Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-09
.'ToUCHED" WHILE ASLEEP,
CLEVER THIEVES MAKE A HAUL
OF $4,000.
A Wealthy Wisconsin Lumberman
Falls Victim to Smooth Ma
nipulators While He Is
Waiting for a
Train.
Left No Trace.

St. Paul, Special Telegram, March A.
Peter Corran, wealthy lumberman of
Chippewa Falls, Wis, was robbed OF
$1,000 at the Union depot Wednesday
night The money was taken from an an
side pocket of his waistcoat while he was
sleeping in one of the depot chairs. So
far the police have obtained no clue to
the robbers. Mr.. Corran is middle
aged man and is quite prominent in log
ging circles. Last Monday he left Moose
Lake, Mimi, where he has been operat-
ing a logging camp during the winter.
The logging season is drawing to a close,
and he went to Chippewa Falls to get
some money with which to pay tile men
employed at the camp. This money he
drew from three different banks, amount
ing in all to $1,000. 1t was all in bills,
and when he left his home his wife care
fully sewed Il piece of cloth over the
opening of his pocket. He arrived in st.
Paul Wednesday afternoon on his way
to Moose Lake, and had to lay over in the
city until 11:3O in the evening, when
Duluth train was to carry him to his
destination. During the afternoon he
walked around the city, and at o'clock
i'll the evening went to the station to
wait for his train. He was tired. and,
taking seat in the waiting room. was
soon fast asleep. 1t was $50 in the even
ing, he says, when he fell asleep, with his
overcoat under his head for pillow and
his Sack coat left unbuttoned.
Nothing disturbed his slumbers. Sweet
visions of the home he had so recently
left behind We're paramount to the tur-
MOL going on Ground him. He was UNI
mindful of the putting and shrieking of
the huge engines without as they snorted
city. 1t was not until train dispatcher
and puffcd on their way to and from the
called out "All-aboard-for-Mi minneapolis
Whit G. Bear-Forest-Lake' nallpointssouth-
Duuthline" that Mr. Corrln was aroused
from his siumbers. His first thought
upon awakening was to put his hand
upon the pocket where his money had
been placed. 1t was not there. On his
wastcoat above the pocket was long
cut in the cloth. made by some sharp in
strument While he was sleeping some
one had cut his pocket and stolen the
$1,000 With frantic haste Mr.. Corran
sought out the depot master and informed
that gentleman that he had been robbed.
The depot master had seen no one around
Mr.. Corran Neither had the policeman
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to police headquarters and reported his
loss All "Wednesday night the detectives
worked on the clse. but the robbers
whoever they were. had evidently taken
time by the forclocl and escaped on
some outgoing train from the city With
Mr.. Corran'S roll. The police are OF the
opinion that the robbers followed Mr..
Corran from Chippewa Falls, and await
ing the opportunity relieved him OF his
money. 1t is the work of professionals,
they say. and it will probably be some
| time before they are captured. MI. Cor-
ran remained in the city until yesterday
| when he returned TO his home to draw
another $1,000 with which to pay on ms
employees. In an inside pocket of his
| coat Mr.. Corlun carried large red
| leather pockethook. containing papers
and about $3.50 in money. These and MS
gold watch were overlooked. The rob
berry must have been committed III Il ie"
moments and just as IL train was about
to leave when the attention OF everyone
| in the station WAS engaged.