The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-21

dudley German, the burglar of many
aliases, arersted Wednesday evening on
the charge Of having been concerned in
the robbery of the Donnelly residence on
Pleasant avenue, as told In the q O b e
of yesterday, is still confined at the cen
trail station with "secret Indictment
for burglary, returned by the grand Jury
two weeks ago, hanging over him. Not
only do the police claim him to be a des-
perate character and an all-around crook
but information furnished yesterday by
Dudley f. Carey, switchman in the en-
ploy of the Northern Pacific, shows that
he has been using the name Of an honest
man and reputable resident of the city
as a cover for his work.
Mr.. Carey had seen the published ac-
counts of Germans capture and had
learned that he gave the name Of Dudley
Carey. as an alias. On investigating lie
found that the name Is one which Cor
man used in La Crosse and Stevens
Point, Wis. He explained to Chief of De-
tectives Schweitzer and Detectives MUIR
name and Sweeney yesterday that clear
ance papers found In Gorman's pocket,
made out by the Northern Pacific to one
Dudley F. Carey, were his property and
that German secured them from him
under false representations last fall.
The papers are in the nature of a
recommendation from the company,
showing that the person to whom they
are made out is in good standing and
efficient in his department After secur-
ing them, German left the city and
failed to return them. At different points
he made representation that he was the
man to whom the clearance was made
out and used the credentials to establish
his credit. The game was tried in Stew
ems Point with success. German showed
the clearance to the hotelkeeper and
stated that he was railroad man. He
waited several days until he had won the
confidence of several persons whom he
met and then, one morning it was dis
covered that safe had been blown open
and that German was missing. The pa
pers have been returned to their rightful
owner.
clue which is expected to develop in
formation, regarding the disposition Of a
part of the proceeds from German s
transactions in ST. Paul was secured yes
terday in the dis covery of a receipt made
out to German and signed by a man
under the name Of Clifford. of st. Louis,
Mo- The st. Louis detectives will work
out the clue.
Further particulars of his arrest show
that he fell into the hands of the police
through the faithlessness Of a former
sweetheart, from whom he has been es-
tranged for some time. The detective de-
partment learnd Of his connection with
the woman shortly after the robbery and
located her. She stated that she had quar-
relied with her burglar lover and that
they were no longer friends. She was
persuaded to use her efforts in securing
his return to st. Paul, and was finally
successful. The police at once made the
arrest on his return
Though the principal charge against
him is the burglary at the Donnelly resi-
dence, when 500 worth of diamonds and
other gems were stolen from Mrs. J. M.
Geist, he Is wanted for burglarizing the
residences of Carl HELEN, 548 Laurel ave-
nue.; James Cleary, S02 Fairmount avenue,
and c. w. Benson, 6O7 Goodrich avenue
All three burglaries were committed ON
the night of JAN 49, two days before tho
Donnelly robbery. Clews obtained at the
time indicated that the work was all
done by the same parties, and some Of
the articles taken were afterward recov-
cred.
German has ben known to the city po-
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not local thief. Detective Sweeney has
been working on the Donnelly case and
the three previous burglaries for more
than month and succeeded In recover
Ing, at La Crosse, Wis, valuable mink
coat, taken from the residence of James
Cleary. German was arrested on JAM
22 at La Crosse, but 1t was impossible to
get evidence against him on the charge
for which he was in custody, and the case
fell through. The man was traced from
La Crosse to Stevens Point Wis, where
on the night of March safe was blown
open. All trace of his whereabouts was
lost at that point.
The indictment against German Is for
the burglary Of the Benson residence and
at the time evidence was considered by
the grand jury evidence against three
confederates was introduced. No indict-
ments were returned against them, and
1t Is understood that their connection in
the affairs with German, consisted in
making disposition of the stolen property
The three are residents of the city AS
sistant County Attorney Zollman con-
ferred with the heads Of the police and
detective departments yesterday, and a
presentation Of the new evidence against
German will be made to the grand Jury
at once 1t is thought that there Is suf-
nclent information to guarantee a sec