Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-12
CAUGHT HIM.
THAT'S WHAT MARSHAL M,LAREN
Has DONE,
Long Chase for Gold Coin Commentaries
n,s Arrest In 1daho--comins to st.
Paul for Trial--Details of His Onance.

For many weeks past various rnuors ,.;,,
ing greater or less credcnce, have cirenl.taa
snrongnout the city respecting the continued
absence from st. Paul of United States Mar.
snai McLaren. One day he was reported a.
Delng IN Illinois, another that he was in Wis
consin, then he was in Iowa, and. finally H..
health was impaired and he had gone 10 Ora-
gon to recruit it. These contradictions wa,s
set at rest by the receipt of a telegram from
him in Oregon, stating that he had succeeded
IN atresting Ibis man. one L.. w. Rims
which is fully confirmed by the follou,;na,
associated press dispatch
PORTLAND Oregon, March ll.-United State.
Marsha! McLaren of Minnesota, starts East To.
day with I. W. Reima i'll custody, indited by the
United States court in Minnesota for counter
feiting. He was captured near snot.ns J VII
Idaho. t0->'~>1s : 'iA''
And thereby hangs tale. More than
twelve months ago. a boy named Charles
u. ho1le vas arrested in Wadena
county, by the local authorities, TOR interim
70 gold pieces. Hoxie was turned
over to Deputy Marshal McIlrath, who
deputy discovered from the youth That ha h hn9
been Entrusted with the passing of the snuriou.
COINS BY two men, L. w. Rima and Sarua,
LAWS. who resided in Leaf Valley township
d Do9gias county, just on the borders of Otter
Ian la county u! Acting on this information.
and csma frst proceeded to the place named
found closed, but was informed by third
parties that Rima had gone West 10 Oreeon 70,
the benefit of his wife's health. abort d;s.
lance TOR Xmas residence was that of Laws
which was next visited. Here the officer wss
more successful. Laws, like the Pioneer,
and Immediately arrested two small baos ne
gold' found upon his premises being also
secured. The prisoner and the metal
were brought to st. Paul, whore
Laws was tried and, on Jan. 6, 1877, was con
s o. passing counterfeit money, being
sentenced therefor to one years seryitude in
the penltentiary ut Saltwater, where he now ia
The clues afforded by the arrests of Hoxia and
| Laws have been followed ever since with erest
secrecy, and have eliminated as above
noted IN the associated press telegram.
| meantime, the United States officers have not
been idle in this State, their object being to
weave around Rima web of evidence in which
to entangle him and secure his convistion,
Inc marshals have been successful, also.
IN this direction. Before leaving FIR
the West, Rima sold to a
)eweieI IN Alexandria. Douglas county, com,
Ptete since . eiectro-battery, which was pur-
chased In Boston, Mass. He also sold. or LETT
behind him to be sold, twenty-five pounds of
pig. tin, fifteen pounds OF block tin and
various Quantities of pure zino and
copper, all of which metals are
employed along with gold, in forming the
manufactured. All these facts, Of course. will
have more or less weight when Rima is bro,oht
up for trial to which he is being hastened hv
MARSHAL MeLaren, who is On the way with him
to this city with all possible speed.
,,s Inc mills OF the gods grind
and capture of Rima, though protracteJ
has been unweariedly pursued. 1t is believed
in official circles that the prisoner il one Of q
numerous and strictly organized gang Of coun-
terfeiters that have been working the country
1ar and wide, the doings of which are expected
to be disclosed at the trial.