The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-20

which was expected to develop some
sensational revelations concerning the
city detective and police forces is avert
ed, and the detectives and police are
breathing easier.
The criminal court opened at 2 p. m.
After receiving the pleas of some of
the other indicted prisoners, Judge
Lewis called the case of the state
against Thomas Furey. Furey sat
over near the jury box, at the right of
his counsel, w. w Erwin. Beside him
sat his wife. an attractive brunette.
At her left was an elder brother of
Furey who came here from Chicago
When the case was called, Mr.. Erwin
arose and thus addressed the court:
MAY it please the court, have been
asked by the defendant and requested
by his wife and brother to allow the
defendant to withdraw his plea of not
guilty to the Indictment for grand lar
ceny in the first degree, and to enter
a plea of guilty"
Mr.. Erwin then proceeded to call at
tention to the state law providing for
a sentence to the reformatory of guilty
parties under the age of thirty who
have never been previously convicted of
a crime. Furey, Mr.. Erwin said, was
but twenty-five years old and had
never been convicted of crime
Something more than a year ago Furey
had married most estimable girl of
Deering, o., who belonged to an eX-
cellent family, that of the Deerfngs
Her father was the postmaster of
.Deering, and justice of the peace,
and her uncle was the wealthy Mr..
Deering, of Chicago. Mr. Erwin allud-
ed to the strong bond of affection eX-
listing between Furey and his wife, who
in his present misfortune had stood
nobly by him and ministered to his
wants in so far as possible during his
imprisonment in the county Jail Mr..
Erwin pleaded in behalf of his client,
that his case was one calling for
sentence to the reformatory, not to the
state prison. Furey wanted to reform.
AS evidence Of that disposition he had
resolved to confess that he had COM
mitted crime. In conclusion Mr.. Err
win said that his duties as an attorney
had terminated by reason of an honest
desire on Furey's part to place him
self in a position to receive the mercy
afforded by the law of the state to
man who had started on career of
crime, but who desired to repent and
reform.
While Mr.. Erwin was talking Mrs.
Furey was moved to tears, and Furey
was likewise visibly affected. At the
conclusion of the lawyers remarks,
Furey stepped forward by request of
the court. In response to the questions
put to him by the clerk, Furey ac-
knowledged that he desired to with
draw his plea of not guilty and plead
guilty. He then entered a formal plea
of guilty, but upon motion of County
Attorney Anderson Judge Lewis de-
ferred sentence until 10 a. m. today.
After Furey had been taken back to
the jail, a reporter for the G | o b Z
had talk with him.
IT don't know as 1 have anything
further to say" responded Furey in
answer to the reporters question. Mr.
Erwin said it all. I want to reform,
when I regain my liberty, I am going
to follow some legitimate business. My
wife will live in st. Cloud as long as
I remain in the reformatory, and when
L get out we will go away. My home
was in San Francisco. I afterward
went to Portland, where I was a COM
positor on the Times; then 1 Travelled
on the road for a wholesale liquor
house. My wife and I have one child"
During the conversation Furey de-
clared that he would do his best, if
sent to the reformatory to earn a parole
as soon as possible.
George Roebuck said last evening to
a reporter for the G | o b that his con-
nection with the case would in all
probability cease today. He had not
been asked to remain in the city 20
testify against ex-Detective Gruber, he
said, and if he could secure his money,
which was in the custody of the court,
he would start for Kansas City to-
night or tomorrow, where he expects to
get a position with wholesale firm.
'"There have been no arrangements
made" said he, for my keeping the
authorities here posted as to my
whereabouts, so that I can be sum-
mcned in case others concerned in the
robbery are apprehended. I have sold
my Klondike outfit and will not go to
Alaska. have friends in Kansas City