Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-24
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The Sheriff and Police Gather
IN a few Criminals Satur-
day Night.
MARTIN H'C0URTNEY Is ONE 0PTHEI,
A Burglar Caught is the Act
The Other Robbed his Room
Mate of $l35 .gfa 1

Sheriff Rider and the city police
were quite busy Saturday night and,
as Il result OF their i"bors. men are
lodged behind the bars with charges
against them that are almost GER
tain to land them in the "pen."
One OF the alleged offenders is
Martin McCou,tney. the bicycle
,hief, for whom the authorities have
b pIl on the lookout ever since he.
with his brother-in-law, young
Greer, stole. the bicycles Of Dr.. Nero
and j. X. Martin one night last
summer. 4.
tie was caught Saturday night at
the home of his futher-iE-law, MIR.
Greer, near Swnuvile, and the Of
ficers did neat piece Of work in
effecting his capture. Sheriff Rider,
accompanied by Deputy Sheriff Crest
and the owners of the two bicycles
stolen, drove to Swanvi!Ie Saturday
evening. Going quietly to the hOme
Ot the GreeIs, Sheriff Rider stationed
his companions at all points OF
egress from the house ana then
knocked ut the door and was nd-
init ted.
The occupants Of the house soon
realized wh> their visitor was. and
the object OF his WRIT. and conster-
ma ton followed. Martin McCOurt-
ney, the man wanted. was there, as
was also his twin br ,ther William.
As soon az Martin realized who the
visitor was, he made a dash for the
window. attempting to go through
it head first, but he hung up in the
sash. Seeing that escape was I'M
possible, he gave himself up. The
sheriff's assistants outside under
stood the situation within. and
went inside to render assistance tc
Sheriff Rider, should McCOurtney's
relatives resist his arrest. The only
resistance offered was IN words In
the shape of threats ana abuse
Young Greer mistOOk }. X. Martin
for DR.. Nero. and remembering
bow tenaciOusly Martin held to him
when he was captured last summer,
he how]ed, out with all the force II
his lungs, CDR. Nero, get out Of nv
house. You are the man who kid
nupped me last summer" Baby
Bliss" smiled back at the lad, but in
stead of aving he was very much
in sight until McCOurtney was &C.
cured and taken from The house.
McCourtney was indicted by the last
grand jury. and a preliminary ex
animation in his case is not neces-
sary. He will probably remain in
jail until the next term OF court. asst
is not probable that he can furnish
bail. He told Sheriff Rider that he
intended coming here just before the
next term of court and giving him
self up. The officer reminded him
that his dash for the widow did
not corroborate that statement to
any great extent. McConrtney, since
committing the theft here, has been
going back and forth from the
vicinity OF Appleton, Mimi, AMI the
home OF his father-in-law nearSwan-
vile. He Travelled on bicycle dur
ing the summer but since the snow
fell he has been somewhat handi-
capped. 1t is thought that when he
comes to trial he will plead guilty.
Martin McCOurtney resembles quite
closely his twin brother William.
who was arrested last fall, but is a
larger man. J. n. Martin easily rec
ognized him as the one who stole
the wheel when the two brothers
were together.
One of the men gathered in by the
police Saturday night Was Joseph
Skiba, who he is charged with rob-
bling the trunk of his roommate at
the City hotel, on First avenue
southeast and Kidder street. and
taking therefrom $135 in cash. Skiba
came to the city from Dakota about
two months ago, and for time was
employed as bartender at the City |
hotel. He was discharged several
weeks ego, but has since continued
to board at that hotel, and slept In
the room with Joseph Schrnber, a |
brother-in-law of and a partner in
the hotel business with Vincent
Januesze Schruberc claimed that
he had something over 500 In his
trunk. which he kept locked, and
that all the money was in the trunk !
as late as 3 O'Clock Saturday after
noon. Some time in the evening he
had occasion to again open his trunk.
and then made the discovery that a |
pocketbook, containing $l35 was
taken. ..a.
Sibka was at once suspiciOned. as
he is said to have occupied the room
a greater part of the time between