The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-08
PICNIC FOR BURGLARS
MINNEAPOLIS BECOMING STAMPING
GROUND FOR CROOKS
Yesterdays Record In the Neighbour
hood of a Dozen, but This
Is Likely to he
Beaten

one days burglary record in Minnie
apohs started when Patrolman P. 7.
| Cohn, of the North side station. early
yesterday morning arrested Edward
Hickey, a notorious local crook and
burglar, whom he caught burglarizing
the grocery store of A. S. Dworsky, S23
Washington avenue north, about clock
yesterday morning. Hickey and a pal
named Asa Biggs. the latter released
from the reformatory Aug. II last, were
seen by passing pedestrian working
| at the window of the store. AS the
pedestrian passed along Washington ave-
nue. he heard the sound of falling glass.
He hurried up the street and told Pa
trolman Cohn of the circumstance
The officer arrived just in time to see
Hickey going through the window. His
companion, who was acting as a '1ook-
OUT tried to give the alarm to Hickey.
but the officer had him before he could
| get in or outsof the building. Biggs es-
| capped, but the officer fired a shot after
the retreating figure, which was soon lost
! in the darkness. Hickey was landed In
the North side station, but not without
making a fight for his liberty.
Upon searching him, a large hammer,
a razor, knife and chisel were found in
his pockets. He was arraigped in the
municipal court in the morning and was
held to await the action of the grand
jury.
Detectives Howard, Hicks and Mealey
were detailed upon the work of appre-
hending the other man. Before they
began their Investigations, six North
Minneapolis business men reported to po-
lice headquarters that their places Of
business had been entered and in each
place a quantity of goods stolen. The
detectives tried to Sweat Hickey, but
he is an old offender and refused TO
talk. With the goods found upon him,
and with the knowledge these veteran
officers have of thieves and their ways,
they started with but thread of a clue
to work upon.
At Ais yesterday afternoon they had
Asa Biggs, nineteen years of age, re-
leased from the reformatory on parole
Aug. II, in Jail and had recovered nearly
every article stolen from the six places of
business. Biggs, believing that Hickey
had ''peached,' led the officers to
lIickey's house, and there they found the
'plant" But Biggs was not taken with
out giving Detective Hicks some rough
treatment. Mealey stood guard at the
front door, and Hicks covered the rear.
When Biggs saw Mealey, he made dash
for the rear, but was nabbed by Hicks,
who after rough and tumble fight plac-
ed him under arrest. Howard was cover
ing the Hickey house waiting for deVel-
opmentS.
Between midnight and a. M, Peter
Faber's hardware store, 211-215 Plymouth
avenue, was broken into and ninety
= pocketknives, three carving sets and
about six dozen knives forks and spoons
carried away. The next place visited was
the shoe store of W. T. HUGH, 1917 Wash
ington avenue north. There they succeed
ed in making away with seventeen pairs
of shoes. Next they called at the hard
ware store of George o. Brimhall, 4O4- 406
Plymouth avenue, gained entrance
through rear window to the workshop,
but eo}iffd not get into the front part of
the store. In the workshop they secured
the hammer, screwdriver and knife found
upon Hickey when arrested.
Evidently believing they had worked
too long between drinks, they visited
Hintz Bros saloon, 1901 Washington ave-
nue. north, and there filled up on what
liquor they wanted and stole SLIGO, which
they found in the cash drawer Journey
ing down Washington avenue, they halted
| at Dworsky's grocery store, but fell into
the officers hands before securing any
booty. After Hickeys arrest, Biggs
lifted the plant" and took it to Hickey's
home, where it was found by the detec-
tives.
Burglaries are becoming so frequent in
Minneapolis that the Journal finds it nee
essary to print daily illustrated report
of the doings of the light fingered gentry.