The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-06-04
New York Detectives Report to
Newspaper Does This Sec
tiOn an Injustice.


As will be remembered. several
weeks ago Northern detective from
Auburn, N. Y, assisted by Chief OF
Police j. H. Case and Policeman j
W. Mcbride, arrested Chas. H. Mar.
tin, or Minor, as his name really Is
here in local hotel. Minor was an
ex-convict, and wanted for grand
larceny and forgery. Reports also
have 1t that he has been married
three times and that bigamy will al
so be included in the list of offenses
that he will be called on to answer
to.
Nothing more was thought Of the
transaction here, after the officers
turned the prisoner over to Thomas
II. Walker, the under-sheriff of Cay
uga county, New York, until yes
terday when Chief of Police Case
received a letter from Chief of Po-
lice William G. Bell, of Auburn, N.
r., stating that Il am in doubt a.
bout the truth of the statements
mentioned in the paper am enclos-
ing concerning the police at Hatties-
burg and Brookhaven." Mr.. Bell re-
quested particulars about the arrest
from Chief Case.
The article in question about the
return of Walker from here occu-
pied two columns in the Advertiser,
OF that city and was headed with the
sensational lines; "Under-Sheriff
Walker meets with variety of adven-
lures in southern bayou regions be-
fore apprehending Minor, ex-convict.
A wild ride and other thrills. Pris-
oner who left wife here had just
married 21 year old girl. 400 a. m.
arrest dramatic"
Some of the article is very mis-
leading to those who do not know
this country, while to those who do
1t is ludicrous. A general perusal
OF the write-up certainly would not
encourage anyone to come here, and
is characteristic of some Northern
publications creating prejudice a.
gainst the South.
For instance one portion of the ar
ticle says "Brookhaven is a wild and
woolly town." But just read it,
Charles H. Minor, alias Martin,
wanted here on charges of grand
larceny and forgery, was landed in
the county Jail today by Under-Sher-
iff Walker after a trying trip from
Hattiesburg, Miss.
erHha trim for,a hoxrax,o. no,.,
pared to the adventures the Auburn
sleuth went through while in Mis-
sissippi and before he could get Mi
nor out of that state and dispose of
the stolen Elcar the former convict
took with him. How the sheriff, in
dead Of night, made heart-breaking
trip by auto 100 miles or more and
hauled Minor out of bed at 400 o.
clock in the morning, in the wild and
woolly town of BrookhaYen, Miss,
reads like story In the Detective
Magazine"
The only reason to which we can
attribute the report given the New
York newspaper by Walker is that
Walker maybe talked to an over
Jealous newspaper man who stretch
ed things" in order to make the ar
ticle as Sensational as possible. In
all events the assertions made in
portions of 1t are not borne out by
the real facts. One of these mis-
statements was;-
''Northerners, by the way, are ex-
fFnmRtW lor IN,
the South, according to the under
sheriff, and many obstacles were put
in his way"
Chief Case was described in the
paper as follows:-
I'm Brookhaven Mr.. Walker in
Quired for the police and was advised
that they were around somewhere. ;"
The police proved to be burly six
footer, wearing sombrero and with
a six-shooter stuck in his belt and
displaying huge silver star on his
lapel. The chief agreed to permit
Walker to arrest his man, lodge him
in Jail and take him away the fol-
lowing day. He hedged on the pro-
mise later, however.
Having lodged his man in Jail,
the under sheriff sought repose at S
o'clock in the morning. but arose at
and prepared to start on the hard
return journey to Hattiesburg. This
was where he hit snag. The dan
gerous looking police chief fatty re-
fused to surrender Minor, on the
ground that he had learned from a
travelling man, who visited Brook
haven about three weeks ago, that a
reward of $500 had been offered
for Minors arrest. The chief said
he did not propose to give UP the
man unless Walker whacked up the
reward
The under sheriff found hard
work convincing the burly chief, who
flung back his coat and displayed his
six-shooter, that no reward had been
offered for Minor, that he himself
was an officer in the pay of Cayuga
county, and that he was to receive
no reward.
He finally succeeded, however"
THE TRIP FROM HATTIESBURG
HERE.
The papers account Of the trip
made via auto from Hattiesburg to
Brookhaven is radically over-drawn.
This trip was described as fol-
1ows;-
The distance to Brookhaven was
called "all the way from 20 to 14O
miles," according to Mr.. Walker.
Some said one thing and some an
other. 1T seemed to me about 200
miles, declared the Auburn man, in
narrating the story. Il never drove
over such roads in my life before. In
fact. there was no road; it was just
trail good part Of the way"
It took six and half hours to
make the tortuous trip to Brookha-
ven, over rocky trails, through red