Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-02
BOLD BURGLAR CAUGHT.
Effects an Entrance to Busi-
ness Houses Of This City
T. " y. Monday Night.


1 night, and had the thief been as
clever ir cOncealing the stolen goods
as he was in effecting an entrance to
the two buildings and getting out
without being noticed his victims
would still be guessing as to his
identity.
The two places burglarized were
+. J. MOnah:n's saloon and d. j..
Williams grocery store, located clio se
together ON Second street. In both
cases entrance was gained through
the rear windows. Monahan's ice
chisel, which was IN the back door
step of his building. was the instru.
ment used to pry open the windows,
and it proved a very effective utensil
for that purpose. The wonder Ia
that in prying open the windows
some one OF the inma tea who live in
the second STORY M the two build
ings were not awakened, as the iron
window fasteners were broken and
must have made considerable noise.
From Williams store the burglar
took about so in small change
between So and 81 in coppers. and
the rest in nickels and dimes and a
quantity OF cigars.
From Monahan's saloon he took
some cigars and two hotties OF
whiskey, and it was the latter arti-
Giles that furnished the clew to the
identity Of the bu' glar.
After doing the tw o successful jobs
rhe burglar went to the Columbia
hotel. next door to MOnahan's ST.
l3un, and engaged room. He was
assigned to room number 10, that
fatal num- Der. and this burglar has
not the superstition that men of his
calibre usually have II he does not
ascribe his i'll luck in being caught to
the hoodOo that IL said to go with
that number.
After discovering that his place
had been burgularized Mr.. Monahan
was standing on his back stairway
next morning. and in position that
commanded full view of the fnteri-
or of room IL. On the dresser were
two bottles IF whiskey, OF a brand
carried exclusively in this city by
Mr. Mrnahan. The thief was up at
this time and had raised the curtain
to admit the light while he was
making his toilet. MIR. Monahan
watched him until he wrapped the
two bottles up III his overrOat, and
then summoned HI officer. After
completing his toilet he went out Of
the hotel, carrying u tel. scope satchel
in his right hand and his overcOat,
tightly wrapped around the two
bottles. was carried under his left
arm He was evidently starting for
the depot, but Sheriff Rider and Chief
of Police Roy caught him before he
got half block away from the no.
tel. He was taken back to Il room
in Monahan's and told for what he
was accused. He at first. denied his
guilt, hut when the two bottles were
brought into view by the officers
and identified by Monahan, he adj
mitted his guilt. He also admitted
burglarizing Williams store.
He was taken to the county jail
and both Monahan and Williams
entered complaints against him.
On his way to the Jail he told the
sheriff that his name wasJohn LAM
bert. He is certainly not a prepos-
sessing individual at first sight,
though it might be unfair to say
that he looks like an old offender.
He appears to be about 40 years OF
age, is quite large man and slightly
stoop shouldered. He wore a full
heard of dirty reddish. color and
his bloated face was evidence of dis
sipation. On his left jaw was a
large lump, possibly a tnmor. He
arrived in the city yesterday after
noon on the east bound train. To a
resident OF this city whom ne met In
front of Monahan's saloon shortly
after HE arrival, he stated that he
came from Brainerd, and had been
employed cutting cord wood near
that place this winter. He invited
the citizen whom me met to go into
the saloon and take drink, but the
invitation was declined. MOnahan
does not remember seeing the burg
lar In his place In the afternoon, al
though the man whom he invited In
with him says he is almost certain
that the man went in.
A few hours after bis arrest LAM
bert was taken before Justice Shaw
for his preliminary examination.
When in court he denied that he had
admitted his guilt to the sheriff. He
claimed that he was drunk, and did
not know what he was doing. His
manner in court indicated that he is
0uite shrewd and that this Is not his
first appearance In court. Justice