The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-22
GAVE THEN M A CHASE Oh!
MINNEAPOLIS POLICE ARREST
JOHN DAHEGREN, SUSPECTED OF
OVER THIRTY BURGLARIEs
CAUGHT IN A DENTISTS ROOM
DahIsren, Alias "DaItOn," Alias
"Hanson," Bhstied Into the Street,
and Several" shots Were Sent
After Hfms by Detecfives-He
Was Fluffy Landed In the
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alias George Hanson" said to be one
of the cleverest Office burglars in the
United states. aIiman who is wanted for
scores OF petty raourglafies committed all
over the Northwest including, 1t Is be-
'lieNed, rdhe - thirty sor ~ more ''. office
burglaries in, sthiss city stwo weeks ago,
was surprised by Inspectors Morrissey
and Stayfo while; in the act Of burglar
izing the Office of DIR. c. w. FBachman:
dentist, and DR. Richard P.o-OBr1en.
room 20l. Medical block. Minneapolis.
about T o'clock yesterday morning. He
was captured after a chase Of nearly
three blocks, in the course Of which
half a dozen Shots 'wera exchanged, at
tracing large crowd of citizens to the
pursuit. 'Ei;~'s *
Dahlgren devotes his attention almost
entirely to dentists, and bdrgIarizes their
offices for the purpose of securingS the
gold used in filing teeth, of which each
dentist generally has $50 or 500 worth
on hand. Early Sunday morning Is
the time Dahlgren generally selects for
his work. DR.. T. C. 'Corcoran. among
Others, enjoyed a visitation recently
which the police have attributed to
Dahlgren.
Early Saturday morning, the Mime
apolis police say. Dahlgren burglar1zed
the dental Offices of Dr.. o. E. Sullivan,
o0S Nfco1let avenue. and after blowing
open small safe. secured $S5 worth OF
gold Following the numerous Sunday
burgiaries in ST. Paul fortnight ago,
Supt. Doyle concluded that he might ex-
pect a visit from Dahlgren. According
ly the entire cefftrals detective force and
ten or more patfoln8n. in plain clothes,
were detailed ato4 o'clock in the morn
ing, and were flfd in various office
buildings about stlie7 center Of the city.
where there are dental Offices This
force watched ali day long last Sunday.
but nothing was seen or heard of Dahl
gren. Officers were secreted In Ma
sonic Temple. the. Dayton block. at Dr.
III. S.. Rays and in a half dozen other
Office buildings and offices.
Confident that .pahlgren would work
Minneapolis. the. superintendent again at
detectives and patrolmen in plain clothes
placed in the same buildings to watch for
the thief Detectives, Stavle and Norris
sey had been detailed to watch the Medi-
cal block at COB N1collet avenue and went
on watch shortly after o'clock In the
offices of DR.. j.. F. McCrea, room 221
The detectives raised a window looking
into the hall just enough to enable them
to see into the main hall
THE TAIEFf SHOWS UP.
About Z O'Clock man came into the
building and accosted the colored iant-
tor, who. was then preparing to go to
brea kfast, and asked II there were any
dentist offices in the building So. He said
that he had a isbad toothaehe and
wanted to get aitooth out Then he
asked if DR.. A. w French had an office
in the building. The janitor told him
that Dr.. French had an Office there, but
was at home and not IN the office Sum
days. He asked where the doctor lived.
and the janitors tbldi him out on Lowry
hill. The stranger said he lived on Park
avenue and asked where Lowry hill was,
and after being directed started out and
up Nieollet avenuestoward Seventh street
The. janitor then, went. away, but he
had not, gone very far. before the two de-
tectiyessq peeping through the crack In the
window, saw Dahlgren coming I'D the
stairs into the main hall. They had a
photograph OF Dahlgren In their posses
sion, obtained from the Milwaukee po-
lice, and thus knew their man. I'LL
odHiSiel SIOppeQ -QOWn ana peepeQ
through the keyhole into the office where
the detectives We're, hidden Then he
went to the suite of offices occupied by
Drs. BachInan and O'Brien and peeped
through the keyhole of the reception room
door. Evidently feeling satisfied that ne
was safe, Dahlgren drew. a; small steel
spring, resembling, a paper cutter. from
his pocket and proceeded to pick the lock
on the door of the reception room.
iNryo 14E-
moments and then Tcrept out of DIR. Nc
Crea's office into, the, hall Not certain
as to which doors pahlgren had entered
by, the officers softly turned th9 Knob of
one door when suddenly their man darted
out Of another door and into the hall The
two officers were after him in a second.
Detective Morrissey drew his revolver
and fired twice at Dahlgren's feet as he
darted down the stairs and on to NicolIet
avenue. The detectives shouted and a
crowd speedily joined:in the chase Dahl
gren ran to Seysn4ha street and turned
on Seventh streetetoNard Hennepin ave.
nue.
detective. Stavlo, fred twice in the afr,
as I'ahisren passed, Parcher's, livery sta.
bic on Seventh street, and people in the
crowd say that Dahlgren, who was run
nlng with both hands by hfssside and
revolver in his right hand. fired at Slavic
once After this PahIgren threw. away
his revolver as he ran. ~
AT the corner of Seventh street and
Hennepin avenue Dahlgren ran almost
into the arms of Patrolman4 Henry Mar
cote, who. was waiting for a. street car
to go home Narcotic knew the descrip-
ton of the man his brother officers had
been hunting for two weeks, and irnmedi-
ateiy recognized Dahtgren. and drew his
revolver and fired twice. Dahlgren darted
across Hennepin avenue and into the
blind alley at the east side of 620 Hen
nep1n avenue, where he. was caught.