New Ulm review., 1912-11-27
Arrest Causes
Unusual Stir
Alexander Werner, Cattle
buyer, Wanted on Ex-
tradition Papers.
Every Possible Effort Made
to Prevent Arrest But
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Without Avail.

10 fr0VOuU ATIcSO Ouo
Without Avail.
There was considerable excitement
on Minnesota Street shortly before
two O'Clock Monday afternoon and it
looked for awhile as tho q general
mix-up might be precipitated. The
parties who furnished the excitement
we're Mike Neary, deputy sheriff OF
Cook Co. Ill.,, Attorney Albert Pfaen-
der, Deputy Sheriff Chas. Brust and
Alexander Werner stock.buyer who
recently removed here from St. Peter
and whom the Deputy Sheriff sttemp-
ted to arrest on extradition papers
which had been honored by Gov.
Eberhart.
In the excitement MIR. Werner man.
aged to get away and walked to the
St. Louis depot and was there sppre'
hended, placed under arrest and
loeded in the County Jail where be
will be kept until the lstter part OF the
week and then taken to St. Paul to ap-
pesr before Gov. Eberhart where be
will have hearing. From this hear
ing it will be determined whether or
not he will be extrsdited.
Mr.. Werner came to New Ulm about
ten days ago from st. Peter where no
had resided for the past two years
he came here we'll recommended and 1t
.was therefore quite surprise to those
whom he had met during his brief So
iourn that be should hsve become the
subject of extrsdition papers and they
G. ntidently expect that be will be able
to clear himself Of the charge Of per-
pstrasing : conadsaas game In chica-
90 in September 1910, that being the
offense with which be 10 charged.
Armed with extrsdition papers in
which August Olsen, Sheriff Of Nicol-
let County was directed to spprehend
Samuel Alexander, alias Alexander
Werner, Mike Nesry OF Chicago came
to New Ulm last Friday and informed
Mr.. Werner that his preserce was re.
auired in Chicago. Mr.. Werner was
reluctant about going at once, because
he had arrangements made to receive
cattle that he had bought and, as Tar
az We can learn from all the conflicting
reports, IL was understood that Mr.
Werner would be given q few days to
arrange his business affairs and that
on Monday, the Deputy Sheriff OF
Cook Co., the defendant and his sttor'
ney Albert Pfaender should proceed
on the northbound St. Louis train to
St. Paul to appear before Gov. Eber'
hart.
On Monday Mr.. Neary got into com
munication with Benjsmin Taylor, bis
attorney at Mankato who not only ad-
vised but directed City Attorney Henry
N. Somsen to have MIR. Werner arres-
ted and Deputy Sheriff Cbas. Brust
was called upon to perform his duty.
While trying to do this, considerable
excitement was stirred up and attempts
we're made to prevent the arrest OF Mr.
Werner and he finally managed to get
away and refused to come with Depu-
ty Sheriff Brust when finally appre'
hended in one of the coaches of the st.
Louis passenger bound for the Twin
Cities. Mr.. Werner, We have been
told, acted under the advice of counsel
when he refused to submit to arrest
What the nature of the shady trans
action is that Mr.. Werner is charged
with We we're unable to learn, because
the words ''conhdence game" may
cover any one of about 500 different
statutory otfenses under the laws OF
the State of Illinois. It 10 claimed for
Mr.. Werner on the strength OF infor.
nation received from reliable parties
in st. Peter, that be had remitted from
time to time different amounts aggre-
eating in all the sum Of $500 to be
applied on . judgment recovered
sgainst him on account Of some bust.
ness transaction he had while in Chi
cago and that the Chicago creditors
are now using the extrsdition methods
to secure the balance still due.
Mr.. Werner when seen by Review
reporter at the County Jail seemed
considerably mortified and declined to
be interviewed or to give a statement
for publication except that he admit
ted that his true name was Samuel
Alexander. On account of the absence
of Gov. Eberhsrt from the State, the
hearing ON the extradition papers can
not take place until his return which !