The Saint Paul globe., 1897-02-08
VALENTINE HAS A TALE
ASout the Bold Attempt at Robbery
Saturday Night

Inc arrest of Herman Kenoss at 7
CLOCK yesterday morning after an all
Right search by Lieut.. Pothen and
sergeant Ross, charged with the brutal
assault On Mrs. Mary Micnaud and
carrie Martin at their house. on Robert
street, saturday night, has disclosed
Gne OF the OoldeSt rODberieS within fhe
knowledge of the police in some time
henoss is charged with the crime OF
assault With intent to rob and accord
lfg 10 James Valentine, his companion.
VINO was arrested in the house at the
tl1ne the Two women were found bleed
lrlS on the ffoOr from the effects of the
blows. lnf1lcted by a murderouS looking
slung shot, the assault was the result
OF daring attempt to rob the women
of money they were supposed to have
ABOUT the mouse. Kenoss is a tough
looking young fellow, of stocky build
and powerful physique, and stolidly re-
fuses to make any statement concern
Ing the attack upon the women. bur
Valentine, after being subjected to
rigid sweating" by Capt Rouleau. ad-
mftted that it had been planned to rob
the women, but claimed he had been
an unwilling acOmplice.
According to his story, Valentine has
Known kenOSS but a short time though
the fact that the latter was found in
his room on Franklin street, near
Fourth, when arrested yesterday morn
ing, leads the authorities to believe this
statement untrue. The two men met
in Seventh street saloon early Sat
urday night and, so Valentine says,
Kenoss asked him if he wanted to ''go
out and get some money" Valentine
followed KenOSS to the street, and there
claims he was apprised of the plan to
rob the house of the Michaud woman.
He claims Kenoss did not tell him at
hot xxrL,o 4
to rob, but that he said he knew Of an
'easy job" and showed him an impro-
Vised billy" to be used in case of any
resistance on the part Of the proposed
victims. Valentine says he refused to
go, and that Kenoss called him a COW
ard and struck him. They parted and
met later near Mrs. Michauds house,
when Kenoss suggested a change of
coats and hats. Valentine would NOT
consent to this, but accompanied Ke-
moss to the house. They were admitted
by Mrs. Michaud, and while he was
talking to her Valentine claims Kenoss
felled her to the floor with a blow from
the slung shot and then turned on the
Martin woman and also knocked her
down. There was a general scuff1e,
during which Valentine says his com
panion struck him several blows with
the 'billy" for not helping subdue the
women. When the women showed
such determined resistance, according
to Valentine, Kenoss ran out the front
door, and he sought escape through the
rear Of the house, but was captured by
Lieut.. Pothen and Sergeant Ross before
he could get out. The officers found
the blood-stained slung shot in the
room where the fight took place, and
when Kenoss was arrested several
pieces of the material of which it was
made were found in his possession, as
we'll as q fully loaded revolver Valen-
tine lived with his mother at 23Sb West
Third street.
Subsequent to his arrest Kenoss dis
closed to the police the whereabouts OF
a bicycle he admitted having stolen last
June, and Detectives Gruber and Mur-
name found the machine. broken to
pieces and hidden in the chimney of d
barn. The wheels Of the bicycle
were found under the barn floor. The
police are inclined to credit part Of
Valentines story, but are of the opin-
ion that Kenoss Is a dangerous man,
and are congratulating themselves up
on his arrest