The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-11-26
BARABOO MAN
ROBBED Of $500
SMOOTHRAFFLES GETS OVER $2oo
FROM j. A. ALEXANDER AT ST.
CHARLES HOTEL.
A "SECRET SERVICE MAN"
Also Said He Would Marry Oaugh~n
ter of Former Secretary Hay
on Monday.
A "SECRET SERVICE MAN"
milwaukee Sentinel.)

Posing as a secret service agent from
Washington, ID. c., about to marry
daughter of former Secretary of State
Hay, burglar, fashionably dressed,
deceived clerks and officials of the st.
Charles hotel for two days, and We'd
nesday night looted the room of J. A.
Alexander, Baraboo, and escaped with
approximately 5000.
While he was cooley plundering
AleXander's room, which adjoined his,
Alexander sat in theater afew blocks
distant momentarily,expecting to be
joined by the hotel Raffles.
The robber arrived Tuesday morning
with two suit cases, saying he was a
secret service man and would abelhere
three weeks. He explained that the
rest of his baggage would arrive on
Saturday.
Story of Secret Wedding.
Good looking, genteel, land with a
plentiful supply of clothes and jewell
ry, he was taken at his word.
"I want to engage parIors on the Sec
ond floor for next Monday" he con-
fided to member of the desk Estaff.
"And want two adjoining suites on
the same floor from that day on. TN
tell ycu why, but you mustn't breath
word of this because it's secret. I'm
to marry neof former'Secretaryl Hays
daughters here on that day. She's to
get here on Sunday, and it's to be
secret wedding. If word of this leaks
out, the marriage plans will be spoiled,
so keep close mouth. But be sure
and hold the rooms"
The obliging clerk understood per-
fectly. The same afternoon the Raffies
became acquainted with Alexander,
who had a room next to his. He con-
fided to Alexander, who is a member
of Ringing brothers circus managerial
staff, that he was a millionaire's son
and a nephew of a senator.
He cultivated Alexander's acquain-
tance and Wednesday night invited
him to dinner. While they dined he
made theater engagement. He said
another secret service man would join
him in Milwaukee thatnight, land that
the three could spend the night to-
gether. At o'clock, with show of
impatience, he produced three theater
tickets and and said his partner had
been delayed. The two went to the
theater together. At 8 o'clock the
Raffies asked to be excused for few
moments.
"It's about time for my partner to
be at the hotel" he said. "You just
wait in the theater and I'll get him.
I'll be back in less than half an hour
with him."
He left Alexander, and, returning to
the hotel, went up to Alexander's room.
Evidence of Hurried Robbery.
Alexander enjoyed the show and
whenever went to the. hotel to look for
his newly found friend. Not finding
him in the lobby he sat around an
hour or so and then prepared to retire.
When he opened the door of his
room everything was In confusion. His
suit cases had been ransacked, clothes
were btrewn everywhere, and small
grip containing between 5000 and $500
was missing. The door had been OPEN
ed with skeleton key and left un-
locked.
The police were notified, but not till
several hours later did Alexander sus-
pect the man who dined and enter
tanned him. When he looked in the
bnrgIar's room the Raffies had flown
with all his baggage.
Letters were found in the Raffies
room which may lead to his arrest. 1t
is supposed that he few to Chicago.