The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-19
not arrested until an hour later. when he
was taken into custody by Special Officer
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not arrested until an hour later when he
was taken into custody by Special Officer
Bevans at the West Hotel.
When Hammond and his employees came
to the office yesterday morning they found
Baldwin trying to unlock the door while
Tyler had his shoulder braced against the
door and was doing his best to push it
open. When the two men saw they were
discovered, Tyler ran up the stairs to the
sixth floor, pursued by Hoyt, while HAM
mond and Martin took Baldwin into Gus
tody and turned him over to an officer.
When Tyler reached the sixth floor he
turned and ran down the stairs and en-
countered Hoyt. The two men grappled,
but Tyler broke away and ran out of the
building. followed by the janitor, who
traced him to the West hotel. He went
at once to the barroom and out the back
door, but soon returned and was arrested
by Officer Bevans.
When the two men We're searched at the
central police station. several letters were
found upon them ostensibly signed by
prominent members Of the Chamber OF
Commerce. One Of these letters. pl1r-
ported to have been written by James
Marshall, president of the Chamber OF
Commerce, informs Tyler that the COM
mittee had decided to employ him at a
salary Of $4,000 per annum. Another let
ter was signed &c. F. Eve, chairman of
the quotation committee and was writ
ten December Is. 1t referred to the ac-
ton IF the committee in hiring Tyler and
referred to letter which President Mar
shall had written to him. The text Of all
the correspondence tends to show that Ty
Ter was employed to secure evidence as to
the operations Of the Coe Commission
company and any other firms suspected OF
bucket shopping.
On Baldwin was found a diary indicating
that he had been working with Tyler since
Jan. 6 in testing wires used by firms
under investigation. Some Of the entries
are:
Jan. 10.-Traced and tested c. Com Co.
wire. s.~-,
Jan. 11.-(Sunday)-Up at 1870 in office
Of c. c. C. Out to breakfast with Tyler,
st. Paul, and located Edwards W. wires.
Jan. 12.-Test on c. C. c. and Ed
wards, Wood & Co. -
Jan. 1875 from Tyler Test on E. W.
wires. Leak in Duluth
Jan. 14-Visit to G. E.. Clark with Gus
Eway, member Chamber Commerce.
"Jan. 16-Tyler fell and broke his left
wrist this morning. III.
"Jan. 17.--Met General Wilson and Mr..
Mercer. attorneys. A. z. Tyler, 80 Thir
teenth st S, Mpls. Tel. 2114-J3.
Then follows a list of Minneapolis and
ST. Paul bucket shops, with names Of en-
ployes, etc. - .Is-..-. s.. s...r -. .-..-
The fact that Mr.. Hammond was able
to find upon the person of the prisoners
and give to the morning papers copies of
two letters written by Tyler to Mr.. Eve
and one written to Mr.. Marshall a month
ago, is considered strange by grain men
and has caused considerable comment
among them. Why Tyler should carry
copies Of letters written by him over a
month ago is not fully understood.
Tyler is said to have been in the employ
of the Chicago Board of Trade and in
such a position is said to have secured
evidence against Hammond in another
case which is still pending. He is said
to have worked with j. Hill, Jr., the
Chicago Board of Trade official.