The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-19
MINNEAPOLIS

had upon his person diagrams of the
instruments, telephone and telegraph,
located in the Coe Commission COM
panys offices in Minneapolis and st.
Paul, diaries recording his movements
during the past few days, and other
data.
Copies of the memoranda were made
at the police station by Albert Dollen-
mayer, an officer of the Independent
Grain Exchange, which was promoted
by the Coe company.
In consequence of entries made in the
diary which Tyler carried it is said
a second charge, that of burglary, will
be made against him this morning.
According to the diary he was in the
offices of the company early on the
morning of Sunday, Jan. II, and his
companion, Baldwin, who is an cleo
trician, manipulated the telegraph and
telephone wires in such a manner that
they were of little service to the Coe
company for several days last week.
1t is alleged that they disconnected the
wires and the usual quotations failed
to arrive.
Caught Them in the Act.
The arrest of the two men was at
| tended by some spectacular features.
| Mr.. Hammond and his employees say
they had occasion to do some work at
the offices early yesterday morning,
and arrived at the Office In time to see
Baldwin working at the lock of the
door, while Tyler, who has a broken
wrist, was pushing his shoulder against
it.
Baldwin was captured at once, and
on his person were found pliers, nip
pers, solder and other paraphernalIa
carried by electricians.
Tyler broke away. He started up
a 20 e.f~r l. ~
Messrs. Martin and Hoyt in pursuit
Realizing his mistake, Tyler started
down and was tackled by Hoyt. The
latter claims the fleeing man carried
him down the stairs to the fourth
floor, and then, pleading that his brok-
en- arm was being hurt, induced Hoyt
to relax his grasp. He slipped out of
his coat and fed down the stats. The
janitor of the building followed him
to the West hotel. Tyler rushed
through the barroom and out Of the
back door.
In the meantime an officer had been
| called and Baldwin was taken to the
police station.
Tyler Is Captured.
Mr.. Hammond and his companions
adjourned to the West hotel, and there
the manager of the Coe Commission
company offered a reward of 5000 for
the arrest of Tyler. and he was soon in
custody, having returned from his Sc
clusion for the purpose of securing a
drink at the bar.
He was taken to the station, search
ed and given a cell. He gave the name
of John Doe, but from the papers
found In his possession it was ascer-
tanned that his name was Tyler.
The papers were copied by repre-
| sentatiVes of the Coe commission COM
pany, and one copy given to G. D.
Emery, the attorney for the Indepen-
dent Grain exchange, and another to
representatives Of the Northwestern
Telephone company for the purpose Of
allowing the officers of this company
an onnortunity to proceeding against
the men on the charge of alleged wire
tapping.
Both men, when taken to the police
station, were not in the least cast down
and did not seem to think they were in
q serious situation. They sent for H.
v. Mercer, an attorney, and he will rep
resent them in court this morning
While the officials of the Coe Com
mission company are satisfied that the
men were in the employ of the Mime
apolis Chamber of Commerce, the off,
GERS Of the chamber are as insistent
that they are not.
Both men are recent arrivals in the
city, and at the present time Bald
wins wife and child, who came from
Kansas City few days ago, are stop
ping at 30 South Thirteenth street.
What Mr.. Hammond Says.
The story told by George J. HAM
mond to T n e Glo,b last night re-
garding the affair Is as follows:
Shortly after o'clock yesterday
morning Mr.. Martin. Mr.. Hoyt and
myself came down to my office in the