Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-26
A SCRAP OF PAPER.


How It Led to the Capture Of tho Parties
who BurRlarized Chris. Stahlman's
Residence.
The moral which adorns this tale mightlas
well be written first as last. II is that every-
body should take newspaper. For little
piece OF paper torn from q newspaper has led
TO the capture OF the burglar who 60 expertly
robbed Mr.. Chris. Stahlman's residence of
5000 or thereabouts last Saturday night.
At the time of the robbery the thieves took
the bureau drawers out to an clubhouse
to leisurely examine their contents and get
away with whatever they found of value. In
the clubhouse were several patches of news
papers, and one or more of these were taken
to wrap up some of the plumber with which
the burglars weighted themselves.
Yesterday scrap of paper was found
in an clubhouse at the Market ho-
tel, opposite the old market house
on Wabashaw street, which was
Identified as piece of newspaper which
was known to have been in Stahlman's out
house last Saturday night night of the
burglary.
But to be succinct, yesterday, about 4
O'Clock, Hammond, the proprietor of the
Market hotel, put in Mr.. Stahlman's
ring around in blue pencil, which he readily
recognized as part of newspaper
he had received from Dubuque,
Iowa, giving him the information
that cousin of his named Henry Stahlman
infr q
lis, etc. Stahlman asked how it came into
his possession, and he told him it had been
given to him by boarder. These two re-
paired to police headquarters and finding
Capt. Clark, related to him the singular
chance which had transferred scrap Of pa
per from the vicinity of Stahlman's brewery
to Hammond's hotel.
Capt. Clark read the scrap
of paper and saw something more
than the printed announcement of the co
partnership. He held clue to the robbery
of Stahlman's residence. Hammond was
closely questioned as to how he had gotten
the paper, replying intelligently. And the re
suit was that within few minutes Officer
Baer ushered a young man named Herman
Blettner into the station. He it was who
had given Hammond the piece of paper.
Blettner's story was that he had occasion
to go to the clubhouse, and there among
other pieces Of paper picked up this particu-
lar one. He attention was attracted by the
blue pencil mark, and on reading it he re-
tanned the scrap to ask Hammond who this
Henry Stahlman was. Blettner's interest in
the Stahlman name is explained by the fact
that one year ago he was book-keeper at
Stahlman's brewery. Somehow, for time
Blettner's story was altogether believed, and
even more so, because Hammond the hotel
keeper declared positively there had been no
stranger guests at his hotel, except Blettner,
who could have brought the tell tale paper to
his house. Suspicion also attached to
Blettner because he had been in Stahlman' e
employ last fall Since then when ques-
toned about his place of abode he could
give no very good account.
Pending all these inquiries, coming down
to the immediate present, Capt. Clark want
ed to know where Blettner had passed last
Saturday. Both Blettner and Hammond
stated they had been bed fellows that night
Then Blettner called it to mind, that he had
found the marked piece of paper in his bed
room. Hammond recollected that No. G.
the room referred to, had been occupied the
night after the robbery by two strangers.
quiry by Capt. Clark.
He then made visit on his own account
to the hotel, and learned something about
the personal appearance of these two stran-
ger guests. He learnt little more, when
they left and formed pretty loud guess, az
subsequent proceedings show, where they
had gone.
| With all these scraps of information, as
well as the scrap of paper stored away, Capt
CLARK called on Sheriff King and recited the
story from beginning to end.
About o'clock these two officers started
out on the trail. 1t led down to a boarding
house on Robert street. There the trail
| warmed up, and the information was oiyer
that one of the fellows had Just left-left tc
go to st. Louis.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Pau
depot was the next objective point
Sheriff King and Capt. CLARK
got down there,and began to look around. A
watchful individual suspected their watchful
ness and separated himself from the crowd
de took up jackson street; SO did the Of
ficers. He went into the Merchants, came
out again, and had business up Third street
The officers Swallowed him. Reaching Robert
street, he turned up toward the board.
ing house which he had lately quit
He got opposite to its inyitingl1
open doors, but passed along to Fifth street
Then he lodged down Fifth street towards
Jackson. Capt. Clark and Sheriff King had
him in sight all the time. Stepping out
on to jackson street the stranger seemed to
hesitate, uncertain which way to 20. He
crossed over the street, got in the shadow
of building, and increased his speed. So
did his pursuers. Getting opposite Cald-
wells saloon, and hoping to elude his pur.
suers the stranger stepped in for a drink.
He had hardly ordered it before Sheriff
King and Capt. Clark stepped alongside him,
one to his left, the other to his right. and
called for cigars. The fellow BETRAYED fear
at once. Both officers looked at him, and he
shook off his alarm and
"You are my prisoner" said Capt. Clark.
The man made bluff, but was quickly
convinced it was no 90.
He was put through an examination, and
failed to convince his hearers that he was
straight. Being taken to the lookup, he was
searched. Aired seal ring, $95 in money. a
ticket to st. Louis, and some metallic cart
ridges were found on him. Besides these
articles he had silk handkerchief exactly
like the one Hank Clay swears he was chlo-
reformed with.
The log-book Of the station was pulled
out. and the stranger was registered
as William Morris, Of st. Louis.
Finding himself collared, Morris became
surly, and wasn't free to answer any ques-
lions. The appearances are against him,
and in personal appearance, five feet eight
inches tall, square shouldered. red face, and
dark red moustache, he answers very well
to Hank Clay's visitor, who terrified him
few nights ago with his own revolver.
Then, too, the cartridges found
on Morris - where the revolver
is, he won't tell additional
evidence that the right man has been cap
tured by the clear Medicines of Capt. CLARK,
assisted in person and with advice by Sheriff
King This capture is only one Of two others