The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-24
WAS SURE HE'D BEEN ROBBED
Until the Lost Honey Dropped From
His Pocket,

An elderly man Of evident respecta-
bility walked into the central police
station shortly before 6 o'clock last
evening to solicit the assistance of the
authorities in securing the return of
$35, of which he claimed to have been
robbed in we'll known local buffet
His name was Perry Martin, he said.
and he lived at Lake City. but was
visiting friends in st. Paul at No. Sc?
Broadway street. According to his
story, the stranger had stopped in the
saloon in question last evening for a
drink of whisky, in paying for which
he rendered a $40 bill. In placing his
change in his wallet Martin displayed
a rolf Of $55, and, half an hour later.
when he discovered the larger part Of
his Wad missing, he concluded he had
lost it in the saloon. Retracing his
steps, he approached the bartender with
the statement that his money was
somewhere about the place and init
mated that perhaps the dispenser Of
liquid refreshment knew who had it.
All of the satisfaction he received for
his intimatiOn, however, was to be
hustled out Of the place when he still
insisted that he must have his money
returned to him. Then he sought the
police station.
While Martin had been telling his
troubles to Desk Sergeant Horn, Capt
ROuleau walked around in front of
the stranger and also listened atten-
lively to the story of his woes Martin
had been gesticulating and showing in
which pocket he carried his money
during his recital, and, when Capt
Rouleau spied a little green roll Of pa
per on the floor, just at the mans feet
he picked it up without comment
while Martin vigorously asserted that
he was morally certain that the bar
tender, who had bounced" him, had
his money, although he might not be
able to prove a case in court He
wanted to prosecute the man for as
sault and battery, however, and sought
information as to how a warrant for
his arrest might be secured When ne
had at last finished his story and as
sumed a look of injured innocence
Capt. Rouleau quietly asked Martin If
he was positive he had lost his money
in the saloon.
"Positive?" replied he, ''I know it as
we'll as l hknoW 1 am standing here. :"
Then Capt Reuleau handed him the
roll of paperIhe had picked I'D from the
floor and asked him to count its con-
tents. There was just $35 The man
had not lost his money at all, but had
simply tucked it in the wrong pocl1et
from which it was dislodged while he
sought revenge on the bartender who
had robbed him. When the stu
alton dawned upon the stranger. he
concluded the white aproned individual
had not been any too vigorous in his
resentment Of imputed dishonesty and
left the station.
Last week similar case came to the
attention of the police when a railroad
man wanted a certain cafe pulled BODY
and boots because he claimed to have
been touched" for $40 while enjoying
its hospitality. When Chief Goss suC-
gested that possibly there was a mis-
take and asked the man to allow him
to look through his pockets, the man
was very indignant, but finally con-
sented. In the watch pocket in his
trousers Chief Goss dug up the two
$50 gold pieces which the fellow claimed
to have lost. He apologized all around
and hurried from the station.