Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-29
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THE QUESTION 4S TO WHO. CLIP
TURED CONVICT TRIPP.

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Reading for the Boys.-.John
Beubury Puts in Claim for the Glory
and the Award for the Capture of Trip, I
the Horse Thief---His Story of the Cir
cumstances of the Arrest---In Which
Detective Bresette Played Very Insig |
nifieant Role---And Much Different |
Than Told by Him to the Reporters at |
the Time.
Allusion was made in the SUNDAY GLOBE of
Yesterday to the fact that Detective Bresette' !
claim to the State reward Of 5000 for the ar
rest of s. B. Tripp the convicted horse thief
was being disputed in the district court by
John Bedbury, residing at 81 Eighth street.
Bedbury's part in the arrest was indirectly
made known to GLOBE reporter within a day
or two after It's occurrence, but, beyond bear
ing the fact in memory, the circumstances
were not published. As the matter, however,
has now been brought before the public IN the
judicial tribunals the GLOBE herewith pre-
sents Bedburys side of the story, and the pub
lie is left to its own conclusions to what
manner of man the city detective Is.
First, then, here is Detective Bresette's ac-
count of the arrest, as it substantially APP
peared in the morning papers OF Feb. II last.
In company with Chief Of Police Miller of
Bloomington. ILL.,, the home officer viewing
the city about S o clock of the evening pre-
vious, when the latter, suddenly discovering
Trip, seized him with one hand, while In the
other Bresette held cooked revolver. When
opposite the Windsor hotel, the thief attem pied
to get away, but overcome by Bresette and
Miller, and landed in the station The capture
was heralded with flourish of trumpets for
Bresette, and no mention was made of Bed
bury or any third party in the arrest, except
ing Miller. OF course the account was given
by or obtained from Bresette himself and the
GLOBE reporter, at least, solemnly aver
that Bedbury entirely ignored in the
ration.
Last evening, a GLOBE reporter waited upon
John Redbury, whom he found in company
with his wife at the residence of Levi A.
Cooley, 40 Norris street. The reporter said he
wanted Bedbury's story just as it occurred
straight and square, and then permitted him to
narrate his own account with few interrup-
tons. II is only necessary to add, as stated in
the SUNDAY GLOBE, that Bedbury's house on
Eighth street completely overlooks the prem
Uses about twelve feet at its rear, which were
occupied by Tripp as his headquarters
| Mi. Bedbury-On the night of Feb. 16
came home to supper about $3.50 o'clock. The
snow was on the ground at the time.
Locking through our back window saw
q light in Trips house l said to my
wife, Trip is in there 1t was then agreed
between us that should 20 to the city hall
and tell the police. ran all the way. When
I got there, found Capt. Weber, who
is now chief Of police and asked hin, If Bresette
was in, and he said Mo i then asked him
1 where could find him (Bresette) and he said
In Knautf's saloon or in the Opera house."
wentto Knautf's place, and they told me he
had just gone out. | then walked to the
corner of Third and Wabashaw streets, and
thought that Bresette might be down town, sc
l came back along Wabashaw street, when ]
met Policeman Clouse. | asked Clouse if he
had seen Bresette, and he said he was
in Donnelly's saloon, and Clouse wen
into Donnelly's and called Bresette out. A
friend of his by the Of Miller came out
with him. 1 said to Bresette, Trip is dowr
there" Bressette then went into Donnelly'
and got ancther revolver. We walked dow
WabaahaA street and then down Seventh street
Bresette and Miller ahead aud was be
bind them. When we came past Minnesot;
street. near Murray's house, a man passed III
all mutfled up but he looked like Tripp
S When we got to the corner Of Robert street,
said to Bresette There goes Tripp.' Bre
settle, did lot believe it was, so it was agreed
should pass him ('Tripp) and take another lool
: at him. l crossed the street. went up the othe
e side, crossed again and met Trip on the corne
Of Seventh and Minnesota, and then was Jus
as as before that It was Iripp.
came to Rresette, and told him agail
it was Trip. who went down Minnesota street
4 Bresette still didn't believe it, so we wen
down to Trips shanty to see if there was hi
i track out in the snow. had seen his track il
before | went to the city hall. We could Sc
: where he had come out, SO we went down Min
: nesota street. Coming to Billy Burns plac
= we saw Trip inside the yard Bresette crosse
the street and was outside the fence, and calle
to him, whats your name?' Tripp sal
s John Thompson" Bresette asked him a 10
OF questions, and Tripp answered, among othe
things, all of which heard, he was acquante
= with Mayo 4 Clark, the hardware me1
= Bresette then reached across the fenc
for Trip, and brought him out of the gat,
Tripp said, what do you want!" Bresett
: said Your name is Trip. have been lool
h ing for you" or words to that effect. He w.
:, then taken to the city hall. | went in wit
them: When we got inside, Bresette sale
- q Here is Trip who stole of DIR. Mentzer
y horses.
Reporter-Did Bresette ever tell you ahor
, Trip?
: B.-No.
: R,~-1hen what made you busy in lookin
after him?
It B.-Because knew he was horse thief.
i R.-How did you know he was horse thief
Der.
Z r., to Cooley.-How did yop know he was
II horse theft
q Cooley-Becausc I lived mile and ha
~ ffom him in Pierce county, Wis, where
II stole lots of horses and things / was one Of
e party once that went on the chase for him.
L. R.-How did you know Tripp was in TIL
> city How came you to tell Bedbury abou
. him:
u CT was down at Bedbury's house one da
Il last November, when Trips daughter cam
" in.
R.-Where did she come from?
Mrs. B.--She boarded next door, and used /
come into our house as often rs she liked.
t. R.-What then, MIR. Cooley?
,e C.-I knew her at once, and said to Bedbur
% and his wife after the girl ha
! gone out, Why, that is Trip
It then told me that Trip was in the habit {
: corning and going at long intervals into tn
|, shanty behind, and always at night. l the
r, said, You look for him. He is a horse-thie
n and there's big rev ard offered for his ARE.
!. over in Wisconsin, and if you can only cato
= hlm, you may get some OF 1t.
!. R,-Mr. Bedbury are you sure Brisett
: never spoke to you about this man Tripp {
e offered you money te With lin!
a B.-Bresetta never spoke to me until tt
9 night Tripp was arrested, when went in scare
. of him Bresette) to tell him Tripp was dow
;, at the back of my house. Bresette spoke t
). my wife, though.
q R., to Mrs. B.-When did you see Bresett
II and what did he say?
4 Mrs. B.-A short time before Tripp we
r arrested Bresette and Mr.. Murphy, who owr
the building back of our house, came down an
tried to get into it. l was alone and washin
at the time Bresette said they were lookin
for stolen goods. 1.-The mans name who live
in the shanty," Bresette said. SIS Tripp, an
: he has stolen horse from DR.. Mentzer''
% knew all the time his name was Tripp, an
n that he had stolen some horses in 'Wiscor
f sin, but knew nothing of Mentzers hors
# Bresette said he did not know Tripp, and tol
e us to keep our eyes open for him, and tie
[. him (Bresette) when Trip came agail
a Bresette never spoke to my husband that
know of until the night Trip was taken o
that night, when my husband went up to til
CITY hall 7 vant.,, =,