St. Paul daily globe., 1894-06-24
UHRlG's SILVER SAFE.
The c0YSyAsLEs- war; TO xxCk
WHERE IT rs.
SCENE IN THE ALLEY

How sodini Stood on the Omcers
of the LAVA Seizure by Vir-
! tue Of a Chattel Mortgage
| The Saloon Is Gutted-The Sill
ver Safe Valuable = Sodini
Takes 1t With Him.
Uhrig's silver safe has for many
! years been sight for the gods. For
years it stood. in all its glittering splen-
dor, on the bar of his liquid refresh
ment resort, and. like Katisha's left
shoulder, men came miles to see il.
The safe has passed into the hands of
the enemy. Sodini, the man famed for
his connection with lewd resorts where
women show their neither limbs for the
delectation of wayfaring lumbermen and
| itching harvest hands, has taken the fa-
! nous safe with him to his domiciIe,
| wherever that may be-the North Star
! lodging house. .perhaps-an6 it will take
mysterious process known only to the
| Justice courts to cause him to disgorge
the treasure. When Uhrig was in pos
session of the little saloon in the alley,
between Nicollet and First avenues. he
guarded his silver safe as jealously as
the sultan's eunuchs guard the pride
! and favorite of the harem. In an un.
happy moment he gave bill of sale of
his establishment to Sodini, fierce So.
| dihi, Sodini the Cyclop.
4CreditOrs poured in from every quar-
ter. but Uhrig had gone. He had hied
himself to his old home, efete Boston.
Sodim proposed to conduct tine place,
which. by the way, was somewhat
famed. but he did not run it in man
ner to bring aristocratic trade. Last
night there was scene of wild con-
/; fusion at the repository of the silver
safe. Constables galore, also dray
wagons. Sheriff Ege and several other
functionaries stood about the alley and
consulted with each other.
Previous to the tire of giving Sodiui
bill of sale of his place, Uhrig reu-
dered to the Pabst Brewing company. of
Milwaukee. a chattel mortgage on all his
furniture. This included the silver
safe. The constables, headed by A. ]
Wright and young attorney. came last
night to the saloon armed with the nec-
essary wrlts looking 10 seizure of the
effects. S0din, however, objected. BE
performed like the heavy villain
in comic opera. First he threatened
the constables and then took shot at
the attorney. He left Sheriff Eye out |
of his cOntumely, for the reason, per-
haps, that the sheriff has shaved off his i
mustache, aud carries around with him
devil-may-care look that is not invit.
Ing. BY the way. he was there |
through mistake. A telephone mes. !!
sage summoned him. and when he
arrived on the scene he found it was !
matter for the justice courts and the i
constables to look after. So be stood by
ASIA spectator.
The Patst Brewing company had
chattel mortgage for $500. but $500 of |
this amount had been paid off. The |
cOnStableS, therefore, were supposed to !
seize only enough to cover that amount. !
But there came the rub. for Sodini for i
period of half all hour held the fort, !;
and no cOnstsble dared perform his !!
duty. The fierce fellow finally decided !;
to let the officers OF the law do what !;
while they entered. |
The silver safe was gone! Sodini had |!
1t, and there is no telling where it is. !.
The eonStables found the place gut |
ted. Some of the furniture was gone. |
and there were but thirteen cheap
cigars in the case where once had re-
posed boxes of the choicest imported
HavanaS. The beer vault was empty,
save for few dregs in the bottom of
barrels. there was not enough whisky
to cause a Kentuckian to wink his eve, ,
and as for cordials-weli. the only bottle
of cordial found was one purchased for
the baby of the bartender
The constables and the attorney. after
a cOnfab, decided to take what thew
could get. SO A. A. Uhlin, deputy con-
stable. was placed i'll charge Of the
saloon. with orders to slay any land
every person who attempted to enter.
Monday the matter will be taken into
the courts, and Mr.. Sodini will be forced
to disclose what he has done with the
silver safe.