The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-23
Is SORRY He WENT EAST
AL0NZO j. WHITMAN SAYS HE
SHOULD HAVE STAYED IN
MINNESOTA
STORY OF HIS MANY TROUBLES
He Was a State senator, and Is
Now Under Sentence to
Sing Sing for
Forgery

L made the grave mistake of nv life
When left Minnesota seven and a hale
years ago. | was residing then at Du-
luth and went out of the state. expect
ing to he gone for week. | have n yver
been back to Duluth and this is nv
hrst site of the North Star state for
that length of time. l had a good stand
Ing then and bright future before me
thought, but l shall not return again
TO live IN Minnesota; it would he fool
ish, for could never hope to regain
my former position or occupy the place
among my fellowmen here that L hope
to occupy elsewhere"
Alonzo j. Whiteman, the youngest nan
ever elected to the Minnesota senate: a
member of that body at the age of TWEEN
ty-ffve. a candidate for congress at the
age Of twenty-nine, now a resident of
Dansville, n. j., and the unfortunate vic
tim of the law in New York, made the
above statement to reporter for the
! G ob e last night in his room at the
4 Ryan hotel
Mr.. Whiteman is here for the purpose
of consulting attorneys relative to the
settlement of his fathers estate He
will return to New York this evening.
Mr.. Whiteman does not look. like
man resting under sentence of two
years in the penitentiary at Sing Sing.
He has an air of serene confidence
about him and appears very much as
he did seven years ago, when he left
the state. He did not hesitate to dis
course upon the theme Of his troubles.
He stated that he was convicted i'll the
district court of New York of forgery
and was sentenced to a Term of two
years in the Sing Sing prison. But he
said the Judge who sentenced him re-
duced his bail from 5000 to 81, 600 and he
| had every reason to believe he would
come out innocent in the eyes of the SUI
! preme court when that body passes on
| his case next month.
Mr. Whfteman secured a certificate of
reasonable doubt, after new evidence
had been discovered, and an order was
made for a rehearing. This will be had at
the June term Of court He says he
! has no doubt whatever as to the out
come. He attributes his conviction to
/ the overhead of Pinkerton detectives
and the police force of New York He
! says the check which he was accused OF
| trying to forge was made good before
| the trial and the very party whose name
was involved in the alleged forgery did
not want the prosecution made.
HAS NOT WORN STRIPES YET.
81 read In the Minneapolis Journal at
! the time of my former wife's marriage
! at the West hotel, that I was in Sing
! dig, wearing SITlp0SJ Sdlu MI w ll4Lc-
man. This is absolutely false. L have
never been behind the doors Of any peni-
tertiary and have no fears of being"
! Returning to his troubles, Mr.. White
man said the press had misrepresentad
him on several occasions. He said ne had
not been in all the trouble that has been
| charged to him. He was in Duluth for a
! number of years and said he was never
mixed up with any disreputable dealings
of any kind and held many positions OF
! trust too. ST went to Duluth when quite
young; my father was rich aud J. hal
! all the money 1 needed to give me pres
| tige with the business world; certainly
| did not lack opportunities and there never
! was any cause for dishonest dealings
upon my part and 1 avoided any"
HIS POLITICAL CAREER.
Although he discussed the troubles in
which he is involved with more freedom
than most men will talk of their ordinary
! affairs, Mr. Whiteman showed a desire
to turn from this subject and wanted to