St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-10
FLOUR CITY ETCHINGS.
The Police Succeed in Capturing the Three
Maids Who Ran Away
From Home.
Speculation Upon the Amount Col. King
is Likely to Recover by the
Great Suit.
Fancy Prices Demanded by Property
Owners at Miunehaha Falls
and Vicinity.
The Employment Agency Swindler
Does Up a Coupe of Hun
dred Eerdants.

The whereabouts of Emma and Minnie
Stuhl and Stella StOtt. the three young girls
who disappeared from III ir homes was yes
teruay solved BY the ponce. Instead of leav-
ing the city in company with Chicago actor
or Faribault student. as conjectured, they
have been in the city all the while. in the
company of a couple of young meu from East
Minneapolis. who provided them with rooms
in d so-caleo European hotel located in tue
Day block on Washington avenue south. The
detectives who were at work on the case yes
terday found out where the were staying.
a colored man who had been hanging around
police headquarters got on to the fact and
spirited the girls down the back stairs, so that
they were not to be found when the ofhcers
called a few minutes later. Co. Hill an hou"
later found the cOioreu man on washington
avenue, and took him TO police headquarters
where an animated interview c:urred. Inc
fellow eOnlIy denied that he knew any hing
about the girls. and stuck to his story. Inc
colonel knew he was lying and adopted such
heroic method of treatment that coDfes-
sion as to where the girls were followed
within two minutes. With the colored man
as a pilot the colonel and Detective Hankin-
son repaired to an old barn located in an
alley on Third avenue south, between Wash
in2ton avenue and Third street. On some
Did pieces of carpet in the hay loft were
found seated Emma Stuhl and Stella StOtt.
The third girl, Minnie Stuhl, was not there.
eon1Tonted b. their mothers. Mrs. Stuhl
came first. but her erring daughter refused to
speak to her. When asked why Sc left home
she said Iecause she had not been allowed to
receive company and because her married
lister had not treated her kiHdlV. Mrs. Stuhl,
whose carewOrn faee and grey hairs told of
life OF hardship, sighed YEARLY when >he
said, Il give you up now" Mrs StOtt's i'll
terview wi, b her daughter was quite affect
Ing. Haven't starved Tor! ou?" she asked.
Hasn't your sister denied herself for you
that you might wear nice clothes? Didn't we
both deny ourselves thar you might 90 TO the
skating rink on Saturda. S? Were you ever
treated unkindl by either Of US? Now. if
you will 20 home l will send you to the Sis
terS' school" Ito the Sisters schOO:I'
asked the truant. well, I'll go then" AT er
the Stots Lad departed Emma Stuhl was
taken to the Central station and locked up.
her mother sa ing thar il would be useless TO
take her home, as she would run away again
The third girl, Minnie Stuhl, was foun last
evening by Detective Hoy in 4 room on the
third floor of the building at the corner of
Washington avenue and Lookup alley, and
was also locked up. II is likely that both OF
the SIuhl girls will he either sent To Bethany
Home or the House Of the Good Shepard.
Their mother, Mrs Mary Stuh is widow,
who runs a restaurant on NicolleC avenue
near Eighth street. For eleven years she has
supported herself ana children. Emma is
ID years old and has been lately employed
at the telephone exchange. Minnie is one
year ,ounger. The girls seem to have
mania for running away, and last spring, it
will be remembered, they disappeared
and turned up at WATERFOWL. Oak. SteIls
Stott is a daughter Of Mrs. Sarah NJ. StOtt
who resides at No. 20 Twelfth street south
and is only IA years d. The three girls left
home on Tuesday and appears have been ID
the company of Charles and Franz Graham
two young men who run saloon Oh Nicolej
island, and third young fellow. who has APP
peared at several OF the Kinks as an expect
roller skater. he party remained in ROOMS
on Nicollet island until We esday, when the
colored porter erupo. I'd at the saloon was
sent to take the girls to the hotel at All Wash
ington avenue south, where they were joine
b the young men the evening. There they
remained unul yesterday afternoon.