The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-07
POLICE LAND THIEVES
RECENT BURGLARlES IN ST.
PAUL ARE ACCOUNTED FOR
Two Negroes, Both WeII-known Chi
cage Crooks, Found With Much of
the Plumber in Their Possession
Have Been Operating for the Past
Ten Days.

Mack Franklin and M Brown, both
fcolored, were arrested early yesterday
morning by Detectives Murnane and
Frazer at 40 West Fourth street and
We're charged with burglary. The men
are said by the police to be pair of
Chicago crooks that have been work
ing in st. Paul for the past ten days.
70 them are attributed all the bur-
glaries that have been committed in
st. Paul during this time, and their
capture yesterday morning was piece
of cleVerly conceived and carried out
work.
Browns weakness for gaudy cloth
ing brought about the strongest evil
dence against him. When arrested a
pair of gaudy red and blue silk sus-
penderS were found under his bed, and
these We're identified later as a pair
taken from the Windsor hotel AL
though every other portion of his work
was carried out with consumate cum
ming and skill, he could not resist the
flashing colors. When Detectives Muir
name and Frazer entered the room,
Brown threw his 'prowling shoes"
and SuSpenderS under the bed. Some
5000 in cash was found on the per-
sons of the suspects.
Brown is a well known "hotel thief"
and second. story worker and has
records in nearly all the rogues gall
leries of the country. Up to the pres
aent time the police do not know so
much concerning Franklin The men
came from Minneapolis on the last car
Tuesday night and did not come to the
room until several hours later. 1t is
said that they have a large plant in
Minneapolis, but it has not been To-
Gated yet.
For the past two weeks there have
been recurrent burglaries in hotels and
apartment houses. According to the
police the men started by effecting an
entrance into the rooms of J. c.. Shea,
in the Colonnade hotel, where they Sc
cured. some SIS in cash and jewelry.
Their next job was on Fourth street,
when the residence of Mrs. Lamb, 165
West Fourth, was entered during the
night and $50 taken from between two
mattresses, occupied by Mrs. Lambs
young son. The residence of Isaac
Jackson, which is next to the Lamb
home, was broken into during the
same night. Jackson left his trousers
containing $40 near the window This
was taken and also 81 from Mrs.
Jackson's dress, which was in the same
room.
:, G. A. De Wilde, of sheboygan, Wis,
lost a gold watch and 500 in cash from
his room in the Windsor hotel Monday.
When Mr.. De Wilde retired he left the
window open and the thieves reached
the room by means of a ladder.
The building at No. 40 West Fourth
street runs back into the Windsor
hotel back yard, and as the building
has frequently been occupied by
strangers with illegal avocation, sus-
plc1on was turned to it. Chief O'Con-
nor detailed Detectives Murnane and
Frazer to watch the building, with the
result that Franklin and Brown were
arrested yesterday morning.
In their room was found a small
combination bank, and COM
plete opium smokers layout" The
police claim that the men did some
forty jobs of second story working in
Minneapolis before they arrived in st.
Paul. Their clean up while in the
city is said to have been $3.50.
Detectives Frazer and Murnane late
last night arrested : another suspect.
Like the two picked up yesterday, he
was colored, and was just preparing to
leave the city. The arrest took place
at the union depot.