Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-03
CROOKS CAUGHT.

Three Men Arrested for the Burglary at
| Meyers Tailor Shop Goods Recovered
How Officer Kenneally Opened On
Their Trail.
The police took big trick yesterday
and furnished Sundays sensation in the
arrest of the trio of crooks who burglar
lied Meyers tailor store, No. 7S jackson
street, of a large quantity of cloth and
clothing one night about the first of last
November That the men are now be-
hind the bars at city hall, is altogether
owing to the fine ability displayed in max
ing up and executing the job, which re-
suited so successfully in their capture.
Their names are John Harris, Peter
Morgan and Lewis Murphy, and upon
being confronted by Capt. Clark the latter
weakened and made clean confession
of the exciting burglary.
The arrest and circustances leading
thereto are as follows:
Yesterday afternoon while pacing his
beat on Robert street, the attention OF
Officer Kenneally was drawn to suspi-
cious looking individual, whose actions
were such as to attract observation.
Particularly was this true with regard
to his attire, similar to which the officer
remembered having read or been given
description Of A little reflection con-
vinced him that the man was not straight,
and after close scrutiny he became as
sured that the coat worn by the man an
swered the description Of QUE OF the coats
taken from Meyers store. The fellow
entered the Green Tree hotel on Robert
street and was followed by the officer.
Once within the latter fortunately met
one of the clerks in the store, who was
boarding at the hotel. Quietly calling
his attention to the man and relating his
suspicious, the clerk identified the coat
of the stranger as the one worn by
Meyers himself.
Officer Kenneally put the man under az
rest and brought him to city hall where in
a conversation with Capt. Clark, he con-
fessed to having been implicated in the
burglary, and after considerable judicious
pumping he implicated a man named
Peter Morgan, as having been his pal,
and also stated that the latter boarded at
40 East Fourth streek. Capt. Clark de-
tailed officers Clouse and Kenneally to
visit the house indicated, but Morgan had
obtained wind of his pals arrest, and by
the time the officers had reached the
house the bird had flown.
Obtaining a description of the man the
officers ensconsed themselves in an out OF
the way place on Fourth street and it
was not long Nntil Morgan was observed
coming down that thoroughfare. The
officers made their appearance. on seeing
whom Morgan made leap over a high
fence near Flaherty's and though instant
chase was given he became lost in the
lobyrinth of out buildings, and made his
escape, and as will afterwards be seen,
returning to the boarding house to pack
up his things preparatory to a journey.
About an hour afterwards the officers
called at the boarding house and were
informed that Morgan was in his room up
stairs
This time their presence was also detect
ed by the weasel ear of the latter, who
Jumped out second story window to the
Street just as they reached the landing.
Chase was again given, Morgan, having
considerably the start, made the circuit
of several streets, finally coming onto
Third street, the officers meantime calling
"stop thief" When near the First Ma
tional bank the pursuit was noticed by
the head book-keeper at the Second Ma
tional bank and well known citizen,
both of whom tried to head him off, fail
ing in which, they turned and joined the
pursuit..
On reaching Robert street Morgan
turned in the direction of Fourth, closely
followed by the gentlemen indicated, who
overlook him ere he had passed midway
by the block
A crowd of excited citizens swarmed to
the spot, and the crook was at once taken
in custody by Officer Kennally, who
locked him up.
On being searched his room was found
to contain considerable of the booty,
there being recovered four pair of pants,
four vests, two OvercOats, dress coat,
and one overcoat, which Morgan left at
Tiernev's residence on Cedar street after
his first flight.
He also confessed to having left the
tailor's at ST. Anthony
Morgan was interviewed by Capt.
Clark, and he "squealed" on third
party to the burglary, man named
Lewis Murphy, boarding near the cor
ner of Thirteenth and Robert streets.
Capt. Clark and Officer Kenneally visited
the location named and bagged their
man. He owned up to everything, stat
ing that the rear door of the store had
been pried open and the goods taken as
described. He wore suit of the clothes,
turned over two bolts of cloth, stating
that one piece had been given to man
named Taylor on Summit avenue and
that one of the overcoats had been sold.
1t was also ascertained that Morgan,
who was employed at Slater & Reilly's
shop on Fourth street, had planted some
of the cloth under the shop. The place
was inspected and five pieces of cloth re-
covered.
The men will be arraigned to-day.
Very Cold dWeatberin,yermOnt,