The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-27
ROBBED 4 PRISON
Astounding Crime of Andrew An
derson, Fresh From Saltwater.
SHOES TAKEN FROM WAREHOUSE
He Scaled the Walls at Night and
Iauled His Plumber Up
by Rope.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
saltwater, Mimi, Feb 27.-Andrew An
derson, released from states prison on
Feb. S, after serving a fve-year term for
grand larceny, committed in Minneapolis.
was arraigned in the municipal court this
morning charged with burglarizing w. B.
d w. C. Jordans shoe warehouse in the
prison yards. He waived examination
and was held to the grand jury in bonds Of
$500. In default he was locked up.
Anderson's latest crime, which he free
ly and fully admits, reads like a chapter
from the Count OF Monte Cristo.'
Warden Wolfer and men who have had
long experience with all phases of crime,
are amazed at the reckless daring dis
played by the former convict.
Anderson says that after his release
from prison he formed the plan of bur-
glarizing the shoe warehouse. He came
here Saturday evening, fresh from a term
in the Workhouse in Minneapolis, and
scaled the prison walls, carefully making
his way to a guardhouse on the wall.
Here he found rope which was used to
haul wood to the grardhouse. Hand over
hand no let himself down into the prison
yards and avoided the night guard on his
rounds by hiding. He entered the ware
house and took three cascs Of shoes, or
thirty-sx pairs in all These he carried
to the wall. fastened two of the cases to
the rope, again scaled the wall and
hauled up his plumber. Descending again,
he tied the third case to the rope and as
before pulled 1t to the top without dis
cOvery. q He then went over the outer
wall and conveyed the stolen goods to an
old paint shop belonging to the car COM
pany and standing on the banks of Lake
st. Cro1X.
Anderson early on Sunday morning
placed sixteen pairs Of the shoes in an old
sack, took an interurtan car to st. Paul
and Dawned the footwear. He returned
to Saltwater the same afternoon, put the
remainder of the shoes in a new tele-
scope, which he had purchased with part
of the proceeds Of the first sale, and car
ried them to Minneapolis and pawned
them for $3.50 with a Broker on Wash
ington avenue. #..
His discovery was more or less the
result of chance. Some boys found the
cases, still holding several pairs of shoes.
under the old paint shop, and told their
parents. The boys returned to the
scene In the afternoon just in tine to see
Anderson going away with the remainder
of the stolen goods. The matter was re-
ported to Warden Wolfer Monday after
noon, and he detailed an officer to go to
the twin cities and visit the pawnshops.
The pawnbroker in st. Paul was found
he bought the shoes fitted Anderson, who,
it was recalled, had been seen here Sat-
urday night. A prison photograph was
then circulated among the police of the
twin cities and he was found in Jail in
Minneapolis waiting trial for stealing a
rope. The pawnbroker in st. Paul iden-
titled him and the 'stuff was Off" He
told the officers where he sold the goods
in Minneapolis end the man who bought
them was arrested for receiving stolen
property.
Anderson is criminal of the profess
sional class. He has served two terms
in the Minnesota penitentiary and three
i'm other states. He Processes to like
prison life and says he hopes he will get
a long sentence for his last escapade.