The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-03
Think He IS TIE THIEF
POLICE CORRAL MAN WHOM THEY
SAY HAS REEN STEALING
HORSES AND RIGS
FIVE OF HIS PALS ARRESTED
After Patient Work ST. Paul and
Minneapolis Detectives Get the
Man Who Has Been Giving
Them Much Trouble.

Chief O'Connor and Capt Clark arrest
ed a man named Steve Devereau, in the
MayaH building on Seventh street, near
st. Peter, about s o'clock last evening
and in him they feel certain that they
have the man who has been stealing sew
eral rigs from different people in the
Twin Cities during the last three months.
The detectives have also arrested Joseph
Johnson, A. Springer, John Elvin, Mrs.
A. Springer and Carrie E1vin, all of whom
are thought to be connected with these
robberies
The detectives of both the Minneapolis
and ST. Paul police departments have
been searching for the thieves for several
weeks.
There have been five rigs stolen in ST.
Paul and four in Minneapolis in the last
three months. The last one to be taken
was that of DIR. Richeson, of Olive street,
which was taken out of his barn last
Friday night. Devereau, who is a pa
rolled convict, was already under suspic7
ion at this time, but the detectives had
been unable to locate him.
Chief OConnor got a clue Saturday
morning that Devereau was living with
John Elvin 2518 Twenty-flfth avenue
south, Minneapolis, and he Immediately
"
O'Brien and Frazer to go over and work
in conjunction with the Minneapolis de-
tectives in trying to arrest Devereau.
The detectives were joined in Mime
apolis by Detectives Hicks and Morris
sey, of Minneapolis, and together they
went out to Elvin's house. When they
arrived there the only one IN the house
was Joseph Johnson, and he was put un-
der arrest The detectives then proceed
~ ict-
appointed in this, however. About 5
o'clock yesterday morning John Elvin ap-
peared, and he was also put under arrest
Yesterday afternoon the detectives went
to the house of A. Springer, on Eigh-
teenth street and arrested him. In his
place they found DR.. Richeson's mack1n-
tosh that had been stolen with his rig,
and also the harness stolen from L.
]. Swartz, the nveryman on Eighth
street
The EIvin woman was arrested at the
same place that Devereau was, and the
Springer woman was arrested later IN
the evening
The men arrested in Minneapolis were
all brought to ST. Paul last night and
locked up at the central station
When questioned by Chief O'Connor
last night, Springer is said to have &C
knowledged that Devereau brought
to a liveryman named Scott for $50. He
also stated that at 1 o'clock Friday night
Devereau came to his house and asked
if he could put a horse in the barn.
Springer says he told him he could, and
that Devereau gave him a macintosh.
The detectives have located the horse.
r. j. Swartz last night identified Dew
ereau and the Springer woman as the
two who came to his barn on Aug. 10,
hired a horse and rig, and drove away
never to return. The other rigs stolen
in this city were: Horse and buggy be-
longing to Erick Eurelius, 925 Rice street,
taken in front of a church on Rice
street the night of June Is; horse and
buggy belonging to Marshall Holt, taken
off the street at corner Of Third and
Wabasha streets on the night of June
r; horse and buggy belonging to VIII
liam Ryland, 419 Fuller street, taken out
of barn.