The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-06
POLICE THINK THEY
HAVE A NOTED CROOK
Man Who Refuses to Tell His
Name Fights Desperately
When Arrested.

Amid a fuS1llade OF outlets IrOHl the
revolvers of several policemen, man,
who refuses to tell anything concern
ing his identity, but who, the police
believe, is a noted crook, made dar-
ing attempt to escape last night while
he was being taken from the patrol
wagon in front of the central station.
The man was recaptured after a If
teen minutes chase through streets
and yards, and after a desperate fight
with Officer Ben Morgan, in which he
received several scalp wounds.
The police have been looking for the
man for several days, as he is accused
of unseemly behavior several times In
the alley adjoining the Ryan hotel, be-
tween Sixth and Seventh streets. The
man was seen in the alley about
o'clock last night and was pointed out
to Officer Casserly.
The officer tried to arrest him at the
corner of Seventh and Robert streets,
but he broke away and dashed into
nearby alley. officer Beaubien saw
him running and caught him after d
short chase. The man resisted deS-
perately, but after a hard fight, in
which the officer was forced to use his
club, the man was placed under ar
rest.
When the patrol wagon arrived at
the station, Officer Morgan, of the
wagon detail, started to take him from
the vehicle. He had hold of the mans
coat collar, and was backing him down
the steps.
Slips Out of His Coat.
Suddenly the man threw up his hands
and jerked himself out Of his coat. At
the same instant he threw his over
coat which he had on his arm, over
Morgan's head, completely binding the
officer, and, jumping past him, he
dashed down Third street.
Detective Tom Haggerty, who stood
at the station door waiting to receive
the prisoner, saw the escape and in
stantly pursued. He called on the
man to stop, but he refused, and then
the officer turned loose his gun, shoot
ing at the ground once or twice, think
ing to scare the man. But he did not
scare, and several bullets We're sent
whizzing past his head by Officers
Haggerty and Morgan.
The man kept on and turned on to
Market street. He scaled an eight-foot
fence surrounding the coal and wood
yard of F. B. Doran, Fourth and Mar
ket streets, and was lost to view for
a few minutes.
Sergeant Pat Murnane followed him
over the fence, while officers Hag-
gerty, Morgan and Frank Morrison de-
ployed about the yard to shut Off all
| avenues of escape. After search
discovered in the alleyway between
the old. Schiffmann residence and the
w. E. Matheis store rooms.
Fugitive Shows Fight.
Officer Morgan discovered him. The
q ING 70 a
he had the officer on the ground. They
rolled over and over, pummeling each
other fiercely. Detective Haggerty ar
rived Just as the escaped prisoner
seemed to have the advantage, and the
two officers quickly secured control OF
the fellow.
The man was found to be bleeding
badly from two scalp wounds. The
police say that he received the wounds
in scaling the fence.
He was taken to the station and DR.
Paul Cook sewed up the wounds in
his head. One of the cuts across the
back of his head was nearly four
inches long. His face was also badly
pummeled and his eyes were black
ened. His clothes were covered from
head to foot with blood from the
wounds.
After being placed in cell the man
refused to give his name or say any
thing about his identity. There was
nothing in his clothes by which he
could be identified. In his coat We're
found two partly burned candles, a
bunch of keys, including couple OF
skeleton keys, lady's watch and
some other jewelry. The candles and
skeleton keys, the police say, are not
generally carried by any but burg
| lar, and the police believe that the
man is a noted crook.
He is of about medium size, weigh
| ing $50 pounds, and is very powerfully
| built He was quite well dressed. The
police believe that his queer actions
arc due TO temporary insanity