The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-18
HER TWO PALS BEHIND
BARS.
BOLD c0PPERS MADE A RAID.
SQUAD OF POLICE DESCEND ON
THE CHIEF OF THT GANG AND
CAPTURE HIM.
GIRL MAKES A CONFESSION.
Long List of HOid-Ups in Which the
Trio Are Impli-
Gated.

A female Dick Turpin, jolly, nervy
queen of the strong-arm profession,
one of a trio which has terrorized Min
neapolis for weeks, with her two male
pals, is behind steel bars in the munic-
ipal bastile. This company of criminals
average less than nineteen years of
of age, and if seen on Nicollet avenue
any afternoon the sum total of their
desperate wickedness would not fright
en- a school girl They are mere chill
dren in years, but within a few weeks
the pace has been too fast for them.
A few weeks ago the police depart
ment was reported under the impress
sion that the carnival of highway rob-
berry which was in progress then was
the work of some local people. Supt.
Smith said it was the work of some
worthless young Minneapoltans and
he predicted that they would soon be
caught. The prediction of the chief
was made good in the arrest Of at least
one gang. The woman in the case is
May White. She is also known in
South Minneapolis, where she formerly
lived, as May or Mate Allen. She was
crank on bicycle riding, and it is pos
sible she adopted the name of the fa-
who was quite a local favorite. Her
pals were William Mitchell and John
Quinn. Both are well-known in the
Eleventh ward, Mitchell being a step
son Of Aid. Phillips, and Quinn having
been sentenced for a felonious assault
upon Patrolman Nils Nelson, was out
on parole.
The clue to the identity of the high
Waymen was a matter of cumulative
descriptions. The hold-up on Third
street and Second avenue south, Mon
day night, which came so near result
ing in the arrest of the two men by
Patrolman Mcnamara, was the first
positive case. Miss White made a
date" with a man whom she picked
up on the street and she met him at
the postoff1ce, according to appoint
ment. She led her victim a half block
into the arms of her two pals, and they
held him up for Sc in cash and a gold
watch. Later the two men We're seen
on Washington avenue and pointed out
to Mcnamara. He had his hand on
one, but he got away. But from that
time the case was practically made
The identity of Miss White was easily
established. She was known to hun
dreds as sporty young woman, whose
character and habits are only too plain
ly marked by her clothing and her
manners, not to speak of her language.
Her associates were easily learned and
the accurate description of Quinn and
Mitchell made light work of the ar
rests.
Quinn was regarded as the chief. His
penitentiary record gave him this dis
tinctiOn, so Inspector Stavlo and others
kept close watch upon him. Wednes-
day night they We're certain of their
quarry and hack-load of them in
Guiding Inspectors Doyle and Howard,
Lieut.. Cosxran and Patrolmon Butler
set out for Quinns home, Fifteenth av-
enue south and Twenty first street
They secured entrance without trouble
and found Quinn in bed
The paroled convict knew the Jig was
up. But he was desperate and he made
quick movement to take from under
his pillow the big revolver with which
he had been soaring money out of so
many pockets. The officers were ready
for such tactics and jumped upon him
overcoming their catch by main
strength. They took the revolver AMI
billy, which lay on a chair by the side
of the bed and then a search of the
room was begun A number of trinkets
were discovered in one corner of the
room and with them was the handker-
chief which hid his face in the hold-up
work
Then came the visit to the home Of
May White. Her father is the janitor
Of the fat building at Sixteenth street
! and Fifth avenue south. She, also.
was surprised, and when she was
| started to the lookup she broke down.
She implicated Mitchell as the third
member Of her little gang and made a
| general confession, stating what hold
ups they had participated in as well as
the burglaries in which she and her
two pals had shared. The police started
after Mitchell, and he, suspecting what
was up, made a clean breast of the
matter to Alderman Phillips and was
forthwith taken to police headquarters
and turned over to the authorities.