Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-06-21
POLICE MAKE CATCH
Chief Hurst and Detectives Arrest a
Wanted Man

Wanted Man
Monday afternoon Thomas
Quigley, a stranger in town, was
arrested by Chief of Police
Hurst charged with the larceny
of a suit case from the Great
Northern passenger depot wait
ing-room, the complainant be-
ing w. C. Strayer, drummer
for a wholesale hardware house
in st. Paul. Soon after, John Nc
Elroy, young man who has of
late been in charge Of the room
ing house at the old Commercial
hotel was arrested as being an
accessory to +ho crime.
Tuesday afternoon the men ap
peared before Justice Duell for
their preliminary examination.
Quigley, when arrested, gave the
name of Thos. Murray waived
examination and was held to
await the action Of the district
court in the sum of $1,000. Fail
ing to get the necessary bail he
WAS re1nanded to Jail. McEl~
roy, fearing a prejudice on the
part of the justice, took a
change of venue to Judge Hen
RVS court, where his preliminary
hearing was held. After hear
ing the states evidence the
Judge bound McElroy over to
the district court also, placing
his bond at $500. He was sent
to Jail also.
The facts in the case as
brought out by the examination
Of McElroy are these :-Satur-
day evening w. C. Strayer, who
as before mentioned, is a COM
mercial drummer, went to the
Great Northern depot with the
intention of catching the 1880
train for Minot. Arriving at the
depot ahead of train time, he
set his suit case, which con-
tanned several articles of wear
! ing apparel, some sample knives
IEand spoons and some lubrica-
ting oils, besides various other
F articles, in the waiting room
and came back up town, return.
ing, however, in ten minutes
Much to his dismay, he founo
the suit case gone. Deciding
that it would be useless to pro
ceed on his journey without his
! personal effects and samples, he
) remained in the city over night
t and at once reported the matter
to the chief Of police. The chief
, lat first, had absolutely no clew
, and was at a loss as to how tt
F proceed with the case.
2 In the meantime Friday night
: Charles P. Welsh, a special de
. tective employed by the Grea'
: Northern railroad, was riding
I westward on a freight train. A
j Petersburg, he was joined by {
5 man, and the two became rather
9 fchumn1y. At Lakota the pail
! were put off the train by {
i brakeman. Welsh soon aftel
e lboarded a passenger train ane
r rode to- Devils Lake. On arriv
j ing in the city Sunday afternoon
: The met Chief Hurst who inform
i led him of the larceny of the sui
: lease. - ~'s,@ I -. -, ~ ~...
] Soon after he, ran across hi:
{ Ierstwhile acquaintance of tn,
= box car. Quigley was slight.
1funderi the influence of liquor, ant
Twas quite talkative. He toll
aIWelsh, not knowing who he was
Iof course, that he felt particu
I I1arly good, as he. had just put Of
9 a fresh suit Of underclothin an,
e IA clean pair Of socks. He thel
: Eprod oduced a knife frim his pocket
y 5shoWed it to his companion, an,
I on Welsh renlarking that tha
was just wtah he wanted, pre-
; Isented lit to him. He told til,
81 detective that at any: time he hat
!, Iany articles he wished to dis
j ! fpose Of without any trouble, h
I could easily do SO by leavin.
l5i them with . man Al. tha c!0norY1nr
! ! cial hotel. Soon after this con
] J |Versat ion, he left Nv Velsh, who i'm
i ediately went to the chief q
!. police and inf formed him OF Wha
81 he had just earned. MI. Hurs
4 then took the pocket knife to- Ret
8, terson's hardware store, Wller
the clerk identified it as on
which eyide dently came from
/ salesnan's S sa1nple case, and fur
3 lther that it, bore the mark o
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