Daily globe., 1882-05-29
Captured AGAIN.
LavssIe, the Notorious Burglar, Arrested
and tho Product of the Glencoe Rob-
berry Found on Him.

LaVHsJe, the N0tOrlOuS buEgi8E, ArreSCoQ
and tho Product of the Glencoe Rob-
berry Found on Him.
Yesterday afternoon, Capt. Clark and De-
tective O'Conner encountered man on the
corner of Seventh and Cedar streets, who
looked so suspicious that they concluded the
best way would be to take him into custody on
general principles and without any charge
against him. General principles" never did
better services than on this occasion, for the
fellow thus brought into camp was no other
than the notorious Lavalle. This gentleman
needs no introduction to the people of St.
Paul, but his exploits may be briefly referred
to. About year ago st. Paul was infested
for 8 while with gang of burglars, who did
the town nightly. They seemed to walk in
the evening and help themselves to whatever
they wanted almost anywhere in town. Still,
though they often entered houses or tried
to, they succeeded IN getting but very little
plumber, and the sum total of the value of the
property stolen was very small indeed.
Lavalle and One-Eyed Murphy were two of
the worst robbers that visited us that season.
They tried to rob the residence of Norman w.
Kttson, on Jackson street, but officer Getchell
got after them, and, not stopping when he
called to them to stop, he opened fire on them
and wounded Lavalle, as the sequel proved, in
one wrist. Both got away that night, but
were afterwards captured at Minneapolis,
brought here and convicted, and Lavalle
served out his sentence of three months in the
county Jail. After he was discharged from
our Jail he was taken to Minneapolis and
tried for crimes alleged to have been COM
mitted there, but was not convicted.
From that time he was lost sight
of till yesterday afternoon, when he was
arrested as above stated. On taking him into
custody the officer had no idea that they had
such prize, but they took him TO the city
hall where they carefully searched him, but
found nothing on him calculated to cast any
suspicion upon him. After much question
ing, they finally concluded that they had really
nothing to hold him for, especially as he
stoutlY asserted that he had never before been
in st. Paul, and SO they very reluctantly let
him go. He had scarcely got out of the door
when it came to the officers minds that it
was the notorious Lavalle, and as his name
was mentioned both officers jumped for the
door and O'Connor called out "Lavalle!" and
without thinking, he answered to his name,
which let the whole matter out. They took
him in the second time and kept him, and
went to work to see what he had been doing.
After much hunting they found where he had
planted gold watch, which proved
to belong 10 A. P. Fitch, county attorney of
Mcleod county, whose house at Glencoe was
robbed few days ago The watch is valu-
able one and has Mr.. Fitch's monogram on
it. A letter was received by the police here
day or two ago giving the facts of the robbery
and asking our police to look ont for the
property stolen. OF course the officers knew
at once to whom the watch belonged. They
are still at work eudeavoring to find other
property that has been stolen at different
points. Aseries of robberies have been COM
mitted during the last week or two at Fari-
bault, Mankota, Northfield and other points
and there is no doubt that this Layalle has
had hand in these transactions, The taking
of this fellow in was pretty good thing.