Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-15
BRIGGS BAGGED.
The Smooth Bore Sportsman Captured IN
Mcleod Comfy and Rroue hit to st. Paul.

Tho Smooth Bore Sportsman Captured IN
Mcleod County and Brought to ST. Paul.
The GLOBE had yesterday, and the day be-
fore, an exclusive mention of Detective Bre-
sett's journey after VIM. J. Briggs, who had
beat VIM. r. Burkhardt out of bill of goods
amounting to $l7S.75.
Yesterday Detective Bresett returned to the
CITY, and with him VIM. J. Briggs.
As has been stated in the GLOBE the whole
business has been of very ordinary character,
but the officers in charge have assumed an i'm
mense amount of important secrecy about it,
but for all that it was punctured.
Beyond what has already been re-
lated, few additional particulars
were learned yesterday, though Briggs
in person was present. He wouldn't talk, and
what the police knew, excepting the oiroum-
stances of his capture, the GLOBE knew and
told yesterday.
Detective Bresett got in with his prisoner in
the forenoon yesterday, and unloaded him,
with whole lot of sporting traps, from car
riage at the station.
Briggs is very presentable person
of the solid man assortment
of the genus. He is middle-aged say about
As or so, weather-beaten counteuance, grizzled
whiskers and graysh hair. He looks almost
evangelical In appearance and his sedate and
even the most suspicious. He is as silent as
Grant, and had no "message' to deliver at all
concerning his transaction with Burkhardt,
not even when Burkhardt and Col. Uline inter-
viewed him.
HIS TRANSACTIONS IN ST. PAUL.
Perhaps it is just as we'll to give repetition
Of Briggs advent here and an account of how
he ingratiated himself with several prominent
business men.
Along about the middle of September he got
here. Somehow, but just how can't be re-
membered, he became acquainted with several
real estate agents, likely because he gave it out
in an transformations, quiet way, that he was
after piece of Gods country-a section SO
of land in Minnesota. This coming to Col.
oline's ears, and having very desirable parcel
of Minnesota to SELL Col. Uline and Briggs
came together.
HE BUYS FARM.
Together they went up to Granite Falls, along
in October, to view the land. Briggs was
charmed, so much so he closed bargain for
1000 acres. Dol. Uline, lately engaged!in min
ing, made some allusion to the "color' of
Briggs money. In a matter-of-fa way, Briggs
said that would be forthcoming about the lst
Of November from his home, near Aurora, Illi-
nois. Col. Uline returned to the city and
Briggs remained in the country to look around
bit.
Shortly afterwards he returned to this city,
expressed himself highly gratifed with his To-
cation, etc. One thing pleased as much and
more than anything else, there was lots of
game on the 1900 acres, and around about it.
He imagined it would be very desirable to
equip himself with complete sportsman's
outfit, and was referred to Burkhsrdt's.
HE BUYS A GUN
There he did equip himself with gun, case,
ammunition, and all the appurtenances Of a
first class doubled -barreled breech loader, Lon
don brand etc., etc. In the midst of the pur-
chase, Mr.. Beaupre, of Beaupre, Allen & Keogh.
walked in, passed friendly greeting with
Briggs, and being asked gave advice about the
legal-cap, foolscap or bill head paper over to
Briggs, with writing and ciphering on it of
which this may be termed a summary:
William J. Briggs
To W. R. Burkhardt, DR..
10 one shotgun, etc. ..$l73 IS
Briggs assured him it was all right, or would
be by November lst, when his remittances
came from near Aurora, ILL.,, where he resided.
Satisfied by the solid front Of Briggs that he
was all right, he was allowed to depart with the
sportsman's complete outfit.
HE DOESN'T PAY FOR ANYTHING.
While all this was in progress, or about the
time Briggs was trading 80 gener-
ously, he made the acquaintance of
Merrill Ryder fur exporter, ETC., on Jackson
street. Briggs and he became very friendly,
and Briggs bought a fur coat of him, cost $35,
and charged.
Briggs left the city before Nov. LIST, and that
date coming without Briggs his money.
Burkhardt became uneasy. He had consulta
ton with Col. Uline, and both succeeded in
erecting big suspicion to cnvelop the person
and character Of Briggs, 'solid' even as he ap-
peared and talked.
VISITED BY BURKHARDr.
The upshot of it was that Burkhardt paid
Briggs visit. He was awfully glad to see
Burkhardt, gave him assurances that .. K. was
his symbol in all business transactions
and that he expected to hear from
With this they parted for the night, Briggs
promising to be around early in the morning
and take Burkhardt out cunning, excellent
sport. Then Mr.. Briggs proceeded to skip. He
didn't come around all day, and Burkhardt
returned to st. Paul.
VISITED BY BREsETr.
Learning that an individual answering tc
Briggs description was shooting around Glen.
coe, Burkhardt conceived the idea of seeing TO,
himself, or at any rate getting some kind Of
focus. For this purpose Detective
Bresett left the city last Wednesday
night, and at 73O o'clock Thursday evening
arrested Briggs.
He, Briggs, had succeeded in getting in the
best of company in the new locality. BE was
the guest of the Rev. Mr.. Chandler, superin-
tendent Of the public schools of Mcleod
county, and was on the best of terms with the
Hutchinson family--the famous singers of
solemn psalms In fact Briggs, who here was
travelling under the alias of Williams, was ne
gotiatiug to buy Asa B. Hutchinson's farm.
The good people of the neighborhood, with
whom Briggs Williams had made great pro-
gress since his arrival among them last Satur-
day, were surprised, and just couldn't believe
1t. For all that Briggs was arrested, and es-
corted by Detective Bresett and Sheriff Hart
per- was put aboard the cars for st. Paul,
where he arrived, as recorded above. All the
way to this city Briggs was taciturn and nc
more amenable to Bresett's approaches than
ne has been to reportorial inquisitiveness. He
expects friends. The friends wern't on hand
yesterday afternoon, when he was arraigned in
the municipal court, and committed to Jail in
default of $500 bail, until the 2lst inst, when
he will have hearing. No matter how that
may turn out, Burkhardt has recovered the
gun and sporting appurtenances Merrill Ryder
took back his S35 coat, and Col. Ulines land
is just where it always was
The Death of a Young Journalist.
brief telegram from Saltwater an.
nounces the death OF Mr.. Frank Stone al
his home in Connecticut on Thursday. The
statement is made that many in Saltwater
will sorrow at the sad intelligence. The
sorrow will be in no small degree shared in
this city. For the past year or more the de-
ceased had became we'll and favorably known
IN this community. An attaohe of the
Pioneer Press he was an
industrious and painstaking journalist
of great promise. He possessed aoknowl-
edged ability, and with experience would