The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-10-14
SAYS POLICE GAVE
MIKE DAVIS TIP
EAST GRAND FORKS SAID TO
Be THE HOME or
YEGGs.

st. Paul, Oct 14.--"Little Harry's
place in EastGrandForks, the place
where Mike Davis was last seen, ID q
regular home for crooks. according to
Alfred w. Muller, clerk In the attor-
ney generals ONCE, who spent two
days in the place with the punch
Mr.. Muller, who has been with Assist
ant Attorney General James during the
Dumas trial ana returned yesterday,
modestly diBlikes the publicity given
to his experiences, and yesterday re-
luctantly told OF some OF the things
he saw at the lace.
It was the funniest built place you
ever saw" he said. 1T had all kinds
OF crooked Railways and was full OF
hidden exits so that crooks could get
away quickly IL they suspected that
any one was after them.v
Disguised as a Lumber Jack.
The Pinkertons who were working
with the state fire marshars once In
getting Davis. who is accused of be-
ing an accomplice OF DIR, Dumas got
wind that Davis was In East Grand
Forks, and Muller went with them.
He dressed as q lumberjaek he says,
and then got acquainted with one OF
the frequenters of the place. This
man, 1t seems, although he had not
pulled off any Jobs lately, had a rec
ord as crook and knew most of the
bunch" assembled there. ut SEEM
ed to be a sort Of homecoming or re-
union" Muller said.
I'VE spent about two days In the
place" Muller said. II learned that
Davis was there, but the reason we
delayed action was that I wanted to
locate his room so that we could get
him without letting him get away
through any OF the numerous exits"
Slept in Day, Up at Night.
Davis stayed upstairs and had his
drinks and stuff brought up. / was
at the place two days. They were
drinking and carousing around the
bar, upstairs and rushing the can out
in the back. They did not specify
where they had made their hauls but
they said enough so knew that most
OF them had blown safes They aid
not attempt any Jobs in East Grand
Forks, but merely met there to spend
their money. They slept most OF the
time during the day and spent their
nights in the saloons or out at other
resorts"
J. G. Fielding. Pinkerton detective
and q couple OF assistants were in
Grand Forks and Muller kept them
posted, he says. 1t was planned to
make raid on the place the second
day they were there, about o'clock in
the afternoon. They had not told the
East Grand Forks police about their
presence until they were ready TIC
make the raid. when they called on this
chief of police for help.
Says Police Urged Delay.
The chief. however, counseied delay
according to Muller, saying that tn,
best time would be in the mornint
when the men would be asleep aftel
the nights carousal. He finally per,
| suaded Fielding to see things his wa,
and the time was set for o'clock mex
morning.
Mueller says that he went back Il
the saloon late that night as usual
He missed the bunch" and the bar
tender quickly called him aside art
whispered that he better blow"
He wanted to know the reason, NJ
declares, and the bartender said tina
1.-THE whole push from Bsmldji wa
coming down"
Anxious to know who. tipped 1t Off.
Muller pretended that he did not be
lieve It, told the bartender that he wa
giving him buncombe and wanted h
know what made him think so
The bartender insisted that he had
straight tip and said that one OF tn
patrolmen had tipped him Off" III
always tips us OF when there's any
thing doing" he said.
1 Muller says he reported to FIeidin
and. seeing that the game was I'll
they started back to Bemidji.