The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-18
SUPPOSED BURGLAR
PROVES IDENTITY
REPRESENTATIVE
HAS STRENUOUS DAY.
T. s. Yelle Complains that He Was Ar
rested, Insulted by Chief Doyle, I'm
prisoned and Sent to st. Paul Only
to Be Released by Order of Chief
o'Connor- Will Sue City.

Arrested and taken before the chief
of police, charged with being mem
ber Of gang of safe-blowers, and
locked up to await further questioning,
refused permission to communicate
with friends or to secure Identification;
finally taken to st. Paul. where he was
supposedly wanted, only to be politely
released by Chief o,'Connor, who said
the Minneapolis police had made
mistake, and all on account of one small
piece of paper; all this was the expert
ence of visitor in Minneapolis yester-
day. " :
T. S. Yelle, travelling man. repre-
senting a well-known eastern publish
ing house, awoke yesterday morning feel
ing fine and hungry, and ready to put in
good days work. Returning to the
office Of the Brunswick hotel for a
moment after breakfast, he was sac-
eosted by Detective HELM and told he
was wanted at headquarters by the
chief of police. Tho no explanation
was given, he finally followed the de-
tective, but under protest. To Chief
Doyle he told the nature of his busi-
ness. but he was startled to have that
official wheel On him and fatty charge
him with being member of a gang of
safeblowers. Tho Mr.. Yelle protested
against such treatment it did no good.
Locked in Cell.
While the detective called up st.
Paul, Mr.. Yelle was taken to the lock-
to his room taken, and for two hours
he was locked in a. cell.
81 offered to secure bonds and asked
to be allowed to telephone several we'll
known business men, who know me and
would identify me, but was roughly
turned down. said Mr.. Yelle.
Finally a man came from st. Paul
and the prisoner was taken to that city
only to arrive just after Chief of Po-
lice O'Connor had gone to lunch. He
was not locked in cell, but given a
corridor Of the cell block for two hours
more. Soon after clock Mr.. O Con
nor arrived. About three minutes talk
with him brought forth the statement
that mistake had been made. Mr..
O,Connor explained the incident and
politely expressed his regret that busi-,
ness man had been detained at the loss
of his dinner and an entire day.
Start of Man Hunt.
The little slip of paper that caused
all the trouble is more than a year old.
A year ago and more MIR. Yelle col
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a receipt in the name of an eastern
publisher, signing his own name as well.
Later the safe in the office was blown
and the receipt signed by Mr. Yelle
was found next morning: on the floor.
before the wrecked safe, together with
other papers. With this clue the po-
lice department has been busy more
than a year. Mr.. Yelle has been in the
city repeatedly, the last time two weeks
ago, but the arrest was delayed for
some reason until yesterday. "When
| told Chief, O'Connor yesterday that
had been in Minneapolis many times
in the last year, said Mr.. Yelle, "he
laughed and said it was one on the Min
neapolis force that had been chasing me
all over the country.'
Act two of the comedy of errors will
be in Mr.. Yelle s hands. He has placed
the case in the hands of an attorney,
and the. city will probably have to
stand suit for. his imprisonment, loss of
time and the inconvenience and humili-
alton caused by his arrest.