The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-07
MEDALS WERE SENED ON
DECORATIONS OF BAND LEADER
SORRENTINO ARE FOUND BY MIN
NEAPOLIS DETECTIVES
PRISONER SAYS He IS REED
But the Police Think That His Real
Name Is John KennerIinE-
Detectives Did Clever
Work.

A clever arrest was made about 10
o'clock last night by Detectives Hicks
and Murphy, of Minneapolis, when they
arrested John Kennerling, who proved to
be the man who about two weeks ago
stole six valuable medals from Eugenio
sorrentino, the director of the Banda
Rosa, which has been playing during
the summer at Lake Harriet
since the medals were missing Sorren-
tho had received several letters from the
man who had them in his possession.
stating that he would return them If
Sorrentino would arrange with him in
some way to give him $3.50 for delivering
them Sorrentino inserted the following
advertisement In a Minneapolis paper:
Received your letter VIII pay re-
ward, comply with your request, and no
questions asked. Name place where to
meet you.-Eugenio Sorrentino."
The following appeared in a Minneap-
oils paper yesterday:
Am at Royal hotel, ST. Paul. Send
messenger with money. Tell him to call
on clerk, who will send him to me. and
will exchange the medals for the
money"
Detective Murphy Immediately on see
Ing the notice dressed himself as an A.
u. L. messenger, and in company with
Detective Hicks left for st. Paul and
called at the appointed hour at the ROYAL
hotel. Murphy found out from the clerk
that the man roomed at the hotel and he
was directed to, his room He entered.
ana after brief conversation brought
up the matter of making the exchange.
Murphy was SO well disguised and act
ed so we'll the part of the messenger bow
that the thief did not suspect for a mo-
mRnt he THrou eff -
money was displayed he proceeded In
bring the medals to view He cut three
Of them from the lining In his coat and
brought two more from his shirt where
ne had them sewed in the back.
He said that five was all that he had
and that the sixth one was In the hands
Of a paWnbroker
Murphy, as soon as he saw the medals
and was convinced that he had the right
man, quietly informed him that he was
his prisoner. The Culprit weakened and
almost tainted. Murphy marched him
down stairs, and with Hicks. who had
remained below and guarded the door,
marched him to the Central police sta
ton. where he was searched and locked
up.
When searched at the station. several
articles of jewelry were found on his
person. valuable diamond ring was
found sewed in between the lining of his
vest A valuable pin, with diamond set
tlngs, was found in one of his stockings.
The articles that were placed on the table
at the station that were found in his
pockets would go a good ways toward
furnishing a jewelry store.
He gave the name Of Reed, but a re-
ceipt for registered letter sent to his
mother showed that his real name was
John Kennerling, and that his mother
lives in Omaha.
kennerling is morphine "f1end" and
two hypodermic syringes were found in
his pockets. Detective Murphy said that
when he arrested him he was under the
effects of the drug and that he begged
him to allow him to partake Of it before
removing him from his room.
At the station he asked permission to
inject some Of it into his arm. He was
given permission. He rolled up his sleeve
on his right arm and several large weIts
could be seen where ne had been in the
habit Of inserting the hypodermic needle.
He made three injections of the drug
and explained that they were so modified
as to produce the most satisfying effect.
He is reduced almost to a skeleton.
The medals will be turned over to Man
ager Sorrentino today.