Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-20
THE OLD GAME.
With the Exception that the Greenhor
Gets Back Nearly All of His Money

The fool killer still negfectS his busi-
ness. Yesterday morning green look
ing Norwegian, who gave his name as
Ogan Hanson, and who says he has been
working at harvesting near River Falls,
Wis, arrived In this city on his way to
Winona. While waiting in the depot at
the foot of Jackson street for the LBS
train, he was approached by well
dressed individual, who made himself
agreeable, and finally just before train
time suggested the purchase of tickets.
The tickets were bought, and then the
well dressed stranger had forgotten until
freight to ship, and he did not happen to
have loose change enough about him to
pay the amount. He had, however, a
draft for $500, and would his friend
accommodate him until they arrived at
Winona. The greeney.w was accommodating
and let his chance acquaintance have
$52, all his hard earned wages, taking as
security the $500 draft. The train being
about to start greeney got aboard, but no.
ciced that his friend was nowhere visible.
He jumped off and came running back to
relate his loss to the police All the
afternoon he was ON the lookout, and
finally spied his men, and so informed
Officer Casey, who at once shadowed the
men and instructed Hanson what to do
Hanson accosted the man to whom he
had loaned the S52 and demanded his
money back In Order not to make a
scene the fellow handed Hanson $50 and
told him to keep still about the affair.
Just at this moment Officer Casey ap-
peared on the scene and gobbled up the
slick young man and his companion and
took them to the lookup, where they
gave their names as W. H. Mansfield and
r. S. Paine. both claiming to hail from
Chicago. Upon being examined it
was found that Mansfield had $l02. IS
and Paine had $164 so in money on their
persons. A reporter of the GLOBE visited
them in their cell and informed them that
the GLOBE would give them the benefit
of any statement they might wish to
make. They declined, however, to say
anything beyond the statement that it
was clear case of mistaken identity;
that they were both well known in Chi
cago, and had only arrived here yesterday
on pleasure trip. Paine claims to keep
restaurant at No. 225 West Madison
street, Chicago, and was well known to
Superintendent of Police McGarigle.
How they will explain matters to Judge
Burr this. morning remains to be seen.
AS it looks now, Mansfield, who borrowed
the $52 and afterwards returned $50 of it,
is placed in rather equivocal position.
Officer Casey is deserving Of much credit
for the manner in which he managed the
case, as this is the first instance in the
recollection of the GLOBE where an arrest
of one of these confidence men has been
made.
Four Engines for the Novem ber Trial.
The city having limited the proposed
trial of steam fire engines to those which
were offered for 81, 900, the Silsby manu-
featuring company has notified the coun-
Gil committee that its bid of 800 in
cluded hose cart with first class large
engine, and that, accordingly, unless no.
titled to the contrary, it will proceed with
the manufacture of an engine for the
trial AS the form of its bid seems to bear
out the claim the Silsby company will
probably be admitted to the trial, max
ing four engines to be exhibited. The
other competing companies are, the
Spawn & Dennison manufacturing COM
pany, of New York; the La France COM
pany, of Elmira, N. Y, and the Button
engine company, of Waterford, Conn.
The competition is to take place the first
week in November in this city.