St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-11-13
STOCKS AND BONDS woRTR
$141,OOO IN A BOSTON PRIs-
ONER,S HOUSE.
STOLEN BY A MURDERER.
AMONG THE SECURITIES IS S2O,-
900 IN NELSON LUMBER COM
PANY SHARES.
ALL CONCEALED IN A CELLAR,
the Value of the Find at Over
$4,000.

BOSTON, Mass, Nov 12-The arr.st
of James Stevens Chaffee, of this city,
by the police yesterday, and the recov-
cry of over $4,000 worth of stolen plum
der was followed tonight by even more
startling discoveries. In addition to
the value Of 500 (par value) were
brought to the inspectors office. This
afternoon Chief Inspector Watts and
Assistant Insp ctor Dugan accom-
panied the prisoner Chaffee to his
house on Mount Vernon street, Rox-
bury, for the purpose of unearthing
more plunder which Chaffee said was
secret5d In the cold air box of the
furnace in his cellar. The cellar was
searched, but nothing was found. The
party went back to headquarters and
were surprised to find Mrs. Chaffee
awaiting their II turn. After some hes
ilation she informed Chief Watts that
If he would bring her husband home
again she would hand over the stocks
and bonds. She said she had removed
the box containing them from the cold
air box in the cellar. The police drove
to the Chaffee house again and Mrs.
Chaff went to the back stairway and
brought out the box from underneath
the stairs 1t was taken to headquar-
ters. where the contents were eXamiTl-
ed. There were found certificates No.
a. for LOCO shares of the o. K. Gold
Mining company's stock, valued at 500
per share; certificates Nos. SO and 56
for twenty shares each of the c. n.
Nelson Lumber company of st. Paul,
Mimi, dated Oct %, 1881, valued at
81 900 per share, and debenture bond No.
573, of the Central Iowa railroad, valued
at 1000. Three Smith & Wesson re-
yolvers were also found IN the box. and
among ether things of value were %
sheets of foreign postage stamps and
a large number of United States stamps,
some of which were valued as high as
$50 each.
TURNED OVER BY BARRETT.
An agreement was found, signed by
Mrs William Barrett, by which she
turned over all her husbands prop
erty to Chaffee. Barrett is notorious
criminal now serving a life sentence
for murder in this state. and Chaffee
claimed when arrested last nignt-th
all the stuff which was found on ms
premises had been given to him by
Barrett in return for his having spent
a great deal OF money in BaTretts de-
tense at the time Oh Tie III Nel tA'eAi'
Important letters were also brought TO
light from the bottom of the box, Wh1ch
show thta. Chaffee did not operate with
Barrett in his burglaries,, by when
doubtless the bulk of the property was
obtained. Chaffee sticks to his story
in the main as told by him yesterday,
and the police place considerable con-
fidence in 1t, excepting thta part IN
which he stated he did not know the
goods were stolen when he received
them. The charge against ChafTee Eas
- accordingly been changed from that
of breaking and entering to that OIL
receiving stolen goods, While knowing
them to have been stolen. Ihe totai
amount of plunder secured by the po-
lice now reaches $17O,O00 In value.
SOME OF THE OWNERS.
Mrs. Ames, widow of the late. FREQ
er.ck L. Ames, of this city, called at the
INSPECTORS office this afternoon ana
were stolen from the Arnes residence
several years ago. She also recognized
several articles which were stolen
from the North Easton residence OF
the late eX-Gov. Oliver AmeS. Mr..
Kidder, of the State street banking
discovery of whose collection OF post,
age stamps in Chaffee's possession, Ied
to the latter'S arrest, also called. He,
too. recognized some of the goods.
which were stolen during robbery at
his Milton residence SIX years ago;
Many others called during the day: ana
some of the smaller articles were ldeIl-
titled. The police do not place much
faith in the story circulated today that
Chaffee is a brother of William Bar
rett. Chaffee will probable be ar
raigned in the morning.