St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-24
CHARGED With ROBBERY.
TACOMA W0KAE ARRESTED ON A
TRAIN IN ST. PAUL.
ACCUSED OF TAKING $4,000.
Emma Carlson Kept a House for
Fad Trunk Broken Open and
Bag of Gold Taken Emma
Was En- Route to Sweden.

Bag of Gold Taken Emma
Was En- Route to Sweden.
Emma Carlson, a young woman
twenty-five years old, ell route from
Tacoma TO Sweden. was arrested yester-
day morning at the union depot by
Deputy Sheriff Kinney and Maj. w. w.
Cooley, OF ThiePS detective service. on
charge of beingiconcerned in the larceny
of $4,000 in gold.
On Dec. % last Richard MeGovern
and wife. OF Tacoma. Wash, had stolen
from trunk in their room a bag con-
tanning $1,000 in cash. the greaIer part
Of this being in gold coin. The Nc
Governs occupied apartments in
building rented to roomers kept by
Emma Carlson. The McGoverns, on
the night the robbery occurred. visited
the theater. and on their return home
found that the trunk in which the
money was kept had been broken open,
and the bag and contents were missing.
Suspicion pointed to the Carlson girl
as being either the principal or all ac-
complice i'll the robbery. Thiel's agency
was employed, and since the night of
the robbery she has been under surveil-
lance. ,On March Is the Carlson girl sold
out her furniture and ON Monday started
from Tacoma via the Northern Pacific
road for Sweden. The TheiPs agency
in this city was advised of her move.
ments. and yesterday when the train
arrived at the union depot Mai. w. W.
Cooley, manager of the st. Paul branch,
and Deputy Sheriff Kinney were Oh
hand to meet her. She was taken 10 the
offices of the agency in the Germania
Life building. and, after a three-hours'
conference with the officers, was re-
moved to the county Jail.
MAJ. Cooley, seen last evening, was
not at all talkatlve and refused to deny
or affirm the story. 1t was learned.
however, that Mrs. McGoYern. having
been advised of the Carlson girls move
ments. came to st. Paul Thursday and
is now in-the city.
1t Is understood that the detectives at
woIk on the case say the circumstantial
evidence pointing to the completely of
the carlson woman in the disappearance
OF the SIS, 900 is very strong. She came
to Tacoma about three years ago. and
during that time has been employed.
flrst as domestic, and afterward took
the building and went to keeping the
rented rooms where the robbery oe-
CURED. The fact that she had money
enough TO buy a ticket to Sweden and
return and still have about 500 left.
they claim, is evidences OF her guilt. 1t
has been aseertained by the detectives
that her business ventures in Tacoma
have not been so successful as TO admit
of her having boarded up the amount
OF money she had in her possession.
The prisoner. seen last evening at the
county Jail, did not seem to be much
worried at her position. She said she
knew that the money. or a large
amount. was in the possession of the
McGoyerns, but she said she had moth
ing TO do with the robbery, and had no
idea who took it. Being informed that
Chief of Police Davis had telegraphed
that he would start at once for ST. Paul
with reguisition papers, she said she
was glad to hear it. as, except that it
would delay her proposed trip to Swe-
den, she had 10 fear of going back to
Tacoma.
a search of the girls effects and her
person brought to light no additional
money. but she will be held until the
officers from Tacoma reach the city.
A clipping from the Tacoma News of
March 10 gives an account of the arrest
in that city by United States inspectors
of Richard McGovern. from whom the
$4,000 was stolen. The article states
that the government officials were in
formed that quantity of smuggled
opium would be thrown from the steam
er City OF Kingston, that arrived in Ia
coma On the evening of March Is. The
officers were on hand, but the persons
who went to the steamers side secured
the opium and pulled away in a row.
boat before any arrests could be made.
Some hours afterward McGovern and
companion named Williams were ar
rested IN rowbOat near the dock on
suspicion of being the smugglers. They
were locked up over night, but the fol-
lowing day McGovern was discharged
The clipping being shown the Carl
son girl in the jail last evening, she said
the McGovern mentioned was the same
person who had lost the $4,000 at her
house. She said McGOvern. so far as
she knew, had no particular business.
His wife, she said, used to be a variety
actress. and was known on the stage as
Lulu Verne. McGoyern, she said, was
better known III Tacoma as Missouri
Dick'
Atelegram received by Sheriff Chapel
last evening stated that an officer would
leave Tacoma for st. Paul as soon as
requIsltion papers could be secured.