Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-03
GRANTS JEWELS.
Further OF the Theft of Medals and Dec
OratiOns.

furtner OI ZIG lneIC Oh mcuaiS anu OcC-
OratiOns.
sT. LOUIS June John g. Fitz atrick and E..
+. King, the supposed robbers Of Gen. Grants bag
gage, were brought here this morning by Detectives
Byers and Stewart King was arrested last night at
Sedsla. He was q brakeman instead Of baggage
man, and says hc obtained the medals and badges
from colored porter on the sleeping car Of the
special train that took Gen. Grant from here, and he
gave him $40 for them. This story is not believed
by the detectives. Fitzpatrick says he klows Moth
ing about the robbery had nothing to do with 1t and
that when lie first saw the badges in The possession
of King he advised him to either send them to Gen.
Grant or to notify that gentleman that he Nipg) had
them and state how they could be recovered.
1t Ia very difficult to get connected and coherent
account of this affair according to the statement of
W. H. Byers, detective OF the Iron Mountain rail-
road. King was brakeman on the rear end Of the
train to which the Ger conaainiDg the Grant party
was attached, and had access to the special car.
Fitzpatrick not on the train at all. Byers thinks
King robbed Grants baggage at night when the
party was asleep, and when he met Fitzpatrick Hho
is An old friend, they went ON spre :, and while
drunk produced the decorations q: hung them on
his and Fnzpatrick's clothes He don't think Fitz-
patrick had anything to do with the robbery. Fitz-
patrick was found at work In the Adams express Of
nee at Kansas City, and from him 1t was learned
that King was going down as express messenger
from Sedaia, Mo to Denlson, Texas, on the Mis-
6Ouf1, Kansas q Iexa5 railway. by0r6 6nU bteWart
at once started for Sedala, taxing Fitzpatrick along,
and found King at the Adams express Office He
offered objection, simply asking the privilege Of
gsttlOg his valise. King declines TO say anything
| further than that he bought the badges from the
porter Of sleeping cor, that he intended to keep
| them until Gen. Grant returned from Mexico, aud
| then get reward Fitzpatrick says he and King
| got on big drunk, and when hs woke up he found
the breast of his coat covered With Maltese cross,
| Russian bear and other costly decorations. As soon
| ~ he discovered what they were he took thtm of
and begged King for Gods sake to send them
| to Washington to be held until Grant return
ed there He does not know, ,ho says, what King did
with them, but he aud King came north and went to
work at Kansas City. He further says he aud King
| brought up together in Louisville, KY, and that
Kings reputation is good and that he is we'll con-
nected In Louisville Neither the police nor the rsil
road men have obtained all tho decorations seen in
possession Of these but 1t is believed that
they and still others will te secured, for IL is
thought tnat perhaps all the presents
that Gen. Grant had, ineandine
gold snuff boxes and jewery of various kinds we're
plundered OF this, however, nothing definite can
be known until Gen. Grant arrives from New Orleans
and furnishes list and description Of the articles be
that, If Gen. Grant was really robbed, nothing
thould have been heard OF it, for 1t ia hardly pos
sible that he should not have discovered his loss,
| spd having discovered 1t, should not have made
| at known, and taken measures to recover bis
| property
| the alleged robbery of the badges and jew.
| elry Of Gen. Grant msstatements were made
| 10 yesterdays dispatches. The robbery was
detected by Mr.. Agee, route agent Of the
Southern express company, who opened . package
left in the care of express company, at Texarkans
| by King. The man, King, who 1t was charged wsa
in the employ of the company has never been In its
employ. Gen. Grant left st. Louis in special car
and King was special baggage-Insster. Fitzpatrick
has not been in the employ of the Southern express
! Company since June, 1889. The baggage OF Gen.
Grant was:never in charge Of the express company
| during the trip. King sealed the package with 9
private monogram, and suspicious wore aroused. II
was opened as stated and the jewelry found. which
was forwarded to Mr.. Du Hey Of the Iron Mountain
| rna1