The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-08

George McKinnon is under arrest in
the county Jail, suspected of being one
of the men implicated in the Burling-
ton train robbery, in which 100000
was taken by six men. In the Ducas
street police station are H. D. Cole
man, Henry Lee, F. D. Patchen and
William Dunn charged with vagrancy,
but who were arrested on information
indicating that there was some reason
to suspect that they were connected in
the robbery.
The five men were arrested last night
at the Concord street station on the
Great Western freight train, on which
they were beating their way into the
city. The men were arrested by the
combined efforts of a detail of police
from the Ducas street station and Dep
uty SheriffsWerrick,L Lang and Reichaw.
What evidence there is against the
men, neither the policemen the sheriffs
Office would give out, but it is gener-
orally supposed that both are merely
playing safe" and holding the men on
a vagrancy charge until further infor-
Yesterday afternoon Sheriff Justus
received telegram from the sheriff
of Brown county to the effect that five
men, suspected of being the Burling-
ton train robbers, passed through Lin
den on a Great Western freight train.
A description of the men was given and
the suspects arrested by the deputy
L, &C., TO--
the descriptions
Police Are Skepticai.
Whatever evidence the sheriff Of
Brown county may have that these
men are the Burlington train robbers
is not known. The police are skeptical
| concerning the whole affair McKin-
non, the man arrested by the deputy
sheriffs, was walking on top of a box
car with the aid of a cane. The fact
that he was lame was telegraphed from
Linden, and he was one of the first
| taken into custody. When brought to
the county Jail he was thoroughly
| searched by Deputy Sheriff Werrick.
On his person was found $500 in cash
chinist might have in his pockets.
Not satisfied with this, the deputy
sheriff made Mckinnon strip, and it
was found that his lameness was en-
| tirely affected, and that, as a matter
| of fact he was able to walk as we'll as
any ordinary Individual McKinnon is
| a we'll built young fellow. He gives
| his age as twenty three years, and is
| about feet 81A inches tall. He is
| broad and heavy for his height. He
says he was born in Illinois.
In the sheriff's office it is believed
| that while he may not have been con-
| nected with the train robbery, he is
| anxious to get through the country
| without his identity being discovered.
! He is wise" as the term is used in po-
| lice circles, and refused to make any
| statements that would in any way i'm
! plicate him in any illegal transaction.
| When accused of being train robber
| he became very indignant and appear
! ed to think that the idea was entire
| ly preposterous. He was well dressed,
| but wore pair of overallS over his
| trousers. He has dark hair, gray eyes,
and his complexion is dark.
May Be Wanted Somewhere.
The fact that he is feigning to be a
cripple leads the sheriff's office to be-
! lieve that McKinnon is a crook or a
| CRATER of some kind, and they are sat-
| isfied that they have him under lock
and key. They think that if he is not
wanted for train robbery, he has some
| thing else against him in some other
| section of the country.
The information from Linden was
| received shortly after 5 o'clock yester-
| day afternoon, and the deputy sheriffs
and the police at once went to the old
| Concord street depot, which is at the
| end of the Concord street car line, on
| the West side. The officers waited
| around the depot until after 8
| o'clock before the freight train arrived.
| AS the train slowed up, coming into the
city, policemen and deputy sheriffs
| climbed aboard. The deputy sheriffs
| confined their attention to McKinnon,
whose description had been sent them.
| The police went after everything else.
in sight. Coleman, Lee and Patchen
were captured with little difficulty.
Dunn, however, proved himself to be
| slippery and managed to get off the
/ train before any of the officers got their
hands on him. His efforts to get away
| brought him into sufficient noti'/; to
| have his description noted, and he was
picked up shortly afterwards, while
| making his way down town.
The men in the Ducas street station
| ridicule the idea of their being the
| train robbers and say that they wish
| they were, and that they would not be
"pinched" for coming to st, Paul on
| freight train. They are ordinary ap-
| pearing individuals, and look much the
same as any person forced to beat his