The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-30
TOOK THEM ALL
TO LAND "JAKEY'
YOUNG GRAIN THIEF GAVE OF
FICERs A CHASE.
sheriff's Force, Police and Grain In
spectors Trailed Him for Months
Made a Big Haul While Officers
Were Stalking Him, but Was Finally
Run Down.

Jacob Holenbach, who for several
months has outwitted the combined
forces of the state grain inspectors,
Sheriff Dreger and his deputies, the
police department and the detectives
Of the Great Northern railroad, was
captured yesterday afternoon by De-
tectives Wirtensohn and Brundage in
a swamp near Emerson and Sixth ave-
nues N. r. st
But altho Jakey, who is but II years
old, may be behind the bars, the Off
Gals think they have the worst of the
deal. Their clothes are soiled and
torn; they are stiff and sore from the
long pursuit, and their self-respect has
suffered a severe shock.
For many months there has been sys-
tematic stealing of wheat from the
cars in the city and in the small towns
along the Great Northern. The losses
became 50 serious that the state de-
partment was asked to help run down
the thief. Suspicion was finally direct
ed toward Jakey. Time and again. he
was seen in the yards, but lack of evil
dence prevented an arrest. a..
Finally the powers held conference
and laid a deep plot. The state in
spectors were to patrol the yards in
road detectives, and the city police
would search for Jakey's market place.
The police at last found the boy, g
"fence.' It was situated in an old
shed near Sixth avenue N and Elmer
son. Here the boy took the stolen wheat
and disposed Of it. Contented with
this find, the detectives camped near
the shed yesterday and waited for de-
velopments. 81 ~sE E@ 4S 3S
k. Under Deputies Noses 81
r.
woodc coc r and LIE Levi German, Of the
railroad police, were hiding in the yards
waiting for the young Rafaes. While
they were crouched under a boxcar in
the st. Louis yards, the ever-active
Jakey was busy about forty feet away.
He calmly opened a car door, crawled
in with sack and while the ocers were
looking for him in the other direction,
sacked thirty-fve bushels Of wheat and
carried his plumber to clump of
bushes at the side of the track. The
officers spied him as he took the last
sack and started out of the yards. De-
pile. up the. evidence against himself,
they aalsoeswaited for developments at
| the other end. ,...-...
Jakey waited for nothing. He made
straight, for the illegal market, entered
| the arrival OF MS purchaser. InSCead
he peeked out Of crack and spied the
detectives approaching his den. Just
as Brundage, placed his hand on the
doorlatch Jakey went out Of the win:
dow like a circus acrobat and was of
for the swamp around Bassett s creek
steeplechase Thru Swamp.
Then en-, followed a chase never befor ;;
men. Thru water and high weeds, the
boy bounded like a deer-hound, while
the sleuths, themselves no mean run
ners, followed, shooting, frequently al
the heels Of the fugitive. + Across
bitches and over fences the boy led the
race, but his young limbs finally gave
away and sinking into a mud-hole h
waited calmly for his pursuers. Wher
they came up to him he showed no signs
Of regret for his hazardous game, bu1
smiled sneeringly and said;
"Well, I'm it. Now, it's your turl
for the dirty work. H.
The police are elated over the cap
ture and consider it one Of the mos
important arrests of the year.