Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-07
\ DIRTY TRICK.
TIE 7, p. Reporters Detected in Theft to Sc
cure Il "Sceop'-1he TifIains FOfled.

TIE Y. p. Reporters Detected in Theft to Sc
cure Il "Scoop'-The TiIgatns Fofled.
The Dispatch last evening contained the fol.
lowing o er true tale:
And now it has come to downright stealing and
can be designated by no better name. Yesterday
the complaint in the Zegler divorce case was filed in
the district court and placed in the usual receptac
for such documents. Along in the aft emoon, or to
speak more correctly between 4 and O'Clock, two
reporters of the Pioneer Press, of them an
elderly gentleman who should have known better
than to engage in such dirty transaction,
and the other one who has little to lose in
respect to reputation were to enter the vault
where all legal papers are kept and where the pair
remained for some time.
Shortly after their departure GLOBE reporter en-
tered the same ault to look for this identical
and found that the document was missing He had
gotten hold of the paper early in the afternoon, but
returned about 5 O'Clock to compare his notes on
some points embraced therein which had not been
stated by him with sufficient accuracy.
Failing to find the paper he Informed Deputy
OBrien and he made search for 1t, but all in vain.
At u O'Clock this morning, when the district court
was opened, the attorneys in the divorce were
on hand and called for the papers. Then there was
hurrying to and fro-hot haste among the clerk and
his deputies.
But the paper still obstinately refused to show it.
SELF Of course the officials had their suspicious and
kept on the alert. About 10 80 the elderly reporter
of the p. p. arrived and was seen to enter the
vault, where he remained but a
brief period. AS soon as he left, the GLOBE re-
porter and Clerk O'Brien entered. and 10 and be-
hold. there-there as if it had taken an Asmodeus
flight through the superintendent roof and circum-
ambient walls there lay the paper in its accustomed
place, serene and apparently undisturbed.
Meanwhile the court had been kept waiting, and
the officials had been Hurried and
fustered beyond all endurance. They
recall the fact that this has happened be-
fore, and that they place their hands the party
guilty of the despcable theft, which it appears is
done fo- the purpose of getting scoop their
brother reporters which subject one, at least, Of
the pair is well nigh insane.
II is reported Judge Wilkn will issue an order pro-
hibiiing newspaper men from entering the vault.
Should this be the the reporters of the city
will have TO exhibit great deal of gratitude
towards these fellows of the p. P, who disgrace
the profession.
AS historical record of the work of dirty
thieves there is but little to add to the above.
Judges Wilkin and Brill were very indignant
at the theft, and there were some talk of send
lug the offending reporters to jail Fortunate
ly for the morals of the prisoners now in con-
fnement, this policy was not agreed upon.
Wien courts and parties litigant are to be de-
layed, and public business impeded by robbers,
it is time fo- vigorous action, but it would be
scarcely Justice TO punish honorable reporters
For the sins of the Gisreputable sneak thieves
who find congenial work on the Minneapolis
morning paper which is printed in this city.