Little Falls herald., 1904-12-23
TEMPEST IN 4 TEAPOT
Sheriff's Action in GETTING
NeiIl StirS Brainerd-
ties

According to the Brainerd Dispatch
of Thursday last week some pother
was created in Brainerd over the Sc
curing of the prisoner Neill at Brain
erd by Sheriff Tanner.
The Brainerd Dispatch of that day
says:
Sheriff Tanner OF Morrison county
seems to have made coup de grace
on the local authorities and this morn
ing took Jesse Neil alias Jesse Coe,
alias Zeb Taylor back to Little Falls
with him, notwithstanding the man
was to have had hesring'in munich
pal court at 10 o'clock before judge
Warner. charged with robbing the
Cole department store at Pequot.
The Morrison county officials wanted
Neal and they wanted him bad aud
yesterday Sheriff Tanner telephoned
County Attorney Croweli regarding
the matter. Mr.. Crowell had the sher-
if telephone Mr.. Tanner that the
prisoner would have hearing here
this morning and that he had better
come here. Mr.. Tanner CAME in this
morning and at an early hour he went
over to the county Jail in company
with Chief Simmons. Mr.. Erickson
himself was not at home, out Mrs.
Erickson said that the understanding
was that Morrison county was to have
the prisoner and che delivered him
over to the Morrison county official
and he took the 7 80 O'Clock train
back to Little Falls. When the case
was called this morning the local
officials were placed in an embarrass-
Imposition when they had to explain
that the prisoner was not in their
custody. They told the court the facts
in the case and he made record in
the minutes of the proceedings. The
Judge was somewhat moved by this
queer procedure ard stated that in
the future he would ascertain who is
to be responsible for felony charges.
Chief Simmons stated that he went
over to tire Jail with Mr.. Tanner but
that he had nothing to do with getting
the prisoner. He stated that he told
the sheriff that he mad better wait
| until after the hearing this morning.
| Sheriff Tanner says he had no knowl
edge that he was doing anything
contrary to the wishes Of the Crow
Wing county authorities; that the
Crow Wing county sheriff and county
attorney talked with him over the
telephone the day before and it was
understood he was to 60 after Neil],
as the grand jury had not Indicted
the man and Neill was being held
for him. Sheriff Tanner telephoned
that he would come after the man and
did so that night. In the morning
he went to the Jail, and Sheriff
Erickson being at the barn, got the
keys from the Sheriff's wife and took
the prisoner. He had previously seen
the chief of police. Sheriff Tanner
believed the Dispatch had been misin.
formed.
The Dispatch of Saturday answers
the sheriff's statement as follows
The fact is that Mr.. Tanner was
telephoned and told to come to Brain
erd, but that it was not intended that
he would take the prisoner until the
noon train went down, as he was to
be taken before Judge Warmer at 10
o'clock for discharge. Judge Warner
WAS about the most surprised man in
the world when 10 O'Clock came and
he learned that the prisoner was gone
and commented rather vigorously on
the matter. It was not misunder-
standing of the newspaper, in fact,
since that time it has been told that
Mr.. Tanner did not even tell Mrs.
Erickson that he was going to take
the prisoner when he went into the
jail; simply that he wanted to talk
with him.
PANCAKE is ALIVE.
The man who placed the set gun
which injured George Washington
Pancake. formerly of Morrison conn.