New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1921-09-21
TROUBLE GALORE L.
FOR C. c. LAMB |. A 4 ! !! !
FURNITURE POLISH PEDDLER
RUNS MANY BILLS AND
LANDS IN JAIL.
GOT PACKAGE FROM EXPRESS
COMPANY UNDER FALSE
PRETENSES.

Claude Cleveland Lamb, an itinerant
peddler, who has been making his
headquarters in this city since August
26, is up to his ears in troubles and
from all appearances it will require
more than ordinary sagacity to .extri-
cate himself from his predicament, ac-
cording to the police. The mans
actions have been rather strange and
the authorities have not as yet decided
as to what length he shall be prose-
cuted.
Owes Many Bills.
Lamb seems to have quite number
of creditors and no funds with which
to satisfy them. He ran up a board
and grocery bill at the Northwestern
Hotel, amounting to $78.45, and Mine
Host Dave Leonard of the Grand
Hotel has an account against him in
the sum of $14. The New Ulm Dray
Line, which moved Lambs house
keepers personal belongings to this
city from Minneapolis on his account,
is wondering where, how and when it
will received payment for its services,
which figure up to in excess Of $lO0.
1t is believed that other local parties
have various amounts coming from the
man, but their chances of securing it
are rather slim.
Two Serious Ofenses.
Not satisfied with abusing the credit
extended to him by New Ulm mer-
chants and business men, Lamb is said
to have issued two worthless checks,
one each to August Boyer, proprietor
of the Northwestern Hotel, and the
other to Backer's Pharmacy. In adj
dition he got himself in bad with the
local branch office of the American
Railway Express Co. by securing a
package containing furniture polish
under false pretenses. He had no
claim on these goods and the Express
Company is out something like $40,
unless it succeeds in compelling Lamb
to cough up. Both Of these offenses
are punishable under the criminal
code.
Sailing Under False Colors.
The furniture polish peddler seems
to be man of great versatility, for
he is said to have paraded around here
as a government officer. At Spring
field and Sanborn he secured peddlers'
licenses without charge, last July, on
the pretense of being an honorably
discharged ex-service man. The
myth about his having seen military
service was soon exploded by Chief OF
Police Alvin Harmening, who gave the
man severe grilling after arresting
him Saturday night. During the tete-
a-tete with Chief Harmening it was
brought out that Lamb did serve the
state of Minnesota however, but not
in the capacity Of soldier-he served
a six months sentence in the state
penitentiary for check forgery. @
Right Arm Crippled.
Lambs right arm is somewhat
crippled. This, he claimed, was due
to the fact that he had been wounded
six times during his military service
on the Mexican border. Later the
man admitted that he had not been II
military service at all. 1t is difficult
matter to separate the chaff from the
grain in Lambs statements, as hi
contradicts himself frequently.
Housekeeper Has. Three Sons.
When Chief Harmening called al
Lambs abode on North Minnesota
street, Friday evening, in search OF thu
man, he found woman, giving hel
name as Mrs. Irma Reed, and her three
little boys, aged a, 6 and 7years, re
spectively. Mrs. Reeds sister wa
also there. The officer says that Their,
was not particle OF food in the hous'
and the two women and three children
were actually in want. Their pligh
was so great that At softened tn,
Chiefs heart to such an extent tina
he gave Mrs. Reed a few dollars will
which to purchase food.
Writes to- onnfrey Woman.
Among Lambs personal Belonging
was letter written by him to a woman
at Comfrey and dated September 16
but which had, apparently, not beel
mailed. In the missive, the mai
offered her a good home if she care
to live with him, and stated that nj
company had transferred him t
Redwood Falls. The letter was writ
ten at NJ orristown, Mimi, where, j
seems, Lamb had been Friday. H
seems to have mania for house
keepers.
Telegraphed to Father.
At Lambs request, Chief Harmon