The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-16
ST. PAUL |. M!|ULA.'I.'IO
HELD As SUSPECT
'uARDor's AssA11.A i; MAY BE
IN ousTorF
Man Who Has MoEs Money Than He
Gan Account Fol. Jusff Out 81 Prison,
Is Under Arrest lsnns polls Man
4 e Accosted and Cash Demanded. /

ffSs st. Paul detectives today arrested a
young mulatto who sansW erss the descripr
lion Of Y: the robber anteas for shooting
Joseph Gardot s,$s %asss }s5as5sgs
], The prisoner was reesnta disshar ged
Had $50 IN his possession which he
could not account sf Of, rFhis, coupled
with the fact. that d Man was held up
on Lowry Hill Saturday night and
robbed Of $3.50, caused the police to go
into the case <aSSss
. The police were Informed that a
business man wasSrobbed on his way
home Saturday night after. Gardot was
shot, The name Of the victim, has not
yet been given out, but it is possible
that the man arrested in ST.. Paul
kL oWs something Of theScase. .
Griffin Not Wanted. j
Joseph Griffin, arrested yesterday on
susplcion, was .arraigned in police court
today charged with vagrancy..z He
pleaded guilty, but relatives! asked the
court to !. allow him: to 20 to Chicago,
and 1.-The request was granted. II The
police are satisfied that Griffin is not
a highwayman. ss"~.. !!
A. J. cushman Held Up. ]
S While. the police were searching ii
one part of the city for Hthe man1'who
shoots, he appeared near Smelling av.
enue and Lake street and attempted. to
rob A. J. Cushman, 3114 Twenty third
avenue S. ,,.% - II 5. u: +. - r.. -
Mr.. Cushman had; received his
wages from the Flour City Iron works
and was on his way home. las he
passed an alley aTman stepped out, and
'grasping him by the arm demanded his
money: The robber was armed with. !
small revolver, but Cushman ierkeC
away from him and ran. to Lake street
where he called a policeman. = /, i, !:
= > Bandit Runs Away. -,
The bandit did not fire, but ran thru
an alley. The policeman and Cushmar
searched the .neighborhood, but coulc
not find the man. An hour later {
woman saw the man walk out Of va
can't lot, where he had evidently hid
den in the weeds. "a ~
The description of this robber an
swers in many particulars to that Of
the man wanted for shooting JOSEPH
Gardot last Saturday night.
The search for the mysterious high
waymany still : continues. Several sus
poets were taken to headquarters yes
terday, but none was held. Late in til,
afternoon patrol wagon loaded will
uA1loIHcu pOhSeuISAt WeutN To = itIl'
scene of Saturdays shooting. A negr
| had been surrounded in the district
but when he was finally rounded up h
gave a good account of himself.
Other Towns Active.
| Suspects have also been arrested d
Granite Falls and at Cologne. Ate
the detectives left Cologne yesterda;
I, the mysterious negro appeared tagai
and was arrested. RGHe is held for, tn
police. j. At Granite Falls "a negro an
swering the description of the: ma
wanted was taken afrom "a train. De
teetives have, goa1eoto both places j,
~ Gardoti at the City hospital is show
| ing some Improvement and there j
strong chance for thisi recovery Th
danger is not over, however, and5h j
still weak. :, No complications have dc
] veloped and he is, resting. comfortabl
I today. 49,. ..e IL .l.r;+=s -; :.