The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-11-26
IN THE LARGE CITIES.
minneapolis.

Minneapolis, Special Telegram, NOV. 10
Capt. Helms office in the city hall was In
o furore last evening for a few minutes.
shortly after 10 O'Clock. 1t was occasioned
by a rather tall, handsome brunette of about
thirty years of age attired in q long, light
ulster with n small red hat covering q
wealth Of raven-black hair done up q 10
Newport. She staggered into Capt. Heins
office and excitcdly told a story OF highway
robbery. Her hair was badly disheveled,
her clothing torn, the strings Of q shopping
bag were hanging over her arm, but the
sack to which they should have been at;
tached was gone. Her clothing, was covered
with dirt ami q large red mark across ner
face from which the blood was slowly ooz'
ing gave evidence of q hard struggle.
has rooms on Seventh street south. She told
her story IN broken English between ner
hysterical sobs. She had just gone down 70
the Tribune office to insert an advertisement
in the morning paper, and was going up %
her rooms by way Of First avenue South
when IL man stepped up to her near the aiiey
leading down behind the building. and with
face. 1t knocked her down and left the red
mark across her face. The assa1lant then
snatched the shopping bag and tore It from
her, but not without u struggle Ill WHICH Tue
She had $3.50 in cash in the bag, and two
valuable diamonds. but she did not care
for that as the .Cleopatra mule" which
amount Of money in acquiring, was IN tne
satcLel. This amulet is the charm with
which Cleopatra is supposed to have aSe ,. en-
Of her princeiy dupes. She was Wild over
the loss Of this amulet. 1t was her stock stock
~ = trade Money vas g mo- object sas ~ dete eE%i
by Capt. Helm to accompany the woman:
lie followed her up NicOllet avenue at Q
sharp trot, but the inspector was q tribe
set, and he fell behind Utmost half a block
before they reached Fourth street. For
Goods sake run" she screamed back aG
of people along the route. Eventually the
inspector overhauled her and a thorough
search was made of the alley, but MOI >
could be found Of the thief.
The police say that it was one of the
boldiest robberies that was ever perpe,
trated in the city, Nine. LIE Chere insists
she ever had an opportunity as she had q
good look at him in the scrimmage which
ensucd over the treasure bag. She believes
who looked like hin had visited her parlors
Saturday and e%ndeavored to buy the amulet.
He then attempted to- have her show. the
it from her with q. revolver when another
lady roOming In the building heard the
noise and hastcned into the room and
scared him away.
st. Louis, Nov. pr. T. Melville, form
erly a promoter and capitalist" Of Mime
tive from Justice. Abou six months ago.
It It Is c claimed ed h he uttered 1T notes pu ! psanifai, 70
Of that place. The paper, was presented to
Townsend for payment, but he rep9diated
Them, claiming the signature was forged.
Melville was hunted for but was not found.
ney, espied Melville and caused the arrest.
The North Mississippi division Of the M
tional League Of Building and Loan .+a Also,
ct t Ems Of W the q hntei States Stp org met Xfster' a
Chicago last June the national league d.
ygidcd the associations of the country into
five divisions. the North Mississippi division
Kansas, Nebraska. Missouri and the two
with a capital stock Of $500. O6o,O 900. Ex-Gov.
Duluth, Special, Nov. 22.-News reached
here to-day that James Gilmore, n timber
cruiser through the northern portion of the
state, accidentally cut his leg with IN az
while nearly sixty miles away from Grand
Rapids. Hig leg was entirely disabled, and
he became very weak from the loss of blood,
but by dragging himself about managed to
collect a few. fagots from the snow and build
u fire. He stayed there two days, and then
dragging his camping outfit after him with
the strings, he managed to crawl half q mile
to q stream, down which he pushed himself
by his Jacob staff and dragging his camp
outfit on u rudely constructed sled over the
Ice to q lumber camp, nine miles away. Here
his injured leg had swollen to twice its nor.
NAL size. From this camp he was taken In
a rudely constructed sleigh a distance Of
sixty miles to Grand Rapids, over rough
roads and the iolting was excruciating: He
is receiving good Medical attendance and will!
probably recover. 1t was the pluckiest
struggle fOrlife known of in this section in
the ANIMALS of woOdcraft.