St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-02

tective agency having charge of their bust
ness Mr.. Anderson immediately notified
Supt. Weber as 10 the two, men. Supt. Web
er immediately detafied operatives to pick up
both men and keep constant shadow on
them Later in the day, on the 2lst, Woods
again came to the bank and drew out $1,000
IN cash, stating that the next day, Saturday,
the I'D of February, being holiday. he
might need the money Tor any deals that
might come up.
In the meantime the agency was shadowing
Shaw and Woods and found that they COM
municated together in Minneapolis. Woods
made a trip to Duluth where he purchased
an $S5 draft made payable to Shaw, returned
from Duluth, met Shaw In Minneapolis and
gave him this draft, which he (Shaw) depos-
tied. In the meantime Shaw had rented
room in the Temple Court, Minneapolis, open
ed general brokerage business, secured
young man as clerk and was apparently well
launched out in business. Woods arrived In
st. Paul again on the oath of February, regis
tered at the Ryan hotel was assigned to
room $50 and remained there that day. during
which time he called again at the bank and
drew out 5000 check made payable to
himself. On the evening of the 18th Woods
paid his bill at the Ryan hotel, telling the
people at the hotel that he was going to Win
nipeg, Canada, on very important business.
Between the time of his leaving the hotel and
arrival at the depot he changed his mind and
concluded to go to Moorhead, to which point
he purchased his ticket and sleeper At
Moorhead he purchased draft made payable
to ]. M. Shaw for $751; then went to Fargo,
purchased draft made payable to ]. M. Shaw
for $33; then to Grand Forks, and purchased
draft also made payable to j. M. Shaw for
49, He then returned to st. Paul, arriving
here on the morning of the 29th, met Shaw in
Minneapolis gave him the three drafts, which
Shaw deposited in the National bank to his
credit at the same time drawing out 81 900
in cash, leaving balance to his credit of $117.
BY this time Supt. Weber was fully satisfied
that d. w. Woods was A. H. Dean, the same
ma who hod loId fhn nhno Oh
the Nevada bank, of San Francisco, and Shaw
was his confederate there, and that Shaw was
no other than Joe McCluskey, who had been
a noted bank swindler for years.
1t was the intention of the Pinkerton agen-
cy and tho American Bankers association to
allow these men to lay down their forged
paper on the National bank and catch them
in the act, but on Saturday morning Woods
proceeded to his office, % Court block cleaned
out his desk, informed his clerk he was going
to quit business and had his things sent to
the union depot, ready to leave town. He
then went 20 the st. Paul National bank and
informed the cashier, Mr.. Anderson, that he
had concluded to close up his account and
go to New York. In the meantime the Pin
kerton agency had an operative concealed in
the st. Paul and Union National banks as
to be ready any moment, in case either of the
men presented raised paper, so they could be
taken Immediately. Upon Woods closing up
his account and stating he was going to leave
town, which Supt. Weber was thoroughly
would not lay down, his forged raised paper
until possibly Monday, giving Woods ample
time to get far away from the city, and as
1t was very important to get Woods for the
work on the Nevada bank, it was deemed ad-
visable to arrest him Immediately. John
O'Connor, chief of detectives, was immedi-
ately called in, and Woods was placed under
arrest This made it necessary to arrest
Shaw in Minneapolis, as 1t would be impos-
sible to keep the matter quiet to that extent
that Shaw would not become acquainted with
the facts of Woods arrest, consequently the
operative in Minneapolis was notified by Supt.
Weber to arrest Shaw Immediately. This
was done and Shaw taken to the station in
Minneapolis and there positively identified as
Joe McCluskey, the bank swindler.
Woods effects were brought from the depot
| to the central station and there searched, in
! which were found a great number of ST. Paul
National and Union National bank checks, all
| varieties of writing pens, etc,
| Both are New York men. Woods, alias
Dean, proves to be Frank l.. Seaver, of New
! York. He practically admits, 1t Is claimed,
! that he was the one that laid down the paper
! in San Francisco at the Nevada bank. It
! would be impossible for him to deny the same,
! for his description is SO we'll given by the San
/ Francisco people that no one could be mistak-
| en-. Both are being held for the proper re-
! QUESTION papers to come forward from San
Francisco, when they will be taken back and
| tried for the crime committed there.
The American Bankers association is de-
]
on any of the members of the association is
! to be followed until captured and prosecuted
| to the fullest extent of the law. There is no
doubt that the arrangement between these
two men was that as Seaver had laid down the
4 paper in San Francisco under the name Of
/ Dean, and McCluskey was the outside party,
! that they changed here; that Dean was to be
the outside party and McCluskey was to lay
| down the paper here, giving Dean at least
two days to get out of town, when on Monday
McCluskey would present the paper at the
Union National bank. Minneapolis, get the
money and disappear.
The American Bankers association and the
Plnkerton agency are much elated over the
| canture of these two men.
If any doubt existed as to the ability
of the prisoner held in st. Paul to sue
cessfully effect the crime charged, or
the accomplishment Of criminal deeds
Of daring, it would not survive an in
| terView with the man. He at once i'm
presses his caller with strong mental
ity. serpentlike cunning and colossal
nerve. The police. at least those who
have talked with him, do not hesitate
| to speak Of his abilities with respect,
and term him a smooth, foxy and in
| telligent criminal.