St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-12
He Made Friends With a Dog
and Stole Watches by
Wholesale.
When Captured He Jumped
Through a Window to
Be Retaken.
City Assessor Plummer Com
pleteS the Assessment.
for the Year.
Rumors About the Tribune
News Items From the
Courts.

There is dog in South Minneapolis
named Bruno, and whose life heretofore
has been considered an honest and
blameless one. But. Bruno is in dis
grace, for he has been convicted of
taking bribe in the shape of a chunk
of bad meat. Bruno was the official
watch dog of the jewelry establishment
of Charles A. Olson & Co., 257 Cedar
avenue. After the proprletors he was
looked upon as the most trustworthy
employe of the concern, ever ready. to
nip burglar by the fundament, yet
tender and kind to those who knew him
best. Yesterday at IL o'clock Mr.. Olson
was taken with sudden desire to get
something to eat. He was all alone in
the store SO he called Bruno to his side
and after telling HIM to ''De good
doggy dog and watch the jewelry,"
locked the doors of his place
and proceeded to dinner. Shortly
after he had taken his departure,
Bruno who was seated on his haucheS
curiously watching the gambols of the
mongrtls on the outside, had his medita-
tons disturbed by peculiar grating
noise at the window in the rear of the
store. Remembering the admohitiOns
of his master. he dashed to the window
and beheld the cunning face of man
leering at him through the glass. Bruno
snarled and showed his set of white
molars, but the man kept on leerlng,
leering.
The leer fascinated Bruno, as did a
huge glorious chunk of meat which
the man held up to his gaze. Bruno
wayered, for he could not believe that
a man who could smile SO sWeetly and
carry meat around with him, could be
burglar. 10 hesitate is lost, and
Bruno heSitated and thereby lost nim-
self.
The man was a burglar!
Bruno wagged his tail and the man
accepted the invitation and opened the
window, throwing Bruno the meat at
the same time. He proceeded to the
showcase where the watches were kept
and .empted the contents into a pecu-
liar-looking bag which he carried with
him. He performed the same offices
for the other cases, literally stripping
the store of everything valuable except
the clocks and stove. Then he went
back to the window, and giving Bruno
who was still gorging himself with
the meat-auother OF his sweet smiles,
escaped into the alley. When the pro-
prietor came back he found his place in
chaotic condition. and realizing tina t
Bruno had betrayed him. reported to
The South side police station that he
had been deceived and robbed. A few
moments later Officer A. p. Johnson,
while patrolling his beat on Third
street, between Twenty-second ant
Twenty-third avenues south, espied a
Notwithstanding character sneaking
along the fences. Johnson hailed him,
ind 1n<x In
peculiar bag he carried under his arm.
1t was filled with watches and gold,
silver and diamond jewelry.
The man was BrunO's burglar.
( The officer tGek him to tile station,
where he gave his name as Ell. Kelly,
and his occupation as that of laborer.
His appearance, however, belied the
latter statement. The contents of the
bag We're; emptied upon table and Nh
Olson sent for, who at once identified
the stolen property as his OWL There
were ID gold watch cases, gold watches,
30 filled watches, 20 silver watches, l13
gold rings, pair of diamond ear rings
and a lot of gold and silver chains, in
all valued at 81. 1GS.
Kelly was taken to the central station
and turned over to Capt. Day to await
examination by the Judge of the munich
pal court. While being interviewed by
Inspector Howard in the captain office
a court officer called out that
Kelly was wanted in court. How
ard proceeded out of the Office
and told Kelly to follow him.
But he didn't. AS soon as Howard
passed through the door Kelly jumped
upon desk and precipitated himself
through window into the alley. He
ran like Derby winner to First avenue
south. and then switched around the
corner of Second street toward Nicollet.
Of course every officer at the station,
including Inspector Howard. Capt. Day,
Jailor Needllam, Cfflcers Morrissey and
Fox and pudgy little Mat Sheridan, the
amiable janltor, started after the eScap-
ing burglar in hot pursuit. Fox and
Sheridan evlnced "foxiness" worthy
of New York sleuth, cutting across
lots, as it were, by running down the
alley to head Off the fellow.
"WhoopeE' yelled Sheridan, his short
legs pattering OIL the pavement like
drumsticks. We've got him."
And sure enough they had, for the
burglar heard Court Officer Byrnes yell,
"Shoot him!' and stopped short, drop
laid bands upon the fallen Kelly and
carried him back to the station, where
he was escorted. carefully hand cUffed,
to the court room. The Judge, after
| hearing the evidence. bound him over
| to the grand jury, but previous to his
| being taken to the county Jail, he was
| photographed for the benefit of the
rogues gallery. He demonstrated hard
| and long, but the officers finally got his
| likeness, though somewhat distorted
| one.