The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-24
ANDERsoN's SIDE OF 1T.
Says Setterstedt Is Chief of the
ThievfnE Trio.

The police yesterday continued the inves-
tigatlon In connection with the finding OF the
home of Oscar setterstedt, 1858 WhitaIl street,
and the arrest of Setterstedt, Charles Andre
son and Andrew Swanson. on the charge Of
grand larceny. but made practically no more
discoveries than those related in the l b
OF yesterday. Detectives Daily and Sweeney,
who cleverly located the plant" and ran
at CAT Wells street. where a number of cans
OF stolen fruit were found, but, contrary
to expectations, did not find anything else It
is the belief of the detectives. however, that
thSre is still large quantity of property
stolen by the three prisoners which has not
been recovered, and the search will be con-
tinued
The charge of Detectives Sweeney and Daily,
that the three prisoners have been systemati-
ca!ly stealing for months, was yesterday cor
roporated by Anderson, who unreservedly
the gang. He accused Setterstedt of being
the leader and instigator Of the robberies
He says he lived at Setterstedt's house for
over two months. and that during this time
ne accompanied him on thleying expeditions
nearly every night. He claims Stetterstedt
rorced him to steal with threats. and that to
Anderson. most OF the stealing was done at
night and early in the morning The plan of
operations was at once unique and successful.
All three Of the men are bakers After work.
Ing hours at night, Anderson says, they drove
about the city in Setterstedts buggy, and
stole everything they could get their hands
part IN the thievery as much he and
Setterstedt. He says he drove the horse
most Of the time. and that Setterstedt stole
Accofolng Anderson, when he and Setter
Stedt went out on trip the latter always
had some theft planned and drove directly to
grocery store, shoe store or some other
pace 1 where goods diplayed on the outside
had been ''piped." While he held the horse
Anderson says. Setterstedt would secure the
stolen property and throw it into the buggy
When they would drive off. In this manner
Anderson 10
bundles of stock fish found at Setterstedt's
nome, saving the fish was taken from in
'front.' or hiosterman C Co.'s grocery store SIS
mississippi street. The canned fruit recoy
ered. Anderson says, was stolen from Abram-
sons bakery. Payne avenue and Wells street
where. he says, Swanson works. Anderson
says ne himself stole two bicycles found at
SS oeI home, one from the Arlington
nils district. and the other on East Seventh
street The wheels. he says, were found out
side of buildings and carried off in the bu9gv
One of the buggies, Anderson saws seffey.
sLeuI sCoie while he was with him on one OF
the night trips, but as for the other four ve-
n rrbn Emerson says he knows nothing about
%nsre they came from. He says Setter
stedt told him he had purchased the buggy
ana that they drove to Eighth and Cedar
streets n where the buggy was found stand
ttn Vehlcle In which they rode. Anderson
says the thieving was carried on contInuaIIv
curing the time he lived at Setterstedt's but
says ne knows nothing of any operations IRE
any plant" other than that nnesrtbeS ~ ~
Setterstedt's house. and claims not to know
where WI re any Of the stolen property was sold.
ne ne says he did not always accompany Set
terStedt, but that sometimes SWANSON went
and and sometimes all three of them made the
Each of the prisoners is a swede and all
are bakers. Setterstedt Is said to he sm
ployed at Palmquist's bakery, on Rice street
near university avenue while Swanson
,na I, Tor or Abramson. Anderson is not work
at Bohns manufacturing plant in East g. sp
f pauI. Anderson speaks English poorly, and
seems see to realize the serious position Of him
9e c anu ms comrades He made confession
oota setterstedt and Swanson have uLewis wise
f f6at Anderson is under the Impression
eHaI oetteTsteat accuses him of most of the
as ne claims that Setterstedt planned and en-.
glneered the robberies and is the CHIEF Of