Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-24
Il CRY OF MURDER.
Which Rang Out on the Mfdnight-It
Proved a Case of Robbery and Struggling

Which Rang Out on the Mfdnieht-It
Proved Case of Robbery and Struggling.
The neighborhood of Fourth and RosabeI
streets was electrified shortly after mid bit.
yesterday morning, by the startling nut Of
murder, which broke the quiet two or three
times, followed by the hurried patter of re-
treating footsteps, after which ali was profound
stiffness. The cry was heard by Officer Cook,
on the lower levee, who lost no time in seeking
the location from whence the sound was sun
posed to have proceeded, and few minutes of
diligent search was prolific in Developments.
a man had been held up, garroted and then
slugged. groan was heard, which led to the
discovery of the victim, who reclined below
hosabelie street bluff, a short distance from
one OF the NJ numerous boarding houses and sa-
street. The foot-pads had fled, and the atten-
ton OF the officer, who was reinforced by officer
Casey, was directed to succoring the victim.
The distance of the fall was not great enough,
to do much injury, but it was found that he
was otherwise seriously injured. His head
rested IN pool Of blood, which trickled from
two ugly cuts in the head. which had caused
him to swoon and fall. The blows had rem
dered him insensible, and upon being removed
| to the Warren house he soon after wards recoy
| cred consciousness, when it was found that the
| wounds We're not SO dangerous as at first sup
| posed. '-s%
Subsequent conversation with the man dem
onstrated that he was stranger in this city,
and foreigner, having arrived in this country
| from Holland about three months ago. His
command OF the language almost amounted to
zero, but enough was learned to show that he
had been attacked by four men, one or two of
whom dealt him couple Of stunning blows on
me mead, while their confederates succeeded in
ripping open the left hand pocket of his trow-
| sers and taking therefrom apackage containing
| twenty pounds of the Queens money.
he was brought to the police headquarters
| yesterday and gave his name as Peter Donker,
and his appearance is that lacks guile border
ing on stupidity; He carried over e400 on his
person, and the thieves evidently knew their
man. and had they not been frightened off by
| the cry. they would have certainly accom-
plished their purpose. The linguistic reporter
| of the GLOBE had an interview with Donker.
who spoke in the style incident to the lower
class OF Hollanders, from which was attained
the following information: ,sz fia-v
Arriving in st. Paul on last Thursday from,
the East, young Donker registered at the
| Upman house. where he passed the night. The
next day, Friday, he strolled about town, bring
ing up at the Sibley street depot, where be
made the acquaintance of four strange men.
The men We're agreeably inclined and sociable
Hofman's saloon, on Sibley street, where they
passed greater portion of the afternoon.
The party drank freely, and at nightfali they
visited several saloons in lower town, the last
one of which they left about IL o'clock. The
unsuspecting and willing dupe was then de-
coyed to Rosabel street, where the assault
took place as already stated. When brought
to the station Donker possessed the following
amounts which the robbers had not time to
lind on his person: $5s in greenbacks, twenty
i've gold sovereigns, nineteen half-sovereigns,
lob guilders (H0lland paper money! sc in Hol
land silver, two gold dollars and two watches
While passing down jackson street, yester-
day afternoon. Capt. Clark observed . charac-
ter of ill repute named Thomas RYAN, whom
he thought answered to the description of one
Of the outlaws.
He was Intercepted, and confessed to hav.
ing been with the party during the early part
Of the day, but strongly maintained that he
had loft them before nightfal. Hs was brought
to the station, where he was confronted will,
the victim, who recognized companion Of the
afternoon, and oorroborated the balance of
Ryan's story. The description given Of the
remainder Of the thugs is very accurate, and
- they are well known characters their arrest
is only question of time. 1t is Thought that
they have left the city, temporarily and pend
ing their srrest Ryan will be held to await
developments.