The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-06-14
L|NDBERCH IS P|NCHED
ARRESTED BY SHERIFF
Martin County Officer Acts
Late Last Saturday
ALLEN GAVE THE WORD
Prosecuting Attorney Is BackOf
Official in This
Procedure

Fairmont, June 10-Charles A.
Lindbergh, the Nonpartisan leagues
candidate for governor, was arrested
late Saturday by sheriff w. 5.
Carver when he attempted to hold
a league meeting on the Uhrhammer
farm, four miles southwest of Mon
terey, Martin county.
Meetings of this organization have
been forbidden by county officials
while A. c. Townley and Joseph Gill
bert, president and manager, are un-
der indictment here for disloyalty
Erie Olson, former populist leader,
now Lacquer, was arrested on a
charge of disorderly conduct after
he shouted to the crowd to throw
the sheriff's deputies over the fence"
and Offered to lead the attack. Olson
is seventy-two years old.
Were Arrested on Two Warrants
Lindbergh was arrested on two
warrants. One charges unlawful as
sembly for the purpose of teaching
and advocating the doctrines of in
ternational socialism declared to be
advocated by the Nonpartisan league,
which organization, the warrant as
serts, teaches that the United States
is wrongfully in the war and that
men should not enlist.
The second warrant charges con-
spiracy between Lindbergh and G..
H. Griffith, secretary of the league,
who signed letters inviting hundreds
to the meeting, to violate Section 2,
Chapter 463 of the 1917 laws of
Minnesota by teaching and advocat-
ing that men should not enlist in the
military and naval forces of the
United States.
County Attorney Allen Explains.
Charles A. Lindbergh was arrested
in Martin county June on two
charges" said County Attorney Allen.
Shortly after the arrest of A. G.
Townley and Joseph Gilbert, his
manager, in Martin county for viola
ton of Chapter 463 of the Laws of
1917, an act against discouraging en-
listment, the sheriff notified the Of
ficers of the Nonpartisan league that
during the pendence of these actions
against Townley and Gilbert, the
Nonpartisan league would not be
permitted to hold further meetings
in our county.
"The purpose of this order was to
prevent influencing possible jurors
who might be drawn to try these
cases and in the interest of justice
and fair trial.
"In response. to an inquiry from
Mr. Lindbergh, asking whether he
would be permitted to speak in Mar
tin county and whether he would
be furnished police protection if he
should come to Martin county to
speak, the sheriff replied that Mr..
Lindbergh might hold meeting or
any number of meetings in our coun
ty as private individual or repub
lican candidate for governor and that
he would not be mOlested but that
he would not be permitted to hold
meetings in said county under the
auspices of the Nonpartisan league
or as representing A. c. Townfey
during the tendency of the criminal
actions against Gilbert and Townley
in Martin county.
Would Interfere With Leaguers' Trial
: II have taken the position that a
fair trial in these cases would be i'm
possible if during their tendency the
NoDpartisan league were permitted to
flood the county with it's speakers and
propagandists for the purpose of in
auencing public opinion and the minds
of prospective jurors relative to the
merits of these cases.
ut is strange that Mr. Townley
and other officers of the Nonpartisan
league, well knowing the position that
l had taken in this matter, should
send Mr.. Lindbergh or any other man
into Martin county to speak as AM
advocate of the league. They must
have done so knowing what the i'm
mediate consequences would be- !
Gave instructions to Sheriff.
Sheriff Carver says he made the
arrests ION order of County ATTORNEY
A. R. Allen, as contained in the fol
lowing letter:
Circular letters have been issued
by the Nonpartisan league of a meet
ing which they proposed to hold in
Martin county on Saturday. June 8,
during my absence; that the meet
ing is called to be held on the UKr- |
hammer farm near Monterey. is to be !
assisted by brass band from La
Sale, and addressed by Charles A.
Lindbergh, the candidate of the Non
no ,.ficon Iooono Gov cx,r,o. = -.