The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-23
THREE MORE BURGLARIEs.
Assault ON a Safe without Effect
III. Houses Entered.

..s. . Houses Entered.
The Excelsior meat market at S46
Rice street. kept by R.. Reiger, was
burglarized Sunday night There was
about S108 in the safe, which was evil
IDENTIFY what the gang was after, but
the nearest they got to the money was
to hammer, the combination off the safe
The efforts, Of the thieves was not dis
covered until o'clock Monday MORN
ing when the proprietor, who sleeps
over the store came down stairs to open
the place His attention was called to
a jar of butter and q loin Of pork which
were lying outside the rear door of the
shop Going inside he saw that some
one had been at work on the safe as
Gleayer and steel were on the floor in
front of the box, together with several
pieces OF the combination. Not being
able to secure the cash the thieves
took with them lot of canned goods.
butter and several choice pieces Of
meat.
Mr.. Rfeger has several clues which
he has Informed the detectives about
and seen yesterday, he said there
should be little trouble In apprehend-
ing the guilty parties. He makes a
practice of keeping quite a ron of
money on his person, but is not afraid
Of robbers owing to the fact that he
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couple of large and ferocious mastiffs.
who, after dark, would make a meal of
any one who ventured in the yard Of
course, Mr.. Rieger excerpts those who.
are acquainted with the animals. and
for this reason he Is certain that the
parties who attempted to rob the safe
must have been not only acquainted
with the place, but also the dogs. He
does not make a practice of putting
money In the safe, but on Sunday was
going to a picnic and concluded to leave
his cash home. There were two or
three persons about when he put the
money in the little iron chest and this
fact only strengthens his suspicious as
to who the parties were who assisted in
the robbery. ~
To add to Mr. Rieger's troubles. he
was awakened Monday morning by an
cutlery from his niece, who lives with
him. On going to her room to see what
the trouble was he learned that one Of
his employees, John Memo, had opened
the door of the young womar's room.
Memo, who roomed in the building, left
the house as requested to by Rieger.
He was told to come around in the
morning and get what money was due
him, and Rieger went back to bed. In
the morning Memo called for his wages
and was detained until an officer ar
IlNSu he case was explained to Pa
trolman Young, of the Rondo street
station, and Memo was taken to the
police court where he was charged with
disorderly conduct. Rieger says he was
not told to be in court, but his niece
who made the complaint was sent there
to be witness. The case against
Memo was dismissed and he was al
lowed to depart.
The fiat occupied by w. E. Stewart
and wife at 800 st. Peter street. was
burglarized on Monday night and
clothing and other property to the
value of 500 was carried off. Among
the articles stolen was an astrakan
cape. The police were notified and are
watching the pawnshops Mrs. Stew
art is of the opinion that the theft was
committed by some one who was ia
miliar with the premises as nothing
was disturbed except in the room where
the clothing hung.
The residence of Jacob Adrion at 114s
Reaney street, was entered by thieves
during the absence of the family last
Saturday afternoon and a watch and
a number Of articles of jewe1ry secured