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The Saint Paul globe., 1902-05-04
BURGLARS. TAKE HEIRLOOnS
W. -. -.
PETER ". KvTsT's HOUSE RosnDD.
Thieves Go Through the House Dur.
Ang the Absence Of the
Family.

Tne Handsomely furnished onome Of
Peter NJ. Kvist. lawyer living at 3S2
Avon street. was entered by thIcvi.s on
Christmas and a number of valuable ar
ticlcS were carried away. Mr.. kYist said
last night: = p -e .Ee--,g---35
1--WE left our home after dinner to spend
the rest of the day with friends. We did
not return until after II o'clock at night,
when we found the door open. We suS-
pectcd something wrong at once and All
investigation showed that thieves had
been in tho place. Wc thought ~ first
That our Siverwarn had bern iHker bue
We have learned since that none nf III
WAS touched. I suppose that II ] orcredI
the stolen property for sale on the mar-I
knt ! would Rrt' very little for 1t, but
many Of the things are valuable to me
as heirlooms and some of them cannot
be replaced for any amount. I do notl
value them for their intrinsic value at ALL
Some OF the articles have been in theI
family for along time. This Is the secondE
time that my home has been robbed. TheE
first time the thieves stole $500 worth of
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-05-04
CBHRQ1 Q1RQBBEQ: lB.CRURCH
ssszet
THIEVES i steal z His !, cL0rHEs.
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White ne Is Lecfnring fsfs ,oI.4rco,,t
and Hot and s1r. Cola,s Cont -
and Gap Take Flight.
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II & certain man VIII return oronertv
no questions. will be asked. and he can
have his, own hands and the. hands Of nil
his family examined gratis. Such "a +ha
notice that Cheiro. wise IN the wisdom Of
hands. feels like publishing this n1orning.
Eor Cheiro returned to. the Hotel Aher.
deem last night, after his lecture within
|another overcoet, beneath another hat
than those he had worn to the-People.s 4
church. His private secretary. ]. D,
Cola. returned in Ike. disguise: During
the masters lecture thieves entered the
pastors study in the rear Of the church
and took. away Cneiro's overcoat, hat and
gloves, Mr.. Cola..s overcoat ana cap. ,-;-!
Both coats were made in London.
Cheiroe was Newmarket of f1ne blue
Melton with velvet collar and chanois-
lined pockets. Within the chamoig were
keys and private papers. The elk hat
was marked with the name Of the London
maker and with Cheiro's initial and his
coat OF arns-n crown. The gloves were
OF white kid.
Mr.. Cola's coat was Of black freize. II
had velvet collar. His cap was of black
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Y John Kouenj AA6 HaAs- earnnaa were
set upon htghEvaYiusG ia Grctto END EF-
tnlnd 1tree1 at >asdn1E1t YVtdAy Whiis
Gay we're driving 10 -aelr rome a. I7Oi
I SNc C.str street The robbers assauited
e---A,n, GEJH1 90 rob tlel- end afrar 'B
J <<~%A Cght Ina SneRa sScsSDsC@ ma tho hAgn.
Ns~s n an Drove ava r. -. tho horse ana
JIe TaGSh. Mr. @.Garman,6 nose was
broken nnd his ee-rs and tace were Gu
o7p torn Mr.. ho5 :. received a ellRhs
cot or the eight side Of tbe face, HE
right eve wea injured end ne poplplalned
sot bruises ell over his body. =; = Il.
DIR. KoUth tells ale following story on
we had becn out. 'Eorlklng.~aIi day. re-
cr9vine earth 1t was about 12o'clock at
night When wn reached the cogner of
I'D Hund ana GrOtto streets. The locality
ls dirk ana not thichiy settdVd. Just aa
we approached. ito ,oosusr q tan. man
rcSIne suddenly upon IA and struck mo a
PIERCE blow. on the; sida Of the face. I.
a1eH on the seat Into TIE wagon box al
most eeusebesz. 'IThPps other men EuEhed
STotn q hiding place and followed 1ip kheI
sssauh oa7d one. OF them taking hold OIL
- ''Mr. Kaufman and were dragged out
OF the wagoal and tbs siI OF US got mixed
IN q neTco nght.OnIr RsZailGntg had q
dig club / think 81 <As tho handle OF
~ shovel. and we Eegs struck with nu-
nTenous tinies until we were elmost un-
able 70 ofrer any resistEnos. Mr. Rauf-
man Is q very strong uaan. and made
~ vigorous bgfrt sTainsl ths robberU. Y:
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KNOCKOUT DROPS SLOW.
yfCTTsi GIVEN gTuE STRONG ARM. .
.sszeffaFs,'F
Chicago travelling Man yenJ0ys the
LuxurIes. of CItJ ,Lifc. OEuEgy0
and -RobbAV

L w. .Lohrnlner, o Chicago travelling
man, was robbed Of, money ard jewelry
valr ed at nearly $500 NJ onday. night
IN :. : resort + for the criminal fra
ternlty., near X the corner Of = East
Seventh y and >. Wabesha SAstreete. AS
near as can be learned Mr. Loflmiller'
was treated to touch OF high life" that
It was supposed could .llot be equaied OUT,
'side of Chicago. When ne left the AS
toria, hotel Monday evsning. where he
registered from Chicago Sunday evening,
Mr., LohnntlIer had $40 In his pockets and,
two diamonds, the combined value OF
which was $3.50. In q fashionable finger
ring he had stcnc weighing a carat and
half. worth $780, ehd in q shirt stud he
had another stone, q hne. white gem.
worth eh even hundred dollars. At 2:S0.
O'Clock in the morning Mr.. LohmiIler re-
turned. to the hotel without money and
diamonds and informed the night clerk
that he had been robbed. -
Mr.. Loemiller notified the police author.
tiles Of the affair and Detectives Werrick
and Wells were put on the case. They
took Mr.. r.'Lohrailler about from one place
to another but the men who held him I'D
had been given the tip, and kept out OF
the way, so that he was unable to. point
them out to the detectives. A raid was
not ordered on the place where the rob-
berry occurred and the proprietor OF the
names OF the men who robbed Lohmlller,
although there is lt5tle doubt that he
knows who turned tho trick. 49,
Certain wttnesses Of the affair who are
on familiar terms with the police state
that Lohmlller was Dteered into the place
BY we'll known confidence man and
CRATER" and that after drinking sew
eral rounds OF whisky, XXI Cck-out" drops
were slyly poured into q glass OF whisky
by his companion. A game OF cards in
the rear room Of the place was then pro.
posed where. sitting inactive in the heat,
the Knockout drops were supposed 20 DO.
their part 70 the best advantage. The
ROBBERS were evidently too quick about
their work. because .. Is said that when
they essayed TO relieve Lohmiller of his
valuables no made a show OF rtsista nce
ana that It was necessary. TO give him
the strong arm" IN order TO take his
things" Later, II 10 said. the drops ala
their work and Lohnaiiler woke up a
couple Of hours later. alere IN the place
and without his valuables,-. sssss-Ss-.,.as,s ~
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only on unusual occasions does woman
smile from Badness or slgh from Joy. But
yesterday was an unusual occasion, q
rainbow day. for Mrs. Edward II. Judson,
OF 400 Dayton avenue. whose husband Is
q capitalist and q member of the board
Of control. Because Mrs. Iudson found
Erandchild yesterday, ana lost her dla-
monds. She stole Q cheruh from the sky,
Somebody Slse stole her earrings from the
bureau. Hulda JohAnszon could tell lit
, tie about the cherub last night. She
could tell absolutely nothing about the
Yet Hulda discovered the deficit. MIRA.
Judson had been informed early Of thes
laddttioG. to her Gracchian Jewels. She
hurried away to her daughters homo inH
1.-THE vicinity, and remained ell the after
moon to enjoy tho sweets OF grandmother
Rhood. Another grandchIld four yearg old.
was lett In the house with the maid
IEIulda. The two had no companions all'
jday long. At 4:30 o'clock Huida went uu;
ito her own room. She saw her purse on
tine floor. It was without the two silve1
ldollars that It had recently cherished.
This frightened Hulda. She ran dowa
staire and encountered on the dlninM I.
room floor, the isolated standard OF ths
silver pitcher for ice water. The stand-
ards isolation was proof; potent, painful
proof The next moment Hulda saw that
| tDe front door was wide open. She cried
out ''FoDDer9 ana 'pollce ana kept rurs
ming TIL she came to the house OF MrA
JudsonS daughter - - .i. ~ Z. 90
aes s.s=ssS' DiemOnds Missing. @9".'ss
4; Mrs.. Judson. returning could discover
no void In the valuahlss downstairs ex.
cept the water pitcher. But IL was only
q plated pitcher after all In her 6ed-
room upstairs. however, the water pitch-
ser became a u15ckery. For q diamond
Eing could not be found on the bureau
where IL had lately glittered,- and even
sthe case was absent whore solitaire ear
gr1ngs were placed. on the same hureau
yesterday morning, The valus OF 'allgthe
stolen property was $500. One drawer
was pulled out from the bureau. Every
thing else was undisturbed. .-No other
5ewelry had been. removed from, the
=. EfocsE dtSFS % ", N Me{csif ga
lWees Third street, ~aS broken into gone 'tiras
s71urinS wednesday night and robbed ! The>
{hief Or thieves broke Q panel IN. tha rear
door <Smoved q heavy bar. OF gasplpa on me
4nsioe ana Afterwards unlocked the door g'hs
: thieves were evidently bent on aacuFtnk what
knoney theTe wa si1 tAs store. Tor they dfd- uot
carry away any o. the stock. They removed
@he money sF&wef out og The ssora into -ths
tack yard, where they dsrnolisfed H. ard
ESCAPED With the oonterts. Mr. Matoaif In no4v
certetn OF the afno1pt oe money IN hhs A.aygar'.
% II was small Ane. and 10 snys th6t N.
gever contained 1rucG. The rear door ~ Ehs
store vaS fonnd upsn Ts4LAfday' n,prnlnR Vraen
Mr. N9eQale reache6 thA Ut6TA. ard. IA thss,
tepcces9 ahs toebeE4 q tns police = = :. =.
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the residence OF the Rev. Thomas F.
Gleason, pastor Of St. JJohn'a Catholic
church, ,075 Francis street, was burglar
szed IN daylight last week, ana $45 In
Enouey and several articles Of jewelTy and
= revolver were EtolecL - '7f4'-'f.
The. robbery took place at 4 O'CLOCK IN
the afternoon while Father Gleason, was
making q sick call The houselseeper was
also absent and only the sexton was on
che grounds. = It IS thought that the
Shleyes had &c skeleton key, for no evil
denCe OF a fogctble entry was discovered
The eexton says @nat he cav two men
3ounging' about the place for some time
during the day, and N the afternoon,
while no was working sn the yard he
cav ono OF the men leave the house. He
became suspdcious and made an tnYestiGa-
Aipn, --.-sl .z.,...- 49, ssv
Nothing was disturbed on the frat floor
but upstairs the bureau drawers were
Tansacked. The money was in drawer
IN the prdeSt's room and represented co.'s
lections from parLshioncrs and donations
tor the relief OF the poor. Several articles
belonging to the altar Of ths church, some
Of which weT% very valuable. were not
taken. :. ~, >, - -. -.7ssssyet-
The robbery was Tenorted TO the Mar.
gorct street polite station and Cnpt. Pott-
igieser detsiled ofdcer.. OldbeTE on the
case. --a---za
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-05-04
ESAuLTEllE THE STREET
Two MIN wAYLAY Z. p ETE8uF,l
syasE
-
EariT evening Episoas on . HlsF
Down Town street tA ~. ~
Paul, =: F,i.SsLs '.sss

L Y. Entrup, the proprietor of the druE
store on Tenth and Wabasha .Stleetss
was assaulted by q crlplc of tootpads at
7 o'clock Monday evening, q short ois.
.aace from his home.. OF AGnnaFo avenue
and st. Peter street. y. y .. = -'''Es
Mr. Entrup hal just i5ttrhIs homS 70
20 10 the store. When he was between
tenth and College, OF ST. Peter. two mon
suddenly came upon rim and asked him
what time Il was. MT. Entrup became
suspicious OF the fellows and, replied that
he did NOT have a watch. AZ ne spoke.
one of enc men struck him IN the face.
with some weapon. cutting a long cash
across his forehead. :; Mr., SEntrup was
stunned by the l1cw. but 0Ging TO the
number OF people passing on the street,
the hlENWaymen .haHened away without
robbirk their victim, = y ~ .-'' -
Mr.. Entrup CARROT account for the as.
sault. except as an attempt 70 hold, him
Up and rob him. He was able 70 attend
70 business yesterday. but the Is
blainlR visible on. his forehead - -.
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she pR0vES 4 OEEEAH
v .rN<i
G@&@-
HIGHWAY n0RRERY ON q RRIDGH,
a4
Frank Coulter OF Pine County. Says
a Woman. Lured Him 10.
Robbery


+ Franz Coulter, e lumberman from xne
kcounty, claims to have been lured Monday
knight by a woman into the hands of three
Il men on the high bridge. who robbed him
kof his revolver his watch and his money.
II The woTpan was arrested. ssfssa- ;s92zlgssgs,
II C0uter Is forty years old and unmar-
| RED He lives at Rutledge. Pine county,
The story of his experience Is told as fol-
lows: He has made several visits TO st.
Paul during the winter. He became ac-
quainted here several weeks ago with
May Cavanaugh, She .roomed at the
lsRichelteu hotel. at Robert and Seventh
streets. She told him that she was en-
Il ployed in. factory. : So pleased was
Il Frank with May that he asked her 70 be
i his. wife. shs was willing. -.-, =
\ When they met last evening she besred
/ him not to make the engagement too
long. She said, too truly. perhaps. that
she was afraid she would lose him. She
mentioned that the night was roman.
tically mild ana springiike Wouldn't IT
De lovely to take walk across the high
bridge? But she said she was afraid
1 for them to go by themselves. They
might be robbed. you know. So she sug-
gested that her lady friends" Mies Kit.
tie Boyce and Miss May Heller and the
gentlemen friends OF the sasd 1ady
friends. should be invited to 3oir the so.
ciety for romantic walking. Frank was
s s
The gentlemen friends proved agreeable
persons. They told Frank that they en-
wed him his career as q lumberman. They
themselves found It hard TO mako an
honest living in a big city. Perhaps ne
made money with less diff1culty. He
confessed the truth OF their sunpositi5Fi.
He had made plenty or 7honey IN the
woods and had sonlc Of It with him
abous A120. The two honest gentlemen
sighed enviously. But at the further end
OF the bridge. almost on the West side.
the party met third man. WI 15sssa $50 t.sgEs
II was now about ~ O'Clock, "a Thu
stranger was introduced and asked Miss
CaNanaugh. "fa 1t ali right?" ''Yes." abe
answered. Then the three young women
suddenly ran for the other side. OF the
bridge. The three gentlemen Immediately
attacked Coulter. They knocked him
down. They rolled him in the mud. They
kicked him. Thty took aV9Ay his 1920.
also hts gold watch. worth $50. and his
revolver, the weapon that. as he told
Miss May. he always carried TO protect
himself with The revolver cost $40
When his property was taken he con.
trived 10 arise and run away. On this
side the bridge he found Oflcer MUIR.
name. aF4Sss ,., si ss-.
The policeman sent Coulter to the cen.
trail police station. He told where his
iancee lived. There she and her two foir
Companions were arrested shortly after
midnight. Their gentlemen friends were
not with them. The ladies had none OF
the stolen property. At the central po-
lice station. they were charged with high
way robbery, They would admit nothing
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-05-04
William Emerson Es Assaulted by
Pair OF Robbers, bat Escapes 4
Without Serious Injury.

>.
william Emerson q brakeman 90 the Great
Northern railway. was strangied and pobbed
ABOUT 10 O'Clock Wednesday night near tho
Payne avenue bridge, while he was going to
the yards to take his train out. Mr.. Emerson
says that he was walking in the street a.'.ae
and did not observe any suspicious characters.
qafen near the bridge two men sprang upon
Atm. AOne OF them eei4ed him by the throat
end Atrangled him In such a manner that he
could not caaf for assistance. while the other
began to rife his pockets. The highwaymen
had succeeded In removing from the victim q
pocket a silver match box. but were eurprised
before they had tina to locate $40 T&iic41 Mr.
emerson also had on his person. by the ap-
proach OF an engineer on the easne road, who
was also going TO the yards. The robbers es.
capped but a fair description ofAthera xRs
given the police. Detective OTberH was de-
tailed on the case. Yesterday the ot1cers ar
rested1A man. who gave The name OF Charles
Dicks. on suspicion OF being one OF the foot
pads. and last night the police were looking
for the accompqice. Mr.. Emerson was not in
the city yesterday and a. telegram was cent
To- him % come hou1s 10 identify ths man
under arrest. sa@+z Z: s-sE
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-05-04
RELY RESIDENCE ROBBEo1
sfsSs. S>-...ffS \
BURGLARS Mako A LARGE HAUL,
~ r. -.s.s- .>-AN
Pc II. KelIy'a Home on Holman Ave.
\ Nnue Is SY1sited-Exact LpRa
Not tA9ceEtaiRed,

The former residence of P. II. Kelly, OF
the Foley Bros. s. Kelly Mercantile COM
pany. $50 Hoffman avenue was entered
by burglars. probably Saturday night, and
1t IS thought that large amount OF
property was carried away Entrance
was gained through a basement window.
-. sMf," Kelly, and his family have been )iv.
ing. at the Marlborough for some times
so.that the house was not occupied. From
the appearance of the house It is thought
that wagons were used to cagFy on the
plunder. ,sNs, tssl sssSssz.l ~ y,
Mr.. Kelly has not vet investigated the
premises 10 ascertain just ! what was
taken and It's value, but the robbery has.
been reported to- Capt. Pottgleser. Of the
Margaret street station, and detectives
are working on the case. The robbery
was discovered by neighborss who noticed
.the broken window. ess ~ J, ;. -
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informed them that there was ''nothIuR
IN AT and 80 no arrests were made,
~ was rumored, however. thai two
rairoad men got INTO quarrel IN the
saloon and went into the rear yard 10
light 1t out" One of the officers said
that q man was found bleeding In Ahe
alley but was =. permitted I'd go away
without being placed under arrest or civ.
ing sa explanation Of the affair. 49, ...s
1T IL claimed that the pistol shots we're
fired by some occupant of the rats In the
vicinity VINO heard the disturbance In the
alley and thought that q raurderous q Il.
sault was being made upon eorne citizen,
probably with the View Of Tohbtug him.
The shots arc said TO have Ssen forsthe
purpose OF attracting the attention Of
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-05-04

-.tn- -
:sr me mucn& taxed Of prize fight between
the hghtwaEHts, AL Roy and Gust
Boesel. foEethe championship Of the city,
was pulled of Friday night before a
r2gRsof : lawyers, business rnen ana
.sssports" OF the city. Roy had agreed to
pest haa man IN six Counds and for that
reason the mill was errenged to take
place IN an undertaking shop in the buss-
ness center OF the city, where cof1ns and
other. accessories we're convenient. The
sports have decided TO abandon tbs prae.
Sice of going into Dakota county "a the
Undertaking rooms are more convenient,
besides tnsuring large crowd. The
light was for q pursa OF $25.. sss-sss 4, Y
Both the men seemed in good eondition. .
The Irish were backing Roy strongly
and the Germans favored Boesel. The
first ypupd was eln1ost wasted by sparr-
ing Tor openings, Boesel was The first to
land on Roy'e body and several times be-
fore The round ended he BOT IN good
blows. Roy. stopped soiHA. well AimeAi
punches and also landSdlgorhs dirneeH on
Boesels head. The ropnd WRa cqpHid ideEaa
In BoeRena favor. - ~ Z. - y.
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=
J. w Henry, a s~itchfnan Of the Omaha
railroad. residing at $50 y Westminster
street. Monday evening was sandbagged
and robbed by two highwaymen. y Mr..
Henry lay on the railroad bridge at the
head Of Westminster street for three
hours after the assault until he was
Ipicked up tby a citizen and assisted TO
Shis home. Mr.. Henry told the following
account OF the affair TO q Pioneer Press
reporter last evening: >. .sss-.sEsss
left my home Monday evening about 9:2o
o'clock and wac going to tie yards 20 take
out my train. which ienves at Tho. Z hah
my lantern on my arm. u was only q few
minutes after I .ief; home when reached ahe
bridge Just as I got on It saw the form
OF q man. emerge from the shadows. I had
scarcely noticed him when. was struck on the
back Of the head with .sandbas. suppose.
and I anst 'conscinusness. L tay there sense
less until y gentleman riding on bicycle.
found me. 2 was reviving and saw the tmen
approach: "a told ham -etEEt htd happened and
ne assisted mo honia where my wife, who
.had seen me coming down. the atreet with
the stranger, met me at the door. es7.E.~ess.
= hadsa deep cut on Tho ,torsAsAd. which J
received: i think, by falling on my face after
I had been struck. had A4.60 In money. In
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-05-04

TO STIR POBLIC
>Sas. ,7=,-
CONSCIENCE
\ * =s~Y
-~'-se~-Y-A
ksfIsFs..s
sHoCT1INu REPORT OF CHRISTIAN
CI1TzESsHIP LEAGUE.


sstt 3 union meeting IF the cl n Id & 4
Paul, Feb q. the Christian I4tizens =
league presented; through their execpuys
committee, the following s afemeEt:
Gentlemen: That you .iaay NJ aerstand tlA
aim and mechods Of the t+hn .,ln Cttizensh 81
league, we think 1t necessary to cay that the
league does not jndorse ptrty " partisan anshipS
but sacks an honest .Apd faithful ~pertoruaanc
OF duty on the part OF cur public officials. II
does not believe in the Introduction OF national
issues ana policies in municipal affairs. II
believes that good rrsu and patriotic men only
sho3ld De Gected to offsCe. Recognising the
saloon 20 bS; the most .$reduene Vlolator ci
law end the most common and powerful fac.
tce OF STnanicipal corruption. the power. and
EFFORT pt t1e league have been directed Agains'
Il first. The league has also 'rseQxntsEd;. .tht
saloon 20 ce Q Very strong elsnent In! oul
y,Eale!pAa ?pltsss spd nasty rea.Isss: that e;
<Wl epirlt tausi Be ca.t 1gN. .sss1t IS not noH
EsQas Purpose os DUTY e AK the blaine. but ws
do not SS6SsitAt9 %. cay ths.s the restrictive
4sAsufee St the iaWIg ovGrnfne The saleSos IN
|. t6xIeatlnS liquors are 60 much In edv enc% a
! the practIcsA OF tAe mon selected 20 entorc'
1.-THE law. that eoms: OF our public oftcials de
MED the exlatence dx, the law: Such O. 6ondi
4 tlon .of affairs IS not only .dersoraSse. sbu
alarming. a Edndicatsg m E<oAe SpAaranoe Gn,
Hc2nS r. ~ ~ ~ 4