The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-16
SHERIFF MERELY
PERFORMED DUTY
HAD NO POSITIVE KNOWLEDGE
DIR. FORCE WOULD COME.
County Attorneys Office Advised Mr..
Dreger That It Was His Duty When
Warrant Was Issued to Serve It, and
that Character or Reputation of Per-
son Should Not Be Considered.

~
icized for having made a trip to Los
Angeles to bring DR.. j. F: Force back
to Minneapolis, when DR.. Force was on
his way here, Deputy Sheriff Arthur L.
Jones calls T he j ournal rs atten-
tion to the facts as they presented
themselves to the sheriff and his as
sistants. . .-'
Information of the indictment of DR..
Force was given to the police depart
ment in Los Angeles by the sheriff i'm
mediately after the return Of the IN. /,
dictments here. On Nov. s the sheriff
received the following telegram from
Los Angeles: .-'
DR.. Jacob F. Force arrested this
morning. Gave bail Of $4,000 as fugl, 81
5os 9osngs S nS'fn this Se aPP I'll the ish
giving you plenty of time to come with
papers, if necessary. However. DR..
Force says he will go direct to Mime
apolis and surrender to you not later
than Saturday night next. Think ne
will. w. 81; Auble,
On receipt of this telegram Sheriff
Dreger asked for the issuance Of reguli,
sition papers, expecting to, be required
to visit Los Angeles in order. to serve
them at the time Of DR.. Force $ appear
ance before the court in that city.
Sheriff Dreger then wired to Los
Angeles as follows: =,
Dr. hf foFss sf f6f here Hats b5i
last last night. Is this true?, Wire
at my; expense. He received the fol
lowing message dated Nov. 9: "Dr.
Force, who is out on bail until the 18th
inst, informs me thru his attorney that
he will positively start for Minneapolis
on Sunday next to surrender. to you.
w. H. Auble, chief of police.' =.
County Attorneys Advice.
On receipt Of this message the sher-
iff' office took up the matter with As
sistant County Attorney Dahl. Infor-
nation as to DR.. Forces movements
was conflicting. The advice Of Mr..
Dahl was that it was the duty Of the
sheriff's office, when warrant had
been issued, to serve it and that no &C;
count could properly be taken Of the
character or reputation OF the person
for whom the warrant was Issued. At
the same time, the sheriff 's office, if in.
formation had been received from any
responsible source which would indicate
definitely what DR.. Force g movements
were likely to be, would have been dis
posed to await further developments
But if the sheriff was to arriv e with
| The requisition papers in Los Angeles
on the 18th it was NECESSARY for hin
to leave at once. The matter was
canvassed thoroly in the sheriff s office
| due account being taken of the. consid
eration' that if DR.. Force were not
man Of standing in the community thu
sheriff would not be expected to hesi
tate to serve the papers, and if it SHOULD
happen that he should not appear vol
UNFAIRLY the office would be derelict il
its duty, it was decided that the prope
| course to pursue was to go at once t,
Los Angeles" Sheriff Dreger left OF
the night Of the 10th. z, = ..lr
b On the tllth, Saturday, Chief Deputy
Jones wired to the chief of police a
I Los Angeles 2directing: that DIR. Fore
remain inaLos Angeles until the ,arriva
Of Sheriff Dreger, who was then on hi
way. The chief was instructed to g.
inform the doctor. .
80 No Further Advices.
tion, with no further advices from any
body in California as to DR.. Force
movements until Monday Afternoon
> when a representative Of the docto
:notifed the sheriff IS office that it Woul
be unnecessary to make out any requis
,, tion papers-that the doctor Woul
be here shortly.
i These. facts are stated to give tn
:, public: knowledge of the informatio
upon which the sheriff's office acte
and from (which, it is claimed, ther
was nothing to indicate that DR.. Fore
would appear in Minneapolis until h
had met and disposed of the hearin
there on the 18th. It appears nov
however, that the bond provided fe
his appearance either. in Los Angelo
or Minneapolis. The provision as to hi
: appearance in Minneapolis was entirel
unknown to the sheriff. office. It
stated in the sheriff's office also thu
= altho DR.. Force knew the sheriff we
personally, he sent no word in any wa
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