St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-13
TWO FAIR WARRANTS.
Two Sweet Girls Hailing From
Chicago, Without Money,
Tabled as "Vags,"
ESCAPE UNDER MYSTERY.
Three Odd Chapters in Their
Career of Five Weeks
in st. Paul.
CLOTHES KEPT FOR BOARD.
Experience at HOlcOmb'S
house and Finale From
the Police Station.
CLOTHES KEPT FOR BOARD.

Walter HoIcomb. the Republican eX-
candidate for municipal judge. who was
not elected to that office, filed most
amusing and novel document in the
mayors Office yesterday. In so doing
Mr.. Ho!cOlnb started ball a-rollIng
that may exhibit him in all equally
amusing light. The document in Ques-
ton is formal complaint, couched in
legal verbiage formidable enough to
arraign man for high treason. Instead
of that it merely accuses colored
patrolman of neglect Of duty. Stripped
of its "saids," "aforesaids." "under-
signed" ''then and there's" etc., Mr..
Holeomb's complaint tells the following
thrilling story:
Mr.. Holcomb and his wife. Mrs. Hol-
colin, reside in this city at 1915 Lincoln
avenue. In the absence of Mr.. HOl-
comb, Mrs. Holcomb has full possession
and control Of the premises. Mrs. Hol-
comb had two servant girls. to wit:
Della Brady and Nora Deasey. On Oct.
II Crhursday) Mrs. Holcomb ordered
them to leave the house and quit the
premises.
The Girls Refused.
Moreover, they used insolent and in
sulting language to Mrs. Holcomb. Mrs.
Holcomb managed to send word to the
Rondo street station. Patrolman j. II.
BuIrelf responded in person. Mrs.
Holcomb ordered him to eject the girls.
Officer Burrell did not obey the order.
Then the girls repeated their inso-
lent and insulting language, and dared
Officer Burrell to eject them without a
warrant. Officer Burreil was either
ignorant of his duty or wilfully refused
to perform it. Therefore, Mr.. HolcOmb
appealed to his honor. the mayor, to
summon Officer Burrell before him and
should not be discharged from the po-
lice court, or suffer such other penalty
as may be deemed proper.
So much for Mr.. Holcomb's ponderous
complaint, which will be Investigated
ON Monday. MIR. Holcomb himself was
seen, and asked to explain what the
trouble was. He said it was very
simple matter. The girls had been
hired Oct. 9. The next evening they
told Mrs Holcomb that they were
obliged to go down town to the boarding
house near Cedar ana Seventh where
get some of their clothing left there.
They went, but did not come back at all
that night. so Mr.. HolcOmb says. They
did not show up at the house until after
he had left for his office the next
Crhursday) morning. They explained
TO Mrs. Hoicoinb that they got 10 talk
ing with the landlady OF the boarding
house and the time slipped by SO rapidly
that they
Missed Their Last Car.
Mrs. Holcomb, according to Mr.. Hol-
comb, did not take any stock in the
stony, so she ordered them to leave the
house. But the girls refused to go unless
paid for their two days. work.
Mrs. HolcOmb did not happen to
have the change in the house," said
Mir. Holcomb, 80 she offered them Car
fare down town, and said she would
give them an order on me for the
money, and that l would pay them at
my Office. But they refused this offer,
too, and began to abuse my wife, all
the while refusing 10 leave the prem
ises. Mrs. Holc0mb then sent neigh
Dor TO telephone to the Rond0 street
police station. Officer Burrell arrived
III due time. My wife directed him to
put the girls out, but he refused, and the
girls jeered at my wife, anu dared
the officer, who made no effort to elect
them. Finally my wife, who is not in
robust health, actually sent to a neigh
Dor. borrowed the money and paid the
girls, Then they departed. When l
came home at night l searched the
house and discocered that silver watch
and some garments were missing"
Officer Burrell was seen next. He
tells different story from Mr.. Hol-
combs. Burrell is a coIored man Of
splendid physique. He is regarded as
all excellent oThcer. His story is as
follows:
when l reached Mr.. Holcomb's
house and learned what the trouble was
l suggested 10 Miss Holcomb that if she
would pay the girls there would De no
order OIL her husband. out didn't say
anything in my presence about giving
them any car fare. She
Wanted Me to Put TIL EN- Out,
but l thought the simpler way was for
her to pay them off, though if she had
refused to do that and the girls refused
to 90, why then l would have been oh.
liged to put them out. But Mrs. Hol-
comb paid them 60 cents each and they
went away at once, within fifteen min
utes after arrived. would never have
left the house without seeing the matter
fixed | remained there a few minutes
after the girls left"
complained to the mayor about him,
Officer Burreil was surprised, but en-
tirely unconcerned, not even interested
enough to ask any questions, or allude
to the matter once afterward.
But the most Interesting portion of
the story developed in another quarter.
Yesterday morning at 2:3O, that is
about twelve hours after they had left
Mrs Holcomb's house-for Mr.. Hol-
comb was not at home then-two young
girls, not over eighteen years of aye,
were noticed standing near the Union
depot. Neither wore the sign of coat,
cloak. or jacket, only thin light waist
protected them from the raw, cold air.
Officer Clark, who observed the girls,
approached and asked where they
wanted to go. They said they wished
to take train, but what train they
| could not say.
Have you any money, either of you"'
| inquired the officer.
! NO Sir"
"There are no more trains going out
tonight. You had better go back to
your rooms" advised the officer.
1--WE Have No Rooms,,,
! said one of the girls.
What, no place to go?"
mo, SIR"
Sergeant Zirkelbach happened along
at this moment, aud the two girls were
| taken to the central station, where they
were placed in charge of tile matron,
In the forenoon. when tile girls had
awakened. they told their story te
the matron. They said that they
| came from Chicago three weeks ago
and reached here without any money.
They put up at cheap hotel oil Cedar
street. and the proprietor soon seized
/ what few belongings they possessed fol
nonpayment of board. Through the aid
Of a benevolent elderly lady they met,
who brought theifcase to the ate tion
of priest, they were given shelter and
board. This was the second time they
/ had been to the central station. as they