The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-15
Con" HENIE ARRESTED
CROOKS CAUGHT IN THE AcE o,N
FLEECING a VIC
TIM
THOUGHT TO BE FROM CHICAGO
They Worked Double Lock-, Game
and Used Cards and Other Conf
dence imDIements-ORe Vic
tim Gets Money Back.
Rubbers for Women
and Children.

Two men giving their names aszO. r
Hlldred and Charles Nelson We're ar
rested by the police shortly after 6
CLOCK last evening, While in the act of
heecing man named Bonn Peirson
out Of 1926. They were taken to the sta
ton and charged with grand larceny.
At the station they were also identified
oS CHRIST Person, who halls from Wis
consin, as the two men who "conned'
him out of $140 yesterday forenoon with
the aid of the 'two-lock" game.
chief OConnor believes that in the ar
rest OF these two men they have cap
tured pair of well known confidence
men.
According to the police. Hildred and
Nelson walked into Joseph Mayors sa-
icon, 70 East Seventh Street, shortly
before o'clock last evening accompanied
oy Bonn Peirson and another man by
the name of Person who claims TO 1.-Two
at S4l Marion street. They had a drink
together, after which they walked
toward the rear of the saloon. Mr..
Mayer did not take any notice of them,
as he did not know them. Suddenly,
however, he heard a ScufIing, as if
some one was fighting in his private Of
nee and rushing back found Bonn Peir-
son holding one of the men and accusing
MN of having taken 1898 of his money
from him. Mir. Mayer stood in the door
way so that they could not get away and
his brother called Patrolman Sullivan
who made the arrest The money was
given back to Person but not until after
quite bit of parleying between the Of
fieer and the man who had 1t. When
the two men found that they were cor
nered, one of them threw away Flash
ron which had played part in the all
legged card swindle but this was found
later and turned over 10 the police.
When searched at the station the po-
ice found $32 in cash on Hildrod, in adj
dttion to some counterfeit money.
PeirsOn says he arrived from Superior,
Wis, yesterday morning, and was wait
ing for a night train for Chicago when
he was aCcOsted by stranger who, after
hnding out where he was going said he
was bound fer the same place and pro-
posed that they walk around for while
Later they met a friend of this strangers
and wandered into Mayors saloon with
the above result
Christ Person, who was done for the
$40 yesterday morning came to the sta
ton and identified the men as the same
ones. He says he was accosted by them
and that they were going to show him
the new capitol. When they arrived
there, they sprang the lock game on him
ard as result he is now $40 poorer His
money has not yet been recovered
Last night the rooms Of Hldred and
Nelson, on Jackson street, between Sew
enth and Eighth streets, were searched
by detectives and the locks, detective
star, a number of flake" cards, two
valises filed with clothing and other
goods were found and taken to the sta
ton. The locks were identified by Peir-
son.
The arrest is considered a very val
liable one by the police, and much credit
is due Mr.. Mayer for his quick action,
which prevented them from getting away
and secured their arrest They are sup
posed to hail from Chicago and are said
TO have fieeced people all over the coun-
try.
They will be arraigned in the police
court today.