The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-09
Man Who Looted Pinault Man
sion of Rich Treasure Is
in the City.
WILL SUBPOENA ASSESSOR
IF HE FIGHTS THE CASE
Much of Robbers Loot Recov-
cred, Tho Rare Lace Is
Still Missing.

According to his own statement, MADE
in a Minneapolis cell today, Thomas ).
Wainwright, the confessed looter OF Dr.
J. n. Pinault' s residence on Mount
remarkable theft of 100000 in treas,
ures and plate dating back to the period
Of Louis XIII of France.
"I am going to plead guilty and
make a clean breast of the whole mat,
ter he said after he had been locked
case is a dead cinch against me and l
don't see where I would gain anything
by standing trial.'
wainwright arrived in the city
shortly after s o'clock this morning, in
charge of Detectives Lawrence and
Howard, and was taken directly from
the Milwaukee station to Central police
he had been supplied with a good
breakfast and a cigar he consented to
receive visitors, altho he refused to
say much of his great haul.
Hopes to Dissuade Pinault.
"Dr. .Pinault appears to be a kind
man. he said, "and if I can get an
suade him to drop the charge. Nearly
every stolen article will be returned.'
When asked his true name, Vain
wright fared up a little and declared
rather holly that his name was Vain
wright and that he never knew any
thing about Bartlett. The detectives
say, however, that he shipped two Of
his trunks, laden with loot, to Robert
Bartlett, in Providence, R. T.. This
been shipped by his brother. The pris-
oner insists that his name is Vain
and Observation-Disclosures Too.
much guessing about his record. He
gives his age as 80. -.
Wainwright talked freely to the de-
t~ectives on the trip and they say he
apparently told everything he knew
about the case.
Woman in the Case.
The mysterious woman that has fig
ured in the case knows nothing of the
robbery, if Wainwright's story is true.
He met her in Minneapolis, he says,
and she supposed he was q wealthy
Young man from Boston. He declares
he told her nothing that would arouse
her suspicious. He gave her sevc
presents, but she never knew he had
stolen them, he says. She had nothing
to do with the case, he affirms, and: nc
good could be accomplished by bring
ing her name into the case.
Wainwright takes his arrest easll.
and talks iokingly Of the matter. Whe1
asked if he would fight the case he re
piled quickly: eff I do, I will sub
pena the assessor and prove that Their
were NO. Jewels or silver plate in tn
house,. He has retained no attorney
and if he sticks to his promise to plea'
Of the court and the complainant, h
will probably see his own case thru
He has practiced law himself and woul
have little trouble.
He was given copies Of the papers a
soon as he arrived in the city and wa
greatly excited when he read that !.
D. Blake, his former employer, had sal
there was Indian blood in his veins.
~ am an American he said, an
defy anyone to prove that there is
drop of dark blood in me.
Much of Loot Recovered.
Most of the stolen articles have bee
recovered and are now locked up
Chief Doyle's vault at police %headqua
tiers. There are still several pieces {
silver missing, but Wainwright promise
1aces were very valuable, according I
George Frenet, DR.. Pinault's superi
tendent. They are very old and hay
q history. All but a few of the piec'
are recovered, but Mrs. Pinault is mo:
anxious to recover them thar any
the silver. Some Of the most valuab
Of these laces were sold. in New Yol
for $1-where, Wainwright says,
cannot recall.
Little of the loot had been sold. /
far as the detectives know, Wainwrig]
received only 81, 900 for the articles
sold. Most Of it he intended stori1
until he needed the money badly. T
sold a few Of the smaller jewels al
some of the tableware, but the mo
costly pieces he dared not sell until t.
trouble had blown over. ,
DR.. Pinault s loss will not be heav
as most of the expense for the ARE
was born by the safe deposit compa1
whose vaults were tempered with.