St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-13
SALTWATER NEWS.
Two Bad st. Paul Boys Who Purlo1ned
$500.
They Come to saltwater and Get Ar
rested.
Two Bad Boys.

Ger Shattuck noticed two boys standing on
South Main street. He knew they were
strangers, and supposing they had run
away from home, concluded to arrest them.
They were locked up, one saying he was
from Hastings and the other from st. Paul.
1t was learned afterwards that they were
both from ST. Paul. and had stolen about
$500 on Wednesday. When this was
learned, Chief OF Police Shortall and officer
McKusick searched them but found no
money. They questioned them very closely
and concluded that they had not stolen any
money and were not the boys
Iva, in St. Paul. In the
afternoon they again visited the boys when
they acknowledged that they were the boys
who had stolen the money. They refused
TO say where it was, but afterwards said
that they had thrown it away. One boy IS
- wears cid and the other IA. The money
was thrown away or secreted by the
Younger after arrest. The chief told him
that be wanted him to accompany him and
show him where the money was. I'm
not kicking" was the answer and along ne
went The first found was 70 cents in sill
yer. which he had thrown on the grass IN
front of the city hall. The next was
backing box containing SO which ne had
thrown over into IL. NJ. CrandaFS yard.
The next and last was $3.50 in paper which
was found under a driveway in front OF
Drift d Capron's livery stable. These three
mms were all found within little over
block and make total of S375.70. The
oovs claim that they did not spend over %.
The balance of the money was probably
blown away, as the roll had become zoos
.ned by the wind when found. When ar
ested. the older boy carried the money.
he walked along with Of1icer Shattuck, the
younger following behind. While on their
Yav TO the police station the older boy
linped the money to the younger, who dis
posed of it as above stated.
The two kids came to the city from st.
PAUL on the $50 train on the Duluth, on
Wednesday evening. and stopped at the
Union house, intending TO leave for Chicago
p,.erday. They tod Mr.. Conley they
we're broke. and he kept them over night.
The police did not get much information
MT of them. They told them that they
we're half brothers, and gave Asher and
)'Couner rs their names.
The GLOBE representative interviewed
hem in the evening and found them to be
7ery reticent and old in experience but not
Il years The youngest said that his name is
Adolph Asher, son Of John ASher.a painter
.esiding at 332 PARK avenue. The oldest
gave his name as Thomas OConnor and MS
nome 999 University avenue, and said that
MS father, John O'COnner, was real estate
dealer at 81 Fourth street. The latter says
That he stole the money out OF bed tick III
lis fathers room on Wednesday afternoon.
lie went to a Mrs Jackson's, on Sherburne
avenue. where Asher was saving wood.
de told him that he had stolen the money,
|, m n q tnrn' with him
IS he expressed it. deciding to go to Chicago
yia Saltwater. When told that they had
.old the police that they were brothers, they
said, ives jist givin' them taffy." They
ire intelligent-looking boys. The Oldest
was well dressed and rather quiet. The
Youngest is the brightest, and more talka-
i've. An officer was expected over from
st. Paul last night to take them home.
Notes About Town.
Yesterday in the municipal court Gala
han. the farmer arrested for reckless driv
ING. was fined S1635. Mike Larker, for
drunkenness, was fined $3.50. He was
llso charged with resisting an officer, to
which he pleaded not guilty, and the case
was continued until this morning. James
Donavan. up for disturbing the peace,
pleaded not guilty and the case was also
continued till this morning.
At last the mystery surrounding the road
'eveling machine, supposed to be for Mayor
Murdoch, has been solved. The machine
was ordered by Samuel Smith of South
Saltwater and shipped to Saltwater, laying
in the Milwaukee depot about eight months.
If it had been shipped to South Saltwater
Smith would have received it all right.
Navigation will close in day or two, ?"
said a river man yesterday. sit generally
closes about the 18th, though many are OF
.he opinion that the lake will not freeze
over before the goth. The lake is now up
to 2.5."
August Danielston. the man so badly in
jured at Hersey & Beans mill some weeks
ago. is still at the city hospital. He is i'm
proving physically. but not mentally, and
will probably never have his right mind
again.
Charles F. Jenner, who had his toe am
putated at the city hospital recently, eX
poets to be able to return to Veazie in a
day or two.
Mr.. P. E. Burke, ST.. attended the board
Of government of the Catholic Total Abb
stinence union at st. Paul yesterday.
Mrs Phoebe Greeley gave a tea party on
Wednesday evening in honor of Mrs. Mid
dleton nee Castle of Miles City.
Last night a surprise party was given
Miss Nellie Burrows and her brother James,
at their home at Oak Park.
Mr.. John Gowan died at his residence
yesterday morning rather suddenly from
heart disease.
Miss Alice Pettibone returned yesterday
from ten months visit with friends in
Cleveland.
Tickets for the 'Mikado" tomorrow
night will be put on sale this morning at
9o'clock.
Mr.. A. L. Cockburn of Hudson visited
his cousin, Mr.. Henry Cockburn. yesterday.
Messrs. A. H. Bertrand and F. H. Bon
ner of st. Paul were in the city yesterday.
The Bronson will return to-day from
Burlington, and lay up for the winter.
Those who attend the concert at the
Grand tonight will enjoy rare treat.
Social items for the SUNDAY GLOBE
should be sent in as early as possible.
Mrs. Frank Joy gave tea party to quite
number of friends last evening.
Yesterday a two-y ear-old child of Thomas
Wood died from diphtheria.
Charles Staples has returned home from
a two weeks tripup river.
Carl E. Barnwall of Louisville, KY, is
the guest of II. T. King.
Miss Dell Carli is back from pleasant
visit to Ashland.
Mr.. P. H. Potts will spend the winter in
California.
Ed st. John, Esq, of Maine was here
yesterday.
Hon. E. W. Durant is at Chicago ON bust
ness.
DR.. Donald is back from Chicago.