The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-07-01
lnquiring Into Alleged Grating

lnquiring Into Alleged Grating
The story published at Marquette last
week relative to complaint made by
the management Of the Yankee Robin
son shows against Deputy Game War
den Andrews and Policeman Larkins
Of Iron Mountain. is being investigated
and promises Ito result in some action
before the matter is cleaned up.
Messrs Andrews and Larkin siren
nously deny the charges and Mr.. An
drews went to Bessemer where the
show was to appear last Saturday to
commence some action against the cir
Gus people.
In this connection ii is learned by
those with whom Larkin aud Andrews
conversed while in that city that they
reported the show to be "alright" and
stated that no arrests were made while
the show was at Iron. Mountain.
The Marquette Chronicle has the fol-
lowing upon the subject
state Game Warden Harrington of
Ishpeming was in the city today look
ing into the Yankee Robinson Andrews
Larkin- Iron Mountain affair. having
received instructions from state Game
Warden Pierce TO ferret out the matter
in the good name of the department.
"Mr. Harrington conducted .numer
GUS inquiries in the course of the fore
noon. and when he boarded the one
clock train for Ishpeming 40 gave
the following summary OF the case so
far discerned Andrews, who il de-
putty game warden was on leave OF
absence when the trouble in Marquette
occurred This leave OF absence was
granted by him Harrington and An
drews WAS nc his own expense during
this period. which dated from June
20th. the day before the circus. An
drews told Harrington that he had ar
rested numerous employees Of the CIRCUS
in Iron Mountain tor pickpockets and
otherwise misbehaving themselves IL
was not a hold-up game in any parti-
cular, according TO Andrews IN fact
the Iron Mountain man told Mr., Har
rington that the men had been released
without payment OF fines To substan-
tiate this statement Of Andrews Mr.,
Harrington ventured the remark that
both Buchanan, the manager OF the cir
Gus. and Andrews NO. ,. the legal
representative. had Told him they had
paid the $50 which they said was
wrung from them. This. according to
Mr. Harrington was evidence TO show
that there was something "phony'
about the deal
Andrews and Larkin, the Iron
Mountain men, did follow the circus to
Marquette, but not in quest Of 100
plunks JAS claimed by the circus man.
agement The amount was paltry
$50, which Andrews and Larkin claim
ed was due them tor boosting the
show in Marquette, as per agreement.
They boosted torI$50 worth, and at.
ter much haggling and maneuveriug
the amount was paid the afternoon OF
the circus.
This, in substance, is what Mir
Harrington has found up to date but
he intends TO seek further and unravel
the uusavory affair clean TO the bottom
He intends TO interview Anrdews. when
the matter will likely be cleared up
In his opinion, Andrews is not TO
blame. Mr.. Harrington doesn I expect
any political heads will be lost in the
process of clearing up the mystery, al
though he admits the possibility.
The Mining Journal of Tuesday last
contained an article as follows
Tine Mining Journal received tele.
gram yesterday from state Game War.
den Pierce. asking for full information
regarding Deputy Game Warden An.
drews' alleged attempt to "bleed the
management OF the Yankee Robinson
show, and also letter from the press
representative Of the show company
stating that the deputy game warden
had called upon him at Bessemer.
According 10 the show mans letter
while he was In tho city clerks Office
at Bessemer last Thursday. be was. &C.
costed by 1.-THE Iron Mountain deputy