St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-09

Notwithstanding the statements made
.. by the administration organs that the
city is well policed, which conclusion Is
arrived at by the convictionof Thomas
Fieury in the district court, the festiyu
burglars seem to have not forsaken the
city. At 4:30 yesterday morning tae
residence of Mayor Wright. the chief
executive of the city and of the police
force, was invaded by ''prowler."
Thanks to the Information given by a
woman whose slumber was broken bs
the thief's endeavor to break into her
house half-hour before, and the sa1
gacity displayed by Sergeant Rose, of
the RondOi street station, the burglar
was captured within a few moments
after he had gained access to the mayors
home.
About 4 o'clock yesterday morning
Sergeant Rose was informed by lady
residing on Rice street that some one
had attempted to raise the rear window
of her house. The officer inquired as to
the direction the fellow took when he
left, and, as half an inch Of snow had
fallen during the night. Sergeant Rose
had no difficulty in tracing the foot
prints of the thief. The trail led in a
roundabout way through back yards
and alleys to the rear window of Mayor
Wright's residence, 125 Summit avenue.
Here the footprints ceased, and as the
window was open the conclusion was
plain that the thief was inside the
house. Quietly calling PatroIman Mar
tineau to assist him, Sergeant Rose sta
toned the patrolman at the rear win
dow with instructions to not make any
mistake, and then went to the front of
the house and awoke the mayor by
pounding on the front door. The mayor,
suppoSing it was a telegram, was just
about to leave his apartment when Mrs.
Wright from her chamber called to him
that there was man in the house.
Without stopping to dress. the mayor
seized a revolver, and, sallying forth,
found in the hallway at the head OF the
stairs fellow on his hands and knees.
The intruder at once pretended to be
very drunk, but the sight of the big gun
in the mayors hand and the COM
mand in military tone of voice
to "get up and come with me cowed
the burglar, and he followed the mayor
into his bedroom. By this time the oc-
cupants of the house had been aroused,
and, the trout door being unlocked.
Sergeant Rose ran up the stairs, and to
him the mayor turned over the prisoner.
The burglar was taken to the ROndO
street station, and. on being searched,
a chisel, several skeleton keys, two
small saws, an instrument used to cut
glass and large knife with open blade
were found in his possession. He gave
his name as Joseph Kennedy, said he
was thirty years old, and was by occu-
patton brass finisher.
Patrolman Martineau, who stood
guard at the rear window, states that
before Sergeant Rose reached the front
of the house he heard footsteps in the
kitchen; but the burglar, ev identity see
ing him, retreated back up stairs. The
thief had made a tour of the house be-
fore the capture, as spots of candle
grease were found on the carpets in
several rooms, and also in the halls, and
when covered by the mayor in the hall
the fellow had a. piece of candle in his
hand.
Kennedy was arraigned in the police
court yesterday afternoon on a charge
of burglary. Mayor Wright testified TO
the facts as stated above. and Kennedy,
after listening to the mayors story,
asked if he was not asleep in the hall?
To this the mayor replied: Il should
say not" Kennedy. in his own behalf,
SAID that he was brass finisher, and
had worked for Wright & Mccall, in
Milwaukee, about three years. He said
he was drunk, and that he had went
into the house by the back door, and not
through window. He explained the
articles found OH his person by saying
that they were tools used In his trade as
brass finisher; but finally admitted that
the saws, skeleton keys and glass cutter
were not used in brass finishing. Judge
Twehy committed the prisoner 10
await the action of the grand jury, and
fixed the bail at 81, 900. The police say
that Kennedy Is the same party who at
tempted to break into the residence of
Charles Treadwell, on Laurel avenue,
Tuesday night. Before entering the
mayors house Kennedy visited num-
Der of residences, but was unsuccessful
in gaining entrance