St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-28
ON MENAGE'S TRAIL.
Win Braekett and Sheriff Eye
Go to Central America.
THE MATTER A GREAT SECRET
And Only Known by the Blot
ting Pad Newspaper.
GOOD CHANCES OF SUCCESS,
fhe Movements of the officers
Being Kept Quiet.
THE MATTER A GREAT SECRET
GOOD CHANCES OF SUCCESS,
E0RE cYUMPS ON THE JOB.


To apprehend Louis F. Menage, the
Napoleon financier of Minneapolis, who
has during the past six months gained
such notoriety, not only in the Twin
Cities, but also over all the country, Oil
account of the giant schemes which he
operated in running the Guaranty Loan
company, has been the ambition of all
the detectives and newspaper sleuthS
for some time.
The Evening Journal of Minneapolis
some time ago sent one of It's alleged
sleuths to Chicago, where that paper
says he gained knowledge of the
whereabouts of the much-desired
financier from a blottlng pad. The
county attorney was notified, and he
at once set about to effect the
arrest of Mr.. Menage in Guatemala, but
before this could be done the over-am-
bilious journal, or its inexperienced
sleuth. became excited and published
the story SO long before the arrest was
made that friends of Mr.. Menage, sup
posed to be i'll this city, notified him of
threatening danger, and he at once left
his temporary abiding place in Central
America for parts unknown. 1t is gen.
orally conceded that the escape of
Menage at that time was effected by
the stupid publication in the Journal
which was prematurely made.
The plans of the GLOBE Detective
bureau were working admirably prior
to the premature publication, the
GLOBE having wit enough not to pub
lish its work in advance of its compile
tiOn. Mr.. Blethen's paper claims that
the Journal had to print the story III
order to prevent some other paper from
catching Menage. In other words, while
pretending to catch him the Journal
took that means of notifying him, as it is
understood some of the friends of that
paper are anxious that he should NOT be
brought back. The county attorney
was accordingly successfully played for
chump, and before the journal even
gave its blotting pad fake away, the
friends who do not want to face Menage
and have him turn On them were ad-
Ylsed of what the chump attorney was
dong in Washington. and sent warning
messages to the great tinancier prior to
the journal bloviation.
Hence, in reality, while the Journal
was pretending to secure Menage's ar
rest it used that pretense as cover to
prevent others from securing him, never
for moment designing that the pub
lication should have any other result
than his escape.
The county attorney having been
played for sucker now pretends that
he has given the matter up and thae he
is diSgusted with the newspapers.
But if he has given it up, others have
not. Win Bracket is one who believes
Menage can be found. Mr.. Bracket
consulted the county attorney. and he
was willing to let Mr.. Bracket under
take the trip to Central America. Mr..
Eye, the county sheriff, however, made
several suggestions, and it was
finally decided between these gen
tlemen that Messrs. Bracket and
Eye should both go and seek the wan
dering Menage. Before the plans were
acted upou, however, it is alleged that
the Journal was again taken into con-
fidence. This was brilliant move, as
it gives that paper a chance to again
serve its friends by notifying them, so
that Menage can be informed that Of
ficers are EN- route and get about three
weeks the start of them.
Messrs. Bracket and Eye have a
theory that when the friends OF the
Journal wired Menage that the county
attorney would ask the state depart
ment the next day to arrest him, that
Menage, instead of going to Honduras,
went TO one of three small islands of
the West Indies which belong to the
Danish government. One of these is
known as pleasant and comparatively
safe resort for men who are in positions
similar to that of MIR. Menage. In feet
it is said that this little Danish island is
a perfect rendezvous for men of great
fortunes to which others lay claim.
That Menage went to this small
Island instead of remaining in Hon.
duras is said to be supported by the
facts that every one knew he had fed to
Honduras, and that place would be the
first 10 be investigated. Then, being
on a comparatively small island, he
could easily escape from this to some
other adjacent island, which would at
once place him subject to another gov
eminent, from which he could only be
transported by the long and tedious
form OF applying for extraditibn papers.
Then the fact that here he would find
men of the same character as himself
would. il is thought, be another motive
for going to this place, as the common
ness of his case would render him more
safe than if he remained in place
where he would fall under the scrutiny
of many men, and perchance some even
from his own country.
With these clues all mapped ont
Sheriff Eye and Win Bracket left last
night mysteriously for parts unknown,
bent upon their mission in apprehend-
ing and bringing back the missing
Menage. From this city it cannot be
learned which way the duo shot out.
although it is said they went west to
the Pacific coast, whence they intend
to go by boat TO Guatemala, and
there learn how Mr.. Menage has
lived since he left Minneapolis so
suddenly last summer. Here they also
hope to find fresh clues which will lead
them to their man, and after gaining all
tue necessary information they will
shadow his tracks until they find him.
when they will apply to the authorities
10 this country, if they have not already
done so. for the necessary parers te