New-York tribune., 1906-04-04
BIG THIEF REVEALS LOOT
jPainscright Confesses Minneapolis
Robbery More than 100000.

Thomas J. Wainwright. otherwise known as ].
a. Stewart. James A. Williams and Charles A.
Schultz. the caIetaker who robbed the home Of
Dr. Nicholas ]. Pinault, in Minneapolis. and was
arrested I'm this city on Monday might. confessed
yesterday the detectives where the loot could
be found. At the Hudson River branch of the
Corn Exchange Bank, at 72d street and Coium-
bus avenue. where Wainwright had engaged
safe deposit boxes under the name Of Williams,
found note for 5000 in favor of \. J.
Pinsult. due November 20 1896. also lS0 shares OF
the Merchants National Bank, ST. Cloud Mimi;
Stock OF the Overland Gold Mining Company.
amounting in face value TO 5000 stock of the ST.
Cloud Storage and Produce Company; receipts for
safe deposit keys to J. Il. Williams: jowelry legal
papers. blank checks. notes from various persons
Pinault for small sums. memorandum OF safe
locks the wills OF \. J. Pinaut and Of Mrs. Maria
Pinault, OF ST. Cloud Ninn.
There were also a certificate OF stock, ffty-flYe
shares First state Bank Lake Fails MINI. Theo-
dore Garcoan: first mortgage note. Jennie S.
Creav1er and Louis c. Creavier s5,0n April lss6.
Minneapolis. MINI; certificate of title No. S3.
Marie J. Finault; Registrar Hennepin Company.
Minnesota; international Elevator Company, limit
ed certificate stock. $50 shares 10 Mrs. y J. Pi-
naut.
Otler goods stored with the Lincoln Trust Com
pany. at Fifth avenue and 26th street These will
he taken TO headquarters to-day. Wainwright told
Inspector Mclaughlin yesterday how he robbed the
Pinault place. lie said he studied the combination
% the safe until he could open IT, In il keys
10 the safe deposit vault After taking what he
wanted from the house he went 10 hotel TO live
under another name He engaged a safe deposit
box IN the same bank where Pinault had his boxes
and after gaining the good graoes of the employees
deluded them into the beliss that both boxes were
his. One day he distracted the securities in the
Pinault box Be opened a hroke-s office 10 fach-
tate the sale Of the securities II was through
learning OF the sale of some Of them that lr
PinRult knew he robbed.
wainwright went Chicago from Minneapolis.
then came New York where he pawned the
goods piecemesl. lie kept three furnished rooms
in different places, spending time at each place,
to elude the police.
Wainwright has long criminal record Chief
Watts Of the Boston police says his real name is
q court clerk
He was sent 10 n Masss sschusettE reforrnatOTy In
1881 for seven years for highway robbery. on Sep
tember l2 1ss0 he got twelve years in Connecticut
for highway robbery and burglary, and was re-
leased in lsN. He ana = comrade robbed jewelry
store IN Bridgeport
At each OF ms boarding places here he had a
different name. Al the Corn Exchange Bank he
had an account under the name Of T.. p Chuet
II was through this hank account that the de-
tsctives found him. He had two revolvers when
arrested
Wainwright told Inspector Mclaughlin that he
always carries his revolvers in leather pouches.
from end of which piece OF leather extended
and fastened about mis- neck. the pouch being
ms left side. He always carried his handker-
chief in his right hand trousers pocket. and when
about 10 draw MS revolver on = victim Wainwright
said he always drew his handkerchief first. wiped
his nose. and then put his handkerchief back in his
left hand trousers pocket, pulling his revolver At
The same time from the same pocket
lie is wanted in Boston for forgery. Much jewel
~. the proceeds of the Pinsult robbery. has been
recovered by the detectives.