The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-25
WAS A PRETTY BUSY THIEF
GEORGE FARRELL, OR MDONALD
AS ACCUSED BY THE
POLICE
Detectives Say That Since His Re-
lease From the WorIShouse Few
Days Ago He Ha. Helped stock
Several Pawn Shops.

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lease From the Worlkhouse a Few
Days Ago He Has Helped stock
Several Pawn Shops.
1t developed yesterday that the attempt
ed 5urglary Of the East Tenth street
boarding house, which landed George
Farwell. alias Mcdonald, behind the bars
Thursday night. is not the only offense
committed against the public in the
course of the past ten days by the same
gentleman. He admitted entering Mrs
Friends boarding house the night before
and also confessed to a number of other
operations In the sneak thieying line
Detectives Murnane, Sweeny and Hal
lowell were put at work early in the
morning to trace FarrelPs record during
the past two weeks, and after a few
hours work. they say, found that on
Thursday afternoon he entered another
boarding house, kept by Mrs. ]. M. Egars
at III Last Tenth street, and stole a.
black suit Of clothes belonging to Elliott
Hunter, an employee Of Haynes photo
graphic gallery on Selby avenue, and
made away with a brown suit from a
room occupied by o. G.. Peterson, en-
ployed at the Office of the state board of
health.
Previous to entering the Egar house he
entered the Fey hotel, on Seventh. street.
and from one of the rooms took a gold
watch valued at $50. On another occa-
sion he had stolen an overcoat from an
unknown party, which was found later In
Weinberg pawnshop, 1872 East Seventh
street.
Having unearthed the mans record. the
detectives visited him in his cell at the
central station and confronted him with
the proof of the queer transactions charg-
ed to him. He weakened at once, admit
ted his faults and offered to show the
officers where he had taken the stolen
property.
In company with the officers he made
the rounds, and at Max Krivanskrs
pawnshop on East Seventh street the
property taken from Mrs. Egars was
found. The proprietor of the place iden-
titled Farrell as the man who had pawn
ed the goods. At Friedmann's, on East
Third street, the watch taken from the
Fey hotel was found: At pawnshop
kept by 1. Calamson, 374 Minnesota street.
miscellaneous collection of pants, ties
and other goods was found. Farrell
seemed penitent, and gave the officers
valuable aid In recovering the stolen
property. -
AS stated previously in The GLOBE e.
Farrell has served terms in Saltwater
anu WdS pul recently released from the
workhouse, where he served a ninety
day sentence for a burglary at Mrs
Friends boarding house, z54 East Tenth,
Dec. II. His second attempt Thursday
night on the same house again landed
him In cell The only defense that the
man makes to his actions Is that he was
drunk. Upon being released from the
workhouse recently he went to the chieA
Of police and chief Of detectives and as
sured them with great earnestness that
he intended to reform and lead a virtu-
Gus life. Impressed by this assertion,
collection was taken up for his benefit
Farrell is a carefully groomed man ~
forty years, apparently Of good educa-
! ton, refined and courteous In his con-
versation, and a man who would easily
win the confidence Of those with whom
he comes In contact.