Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-05-30
ONE SUSPECT UNDER ARREST

A stranger who has been about the
city for II time last fall and for /;
month Immediately preceding the
burglary, had not been seen here
since Friday. While here he rented
IA room at Ed. Millard's, on Hoare
street, and generally took his meals
at Terrilfs hotel. He had no an.
parent business, sought no en-.
plOyment, and avoided association
He was often out late at night, and
seemed to have much writing tc
do in his room. He received letter.
! through the post office addressed tc
II. &. Winter, the letters coming gen.
| orally from Fond du Lac, Oshkosh
! and that vicinity, but he was never
seen to post ii letter at the office. On
the morning preceding the robbery
lie lett at his room note saying be
/ would be absent for some days, and
might send for his satchel, which he
| left in the room. In the satchel
since opened, were found a small
saw, several razors and suit
Of clothes but nothing to identify
! him or indicate whence he came. In
J the timber lot to the west of Mr.
Millard's house - found the stump
and top OF an oak sapling, fresh cut
that matched both edds of the pole
Il
used as IA ladder, and Mr.. Millard
| indentifies the pine cleats from bun
dies of shingles, of which he has
several at his place; the nails used
also correspond to nails which he
has on his place. Some carriage
side curtains and lap robe used for
sound muffling at the bank, are
found to be the property of Charles
Gilman, whose place adjoins Mil
lard's. These facts indicated that
| Millard's roomer was one of the bank
robbers. A man answering his des-
| cription was traced to .onesdale and
thence to Blanchariville on the
Illinois Central, Saturday. He left
the train at Blanchardville, and all
trace of him was lost.
SUSPECT CAPTURED.
And now the mysterious stranger
Is here under arrest. Monday even
ing, between and S o'clock, Alfred
Richards, Il young man of the city,
while driving near Richard Cock
ing's farm = miles east, met the man
walking this way. Richards drove
into the city as fast as possible and
gave the alarm. Marshal Cvitz got
John Kim who had a horse and bug
gy standing by, to take him in, and
they drove furiously out toward
where the man had been seen. They
had got only about II mile out, II ear
Marshal Days place, VIII an they met
their man, walking briskly in the
road toward the city. He made no
resistance, and manifested no sur
prise when commanded to surren-
der. Passively came along with the
officer, was placed in cell, stripped
aud searched. No weapons were
found on him, nor anything else of a
suspicious character. He had about
S25 in small bills and silver. TO
questions his answers were non-com-
generally being al don't
know" once remarking ".you have
arrested me for this crime and It's
for yon to prove it,"
PRISONERS NAME AND RECORD.
Tuesday the prisoner was taken
before Justice kuellipg, and on mo-
ton of District Attorney, with con-
sedtif II ttIe agcuscri, esan,3a~tiss was-
postponed until June 3. Mr.. Char
ley Bell, who came here Tuesday in
charge of blood hound from Platte
willie, and had formerly lived ut
Ripou, was taken to see the prison.
or, and recognized him as STEWART
JELLEFF, of Ripon, where he had been
once tried for burglary, and is known
a. n tough character. He did not
ieny being JelleN }. II. McCrory
, lawyer OF Fond du Lac, who it is
said defended Jeileff when on trial
or burglary before, arrived Tuesday |
evening to take charge of his case
lere Jelleif is well connected at Rip |
III and Fond du Lac, having relatives
If influence and means. Dist Attor-
ley Fielder is confident of convict
ug JelleH and there is good ground
o believe that accomplices Will be
and part of the stolen
money ultimately recovered.
Most of the grain sacks used for
nufiling are marked " A. w and
opposed to belong to Amos Vivian,
farmer miles north of the city.
his and other circumstances lead
o a belief that Millard's mysterious