St. Paul daily globe., 1889-05-03
SAINT PAUL.
AKIN TO jim The PENMAN
Another Of W. A. Longs FORGED Checks
Turn Up.
DAGoS IN THE DUMPS.
Founs James Cary Jumps From the
Uptown Railway Rridge--.Slxth
Ward Salad.

Fresh evidence against ". A. Long
who was arrested in West st. Paul on
Wednesday on the charge of forgery,
turned up yesterday morning Ill the
shape of another check in possession of
Isaac KatZ, Hebrew dealer in bric-a-
orac, who does business on Dakota av-
enue. The check was made out as
were the others for SIS, and purported
10 have been signed by F. B. Doran.
Long purchased trunk of KatZ and re-
eeived about half the amount OF the
check in change, as in the other eases.
Longs case will come up for hearing
on the Srd, bail having been fixed at
$500.
Johqnne SMITH, the Italian confidence
man who got away with Sl.TO0 belong
ing to the Italian laboIerS of the West
st. Paul colony, has not written to say
when he will return, and nothing has
been learned regarding the route taken
by the clever thief. since having filled
his pockets with the dollars of his hard
working countrymen, he made his es-
cape from the city. Several more men
who had paid money to the alleged
contractor, turned up yesterday,
and the amount of the mans
steal will come nearer 81, 700 than $500,
rs was stated yesterday. A great many
of the men, who paid from SO to S25 to
the Scoundrel for railroad fare,
are in q destitute condition in cOnse-
nence. Three of the Italians who were
hired In Minneapolis sold their furni-
ture and house fixtures in that city for
song, and prepared to go at once to
the site of the alleged railroad, the
future field of employment. The ab-
Scondmg of the man who held the
rfnnl lIxy
homeless.
James Cary, small boy whose par
ents reside on Page street. in West st.
Paul, wandered upon the uptown rail-
way bridge yesterday afternoon, and on
the approach of train, became fright
ened and jumped Off distance OF
twenty feet to the ground. He was
picked up and taken to his home, with
10 worse injury than Sprained ankle.
4 dramatic and musical entertain
ment will be given tomorrow evening
at the hall over Saint Michaels school.
The affair has been in preparation for
some time and will doubtless be as sue
cesSfull as those previously given under
these auspices. An excellent musical
programme has been prepared for the
occasion.
The members. of the Y. NJ. C. A. are
Ill dctlNe lTdluiilS lCT tIltlT uclU udy
which occurs during next month.
The Bethany Congregational church
is being put up rapidly and will be COM
pleted in few weeks. An agreement
has been reached by which the old
church building will be sold to the
Strangers church organization.
The Citizens Union will hold a meet
ing this evening at the usual place.
The No Name club will meet with its
usual punctuality tomorrow evening.
A musical entertainment was given
at the West Side Opera house last even
ing.
The Ladies' Auxiliary Of the 7. M. c.
A. will meet at the rooms of the asso-
citation this afternoon.
The street car service on the West
side lines, if it keeps up to its present
standard, will prove more satisfactory
to West side people than it has hitherto.
Cars are being run much more fire.
quently than ever before, especially on
the Wlni red street line, where the
service was formerly very poor.