New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1921-08-10
MRS. SUGCETT
4 Is EX0NERATED
CANADIAN WOMAN, CHARGED
WITH SERIOUS CRIME,
is INDICATED.
VICTIM OF AN ATTEMPTED
FRAME-UP, is CLAIM.
FACTS IN CASE.

Mrs. Blanche Suggett, who was ar
rested at Sleepy Eye about month
ago, has been fully exonerated and
finally discharged from custody. 1T.
Will be remembered that she was ar;
rested by one James 0. Scott, formerly
a brick-layer, but now detective con-
nected with the Provincial Police De-
partment of Alberta. During the
time that Mr.. Sctot was here he talked
freely with everyone. He claimed that
Mrs. Suggett had committed the crime
of procuring abortion on Mrs. Hannah
Olsen, who also lived in Alberta, and
that she was fugitive from justice.
Complete Vindication.
Several hearings have been had con-
corning the matter at Minneapolis
during the past two or three weeks,
which have resulted in Mrs. Suggett's
complete vindication. The facts dis
closed at these hearings are so different
from the statements given out by Mr..
Scott and published in many OF the,
local papers, that it is only fair to Mrs.
Suggett and her friends that a full
statement of the matter be now made.
When Mrs. Suggett was arrested at
Sleepy Eye about month ago she was,
Immediately taken to the county jail
at New Ulm, where she remained for a
few days. Detective Scott endeavored
to get Mrs. Suggett to waive extradi-
ton and to accompany him to Canada
voluntarily. Mrs. Suggett retained
Messrs. Somsen, Dempsey & Flor OF
New Ulm as her attorneys, who, after
going over the matter thoroughly with
her, advised her not to waive extradi-
ton.
sle-Gs4 Sold Patent Medicine.
A warrant was thereupon procured.
by Detective Scott, returnable before
United States Commissioner Howard
S. Abbott at Minneapolis. This war
rant was based on an affidavit OBJ
tanned by Detective Scott from one
Hannah Olsen. Upon the hearing on
this charge, Mrs. Suggett, at great
expense, brought Mrs. Olsen to Min
neapolis from Edmonton, and had her
testify at the hearing. Mrs. Olsen is
an honest, Woodworking Norwegian
woman and the mother of six children.
She testified positively that Mrs.
Suggett sold her box of patent medi-
cine pills, and that not single word
was said between herself and Mrs.
Suggett concerning criminal opera
ton or the use OF, those pills for illegal
purposes. She further testified that
the affidavit which she signed was pro-
cured from her by Detective Scott
thru misrepresentation and that she
told him that many of the statements
contained in the affidavit were not
true. Her testimony clearly showed
that questionable means were used in
procuring this affidavit. Testimony
was also introduced at the hearing
showing that these same pills were sold
in practically every drug store in
Canada and also by the leading whole
sale druggists in this country.
Judge Orders Release.
Notwithstanding the testimony OF
Mrs. Olsen, Commissioner Abbott
thought that the evidence was sufficient
to warrant him in ordering the return
of Mrs. suggett to Alberta for trial.
Mr.. Somsen and Mr.. Hoidale of Min
neapolis, as attorneys for Mrs. Suggett,
imme diately had their client brought
before United States Judge Wilbur F.
Booth on habeas corpus proceedings.
Judge Booth very promptly and with
out hesitation ordered the release Of
Mrs. Suggett. In rendering his de-
cision Judge Booth stated that there
was not even shadow OF evidence in
dicating any guilt on the part of Mrs.
Suggett, and that the only proof in the
case was that she, as clerk in drug
store, had sold box of patent medicine
pills to Mrs. Olsen.
Re-Arrested After Disc barge.
AS soon as Mrs. Suggett was dis.
charged by Judge Booth she was ar
rested on another charge Of similar
nature, also presented by Detective
Scott. "A hearing was had on this
matter recently before Commissions
Abbott at Minneapolis. When thu
Canadian Government had presented
it's testimony the attorneys for Mrs
Suggett moved that the proceeding
be dismissed. Commissioner Abbot
took the matter under advisemen
until the following day at 2 o'clock, a
which time he stated that there was NJ
evidence to indicate that any Grim
whatever had been committed by any
one, and not a particle Of testimony t
indicate that Mrs. Suggett had an,
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