New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-08
DOPE FIBND GETS
HIMSELF INTO JAIL
ASKS SHERIFF TO LEND A HELP
INC HAND IN ROUNDING UP
A FRAUD.
SPENDS THE SABBATH DAY AT
HOTEL JULIUS REPENTING
HIS EFFORTS.

EAo ErrON1S.
That dope iends will do unaccountable
things, commit acts they have no inten-
ton of committing and deliberately
bring upon themselves the very conse-
quences which they are at the same
moment seeking to avoid, was shown by
the conduct of stranger in New Ulm
last week, who was evidently fearing
arrest but whose befuddled brain led
him actually to ask the sheriff to make
the arrest.
It was about 1880 Saturday morning
when the telephone at the Sheriff's Office
tangled an incessant call. Deputy
Sheriff Jahnke who answered was in
formed that the party telephening was
representative of the Bankers Protec-
tive Association of New York and wanted
the assistance Of the Sheriff to arrest
party by the name of George Mackelson
who was fraudulently representing him
self to be an agent of Barrett & thinner
mann, the wellknown horse buyers of
St. Paul. The Sheriff was urged to come
to the Travellers Exchange at once. Mr..
Jahnke hied himself to this place and
learned that the party who had called.
up the Sheriff's Office few minutes be-
fore had stepped out. He was given
a fairly accurate description of the
man and Immediately started out in
search of him.
After some time the deputy located
his man in front of Anton Dorn's place.
1t did not take Herman long to find out
that the so-called representative of the
Bankers Protective Association and
George Mackelson were one and the
same person and that Mackelson himself
had done the phoning and he was there
upon placed under arrest.
This Mackelson resented very much
and informed the officer that it was an
outrage that so little consideration
should be paid to buyer Of Barrett &
Zimmerman and threatened all kinds
OF dire revenge. This availed him
nothing, however, and Deputy Jahnke
took him to the Sheriff's office.
To make sure that the man was not
what he represented himself to be,
Barrett & Zimmerman were called up.
In the most positive terms they told
the authorities that they had no repre-
sentative at New Ulm buying horses for
them and that the party must be fake
and an imposter. When informed of
this, Mackelson claimed that he had
brother who was on the editorial staff
of the Pioneer Press. When appealed
to the Pioneer Press stated that they had
no Mackelson on their staff, altho man
by the name of Mackelson had been in
their employ some three or four years
ago. The party in custody next claimed
that he had brother on the St. Paul
police force. This Chief O'Conner of
St. Paul emphatically denied when
called up.
About this time the fellow wilted and
admitted that he was nothing but fake
and dope fend. He had really COM
mitted no crime while in the city, except
that he had received Accommodations
at the Dakota House under false repre-
sensations. This he promised to make
good and telegraphed Saturday afternoon
to friend in St. Paul for money. None
had reached him Monday.
Mackelson, whose true name may be
something else, reached New Ulm
Wednesday night at o'clock, coming
from St. Peter. He paid for his lodging
for the first night and since then Mine
Host Johnson has not been handed any
coin of the realm by his guest, who
claimed that he expected letters of
credit from his firm which were to have
been sent to the Brown County Bank.
Either he believed this himself or wanted
to create the impression that he was
sincere in his statements, for he called
on the. Brown County Bank several
times day and made inquiry whether
the letters Of credit had arrived.
It is not the intention of the authorities
to prosecute the fellow if he pays all the
bills he owes around town and the
Sheriff expects to let him out as soon M
he receives the money he wired for.
All efforts of Mackelson. to secure
money from home friends proved UNI
Rvailing and he was turned out bySherif
Julius Tuesday after Mr.. johnson
of the Dakota House had inform < the
authorities that he would not ~ COM
plaint against him. The prisoner lot
40 time in getting out Of town.