Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-17


owing to the attempt of gang of burglars
to ''go through the hotel. The first init
nation that any one had that anything was
wrong was about half past one o'clock, when
MIR. Guthurz, one of the proprietors of the
hotel, was aroused by the opening of his door
and the partial entrance of a man. MI.
Guthurz sprang from his bed, and rushing to
the door the intruder fled. He Immediately
aroused his partner, Gen. Flower, who occu-
pied all adjoining room, and an investi-
cation proved that Mr.. Guthurz's door
had been unlocked from the outside by the
use of nippers, with which the key, which
had been left in the door, had been turned.
Mr.. Guthurz is the cashier of the establish
ment and it is evident that the parties were
aware of that fact, aud accordingly made
their first call at his room.
The rooms occupied by Messrs. Flower &
Guthurz are in the building formerly used
as dining hall, which is about fifty feet
distant from the main hotel building. Gen.
Flower Immediately went to the hotel build
ing, and, arousng the porter, who was sleep
ing IL the office adjoining the
spacious parlors, gained entrance and found
that nothing had been disturbed in that
quarter Cautloning tho porter to be on the
alert, Gen. Flower placed a young man,
William Parmalee, an employe at the hotel,
on guard with instructions to call him if he
saw any one lurking about. Only short
interval elapsed litter Gen. Flower had re-
tired before Parmalee called him with the
information that he had seen six men wear
ing close fitting skull caps, about the prem
ises. Mr.. Flower with others renewed the
search and while they could find the tracks
Of men who were evidently barefoot,
none we're seen, and with linger-
ing suspicion that the boys imagination
and nervousness had led him to think he
had seen the providers, the search was the
second time abandoned. Young Parmalee
was still left on guard, and was supplied with
trusty revolver, with instructions to shoot
if he saw anyone.
ACTUALLY AT WORK.
Something over an hour after the last
alarm passed before anything further was
developed. The boy then discovered three
OR four parties at work rumaging the hotel
Office, opening the drawers to the desks, etc.
The Office is in the spacious parlor ON the
first floor of the "Lodge'' build
ing, and as the parlor is kept
lighted all night, the thieves could
be- seen at work through tho windows. The
boy ran down to the boat house, perhaps
two hundred feet distant, to arouse the boat
man, and then returning aroused Gen.
Flower. While hastily dressing Gen. Flow
or told the boy to watch the doors of the
"Lodge," and if they came out to open fire.
The robbers had entered by the large doors
opening upoa the verandah, which fronts
the lake, and the boy, in his excitement,
or& tn fhn
aroused them and they started to run
from the building by the front
doors. Young Parmaiee, seeing
the movements of the burglars, ran Oh rapid
ly as possible around the building to the
front door where they were escaping and
as they ran across the verandah, hs fred
four shots, and the robbers as they ran re-
turned his fire three times, the shots on both
sides being without effect. The robbers
plunged hea.1long over the balustrade and
running between the ''Lodge' building and
the new addition used as the dining room on
the first fl 'or with lodgings in the upper
stories, jumped the fence and escaped. Be-
tween the buildings a lawn tennis was erect
ed, and at least one of the thieves plunged
headlong through the netting, tearing
1t down, and probably hurting himself in the
fall, as one was heard to call upon COM
rade to help him as he was hurt. There be-
ing no reliable indication that any shot from
Young Parmalee's revolver had taken effect.
the hurt probably arose from the fall, Gen.
Flower, with numerous employees of the
hotel, gave chase to the rascals, but thew
were soon lost to sight, and for the time at
least escaped.
THE WORK IN THE HOTEL
The firing Of the pistols was the first init
nation the guests at the hotel had of the
raid. The burglars were barefooted, as
shown by their tracks in the sand, and thew
had worked so noiselessly that no one had
been awakened save Robert, the colored
porter, who slept, as already stated, in the
Office connected with the parlor. He awaken
ed with start and slight scream, bat he
found man kneeling by his side with a
revolver pointed at his head. The man
with his face partially turned
to conceal his features, whispered
to the porter to lie still or he
the burglar wcald quiet him, and Robert de-
olares that with that revolver at his head he
was never inclined to be so quiet in his life
He says that he only saw two others in the
parlr besides the one who covered him with
the revolver, though young Parmalee is con-
uueuI tEdI tuef5 were TOUR INSIDE and q fifth
one on watch outside TO give the alarm
When the porter awoke the two thieves
were going through the Office OF the hotel,
and at that time had not, apparently, entered
any of the rooms of the guests. It was at this
time that the boy outside discovered them, and
whlleh ne was calling the boatman and Gen.
Flower they entered one room, using nippers
to turn the key, and had partially succeeded
in entering two others when thew were
alarmed and fled. All of this work was
seen by the porter whose enforced ouietude
has been explained. The room absolutely
entered was hastily ransacked, but a ladv's
breast-pin of moderate value was all the
reward the thieves obtained for their peril.
GUS undertaking. 1t was half past three in
the morning when the shots were fred, and
there was general awakening of guests
who hastily arose to discover what was the
matter. Two hours had accordingly elapsed
from the time Mr.. Guthurz' room was enter
ed, to the time of the final fight of the
scoundrels.
PUTTING IN THEIR TIME.
Inc morning developed the fact that the
gang of Williams were not idle
after they were driven away at half past one
and their return, probably about three
O'CLOCK. 1t was found that three burglaries
nao oeen committed near the depot, about a