The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-25
SALTWATER PRISONER
TELLS ROMANTIC TALE
Young Man Arrested for Theft Says
His Name Is BurIeigh and He
is an EngIishman.

AFTER a thorough realization of the
fact that he was in the clutches of the
law with no hope of escape, the young
man arrested late Wednesday night
for robbing the safe in the Scott Drug
company's establishment, consented to
give Capt Barnes, of the local police
Iorce, his name and a short history of
himself. The stranger says his right
name is Richard Burleigh and that he
came to the United States from Eng
Iand seven years ago. After knocking
around for a couple of years he found
himself in the California prison at San
quentin, doing a three-year term for
grand larceny. He was released from
that institution in August, 1901, and
gradually drifted East, coming to Still
water Wednesday evening. He stood
around the back door of the Scott
Drug companyS establishment until he
saw chance to get at the safe I'M
noticed and he improved the opportun-
1ty. He pocketed the money, amount
ing to $129.63, and then followed the
1nterurban railway tracks to the cor
ner of Fifth and Laurel streets, where
he secreted himself until a car came
along
He was arraigned in the municipal
court yesterday morning and evil
denced a remarkable desire to plead
guilty. Jude Doe informed him that
the municipal court could only give
MIN preliminary examination and
had no jurisdiction beyond that, but
Burleigh insisted that he be permitted
to plead guilty. He finally waived ex-
animation and was taken to the county
Jail to await the action of the grand
jury. The fact that long prison SEN
tence stares him in the face doesn't
seem to bother him in the least. Bur
Infrr b. -
Thomas Bennett since he engaged
upon a life of crime and that he came
to Saltwater from Helena, Mont. He
appears to be an intelligent fellow,
but several Of the police officers be-
lieve he is mentally unbalanced.
Merchants in st. Paul and Mime
apolis have lost considerable money
and merchandise through the pecula-
tons Of a stranger, claiming to be o.
M. Staples, of Saltwater. According
to reports Staples has been buying
goods and giving small checks in pay
ment for same, drawn on the First Ma
tional Bank of Saltwater and bearing
the signature of o. M. Staples. No such
account is kept at the bank and the
checks have been returned as worth
less.
The latest check was received here
yesterday from Douglass Leffingwell,
of Minneapolis, and was for $40. In
quiry reveals the fact that many such
checks have been received at the bank
here. The fellow is described as a
young, smooth-facd man, well dress
ed, and pleasant talker, who claims
to know a great many Saltwater peo-
pie.
Rocks falling over the bluff from the
citys stone quarry on North Main
street, are said to be responsible for
a break in the Standard Oil company's
pipe line, reaching from the Oil cave
to the track, where tank cars are I'M
loaded. BY reason of the break about
| 1000 gallons of oil was lost Wednesday
afternoon while tank cars were being
| unloaded.
In the municipal court yesterday
morning, w. F. McGray, superintend-
| ent of the St. CroiX boom corporation
appeared to answer to the charge of
having violated the state labor laws by
| having given employment to children
| under sixteen years Of age. The hear
| ing was continued until next Thurs
| day. Mr.. McGray says that Joseph Roy
came to him a few days ago and ask
| ed that his boy, eleven years of age,
| be given employment.
Mr.. McGray at first refused to lis
| ten to the proposition, but the boys
| father was SO persistent in his de-
mands that he at last conse/1ed to let
the BOY 20 10 WOTk. Mr.. McCray FUR
Their claims that he has been very
careful about employing boys at the
| boom for several weeks and has only
| done so at the solicitation of their
| parents or guardians.
The county board of equalization
completed it's work yesterday fore
noon, little work remaining for the
closing session. The city books were
passed over without any changes. The
property of the Withrow Creamery
company, at Withrow, was raised to
! $1,150.
The funeral of Mrs. Martha Spindle
was held yesterday afternoon from the
First Presbyterian church, where SER
| vices were conducted by Rev. S. J.
Kennedy. The interment took place in
Fairview cemetery.
Miss Gunhild Holen, sister of J. o.
Holen, of Saltwater, died Monday at
| Hayfield, Mimi, aged sixty-one years.
Mr.. Holen was there to attend the
funeral and returned home on -Wednes-
| day evening.