The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-07
ANDA WAS BADLY BEATEN
CASE OF BOLD HIGHWAY ROB-
berry ON KITTSON
STREET
HERMAN SMITH ARRESTED
Victim Lured1Into Dark Part of the
Street and SIugged - Other
Charges Against Smith
A Qutek Capture.

Andrew Anda, q stranger In the city,
claiming to have, come from North Da-
kota but three days ago, had no con-
ception Of what. was going to happen to
MIN when hey went out to see tie
sights with a. supposed friend about
midnight Saturday night.
lie had some, fun, but just at present
he is mourning tina loss of about SIS, and
Herman Smith, we'll known in police
circles and an ex-conyfce, Is under ar-
rest at the Margaret street police sta
ton charged with highway robbery.
According to the story told by Anda to
the police. he. Is a, stationary engineer,
and came to st. Paul about three days
ago from North Dakota. He is about
forty years CID and stopped at $40 Jack
son street. Shortly before II 0 clock
Saturday night. he claims he went into
the saloon of w. J. Hoover at Eighth
and Jackson Streets to buy a dri3k
While there he says Smith cultivated hi1
acquaintance and after a little social
talk 1t was decided that Smith should
show him some of the sights"
This was satisfactory, and they visited
several saloons and some resorts, finally
winding up near Kttson and East Sew
enth streets. When they arrived at this
corner, Anda says, Smith steered him
up ktttson street, which was very dark.
The next thing Anda knew he was struck
hard object, he claims, In the hands of
Smith. A struggle between he two men
ensued IN which Anda was worsted, and
smith went through his pockets. SeCur-
ing what money he found in his victims
pockets, Smith ran up the street. and
Anda picked himself up, covered With
blood, and not knowing where he WAS.
This was shortly before o'clock. He
kept on staggering through the street
and finally crossed the Seventh street
bridge where he encountered Officer Hor-
r1gan, of the Margaret police station de-
tail. to whom he told his story The Of
1lcer sent HIM to- tthe station and after
listening to the victims story, Sergeants
Flanagan and 4Aampld started out to find
the highwayman. On investigation, ana
from the description given by Arda they
shortly came to the conclusion that
Herman Smith WAS the man who had
done the deed and after hunting for
some time they. found him in a lodging
house at $40 Jackson street He was
taken to the Margaret station, where he
was positiveiy9Sdetatife by Anda. Smith
denies all knowledge of the affair, but IS
unable to gives unsatisfactory statement
of his whereabouts from u o'clock until
he was arressedz 9f+Ehen. Anda came to
town he had D$125f1 but luckily for h m,
he deposited $3.50 Of 1t in the Union bank
and got a Certified check in return. This
he pinned in Ills inside vest pocket which
accounts for the. rebber missing it. The
check lis In the hands of the police at
the present time. . -,
According to the police. this is not the
only charge that hangs over Smiths
head. They say that he fol rnerfy worked
as porter for about three weeks in the
saloon at Eighth and Jackson streets
and that white. there he stole an
astrachan overcoat belonging, to the BAR
valued: at about $50 and MInsen claims
Smith borrowed it and failed to return
It,, giving as san5 excuse that he had
loaned 1t to g. fgisnd named Casey. Mr..
Munsen says he wifi swear out warrant
charging Smith with the, theft this morn
ing, .z.ss
s Smith as discharged by Mr.. Hoover
about four: days ago alat lI since been
hanging around The place = Detectives
EE-1TlkE6fs and Bforan Investigated the
cease yesieTda ySzzsardz last night it was
discovered thatsa suit oSSclothes belong
ing TO- HOOVER was missing from his
trunk which wla $: j q aSreaiszroom of the
saloon,s f0:Mhfeh here WIS only one key.
This is also Sbiarneds on Smith. as Hoover
claims that one da " When he was going
to do soma, WoTlkein; this reom he asked
Smith to get the key. from the bartender.
When Smith replied that he had a key
that would fit the lock, which he pro-
duced. -
Smith was sent to the state prison
several years ago to serve ten years for
highway robbery. He served about three
years when he broke MS parole and last
summer he was, reeaptured, and an effort
made to ndbfnlS3back to serve the re-
naming -seNeu ssarss but the district
court decided@tn Favor of him. Since
then he has been EaPrested several times
by the local. policesfor different offenses,
He has always Managed to get out Of
his scrapes. bit the police feel confident
that they nave aim right this time.
Credit IS due to Sesgeants Flanagan AMI
Aamold for apprgaehding him so soon
after the robbery, EiIIe will be arraignei
in the police couresthis morning.