St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-14
Three Men Boldly Clean Out a
Store and Shoot at the
Owner.
They Did 1t Early in the
Evening When Business
Was Brisk.
Mayor Eustis Amblas Through
the Police Department
a Little More.
Horticulturists Banqueted
at Villa Rosa--Reli gious
Liberty Wanted.

To even infer that Minneapolis
thief lacked nerve, would be to libel
him. He has nerve and lot OF it.
Three of the gentry exercised their
nerve last night about $50, and
so bold we're they i'll their operations
that the whole of the business pOpula-
ton or First avenue south trembled for
their lives and property when they heard
of the affair. j. B. Henry Il Son conduct
a cigar and confectionery store at SOC
First avenue south. Last night. the
weather being so cold, the number of
customers who dropped in was limited
to a few. Mr.. Heney was seated behind
the cigar counter about $50 O'Clock
wishing that some customer would come
in. His wish was more than granted.
Instead of one customer, three came in,
and tougher LOT would be hard to find
outside the classic walls Of the work
house.
Mr.. Henry, with bridesmaids in
stincts, got up from his seat and stood
ready 10 serve the men with anything
he had in the house. Two OF them
drew revolvers, and pointing them at
his head, told him. in the fiercest tones
lie had ever heard, to "hold up his
hands and keep his mouth shut"
When Mr.. Henry had recovered sufil-
GENTLY from his surprise to give vent to
speech, he said:
NO Joking here r0W. boys; put down
your guns. they hl-.., =" OIL"
The two men win lnt reviewers as
Surcd him with Oaths that Im,. were i'll
earnest. and the best thing hc could do
was to hold up his hands and turn over
everything Of value in the establish
ment. Mr.. Henry, though past the
prime of life, was at one time a l0comO-
tive engineer. and he still retains some
of his old-tme vigor. He jumped over
the counter with one bound, aud just as
he did so one of the ruffia#S
fired. The bullet grazed his cheek and
lodges in the wall behind. MIR. Henry
struck one man in the stomach with his
clenched fist. flooring him, and Knocked
the revolver from the hand OF the other.
The one who went to grass. however,
got to his feet, and then the two piled
into the eX-engineer while the third ran
behind the counter and emptied the till
OF all its contents.
In his struggle with the two mis-
creants Mr.. Henry lost his watch, worth
500, a valuable gold chain and his
pocketbook. When this had been &C
complished the precious trio ran out OF
doors and up the avenue toward Sixth
street. Mr.. Henry followed, calling for
the police at the top OF his voice, and In
a few minutes Patrolmen Quale and
REVERE arrived. The thieves had eS-
capped, however, and no trace of them
could be found. Several OF the in
spectors were also notified, and they
proceeded to scour the tough joints of
the city in the hope OF finding the men
in some one Of them.
Mr.. Henry spent the rest of the even
ing picking up small silver pieces
dropped by the thief who rifled the
money drawer, in his haste to leave the
store. Mr.. Henry says he would know
the men should he ever see them again.
Two of them were short and of stOcky
build and the third of medium height
and rather slender. They were poorly
dressed and neither wore an over
coat. One of them had black
mustache, the other sandy
tuft upon his lip, and the third was
beardless. The latter wore a handker-
chief around his face, evidently for a
mask. The pocketbook stolen CON
tanned a number of valuable papers, in
Guiding a travelling card issued to Mr..
Henry by the locomotive engineers
union. Over $50 III silver and bills was
taken from the drawer. The affair was
certainly bold one, for the store and
avenue were well lighted, and pedeStrl-
ans were constantly passing the door.