The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-04-17
Small Fire and Heaps of Smoke.

Small Fire and Heaps of Smoke.
The following appeared in the Min
neapolis department of the Sunday
Pioneer. Press:
.'In Custody-Arrest By Detective
Hoy of County Treasurer Staples, of
Mile Laos County-It will be re-.
membered that sometime last wear
County Treasurer S. L. Staples. of
Mile Laos county, suddenly hbscond-
ed. and it was afterwards found that
ne was a defaulter to
the county in considerable
amount of money. Search was insti-
tuted for him, but to no avail. al
though it was afterward ascertained
that he had gone to Colorado.
Hennepin county, or a particular
resident thereof, had a deep interest
in the welfare of Mr.. Staples. as wa.
Immediately discovered upon the an.
nouncement of his departure, and De.
tective Hoy has since been ON the look
out for him. Just before publicity
was given to his defalcation, M
Staples borrowed at the State Nation.
al bank, of this city, the sum of 81, 600
for sixty days at IL per cent, giving
his note for the same, and as collateral
security for the payment, deposited
what seemed to be genuine, valid. un.
cancelled and unpaid orders on the
county treasury, being twenty-seyen
in number and amounting in the az.
gregate to $l3l6. These were &C.
cepted, but afterwards proved to be
worthless, it being charged in the
complaint subsequently, sworn out that
they Lad been previously paid, surep-
titously reobtained and unlawfullv Re.
issued. Detective Hoy, eyer since
the above facts became known, has de.
sired to make Mr.. Staples acquaint.
ance, and believing that he had got a
clue to his location on this mundane
sphere, on Saturday afternoon hitched
up his horse and drove tolPrinceton. a
distance of about 81 miles. Yester.
day morning at 4 o'clock he called at
certain residence, where he found his
victim, and Immediately took him in.
to custody, compelling him to leave
his wife, bed and board behind him
At 4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon he
lodged him in the Minneapolis lookup,
thus frustrating Mr.. Staples plan Of
an immediate trip and permanent resi-
dence at Manitoba. Mr.. Staples will
now be given an opportunity to rise
add explain
A~bushel of chaff to a grain Of truth
in the above statement; but then we
suppose that is the way detectives
achieve fame ION the MINNEAPOLIS
plan" If, on such exploits as the one
recorded above, Hoy's reputation as
a detective is founded, the people of
Princeton can imagine on what tiimsv
foundation that reputation is built.
1t is nearly three months since Staples
was brought back from Colorado. and
he is now under $4,000 bond. to an.
pear at the next term of the district
court in this county; he has resided
at home, here in Princeton, ever since
he came back, has attended dances.
played croquet and rode around the
country as usual. An agent for Dean
4 -Harrison-the parties who have
cansed Staples to be arrested-was IN
here few weeks ago trying to effect
compromise with Staples regarding
the twenty.seven orders referred to
above. And during all this time the
great Minneapolis detective has been
on the look out for Staples! The Ger
tain residence referred to so knowing
ly was Staples own house. The trip :,
to Manitoba was conceived in Hoy's
fertile imagination. But supposing
Staples had went to Manitoba, would
Hoy dared to have gone after him,
The hero Of the Mortified robber
raid is welcome to all the fresh
laurels he may have win by his recent
trip to Princeton, we would scorn to
detract one iota from his hard earned
wreath of fame.