The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-11-29
Former MankatO Man Gels Into
Trouble; Taken to Chi
WOULD FIGHT EXTRACTION
However, He Concluded to Submit to
Officers OF the Law Peacefully;
No BI00dshed.
From Wednesdays Daily.

Excitement was at fever heat in
New Ulm Monday afternoon, and il
looked for awhile as though a gen
eral mix-up might be precipitated
The parties who furnished the ex
citement were Mike Neary, dep
uty sheriff of Cook county, ILL.,, At
torney Albert Pfaender Deputy
Sheriff Charles Brust and Alexan.
der Werner, stockbuyer, who re
Gently removed here from ST. Peter
and whom the deputy sheriff at
tempted to arrest on extradition pa
pers, which had been nonored by
Governor A. o. Eberhart The New
Ulm Review tells the following story
of the affair: ....
In the excitement Mr.. Werner
managed to get away and walked to
the Est. Louis depot and was there
apprehended, placed under arrest
and lodged in the county Jail, where
he will be kept until the latter part
of the week and then taken to ST.
Paal to appear before Governor
Eberhart, where he will have hear
ing. From this hearing it will be
determined whether or not he will
be extradited. z..& ...... ..-
Mr.. Werner came to New Ulm
about ten days ago from st. Peter
where he had resided for the past
two years. He came here we'll rec
commended and it was therefore quite
a. surprise to those whom he had
met during his brief sojourn that he
should have become the subject OF
extradition = papers and 8 they" conf
IDENTIFY expect that he will be able
to clear himself of the charge oh
a confidence game in
Chicago in September, 1910, that be.
ing the offense with which he is
charged =. g. .a. -. =.
Armed With Extradition Papers.
Armed with extradition papers in
which August Olsen. sheriff of Nicol
let county was directed to appre.
bend Samuel Alexander, alias Alex.
ander Werner, Mike Neary of Chi
.cago came to New Ulm last Friday
and informed MIR. Werner that his
presence was required in Chicago
Mr.. Werner was reluctant about go
ing at once, because he had arrange.
ments made to receive cattle thai
he had bought and. as far as can
learn from all the conflicting re.
ports, it was understood that Mr.
Werner would be given few days
to arrange his business affairs and
that on Monday, the deputy sheriff
of Cook county, the defendant and
his attorney Albert Pfaender should
proceed on the northbound st. Louis
train to st. Paul to appear before
Governor Eberhart.
Communicated With Mr.. Taylor.
On Monday Mr.. Neary got into
communication with Benjamin Tay.
lor, his attorney at Mankato, who
not only advised but directed City
.Attorney Henry N. Somsen to have
Mr.. Werner arrested and Deputy
Sheriff Charles Brust was called up
on to perform his duty. While try.
ong to do this, considerable excite
ment was stirred up and attempts
were made to prevent the arrest OF
Mr.. Werner and he finally managed
to get away and refused to come
with Deputy Sheriff Brust, when fin.
ally apprehended in one of the
coaches Of the st. Louis passenger
bound for the twin cities. Mr.
Werner, so it is understood, acted
under the advice of counsel when
he refused to submit to arrest
What the nature of the shady
transaction is that Mr. Werner is
charged with this paper was unable
to learn, because the words conf
dence game" may cover any one OF
about 500 different statutory offenses
under the laws of the state of Hi
nois. 1t is claimed for Mr.. Wer
ner on the strength of information
received from reliable parties in ST.
Peter. that he had RENTED from
time to time different amounts az
gregating in all the sum of $1,000
to be applied on a judgment recov
cred against him on account oil
some business transaction he had
while in Chicago and that the Chi
cago creditors are now uisnp the ex
tradition methods to secure the bal
ance still due.
Werner Was HumiIiated.
Mr.. Werner when seen by a re.
porter at the county Jail seemed
considerably mortified and declined
to be interviewed or to give a'state
ment for publication except that he
admitted that his true name was
Samuel Alexander. On account of
the absence of Governor Eberhart
from the state, the hearing on the
extradition papers cannot take place
until his return which will hardly
be before Friday and in the mean.
time Mr.. Werner will have to re.
main in Jail unless he is released on
habeas corpus proceedings.
Since writing the above it is
learned that when Attorney Pfaen.
der found out that Governor Eber
hart was away from home and that
none of the officials connected with
the governors office when appealed
to were willing to rescind the order
IGNORING the extradition papers OF
Governor Deneen of Illinois, he took
the matter up with Samuel Y. Cor
don. lieutenant governor at Browns
Valley. Mimi, and asked him to in.