The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-26
WHITMAN GETS
EIGHT..YEAR TERM
Former Minnesota Politician SEN
fenced to Prison for Fraud
and Forgery.

Buffalo, N. Y, Oct. 26.-A. u. White
man was sentenced this morning to
serve eight years and five months in
Auburn prison. He will appeal. White
man was convicted of defrauding the
Fidelity Trust company, of Buffalo, by
means of raised and forged checks.
Many Charges Before.
Many charges, including forgery,
have been laid to Whiteman's door by
the detective agency, but it never got
him, except once in Chicago, where he
was convicted in San Francisco of forg-
cry some ten years ago, and went to
prison, but higher court knocked out
the conviction.
The charge this time was grand lar
ceny in the first degree, based on the
theft of $3.50 from the Fidelity Trust
company. Whiteman was acquitted last
March on another of the six indictments
against the bank. That Indictment also
was for grand larceny, being based on
the stealing of $3.50 on another date.
Several months ago an attempt was
made to try Whiteman on the indict-
ment upon which the conviction this
morning was reported, That attempt
the illness Of q juror and the arlony-
NOUS sending Of $50 to him as bride
to keep away from the trial. ~
Pinkertons on the Case.
The Pinkertons worked up the case
against Whiteman and the others of the
gang. The agency was retained for the
work by the Bankers Protective asso-
cation. and no expense was spared.
year ago, and a bench warrant issued.
The next thing was to get the man.
Finally he was taken in st. Louis. He
agreed to waive extradition and started
back, apparently in a willing mood,
with Buffalo detective and one Of. the
Pinkerton men. AS the train stopped
at Dunkirk all three got out to stretch
their limbs -
When the conductor shouted "All
aboard!,, the detectives pleasantly, mo-
toned Whlteman to go in ahead. He
did. He darted into the drawing room
of. the car and bolted the door The
train gathered Roadway. The detectives
were nonplussed for moment and be-
fore they broke the door open Whiteman
had opened the car window and jumped
from the train. The train dill not stoL
before the next station. The detectives
hurried back, but failed to find White
man. He slept in the same hotel as
did the detectives that night in Dun
kirk He prides himself on that stroke
Guarded by His Friends. -
Whiteman went down to the Genesee
river valley, where his people live anc
where every farmer believes that he il
a prosecuted saint. In that country hi
was safe from all the private detective.
that could be mustered. Months after
in the depth Of winter, the Pinkertons
swooped down on Whiteman s mother.
house. The raid was carried out at {
O'Clock in the morning. The door wa!
forced and Whiteman was trapped HI
made his way to the roof and jumped
into a snoWbank, He was covered Will
revolvers before he could extricate him
self. .-. 81. -. - -
The detectives hurried their prisone
to covered sleigh and drove at break
neck speed to the. county me- fearfp
that Whiteman s Friends would gain >,
restraining, writsaFfrem som easfriendl,
JUDGE, and safely99ssl anded their.9p risone
in Buffalo. He said that he had spen
some week in Mexico, while the PinSer
tons were watching every crossroa
near Evansville. Bail was exacted heay,
enough to prevent him from takin
French leave. His trial proved fiasc
because someone tried to bride a Juror
Whiteman put the blame on the Pinke1
tons, alleging their case was not stron
enough to hold him and they wante
delay. This time their case was ampl