Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-14
ROBBERY OR HALLUCINATI0Y.

The Adventures of Frcncht1an In Search
of Work rs Related. by Himself--How He
Was Beat Ont of His Active Capital--A
Few Inconsistencies in Ills Story.
At an early hour yesterday Frenchman
He was simple-minded individual, who
trusted his fellow man implicitly. He had
but little experience in the devious ways of
crooked men, and therefore had maintained
his primitive simplicity of nature. He took
walk-as most men dc-about the streets
of our city, and when near the corner of
Fourth and jackson streets encountered
person whom in the simplicity of his nature
he regarded as benefactor of man
himself numerous. He expressed
solicitude for the welfare of the gentleman
from across TIE sea, and asked him if he
wanted work. LIE Chambre au assured him
that he did. s'Give me three dollars and [
will find you work. said the benefactor. A
V. was produced, the change made, and Lee
Chambreau assured that he was on the high
road to fortune. small glass of beer to
seal the bargain was proposed, and the
twain proceeded to the Green Tree inn, on
Robert street, and imbibed. One glass
| brought on the desire for another, and a
game of cards was INDUCED in. Dinner
| time came and they attacked a good square
meal, and it is presumed did ample justice to
! it. Then the benefactor aforesaid proposed
| that they should set out for the spot
where the work could be procured
| and LeChambreau followed. They went
along in the direction of Oakland cemetery,
and when near that home of the dead the
| benefactor professed to be wearied and over
| heated. He proposed that they should re-
cline in the shade of friendly tree until the
| heat of the Cay had passed. LIE Chambreau
consented and they reclined. Very on the
benefactor wanted to borrow So, which was
promptly loaned. The combined effects of
the beer nd the dinner induced somnolence
and LIE Cambreau slept. He awoke two
hours later and found that he had been de-
serted by his benefactor, and that his curse
was also missing, and with it some $30-al
that he possessed. He made
his way back to the city
and at about 8 o'clock was found by Capt
Clark pouring lis sorrows into the sympa
thlzlng ear of newspaper reporter not fa
from the scene of his first Introduction tt
the benefactor with whom he had held sucl
close converse. Capt. Clark was not Ions
in taking in the situation. He went to the
Green Tree and found that one Dennis Hur-
ley had taken dinner there with French
man who appeared to be a little off; tina
Hurley had paid for all the beer drank, anc
had also liquidated the bill for dinner, ant
that the twain had departed together, appar
emily the best of friends. He also discovered
= benevolent butcher who had given u
Chanbreau dollar to buy supper, but VIII.
felt sure that his tale was all in his eye
as he had told it, with onl
slight variations, in Minneapolis a few day
ago Capt. Clark doesn't know what t,
think of the affair. The alleged culprjt ha
not yet be en- found, but the victim, who's
story is Tt lated above, persists in assertin,
that he has been done out of his hard earn
ings, while the butcher who gave him
dollar declares that the Frenchmah is littl
liable to plevaricate. The world will avail
With the Utmost anxiety the outcome of tn
affair. and whether it will prove deliberat
swindle or hallucination is beyond the Ike
OF mortal with the information at present i
the possession of the police or the reporte