The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-28
HURRIED RIGHT HOME
Ames Says Word of His Indictment
Reached Him Friday.

Il never heard Of my Indictment on a
second count said the chief, until last
Friday morning. Immediately on leaving
Minneapolis after my acquittal l. went to
summer resort twelveSmiles from Farm
ington, which is nineteen miles. from st.
Genevieves on the Mississippi in south
ern Missouri, where 4 have since
been taking an outing. During my
entire absence l did not see or care to
see paper and consequently knew moth
ing of what wac going on. kSst Thursday
I received g letter Nom Mrs.
Ames, informing me that I had been in
dicted second time. 1 Immediately hired
boarded the arst train Friday for
Minneapolis. I " was visiting rela-
tives in Missouri. put in my
time fishing and hunting and en-
joyed myself Immensely. The outing has
done me great deal of good and I never
felt better In my life" 49,.
Il have been gone from Minneapolis just
three weeks and at no time have 1 for a
moment considered myself fugitive from
Justice. l had no reason to believe that
/ was again under indictment. I never
dreamed that such was the case. l had
been subjected to severe nervous strain
during the trial, as was only natural un-
der the circumstances, and determined to
get far enough away from town to get
here directly to St. Louis and remained
=. snat city few days. There is no truth
in the report that I took dinner at the
Planters hotel in that city and that I was
seen by several people from this city who
knew me. OF course, there isn't a city
in the United States where I'm not known,
but the only former Minneapolitan whom
] met in St. Louis was Billy Childs, who
Is now on the advertising end of the st.
Louis Republic. I had short talk with
Billy about politics. He asked me if the
mayor was going to run again, and told
him I thought not-that he was out OF
politics for good.
LIT was beastly hot down In Missouri,
and was anxious to get north again, al
though / find it rather hot again on my
return. I don't know just why I went
to Missouri. I suppose it was because I
was anxious to go somewhere. The fact
that I had relatives there probably headed
me that way. That was an awful pipe
dream about my meeting the mayor in
Chicago. The first time I've heard from
him since l left was when l received a
letter this morning"
H How He Game Back.
! The chief has evidently been out in the
open most Of the time since. his departure
Judging from the deep coat of tan which
he has taken on.
6 ~
Of police Is arrested this time charges him
with accepting bribes from abandoned
women. e.
Colonel Ames spent last evening at his
home, but would see neither his friends
or newspaper representatives,
Met by n Friend.
The colonel reached St. Paul about s
o'clock yesterday morning. ri. He was first
seen by J. B. Croker, an old friend of the
co4onel, who met him, in the union depot
Mr.. Croker had just come in from
Chicago, and got off the train to buy, {
newspaper at the depot before coming tt
Minneapolis. AS he was hurrying ou
to catch tho train he ran into Colone
Ames. They greeted each other as Mr.
E Crooker ran out and caught the train.
Mr.. Croker was not aware Of the cir
cumstances which made Colonel Ames
return to the city momentous. He has
been in Boston and other eastern cities
for several months and has not been in