The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-26
FOO1PADS ARE BUSY
Others in Kindred Callings Are Also
- Most Industrious.
AN ATTEMPT AT SAFEGUARDING
1t Was Made at Augsburg Seminary
courthouse Janitor VAN
Quishes Thugs.

, Yesterday six cases involving bur-
glars, thugs, sneak thieves and cracks
men were reported at police headquarters.
Two were of hold-ups committed within
two blocks OF police headquarters, one was
an attempt to crack safe at Augsburg
seminary, and three were ordinary bur
glaries.
Last night about 11:3O Charles McCor-
mick Tss attacked by highwaymen on
First avenue N, near First street. He had
met Two strangers who claimed to have
arrived recently from the woods. Under
pretense of taking Mccormick, who was
stranger, to a good lodging house, they
decoyed him to lonely spot back of the
roster house, First street and First ave-
nue. N. There the larger of the men set
upon him, clinching the victim about the
neck and bearing him to the sidewalk.
1t was the Office of the second thug to
rifle the mans pockets, but he did not
have the opportunity. Mccormick is a
strong man, and beat off his assailants,
and as he cried Justify for the police, they
fed. ... -
Miles Was u Victim.
1t was learned to-day that an attempt
was made Sunday night to rob Joseph
Miles, who died of alcoholism yesterday
morning. He had fallen in the street and
was dragged into an alley in the same
neighborhood by two men who We're going
through the dying mans pockets when
they were frightened away. Miles mon ey
was hidden in his shoe and was not DIS
covered.
A Pawn Shop Robbed. :.
shop Of William Weisman, 224 Washington
avenue S, Sunday night. They pried open
Fl crate at the rear Of the store and eff
fected an entrance through the basement.
Their plumber consisted of several hun
dred dollars worth of watches, rings and
wearing apparel. He was insured. Mr.
Weisman's residence was burglariled re-
Gently. ....
An Attempt at Safe Cracking.
The office of the principal of Augsburg
seminary, 722 Twenty second avenue s,
was entered by burglars last night. They
troke open a window in the basement and
by the aid Of skeleton or duplicate keys
entered the Office With a sledga hammer
they broke off the hinges and combination
dial of the safe but could not open the
doors. The safe contained but a small
sum. All of the drawers in the tables and
desks were rihed, but nothing Of value
was found 1t is believed that this is the
same gang that attempted to blow 1 safe
in an Office in the milling district re-
Gently.
and Thirty second street, which is being
built by w. Y. Dennis, was broken into
last night and paints worth about S1cO
taken. Thieves also entered the Office OF
the Lakewood Cemetery association at the
cemetery last night. So far as can he
learned nothing but bunch of Yale keys
was taken. =
These Thugs Vanquished.
Early yesterday morning as Swan Nell
son, one Of the courthouse ianitors,
Charles Coxey and Frank johnson, werc
halted on their way home by footpads at
the corner Of Lyndale avenue and Twenty
sixth street. One, who had the lower
part of his face masked by handkerchief,
commanded the trio to hold up their
hands, and the other grappled with Mel
son. The latter is very muscular fell
low and soon had his assailant down on
the ground. His two companions were
scufaing with the other footpad on the
sidewalk and, believing they were in dan
ger, he went to help them. The man on
the ground disappeared in the darkness.
His pal finding great odds against him,
wrenched himself free and took to his
heels. No pursuit was attempted.