The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-17
THIEVES ARE PLENTIFUL.
Effort to Rob the Safe of the Farm
ers' Bank Failed

Staff Special to the Globe
NEW RICHMOND, Wis, June 16-An
attempt was made last evening by two
crooks to rob the safe of the Farmers
bank, which was blown from the building
several hundred feet near the river bank.
The attempt was only frustrated by the
stout resistance of the private guard
placed over the vault by the officers of
the bank Immediately after the cyclone
A strict line is maintained around the
ruins at night rs we'll as day, but the
thieves succeeded in eluding the vigilance
of the sentry and had begun work on
the huge metallic case when discovered
by the guard. AS soon as the men found
out they were seen they made a vicious
attack upon the guard, knocking his re-
volver out OF his hand. The men strug-
gled around in the debris for a minute
or two and after subjecting the arm of
the law to some rough handling made
their escape
An alarm was Immediately given and a
squad OF the militia boys were called out
and visited the vault. but no trace of the
would-be robbers could be found
Mr.. Hale, of Miles & Hale. of ST. Paul
was telegraphed for by the officers of the
bank today and came over and opened
the vault and the officers of the bank
took the valuable papers and money
to safer lace of keeping. While
SaIGS
that the owners have been unable to get
into since the cyclone
Thieves seem to be making a pretty
good harvest in the city. Today Dr.
Kleiner, of Chippewa Falls, who is in
charge of the School House hospital, re-
ported that thieves had carried off his
complete set of instruments during the
night, and number of other things
Of value that were personal belongings
disappeared at the S9mA time
Chairman Mosher telegraphed to the
Twin Cities for detectives this morning
and Detectives Mike Sweeney. J. C. Muir
name and D. ]. Saintong came in on the
morning train. They are keeping a care
full watch of the suspicious characters
about town.
Mr.. Bryant, salesman in the employ
of Noyes Bros. & Cutler, of st. Paul, re-
ported yesterday that a considerable
amount of medical supplies shipped by
his firm Tuesday morning had been stolen
from the hospital building
DR.. Kleiner, speaking of the matter yes
terday, said that the parties committing
the theft must have slipped In during
the day while he was out for few mo,
ments on a professional errand or dur
ing the night. The Instruments were
carried In surgeons case and had been
carefully packed up after the last oper-
alton performed Thursday.
been made daily of suspicious characters
and yesterday a dozen or more were taken
out Of the calaboose and tried before
Justices of the Peace Huff and Mcclure
who held court in the open air on a
dry goods box. Half dozen of the cu1-
prits before the court were soon dis
charged, nothing having been found
against them worse than refusing to stop
when ordered by the guards, or attempt
Ing to get through the lines Where there
was any evidence Of pilfering against the
accused he was given a liberal sentence
Charles Nemorousky, of ST. Paul, who
claims he came here to buy up damaged
goods, was accused of trying to roll I'D
and carry off some copper wire fallen
from the poles of the local electric light
company. He was sentenced to pay a.
fine Of $40 or spend forty days In the
county Jail at Hudson. He is still in
custody. Charles Miller, also of st. Paul
who was here assisting Nemorousky.
was given thirty minutes to get out
of town. man by the name Of Ruff
was given thirty days in Jail for petit
larceny. A lady's cape was found on his
person. John Closer, of ST. Paul. was
discharged. The following were charged
with vagrancy and each was given thirty
minutes to get out of. town on penalty
of thirty days in Jail: William Cork
James Proudfoot, Sullivan, Fritz Ham
fresch, Herman Swain and Hansen.