St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-09
After the Robbery the Man
Had Himself Locked Up
for Drunkenness,
For Which He Was Sentenced
to a Term at the Work.
house.
His Scheming, However, Clev-
erly Detected by the Po-
lice Officers.

dertaken by that department, and the
daring robber who last Thursday even
ing broke the window of jeweler
Ingham's store on Jackson street
and snatched a tray of diamond
rings, then making his escape,
is under lock and key. The job of hunt
ing down the thief has been most diff
ficult one, for the reason that when the
detectives first started in on the case
they had no data to work upon in the
shape of description of the thief or the
stolen rings by which he could be traced
AS soon IS news of the robbery reached
police headquarters Chief Clark
and Chief Of Detectives John
O'Conn0r were on the spot. ac-
cOmpaned by the lynx-eyed men
who silently day and night are on the
lookout for law-breakerS. 1t will be
remembered that on the evening of the
robbery heavy rain storm was in prog
reSs, and the fact of saddle horse being
tied to telegraph post OH the corner of
Fourth and jackson streets, diagOnally
across from Mr.. Ingham'S store. attract
ed the attention of the detectives.
What to an ordinary citizen would have
seemed nothing was to the Shrewd
HaWkShaWS 4 significant fact, and
furnished the first link in the chain of
evidence which has been slowly but
surely forged. The reinS of the horse
were thrown loosely over an iron hook
on the post, and the officers sUrmiSed
that the horse belonged to the thief, and
that he was prevented from mounting it
after the robbery by the fact that the
diamond tray he held in his hands was
open and the lid could only be closed or
opened by
A Secret Spring.
The horse was placed in Aliens livery
stable. and the detective force at once
set TO work TO locate the rObber. The
first step was to visit all the livery sta
bieS and find out where the horse be-
lOnged. 1t was identified by Mr.. Lar
penteur, who keeps a livery stable at
1872 East Eighth street and information
was procured there that the man who
on the night of the robbery had
hired the animal had done
so on four occasions during the
previous ten days, leaving the stable
about 6:30 and returning about s. A
good description of the man was OBJ
tanned, and the next step was to visit all
rOOming houses in the vicinity, as it
was believed that the man lived close
by, as he always approached the stable
from Nibley street. A number of houses
were visited and at 500 Sibley street,
kept by Mrs. Ackley, it was dis
coy; covered ed that da1orn;; man e "a, answer
who had hired the horse had
rented room month previous, paying
the rent in advance. He gave his name
as c. ii. Craft, and after five days left
the house and did not come back. The
detectives saw that they had man to
deal with who was very shrewd in COW
ering up his tracks, shrewder thalEthey
tod
Mrs. Ackley said she had often seen the
man since he left her house.
Last Saturday the officers found that
man with the same description had
three weeks previously rented a room
at SOP Sibley street. kept 10y Mrs. Weed,
and that on the morning after the rob-
berry she found that her ledger, who
gave his name as William E. Grattan.
had not been home to sleep, and she has
not seen him since. The previous day
he told her that he was liable to be called
out of the city suddenly, and if so he
would send friend for his clothes and
property. who would give her a card
which he exhibited. The
Room Was Searched
and the officers found sets of surgical
instruments and an electric battery,
which has been identified by DR.. Pine,
OF the Seven corners, as his property,
oiUl6H l1OIn HIS Olllce Three weeks ago.
a lot of other plumber was found, in
Guiding unmade suits Of clothes. stolen
from QueSnaPs tailoring establishment
On Fourth street, near Robert, about
five weeks ago. Some of the clothes
The officers found had been sold by the
man they were looking for to a tailor
named Marks. sos st. Peter street
The detectives at this point were sure
that the diamond thief was the man
bOFSQ Nvh
had so far traced, and accordingly the
house where he left his property and
the plumber from other robberieS was
watched night and day. i'll order to catch
he man who would call ifor the cloth
ing. and thus locate the actual thief Of
Mr.. lngham'S diamonds.
Last evening at $50 Detectives
D'Connor and Ahern relieved from
duty Detectives DAILY. Kenealy and Ho-
ran, and prepared for the night vigil.
a few minutes after they went Oh
watch, buggy drove up and two men
got out and rang the bell of 5O2 Sibley
street. Mrs. Weed asked them what
they wanted. when one of them said his
friend, Mr. Grattan, had sent him for
his clothing and property, at the same
time presenting letter from Grattan.
The officers jumped from their hiding
place. arrested the men and took them
to headquarters. They were astonished
to find that the man they were looking
for was locked up in the wOrkhOuse.
and the letter in possession of one of
the men arrested furnished the rest of
the links of evidence. The robber had,
with utmost daring. just after the rob-
berry. gone Oh to lower Third street and
Played Drunk.
with the result he was arrested and
locked up at police headquarters two
hours after the robbery, giving his
name as William Early, and next day
was sent to the workhouse for ten DAYS.
Monday he wrote letter from Como
addressed 10 Alexander Mcintyre, care
Df Manager Bixby, Grand opera house.
and in the letter tells friend Alex''
that he was locked up for being drunk.
and that his sentence would expire next
Monday. He stated that he had given
false name, as he did not desire it to be
known that he was in trouble, and con-
Guided the letter by asking Mcintyre to
go 10 SOP Sibley street and get his
clothes and property; also asking McIn-
tyre to come out TO the wOrkhouse and
See him.
Mcintyre was the man who last even
ing went TO the house with a friend to
secure the property. They were closely
questioned, and the officers be-
lieve that Mcintyre was acting
in good faith, rs lie said
ne nad knONn 'EarlY' as Jack VIII
LamS in Superior, where they worked on
Fl steamboat. He had recently met him
In ST. Paul, and renewed the acquaInt-
ance. The man with the many aliases
at the workhouse was brought in last
evening by two officers and taken to
police headquarters. He is about thirty
Two years old. and is all opium
1iend. He refused to make any
statements, and when charged with
Iobbing Mr.. Ingham's store. he
lost his selfpossession. and remarked:
..Well lie got all his diamonds back