The Saint Paul globe., 1896-11-30
TRIO OF SUSPECTS.
Police Think They Have Three of
the HOId-Cp Artists.

In the arre.t of two men last night and one
Saturday night, the police believe they nave
the thieves who broke into the hardware store
of Stremel Bros. 1217-1219 Washington ave-
nue. south, last Thursday evening, and there
is also a possibility that one of the men is
connected with the attempted hold-up OF
James McCabe on South Eighth street the
same evening, and in which McCabe was
shot through the arm.
Between and o'clock Thursday evening
the back window of StremA Bros. hardware
store was pried open and property 10 the
amount of about $50 was stolen. The articles
secured included seven cheap reyolYers, nine
razors, carving knife and other misceHane-
Gus pieces of hardware. Since that time In
spector Nick Smith has been at work on the
case and Saturday night he placed under
arrest Frederick Rhode, known as Frltz,
on the charge Of vagrancy, but in reality en-
suspicion of having been implicated in the
robbery. Last night Inspector Smith arrested
Frank Lotus, and he was booked tor pur-
glaTy and the charge against Rhode was
changed from vagrancy to that of burglary,
duplicating evidence having in the meantime
been discovered. Later in the evening IN
spectors Smith and Howard placed James
Riley under arrest on suspicion OF being
pal of the other two, although the charge
against him on the book appears as. vagrancy
On the same night as the robbery or the
hardware store, Rhode and LOTUS pawned
q quantity of the stolen hardware at a sa-
Icon on the North side. This circumstance,
coming to the ears of the detectives, LED 10
the arrest of the two men. Riley was iden-
titled by a man who was in the saloon as
having been with the other two men when
they pawned the stolen property, although
he had none of it in his possession. 1t is
thought that he knows more about the ROD
berry than he cares to tell.
James McCabe, tire young man who receive
a bullet in his arm SelUlGay night, was at
the central station last night and after TAX
ing a look at Rhode, was inclined to think
he was the man who lad held the two re-
volvers in his face and ordered him to hroW
up his hands. The others he could not iden-
tify.
Inspector Morrissey identified the flannel
shirt and underdrawers worn by Fritz as
the same which were taken from a Great
Northern freight car at the freight house Of
that company Wednesday night. This car
was broken into and a quantity of flannel
goods stolen. At first Rhode GSnied the
charge but afterwards admitted to the de-
tective that the shirt and drawers, which he
was wearing, came from this car, but ne re-
fuzed to divulge the whereabouts of the re-
mairder of the stolen booty, or to tell VINO
the thieves are. His first claim was that he
had purchased his clothing at Sioux City.
The three men viii be arraigned this morn
Ing and the detectives think they have suff-
cient evidence to warrant the court in bind
ing the prisoners over TO the grand Jury,
which will convene Tuesday.
Rhode is said by the detect'fes to be
stranger in these parts, but they think he
is a had egg and an all-around crook. He
could EARLY have been engaged n al three
of the affairs which occurred Wednesday and
Thursday nights and If he vas he put III two
busy nights The Great Northern car was
broken into Wednesday night; the hardware
store last Thursday afternoon and the at
tempted hold-up occurred about $50 the same
evening.