The Saint Paul globe., 1904-04-11
POLICE RUN down
YELLS OF ANGUISH
Two Black Cats Imprisoned I'm
a Barrel Cause Com
motion.

Murder! Murder!I ] tell you. It's
foul murder. Hurry up for goodness
sake and send a policeman up to my
house. A gang of thugs have killed
man. Please send a policeman. l tell
you, sergeant, it's terrible"
The much excited little man then
mopped his forehead, having delivered
this startling message to Sergeant Ed
Christian at the Rondo police station
shortly after l o'clock yesterday morn
ing.
He had hardly finished speaking
when the telephone rang. While Chris
t1an was examining his informer an
other police officer heard the story of
the murder repeated by sweet femi-
nine voice, which told of the bastard
ly deed between sobs and gasps.
Looks like the real thing" hurriedly
remarked Christian. Better blow the
whistle for Hans and Carl" he con-
tinued, addressing the jailer, as he
made hasty preparations to get to the
scene Of the crime
hurry, Hurry" repeated the little
man. Don't put on your overcoat:
see nave come down without nv
shoes or hat" Come on, officer DO
come"
In response to the jailers call the
policemen, Hans and Carl, arrived at
the station on the gallop. Led by the
llttle man the posse began it's march
Iof an alley back of Iglehart street, be-
tween western avenue and Arundel,
the scene of the murder as designated
by the little informer.
AS the alley is but a. block from the
Rondo station, the policemen were
there in a jiffy. At it's entrance the
nfTlp hn af3
going again cautioned them to hurry"
several houses were aroused, as was
made known by the lights in the rear
windows of the dwellings, Before go
ing into the alley Christian told his
men to be careful
Coppers "Watch Out"
The pads have got the drop on US,
SO watch out" A lantern was lighted
and the march up the alley was be-
gun.
Only few steps had been taken into
It's interior when low grOans. such as
man In great agony might utter, were
heard. We'll, he's not dead" said one
of the officers.
Hush, responded the sergeant,
there may be more than one victim.
thought distinguished two voices"
AS the posse Of police penetrated
deeper into the gloom the silence was
heard except the occasional moan Of
the victims
Looks as if the pads made a get
away" suggested one of the patrolmen
with sigh of relief
There was no response from the 9TH
er officers. They were getting too near
the scene of the awful butchery to
waste breath making useless com
ment.
Suddenly the posses search came to
an end. The officers were brought to
a standstill before a large ash barrel.
1t was from there that the groans and
means came. On top Of the barrel was
a heavy plank cover and to hold 1t
down securely two monster stones were
placed upon it,
Just pounded him and threw him in
there" said the sergeant in charge of
the posse. Come, Hans, help me get
this off. You Carl, hurry back to the
station and call the ambulance"
Carl started on his mission, while
Christian and Hans lifted the cover
from off the barrel
And lO-tWo large black cats jumped
from their prison and hit up a two
thirty gallop down the alley. In an
instant the grOanS and means and
cries of woe ceased. Before either of
the policemen could speak the cats
dashed between the legs Of Carl, the
sent to call the ambulance.
Lets duck" said Big Ed Christian as
he pocketed his revolver Look at the
crowd at the alley entrance, not me to
face that bunch
The three policemen made a detour,
avoiding the gang of spectators that
the little man had recruited after he
had left the officers, when they began
their march into the alley.
For thirty minutes the crowd waited
nO1i0pmnn from
dark, then gradually they left for their
homes wondering what had become of
the officers and the heartrending
means.