Little Falls transcript., 1893-02-10
HEAP BAD MAN.
That's What One IS Lead to Believe Of
Highly BY Reading Kenny's
Statement.

From Tuesday.s Daily.
Reporters are ut times filled up by
officers who wish to make ont that
they have made big catch, and it
was evidently the case with the re-
porter who wrote the following ar
ticle for the Pioneer Press Of yester-
dav: s, .
Detective KENNY, of the Peoria,
(lll.) police department, yesterday
was granted extraditiOn papers by
the Governor for the removal from
the State OF Minnesota OF e.. M. Hig-
BY: Detective Kenny called at the
Police headquarters here yesterday
afternoon and in speaking about the
matter to Chief of Detectives McGinn
said that Highly was wanted for the
larceny OF several hundred dollars
worth OF jewelry and watchmaker's
tools from iewelry store in Peoria.
The larceny was committed some
time ago, Detective Kenny says,
since when the Peoria police depart
ment has been untiring in its search
for Highly. who was at once suspect
ed in connection with it. He was at
one time employed as night watch
| man in the store, but became un-
worthy, 1T is said, and was dis.
charged. Through having been
employed about the building he be-
came thoroughly conversant with
all the ms and outs OF the structure,
| and. the detectives say, bided his
time until a favorable opportunity
presented itself when he could loot
the establishments at his pleasure.
Immediately after the robbery had
been committed Highly disappeared
from the city, and by taking into
consideration this fact and the fact
that he had been a former employe
Of the firm and knew exactly how to
gain access to the valuable jewelry
and watchmaker's tools, the police
department. decided at once that he
was the man they wanted. Then
began a search for Highly, who had
as mysteriously disappeared as
though the earth had opened and
engulfed him in it's yawning chasm.
No trace of the man could be found.
The most expert detectives in Peoria,
and Chicago were at work upon the
case but to no avail. Then de-
scriptiOns of Highly were sent broad
cast over the country. One of these
descriptions was sent to the
marshal at Little Falls. The de-
scription Tailed with Il man who had
been working during the past week
at a livery stable as hOstler. He
was placed undef. arrest Saturday at
that place and Chief of Police Hayden
of Peoria was notified of his arrest
and detention. Detective Kenny
went to Little Falls yesterday
morning, and, recognizing in the
suspect the man he wanted, took the
necessary steps to get him out of the
state. He left st. Paul yesterday
afternoon Il t 4:35 with the eXtradition
papers safely buttoned in the breast
pocket Of his coat and will take
Highly back to Peoria today.
All we know about Higby>ha been
published in these columns, but when
such a garbled UP mess as the above
is sprung on the. public by the lead
ing paper in the state, we think a
correction is in order.
Highly commenced work for Tuttle
& Staples in this city ON Friday NOR
ming last, and that firm pronounces
the last paragraph of the above
article a falsehood, in every partic-
ular. Parsons, the man who had
him arrested, recommended him to
the Little Falls firm and procured
the situation for him within the past
week. Highly was therefore not
working in a livery stable Letters
on his person show that he CORE
sponded with with Parsons, and
nothing was said of any robbery.
Kenny did not visit Little Falls un-
til Sunday, and left with his man
yesterday.
Kenny evidently changed his mind
us to the character of his prisoner
after~he Reached here, for he left him
unguartled- in the waiting room of
the depot while he went to the bag
gage room to have a trunk checked.
He was absent as much five minutes
and if the prisoner had wished to es-
cape he might have done so.
Highly claims it il q put up Job,
but he may be thief, and if he is, he
ought to have gold medalf for being
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