The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-19
MADE HIS ESCAPE
A1BERT DAHLsTROM SOUGHT BY
AN ANGRY MOB LAST
NIGHT.
VANISHED THROUGH WINDOW
Thinking He Had sIandered Mem
Dry of Dead President Crowds
Seek to Punish Him So
VereIy.

Albert Dahlstrom. the alleged minister.
appeared on Payne avenue last night to
ADDRESS some of the faithful of his flock
put ne had only been there few. minutes
before he concluded that it would ba
safer to depart while he had a chance
ana ne accordingly tried his skill at seal
4ils TOOLS and running up alleys in order
" get away from the frenZied mob that
was shouting fierce threats against him
Dahlstrom is alleged to have made fine
IolIoW1ng remark about McKinley's as
S2sSlnat1on, when he was at Minneano1is
few days ago: 1T was a noble deed to
Shoot such tyrant as the dead President
Mckinley was"
lie was billed to speak at his hall on
Fdyhe avenue, between Sims and Case
streets, last night and it was rumored
that In case he appeared there would be-
trouble. About 7:45 last evening Dahl
strom, accompanied by four or five of his
Ia4tnful followers, wendell his way to the
mall and reached it before many were
aware Oh mis- presence in the neighbour
hood
1t only took few minutes for the news
TO spread and quickly the avenue in from
or the hall was lined for nearly a block
with surging mass of people In the
meantime two men got about zoo men
and boys into the alley near by and or
canned them for the purpose of giving
Danistrom the real thing" While this
was going on Dahlstrom came to the
door and looking, saw the crowds that
were gathering and muttering threats
against his life. He quickly saw that
there was trouble brewing and without
waiting any longer, or even taking time
to address the twenty faithful members
or his flock who were in the hall made
a hasty exit and by the time the crowd
had commenced looking for him, was no.
where to be found -
According to the statements of soma
VINO were nearby at the time it is claimed
that when he saw the masses of people
gathering in front of the hall, he departed
by way of a window in the rear part OF
the hall and climbed on the roof of the
building From here it is said he got
On the roof of the adjoining building and
reaching the ground made his escape
through blind alley up to Greenbrier
avenue. 1t is also thought that Dahl
stFom was. given shelter in the home of
one of his followers over night as Ii
would have been almost Impossible for
him to have gene very far without being
seen.
1t was also stated by some who claimed
to know, that Dahlstrom had been in the
nefghborhood all afternoon, but this
could not be verified
When the people found that DahIstrom
had been there and had escaped from
their clutches the excitement ran high for
few minutes and the four policemen as
signed to duty for this occasion had their -
hands full attempting to get them to dis.
perse.
For nearly two hours afterward, the
people gathered in groups on the corners
along the avenue and talked over the
matter and the sentiment seemed to
be that in case Dahlstrom had been
captured his life would not have been
worth much, as they were all making
threats of lynching him or doing away
with him in some manner
1t is not likely that Dahlstrom Will at
tempt to preach in the First ward for
some time. .t''.-a 800