The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-06-21

Friends Feel That He Can Prove
Broken Down.
The many friends of George a. Har.
vey will be surprised to learn that he
has been brought into the Ames' ad-
nninistration bribery cases. While there
is no direct charge of bribery against
him, yet the court ordered him
placed in Jail on the charge
of perjury. Mr.. Harvey says
that he will be able to clear himself
when all the facts are known to the
court. His arrest caused a sensation
in union labor circles throughout the
state, and the wires were kept hot
Tuesday between Duluth and Mime
apolis in an eagerness of his Duluth
friends 70 learn the particulars.
Mr.. Harvey was Chairman of the
Federation Council until the Rochester
convention. AT the convention he made
good impression aTSong the delegates
by his able and eloquent speeches. He
was one of the Federation. committee
men, 1000 strong, but a few weeks
ago. 1t is sincerely hoped that if he
is innocent he will be able to prove it.
Harvey was a witness in the Nor
beck Bribery case which was occupying
the attention of the Hennepin County
court. A man named Burg was
buncoed out of $275 by the Big Mitt
gang. Harvey and Norbeck recovered
the money and received, according to
Burg's testimony. $25 each for secur-
| ing the money.
On the stand Harvey testified that
| he did not receive any money for the
recovery. Burg said he did, and Judge
Harrison retired the jury, reprimanded
| Detective Harvey to Jail for perjury
! without a word about bail. The rest of
! the story can best be told in the follow
ing language from Minneapolis
paper
! George E.. Harvey, one of the city
detectives who is now in the county
Jail awaiting the action of the grand
jury as to perjury, offering to receive
| bride and receiving a bride, held In
custody upon the order Of Judge Har-
rison, was the most broken down man
of all the alleged bribe-takers who have
been taken irto custody.
| Harvey was taken to- the county Jail
after a short consultation with the at
| torneys In the Norbeck case, w. w.
Edwin and Harry Meade, and when
there he broke down completely. He
was pale and his face shining with
| drops of cold sweat, but he appeared
calm until he was searched like any
| ordinary criminal that he has had in
his custody at some prior time.
| AS Captain Alexander and Agate
! Anderson went through his pockets,
the familiar formula seemed to chill
him, and he. shivered. < His revolver
was taken away and mechanically he
| grabbed for it as If 1t was some last
straw which he could cling to. between
himself and absolute disgrace His star
was left to him, because there was
| nothing particularly dangerous about
that so long as he was in custody.
His jailors are watching him narrow
ly, and will do so as long as he is in
| Jail. They fear that he may commit
| suicide, for in all their experience with
men held in custody he Is the widest,
| most broken down, wholly hopeless
case they have ever seen.
| "Oh, my God, what shall I do?"
cried he, burying his head in his hands.
Here I have been raised here in this
community from boy and have work.
ed myself up until I am at the head of
| $4,000 labor1ng men, organized labor,
| and what will this do to me? It will
throw me down among them, and will
| ruin my career that was so bright"
Its a pretty hard thing, George"
said Alexander; "but you know you
brought it up yourself. You should
have told the truth. It will go just as
hard with all Of you who don't, for
they will get you just as sure as to-
morrow's day will dawn. 1t is fate
this time, and you can't dodge it,
Its all your fault. cried Harvey.
"You did it all, and I have you to
blame for my fix. You went and got
the man."
II simply did my duty" said the
captain. II was told they wanted the
man, and I rode twenty-five miles
hard riding, too, and got him. I'm sorry
for you, but you have made your own
bed, and it's a blame hard one, know"
Harvey asked to be allowed to use
the telephone, and he began making it
busy. They mayors line was first
used, and there was a demand for bail.
Frank Hubachek was already busy in
getting a form ready for the $4,000 bail
fixed by the court, but Harvey could
| not wait.
"You have got to get me out of here
right off," he cried through the tele-
phone. IF am not out Of here before
night there will be trouble for every
BODY
The detective was put in a cell, where
he is being watched closely to see that
no harm comes to him. Meantime the
clouds that lower over the house of
Ames are growing blacker and blacker.
It may also be interesting to observe
that the maximum penalty for the Of
tense charged against Detective Har-
vey is seventeen years. =.
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