New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-10-19
Stevens
Identified.
New Ulm Police Authorities Identify the
st. Louis Prisoner as the New Ulm
Postomce Robber.
He Will Have His Hearing Before the Uni
ted States Federal Court
in Mankato. -s..

Postmaster Weddendorf, Policemen.
Klause and Julius, and George L. Rob
ertson returned from St. Louis TUESDAY
evening.
While there they identified the mys-
terious Frank Stevens as the man who
in all probability looted the New Ulm
postoffice several weeks ago. - -.
Stevens took his Identification coolly
and smile passed over his face after the
authorities swore that he was the man
they had seen in New Ulm the day be-
fore the robbery.
The detection of Stevens was made by
Postoffice Inspector Mayer of Chicago.
Shortly after the robbery Montgomery
Ward & Co. of Chicago received valise
containing over $700 worth of stamps
from someone, giving the name of Frank
Stevens of St. Louis. Stevens letter re-
quested the firm to send him in return
revolvers, rifles, tools of various descrip-
tions and the balance in CASH.
The company turned the stamps, as
we'll as the letter, over to Inspector May
| er who at once went to St. Louis.
After spending several days watching
the general delivery window at the St.
Louis postofice, Mayer detec:'.I his man
| and arrested him as he calico for his
letter.
For several day Stevens refused to
make statement of any kind iand baf-
fled the government detectives. They
had him photographed, however, and
sent copies broadcast over the country
Chief Klause of this city at once rec.
ognized the picture as that of the mar
he and Policeman Julius had seen il
front of the postofice on September 14tl
rolling a cigarette.
Bern. Reinhart also identified the por
trait as that Of a fellow who had pur
chased bottle of port wine at his place
on the 18th.
That night the postoftice was entered
and among the things left behind by th'
burglars was this same bottle of por
wine.
At late hour that night Robertson "a,
employee of the St. Louis road, saw .
suspicious character crossing the railroad
track near the St. Louis depot. At St
Louis he identified Stevens as the MAJ
he had seen.
| The testimony of the New Ulm par
ties was considered conclusive and Stev
ems was bound over TO the grand jury il
the sum of 5000. ~:
| His hearing will be had at Mankat,
before the federal court. .s.-, 3.
Want 1t Repealed.
The farmers of the Red River Valley
recently held meeting to discuss tn,
grain inspection law. A committee wa
appointed to investigate, and the follow
ing are the conclusions 1t arrives at:
| In our judgment the Minnesota stat,
grading law is vicious in all its aspect
and we will get no permanent relief un
| til it is repealed and we are left to man
age our own affairs in our own way. w
ask its repeal for the following, anon,
other, reasons:
! First--It gives to one man autocrati
power to say how much we shall receiv
| for our property.
| Second-It degrades and hu initiate
US by placing US in1the position Of ward
of an unscrupulous ring.
Third-It makes millionalres at the tel
minal points at the expense of the pro
ducers.
Fourth It depreclates the value 9
our real estate.
Fifth-It crushes the poor man VIII
is laboring to make home for himsel
and family.
Sixth-It legalizes robbery.
For these andI I.other reasons we as
! the repeal OF the. minnesota state lnspee
ton law, and that weibe allowed to liv
in peace in this garden spot of Americ
!, L 3 & 80. .157
There is no dispair SO deep as the dil
pair Of homeless man or woman. T
roam the roads OF the country or ii
streets of the city, to feel that there
no rod Of ground on. which the feet co
rest, to halt weary and hungry outsid
'lighted windows andihear laughter an
song within these are the hungers "a
& rphp1 1linna that drive mon Ia crime = =