St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-12

from another print, placed a uniform
coat obtained in the same way over the
body, and then took another picture.
There was one marked peculiar
ity about the pictures. There were
not a half-dozen in the lot who
wore their faces clcanly shaved. In
fact, there seemed to be lamentable
lack of BARRIERS, so that every one was
compelled to wear his beard la ma
ture Mr.. futile conceived the idea OF
making a group of the pictures of the
members Of the company. He cut the
likenesses out of the cardboard on which
they had been printed, and, after ar
ranging them i'll the proper form, pasted
them on sheet of cardboard. He
framed them in an oval frame, winch
was deliberately gilded.
Got a Medal.
an the year 1862 or Whereabouts he
was advised to send the group to the
Paris exposition as an example of new
departure in photography. He did so
and received as reward all immense
gold medal as large as a dinner plate.
1t was the first group photograph ever
made in the history of photography.
The medal had been sent as an acknoWl-
edgment Of the innovation in the
science On the return of the picture
to Minnesota it was an object of wonder
and curiosity because of its long ride
across the ocean and because of the
luster attached to it by the reward
of medal. Mr.. Tuttle received many
offers of money for it, but he declined
them all. He desired to retain it as a
relic, but, out of regard to proprieties,
he permitted it, after many years, to be
hung in the armory. There it remained
for many years, becoming more valua-
BILE as a relic each year. One day, as
Mr.. futile was walking through the
armory with some of the members OF
his family, he took them to the spot
where the picture had hung the last
time he had visited the building. 1t
was gone. That was five years ago, and
he has never set eyes OH 1t since.
about three years ago Mr.. IUttle
set about a systematic search for the
picture He made arrangements for
search by the Thiel service, and num-
success. There have been a number Of
traces of the picture uncovered since
the beginning of the search, but they
have all turned out to be visionary.
Although the search was discontinued
by Mr.. futile some time ago, we have
had the record of the case on our books,
and on number of occasions men have
been sent out to follow up clues, as we
were always interested in the case.
One day during the early part of the
week one of the oldest men in the st.
Paul office heard a remark made
About an Old Picture
which answered the description of Mr..
Tuttle's missing relic. 1t was said to
be in the private Office of man who
had been a member of the original Pho
neer guards, and who had offered the
owner, several years before, a good
price for it. The man called at the Of
flee of the man during the dinner hour,
when he was reasonably sure that he
would he out to dinner, and asked to
see him. The clerk said that Mr.. -
would return in a short time, and the
operative asked permission to wait in
his private office for him. This was
granted without hesitation.
Con the walls of the little room were
a number of pictures. In one corner
could be seen the outlines of frame
which was covered with cloth. The
operative lifted this, and, in the original
frame covered with dust. cracked and
broken with age, there hung the miss
ing picture. A plausible excuse per-
mitted the operative to quickly report
at the office and the son of MI. futile
was sent for. the old gentleman being
i'll Florida at the time. He was for i'm
mediately getting lawyer for the pur-
pose of gaining possession of the pict-
ure but thiS,plan was disproved as it was
feared that the picture would be Splr-
tied away. 1t was decided to gain
possession of the valuable relic by STRAIT
agem, the principal part in the little
drama to be played by young Mr.. Tut
tie. He went to the office and stated to
the possessor that his father desired to
borrow the picture with view to hav-
ing it copied for the worlds fair. 1t
worked to a charm. The possessor
readily gave it up and explained having