The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-08
THINKS It A GAME
William English Thinks HE'S the
Victim Of Stool Pigeon U
Play.
He Was Wounded and Arrested Last
Evening in an Attempted
Saloon Hold-up.

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William English, who was arrested last
night while in the act OF holding up n
saloon at 80 Fourth street S, makes the
startling charge that the hold-up was a
put UP job and that through, the negligence
OF two city detectives the real offender
was permitted to escape. Ry appearing
Just in the nick Of time while the hold-up
was in progress Detectives Grumpy and
Brown were enabled to figure In an exploit
that could not help bringing them to the
favorable notice of an administration
which had signihed its Intention torcut the
detective force IN two. q, S. X S@t
English does not attempt to deny that
he tried to hold up the saloon. but says
that he did it at the :ins tigation of his
companion who succeeded in making his
escape although, he passed within a few
feet Of the officers and might easily have
been apprehended He is not willing to
charge that the officers are responsible for
| the deal but says that it is beyond his un-
Outstanding
English Explains.
| IT met the fellow who was with me, -
said English to a j GU RI al reporter to-
| day, "in q Washington avenue saloon We
had a few drinks and 1 told him that ]
was out Of a job and dead broke. He told
me that it was easy to get money and that
| he was looking tor someone to help him dc
job which would pay pretty well. I told
him l was looking for something that
would pay and he proposed that we stick
up Jim Vaseys saloon. The job looked
easy and thought I'd try it: We did the
JOB and I'm up against it. I'll probably
have to go over the road for 1t but an
sure that someone jobbed me-"
English and his pal entered the saloon
about 1880 last night and ordered a glass
OF beer. Just as Vasey went to wait on
them. English presented a revolver and
| ordered n hnl g
quickly complied and while English kept
him covered with the revolver, his com
parlion went behind the bar and opened
the cash drawer He got about $40 and
started to walk from behind the bar
when the door to the toilet room opened
and Detectives Grumpy and Brown ap-
peared. - 49, $500 = - - RI: !. T.
As the officers stepped into the room
they ordered the hold-up men to throw
up their hands. English says he com.
piled, but his companion made for the
rear deer. The officers then fired two
shots, both bullets going through the glas.
screen at the front door and shatterine
several BOTTLES. .Ds -.*.@:. - -.
~. English Wounded.
When, the firing started English mad
fer the front door of the saloon and raj
out to the middle of the street, where {
, bullet from Detective Crummy's revolve
passed through the fleshy part Of his lef
leg below the. knee and stopped his flight
He went back to the sidewalk and CAV
himself rp. .s..---. .--.' =.
The ether man., who had hidden in tn
rear room. emerged from his hiding place
= and as he passed the bar, was attacke'
by Massey. who compelled him to give u
the roll of bills taken from the till. H
then ran from the front door*of the saloo
4 UP Fourth street. :,.r 49,. ..=t'..@ :.
G English was arraigned this mornin
: charged with robbery. He asked for
: hearing and the case was set for Jan. Ii
n His bale was fixed at $1,000, in defaul
; Of which he was remanded to the count
!, Jail. -. -s,'.2aHacs -: S. IT. 49, so -
!; English came to Minneapolis from Lon
: don seve1al years ago and has been EN-
:: ployed about, livery barns in the city.