to kick her, and that they
abused her shamefully by referring In
opprobrious terms to her fondness for
what they termed "a niger She COM
planned that the matron told her she