The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-22

BURGLAR IS CAUGHT
WITH GOODS ON HIN
Sneaks Into aWestNinth Street
House and Gets into Trous
Bile Immediately.

An aesthetic burglar is Daniel Col
Inns, occupying cell in the central
police station.
Entering the residence of Joseph
Nicolin, 166 West Ninth street, he
quietly enclosed himself in a closet
and proceeded to don the best attire
possessed by Mr.. Nicohn before he pro-
ceeded further on his career of crime.
Had it not been for William Wood,
a brother of Mrs. Nicolin, it is likely
that the would-be gentlemanly thief
would have been able to walk away
with more valuables than were found
in his possession when he was ar
rested.
Collins entered through the rear door
of the fiat, which had been left I'M
locked, as Mrs. Nicolin, her two young
daughters and her brother were in the
front rooms. The brother, Mr.. Wood,
was reclining on a settee, and hearing
slight noise in the direction of the
rear bedroom he looked just in time
to see man entering the closet
Suspicious at once, he went to Mrs
Nicolin and communicated the facts
to her. Mrs. Nicolin silently stole out
the front door and to the fiat above.
At her request a number of the neigh
OOAp ANSPOAAOCO, Willie the RGnCIe-
manly burglar was making his toilet
all unmindful of the fact, retribution
was fast on his trail
Is OVerpowered and Arrested.
William WahlQuist, young man, was
the first to reach the closet, and in
stead of trying to lock the burglar in
the closet, he threw open the door, AS
ne did so the thief aimed a desperate
dow with shoe, and barely missed
WahlquistS head
The men grappled and struggled
ABOUT the room. In the fall Wahlquist
went down on top, but Harry Wood
feared the ultimate outcome and DELHI
erately smashed the burglar over the
head with a stove shovel This caused
the blood to flow freely, and the half
dressed intruder begged for mercy.
Allowed to get on his feet, he made
q bolt for the door, but Mrs. William
Wahlquist had possessed the presence
OF mind to turn the keys and take them
from the lock. The burglar struggled
desperately, but in the end the two
young men, with the valiant assistance
of Mrs. Wahlquist and Mrs. Louise
Nefdle, oVerpOWered him.
insisting that he had not stolen any
thing, but had strOlled into the build
ing in a drunken fit, there was a dis
position to release the burglar before
the ponce arrived, but on a search of
ms pockets and person it was found
that he had valuable flute belonging
to Mr.. Nicolin, a sweater belonging to
Mr.. Wood, pair of nippers the prop
erty of Garvin Madden, and, to make
the case against him still more concIu-
slve, 1t was found that he had already
donned pair of trousers belonging to
Mr.. Nicolin, and had proceeded so far
as to have on one of pair of shoes.
Says He Didn't Mean to Steal.
The police had in the meantime been
notlhed, and when they got there thew
round the burglar pinned to the floor
py the two men and the three women
When taken to the station the pris-
oner gave the name of Daniel Collins
CANNED that he was a stranger in the
CITY, and asserted that he had no
nurglarious intentions when he entered
the building. AS to the latter part Of
the story the police, of course. take no
stock. He made no attempt to explain
the possession of the flute or Other
articles found in his possession. which
included three pair of nippers and a
residence. oiiA1
Collins has the appearance of q
tramp, and the police are unacuuainted
with his past career.