St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-09
BOUND FOR MILWAUKEE.
Officers Are on the Way With
William Veitch.

W liliah VSICch.
OMAHA, Neb. Oct. Subjective Sui
livan, Of Milwaukee, passed through
Omaha this afternoon with William
Veitch, alias Foster, allies Davis. alias
De Crane, who is wanted in Milwaukee
for killing John Peterson on the 23d of
July during the annual meeting of the
national turnverein. The murderer was
captured i'll ihe corridor of the postofice
in Denver Saturday by the detective
after desperate struggle, in which
several large guns cut an Important
part. The man was located by means of Il
decoy letter sent out from ST. Paul, and
was arrested when he called for his
mail. VeItch, or Foster. as he is known
in Omaha and Council Bluffs, has had
most remarkable career, and has been
in Jail i'll nearly all the important cities
il the country. He is one of the most
daring as we'll as the slickest of pick
pockets in the country, and has given
the police in Chicago, st. Paul and Mil
waukee no end of trouble. He has also
operated in Des Moines, Council Bluffs.
Lincoln and Denver. As blind to his
real occupation he acted as a noon-hour
''hasher" in cheap chop houses.
While the Turner's were holding their
meeting iii Milwaukee last July Foster
and two other pals were working Il
crowd which was listening to an open
air speech by one of their officers. A
prominent Turner named John Peter
son was in the audience and saw Veitch
IN the act of picking lady's pocket.
he shouted out Look out for pick
pockets" and started after the thief.
The three thieves attempted to break
out OF the crowd, and would have sue
ceeded but for Peterson, who grabbed
hold of Veitch. He turned Oh Pete rson
with large dirk, and with one strong
blow disemboweted the unfortunate
turner. The crowd fell back and al
sowed the desperate thieves to make
their escape, and the police were I'M
able to locate the men until about seven
weeks ago. Detective Sullivan, who
had searched increasingly for the muir
derer. received tip from Chi
cago that if he would arrest two
"haShers" who were working in a
Clark street chop house in that city he
would be able to secure some valuable
Information regarding the murder of
Peterson. The walters were arrested
and the matter kept secret. They
were taken to Milwaukee, and, after
being kept in the Jail there for four
weeks, they confessed and said that
Foster did the cutting. A clew to the
murderer was found in the Detroit
workhouse, where Foster was serving
a thirty-days' sentence for some mis-
demeanor.
The officers arrived in Detroit about
ten hours too late, as he had been dis
charged. Notices were sent to all the
leading Western cities where 1t was
known that he had followed his GRIM
inal profession, and through the Omaha
police 1t was learned that the murderer
mad been seen here some time ago, but
the officers did not get the right tip.
Detective Sullivan then went to Fos-
ter's home in st. Paul, and sent out
several decoy letters. He followed the
letters, and was in Omaha Friday look
ing Tor his man. Not finding him, the
detective went on to Denver and found
Foster almost Immediately after
his arrival. He passed through Omaha
on the o'clock North Western train to-
| day EN- route East, and will soon have
| the real murderer behind the bars at
! Milwaukee. The mans true name is
| Veitch, and his relatives, who are re-
spectacle people. reside in st. Paul. He
| is said to have been engaged to a most
estimable girl living in the country near
| that city. She is unaware OF her lovers
| true character. He is said to be a pro-
| fesSional pickpocket, and during the
last five years has robbed many people.