The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-25
THAT Is WHAT THE POLICE SAY
ABOUT THE ARREST OF A
NEGRO
KNOWN AS MEMPHIS BOB.
THE CUFF BUTTONS STOLEN FROM
WILLIAM DAWSON JR. LEAD
TO THE CAPTURE.
OTHER CRIMES CHARGED TO HIM.
Detectives Even Say He Tried to
XIII a Woman In st Paul
Years Ago.

Robert Dean, q young negro known
to the police as Memphis Bob" was
arrested in Minneapolis last night by
Detectives Werrick and Wells, and
brought to st. Paul, where he was
locked up at the central station on the
charge of burglary. Dean is believed
to be the man who robbed the resi-
dence of William Dawson Jr. on the
night Of Oct. % last, and secured among
other things valuable pair Of dia-
mond cuff buttons. The police claim
to have the negro dead to rights" for
this robbery.
The capture of Dean grew out of the
arrest of a trio of alleged burglars by
Detectives Werrick and Wells several
days ago, when it was learned that q
pair of negroes had been operating in
ST. Paul. Investigation soon put the
detectives on the track of Dean and a
companion, whose headquarters are in
Minneapolis. It was learned that
Memphis Bob had been spending
''all kinds of money! but that he ap-
peared to have no legitimate. source of
revenue, and the detectives ascertain
ed that he was in the habit Of occa-
pfOid1ly pa w 1l1liS pCIL VI uIdIIIOllu
cuff buttons. The description of the
buttons tailed with that of those sto-
len from the residence of Mr.. Dawson,
and when they were finally located at
the pawn shop of N. Kreger, No. 204
Washington avenue south, Minneap-
oils, the st. Paul officers recognized
them as the jewels for which they had
been searching since the robbing of Mr..
DaWsons residence.
The entire day was spent in looking
for Dean, but he was not found until
about o'clock in the evening, when
he was placed under arrest in a Wash
tngton avenue gambling house. Later
he was taken to the pawnshop and
identified by the proprietor as the man
who had secured a loan on the diamond
buttons.
Dean admitted to the officers that he
owned the buttons, but claimed to have
bought them from a stranger for So.
He was not informed of the specific
charge for which he was wanted in
this city. but insisted to the officers
that he had 'let their town alone" A
search Of Deans room after his arrest
failed to bring to light any stolen
property or tools" The companion
alleged to have worked with Dean In
this city was not arrested, as there
was no evidence against him in con-
nection with the Dawson robbery.
Memphis" is a good-looking negro
thirty-two years of age. He claims to
have come to the Twin Cities from
Maryland last spring, and to have
lived in Minneapolis since his arrival.
He asserts that e has never been in
st. Paul before, Mt the police deny
this statement, and claim he Is the
man who almost murdered Ellen Will
son in a room at the corner Of Fifth
and Robert streets several years ago
by cutting the woman's throat. He
escaped at the time by walking to
Hudson. Wis, and was not heard of
again until arrested by Detectives
Werrick and Wells. In addition to this
it is claimed he is the man who tried
to break into several houses on Uni
versity avenue some weeks ago, and
also into a residence on Pleasant ave-
nue.. When arrested Dean had a A
calibre cannon" in his pocket, fully
loaded, but attempted no resistance.