St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-29
STARTLING RUMOR.
CITY CLERK PRENDERGAST TO
BE WILLED A FORTUNE.
1t Is Said That IL Doting Relative
in the South Will Leave Him
$50 Thirty-Five Thousand.

The rumor was lively yesterday that
City Clerk Prendergast was to be left.
fortune of $4,000 by relative in the
South. When Tom was sought he
couldn't be found, but the employees in
the office said they thought it was true
as the main pipe had been chuckling to
himself all morning.
81 heard the story" said County At
torney Butler, but supposed it was a
joke, because Jim Ahern told me-
'"The story came to me from Jack
Parker" said City Treasurer Wagner,
'"'and he said he saw a. letter which
Stated that the relative was getting
ready to shuttle off, and being stuck on
Tom, proposed to leave him all the
dough"
Chief Detective O'Connor was seen
and said that while everybody liked
Tom, no one ever thought of leaving
him anything-to say nothing of
money.
@Some people," said the chief, "never
pay him what they owe him and L
guess nobody proposes to give him any
+ thing for nothing. He has hard
enough work to get his salary"
a9'I heard said Dick O'Connor, ''that
Tom is making arrangements. to de-
[hpoSit something in my new savings
bank. but L guess his deposit won t be,
large enough to injure the iron work in
the vault .- $50 80 tfzit
9dAssemblyman Robb was called up by
telephone. =: z s. .s
Yes, 1 heard. the story he said in
his Swiss tenor .sbut. / understood
that Tom started the runor himself
for certain reasons and have been
trying to keep it quiet. 1 will say,
however, that Tom 'phoned me this
| morning and asked for transportation
to Pigs Eye Creek. He may have
something planted down there. You
can't tell about that geeser, you know"
Assemblyman Strouse when found
late in the afternoon. Indignantly de-
MED the story.
who ever heard of Prendergast .hav-
ing money!" he said scornfully. "The
very idea, it's 'sposterous."
Charlie Haas. who is a personal
friend of Prendergast, was found
after a long search, eating a cheese
sandwich with Herr Neumann. He
was reluctant about talking, but the
reporter bought him a glass of beer,
and he consented to spiel
~ heard the story" he said, "and
concluded it was true. L knew that
Tom was going South, and extended
him an invitation to stop off at the
stockyards on his way. FL see Dick
and talk to you later"
Pat Conley was found in his rooms
pouring over map of Honolulu, and
was very wary when approached. He
had his campaign smile with him and
was very polite.
'"When I first heard the rumor," he
replied, 81 paid no attention to it, be-
cause I thought it came from Chief
Clark However, it may be true. You
can ascertain by asking Owen Null
gree, who keeps posted on all such
matters
Jim Ahern was traced to the Clar-
endon hotel and said he got the story
from George Henry, who, when found
at Twombly's, said he had heard it
from Judge Flanagan. The latter
after some persuasion, was induced to
talk, and confdentially replied that he
had heard the yarn from 1.-The
Baron"
The reporter was very tired by this
time, and was obliged to secure a cab
to. go to Neumann' where "The Baron"
hangs out 1.-The Baron" was half
asleep over an after dinner cigarette
and a thimbleful of coffee, and when
finally awakened, he very innocently
gave the snap away.
'sYas," he said, 81 hurt de story from
de one-armed man in de mayors Of
fee
That, settled it. The investigation
ceased right there.