The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-03
GRUBER WIL4 QUIT
THE DETECTIVE ANNOUNCES HIS
INTENTION OF HANDING IN
HIS STAR.
DORIAN WAKES UP AT LAST.
II .--
UGLY RUMORs ABOUT MEMBERS OF
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
BREAK HIS TRANCE.
SEVERAL SESSIONS YESTERDAY.
Everybody Is Mum Except Himself,
and He Says No Guilty Man
VIII Escape.

detective Henry II. Gruber, of the
city detective force, announced last
evening that he would tender his resig-
nation to Chief of Police Schweitzer to-
day. Asked for the reasons for this ac-
ton, Gruber declined to make any
statement and said the least talk made
about his action in the
would suit him the best.
From the best information obtaina-
Gle it is quite certain that the resigna-
ton of Gruber grows out of the arrest
following the robbery of George Roe
buck, who was forced to give I'D $500
in gold to a gang of confidence men
several weeks ago.. Roebuck, who was
on his way to Klondike, was picked up
by two of a gang of confidence men
n the lock game played on him. He
lost $40 betting that he could open the
little brass lock, and at his juncture
an alleged detective put in an appea
ance and placed the entire party under
arrest. ROebuck very foolishly eX-
planned that he was not a gambler. and
to prove his assertion informed the con-
fdence men and the bogus detective
hat he had $500 in gold in a belt
around his waist. This was more
money than the gang a seen in many
a week, and ROebuck was held up right
there and then and his belt and money
taken from him. The gang then scat
tered and Roebuck pursued the man
who a taken the mona from him.
This it turned out was a man named
Furey, and the victim gave the thief an
exciting chase. Furey ran into the sa-
loon of w. H. Griffin, at 80 East Sew
enth street, and passing through the
place assumed an easy attitude in front
of the saloon. Roebuck arrived a few
moments later, and seeing Furey, at
once recognized him, and grasping him,
shouted for help. Furey made a des-
perate resistance and threw Roebuck
to the pavement in front of the saloon.
Roebuck, however, was game and
stuck to the man who he supposed had
robbed him. This occurred shortly be-
fore noon and a crowd of 500 Bersons
attracted by the affair gathered on the
street. Roebuck was finally induced
to go into the saloon, and once inside
an offer was made to have the matter
compromised by giving him back a
part of the money.
Between the time that Furey
reached the saloon and the arrival of
Roebuck the belt had been skinned
and $3.50 of the 500 had been abstract
ed and the nine $40 gold pieces Sc
creted in a toilet room. While hi az
gument between Furey, a couple of
his friends n Roebuck was being
made, Lieut.. POthen and Patrolman
Carey arrived on the scene. Furey
was placed under arrest, and, togeth-
er with Roebuck, was taken to tile
police station. Arriving there. it was
found that there was but 1920 of the
amount taken from Roebuck remain
ing in the belt. Furey was locked
up, and an effort was made by friends
of Furey to get Roebuck to proceed OH
his way to Klondike, and not prose-
cute the case. The state, however,
headed this off, and instructed thief
Goss to hold the $500, which Roebuck
identified as his money, and also if
the remaining $3.50 turned up to hold
hat also. The Globe stated the
facts about the missing $3.50 having
been lost in some ann and the alb
sence of a portion of the stolen money
warmed things up to such an extent
that, about a week ago, the sum was
turned rel to the police by Attorney
John E. Hearn.