St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-11
A MYSTERIOUS STRANG Err.
Strange Life at Lawrenceburg, Ind, Of
Lyr0n Krona, the Man Who Is
Under Grave Suspicion.
A Number Of Spress In Witch Money Is
Lavishly Wasted, Followed by
Secret Journeys.
Where His Funds Came From Unknown
1.-The Swedish Bank Robbery
and Murder Recalled.

LyTOu hfOlld, Une man supposed TO
have been guilty of the Swedish bank
robbery and murder, who lived in Wau-
kesha county, Wisconsin, for time and
then disappeared. about March l ar
rived in this city with his wife and fam
lily. He assumed the name of Count
Adolph Thureen. and claimed to be I'M
able to speak word of English. His
wife, however, could talk well. Coming
without any household goods and with
limited wardrObes, rooms were at once
furnished luXuriously and regardless of
expense, while the wardrObes of the
family were replenished with the rich
est and most eXpenSiv robes. Cash was
paid for every article, and the purse of
the mysterious stranger seemed to be
without limit, says Lawrenceburg,
Ind, special to the Chicago Times:
After settling his family he at once
entered upon prOtracted spree, and
within tWenty-fOur hours afterward
trlcitieS. These were continued at in
tervalS, when he squandered money
with reckless abandon, and his de-
baucbeS rivaled the most famous stories
of Goal Oil Johnny's" career. Twenty
and ten-dOllar bills were distributed
among salOOnkeeperS and bar-rOOm
lOungerS with great freedom. The
sprees continued until the purse gave
out. The Swede would then leave for
the West, shrouding his movements in
greatest mystery. After an absence of
three or four weeks he would put in an
appearance unexpectedly, making his
arrival as mysterious as his departure
had been. Debts were paid, the larder
replenished with stores, and then the
spree was repeated and money squan-
dered with the nOnchalance of a royal
spendthrift,
WITH AN INCOME UNLIMITED.
IheSe ssprees were repeated periOdi-
dence here. He was arrested fire.
quently, and spent many days in the
city Jail and paid several hundred dol
lars in fines and costs, until a Jail SEN
tence was added to the fine. No papers
were ever found ON his person to give
any clew to his identity. During his
absence the wife often suffered for the
necesSarieS of life, and at one time,
when he was absent longer than usual,
she was compelled to seek employment
as a domestic. Upon the return of the
husband amends were made for the
neglect, and expensive jewelry and the
finest fabrics were purchased for her.
1t is positively known that eleven gold
watches were presented to as many
chance acquaintance, and other
valuable articles were distributed.
tt the 6 Fl; stranger ran seeming to possess
berS Of the police force, the taller, the
Ohio & Mississippi railroad agent and
others were recipients of gold watches.
in addition to the immense sums of
money spent in saloons and profiigacy.
1t is estimated that the merchants
have received upward of $4,000 for sup
plies, wardrobe and furniture. The
stranger treated his family with great
kindness when sober, but when drink
ing was terror, and repeatedly drove
his wife and child from the house clad
in their night garments, compelling
them to seek shelter with the neighborS.
During these times the furniture was
converted into kindling-wOod and the
costly carpets and fine silks were cut
into rags, only to be replaced after re-
covering from the drunk with goods as
itch and
EXPENSIVE AS THOSE DESTROYED.
1t is now definitely known that the
name OF Thureen is an assumed one and
that his true name is KrOna. His wife
claims marriage under that name at
Milwaukee four years ago. Prior to re-
moving here they lived at st. Charles,
Mo-, under the name of Beck, and were
compelled to leave there because he
made an attempt to murder his wife,
firing two shots at her. A butcher and
furniture dealer, in consideration of
$1,000, furnished bonds for Krona, and
he was released from custody and came
to this city. The wife claims to know
nothing whatever of his history or his
business, and pleads ignorance of his
whereabouts when absent upon the peri
Odical trips. 1t is known that Ottumwa
and 1ndianOla, To-; Fort Scott and
Westphalia, Kan, and Dakota towns
have been visited by him on these secret
trips.
KrOna left home Monday night for
Cincinnati and Informed his family that
he would return this week with money
to pay all debts and to supply imme-
date wants. He only had a few dollars
and did not intimate that any other
place than Cincinnati was to be visited.
The wife is not uneasy about his alb
Sence, and, although in a delicate con-
dition and entirely without funds, is
resting contentedly. believing that
krOna Will return as promised.
krOna is about forty years of age,
heavy set, and has beard covering his
entire face. He acts nervOusly and is
never quiet moment. He claims to be
an Odd Fellow and thirty-second degree
Mason.