The sun., 1901-12-09
ACCUSED BY JAPAN
FORMER NEW YORKER HELD IN
ST. PAUL on FORGERY CHARGE.
Arrested There on Instructions Frem
washingt gton-Just Returned 20 1nis
Country Japanese Said to Ne Heavy
Losers by Forgeries In THIS Ease

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ST. PAUL, MINI, Dec. s.-Francis B.
Mayer OF New York. for four years res,
dent OF Japan, was arrested by United
States Marshal Grimshaw on the arrival
Of the Great Northern train here from
the West this afternoon. Mrs. mayer
and the Japanese malc servant VINO ao-
companied tho family went TO the mer-
chants Hotel. MIR. Mayer was taken
to the Ramsay County Jail
Mr.. Mayer is accused Of forgery com.
n,itted In Japan, but the exact nature oi
the alleged crime IL not known. one report
says a large tea house was the pr1ncipai
loser, and another says II was laundry
Arm. =
United States Marshal OR imshaw received
telegram from the Attorney-Generai
at Washington to arrest Francis g. Mayer
charged by the authorities In Japan with
forgery. Mayer was supposed TO be hurry
ing across the country and was gong 10
London, where he has relatives.
Marshal Grimshaw and Deputy Steven
J. Picha watched all the overland trains and
located Mayer and his family on the Great
Northern train which arrived at Minnc-
apolis at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. They
boarded the train and arrested Mayer just
as 1t was pulling into tho Union station In
st. Paul
Mayer is a slight. wiry man, about
feet 10 inches tall with brown hair light
mustache and blue eyes He Is OF German
descent and was born In New York 2s years
ago For the past four years he has re-
sided in Japan and was engaged In news
paper work.
His case will probably come up before
the United States Commissioner here to-
morrow. Marshal Grimshaw has already
received instructions to proceed against
Mayer under Article Q Of the latest treaty
with Japan.
Il would be glad to tell you Anything
or give you any information l have, said
Mr.. M1yer at the county Jail this afternoon.
but really I do not know why am here.
7 have travelled without any attempt to
conceal my identity. II thought would
ue arrested | would hardly have taken shis
route. was on my way to- London where
! have folks I intended stopping a day
or 80 here and ih Chicago and then going
10 New York
While the officers are extremely reucent
regarding the arrest il is reported that
Mayer is wanted in Japan on the charge
of extensive forgeries by which the Japan
ese Government was heavy loser.
Mn. Mayer SAYS that there has been some
mistake in the arrest Of her husband. She
says that MIR Mayer Is man OF means.
She SAYS he has resided at Yokohama six
wears and during that time acted as oor-
respondent for American and English
newspapers. He was also engaged In other
business, and was a director in the laundry
In connection with which. II Is believed.
he Is charged with having committed for
gerry OF stock issues.
Mrs Mayer is a pretty brunette. rs years
old OF japanese and German parentag &c.
She saws there was no secrecy about their
departure from Yokohama; their friends
had known Of the contemplated trip around
the world for some time. II was planned
that they should be gone one year, return
ing to Yokohama about Nov. I, 1902 She
says that everything is regular with her
husbands affairs, Both Of them say they
will not know what the exact charge is
until they hear from Washington.