The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-27
HAD WHEELS IN HIS HAT.
But They Belonged to stolen
Watch

Daniel L. Wellington secretary of
the Minnesota Prison association and
also interested in the welfare of young
boys who have no home and are in
cilned to be wayward, appeared in 8
new role yesterday. There is NOTHING,
Ill Mr.. Wellington's appearance which
would indicate the detective and he
mas never laid claims to being a fol-
lower of "Old Ironsides" or any other
noted sleuthhound of the law. He did
a clever thing, yesterday afternoon. in
the detective line and if Mayor Doran
should need an extra man during the
coming week he might go a great way
&nd not find more competent detec-
tive than Mr.. Wellington.
John Allard, the bell hop at the
metropolitan hotel who decamped from
that hosiery Saturday night. was on
trial in the police court Allard took
a watch and chain, pin and ring from
Mrs. Mcclure, guest at the hotel. and
also carried off a SIS bill which he had
been sent to the office with by a guest
The pin taken from Mrs. Mcclure wa
found under the pillow in the room
which the youth was occupying the
night ne was arrested When taken
to the central station he was sea rcbod
for the balance of the stolen propertv
but nothing was found on his person
He was held at the central station I'M
I'll Monday morning and then taken TO
the police court. Efforts were made to
have him tell what had been done
with the other property but he denied
all knowledge of 1t and claimed and
stuck to it that he had bought the pin
in Chicago.
Mrs. Mcclure identified the pin as her
property in the police court yesterday
and satisfied the Judge that there could
be no mistake about It being her
property. Allard in his own behalf
said he had left the hotel Saturday
right with the intention of returning
at once. He told a wierd tale about los
Ing his way after leaving the place and
not being able to find his way back.
Becoming discouraged he said he drank
a glass of beer and then became I'M
conscious. He denied having touched
Mrs. McClure's jeWelry or having any-
thing to do with It, The Judge con-
scluded something might happen to the
lad If he was allowed to roam around
the streets next week and sentenced
him to ninety days In the workhouse.
1t was after sentence had been inn
posed that Mr.. Wellington took the
lad aside and had a talk with him.
While engaged in conversation Mr..
Wellington noticed that the hat car
ried by the youth was slightly out of
shape and when Allard put on the top
piece it appeared as If he had a large
wart on the side of his head Mr.. Well
ington made closer examination and
found the missing watch and chain
which had been stolen from Mrs Nc
Clure carefully tucked in the sweat
hand of the hat. The detective ability
displayed by Mr.. Wellington made him
recipient of many congratulations. es-
pecially as the youth had succeeded in
passing through the hands Of the police
and detectives and also the officials at
the jail without the stolen property be-
ing found when he was searched The
attention of the court was called to
the find and A1lard's sentence of ninety
days revoked and the case continued
to this morning when the slick young
man will again face the court.