Daily globe., 1879-02-25
IN 4CCUMULdTOR.

He Accumulated SO Many Things Belong
ing to Other People That the Police In
terfere.
The SUNDAY GLOBE mentioned the arrest of
John Tenhoff in Shakopee for the theft of an
overcoat from G. E. Franor at No. As East Sixth
street in this city. The particulars of the af-
fair, and they'll bear repetition, were stated at
the time. Tenhoff was boarding at Goldstein's 3
(the above number). he stole the overcoat and
LETT. report was made at police Headquarters
and Tenhof was traced towards Shakopee. It
was learned he had shipped a trunk to that
place, and a telegram was sent to Marshal Lyons
to arrest him if he applied for the trunk. He
applied, was arrested, and police headquarters
notified Yesterday Detective Bresett was sent
up after him. Arriving there and putting
himself In communication with Marshal
Lyons, Detective Bresett soon discovered that
Tenhofts capture wasn't small size affair af
ter all. 1t wasn't single overcoat recovered,
but really respectable size clothing establish
ment he had recovered with the capture of
Tenhoff
1t seems Tenhoff has been boarding around
at several places in this city for two months or
more, and has been accum ulating all the time.
bis accumulations he has boxed up, and at in
tervals shipped them to Shakopee. Detective
Bresett found two large trunks and five valises,
which TenhoH claimed when he reached Shako
pee. One trunk had been held in waiting for
hlm for month or more the other was the one
ne had shipped only the day before his de-
parture.
Man and baggage were brought back here,
out. There was various p'u.u as.
sortment of a little of everything individual
ly of little value. Old clothes and new
clothes, shoes, tobacco etc. Anything which
use or disposal. Among the new goods he had
knives and forks; 6 teaspoons; pairs of
gents gloves; pair of mittens; IL pairs of
ladies' galters;2 pairs Of overshoes; pairs Of
boots; l pair Of gents CATERS; pounds of
chewing ana 2 q pounds of smoking tobacco;
cigars; IL pairs of woolen Socks; woolen
scarfs; Canton flannel undershirts; 2 WOODEN
shirts; pairs of pants; lady's fur collar and
nubia: dress coats; 8 caps; pipes; hat:
Cardigan jacket; 2 white shirts; vests, etc.,
etc.
The white shirts are marked with a. red LETT
ter r. worked in. The other articles bear
the trade mark, some from Gotzian, others
from Warmers auction store, etc. Franor's
overcoat was found among the lot. Tenhoff
claims to have bought all the property at the
severai sew :, o,,oa bankrupt sales on Seventh
He gets to be rather thin in his story when he
begins to account for one Of his Saratogas.
marked &. A. W. He says he met a man and
boy carrying it along Jackson street. They
offered it for sale, contents, etc., for &c. He
bid $3.50. They said take it; and he took it.
Getting it home, he lifted up the top and found
the plug and smoking tobacco. Fine specula-
ton. Subsequent inquiry revealed that the
trunk belonged to G. A. Wilson,
who had left it in keeping at the Washington
house. near Seven Corners The proprietor
hadn't discovered it's loss until notified yester-
day.
1t is presumed that Tenhoff got all the traps
by degrees taking little here and there and
in such quantities that the loss was not missed
He or any other rascal have the opportunity to
make frequent petty raids in the auction stores,
Or strip clothes-l1nes. The Indications are that
be has been carrying on this kind Of work. and
adding profit to it now and then. by changing
his boarding house and going through that
His case will come up in the municipal court