The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-04-07

From Saturdays Daily.
Deputy Sheriff Ed. Ario returned
this noon from Granite Falls, jring-
ing with him two men giving the
names of T. p. Farrell and T. Burns
known in Minneapolis as Mickey
Burns. They are accused OF grand
larceny in the first degree, in the
theft of goods to the value of sew
eral hundred dollars from NJ. O.
Sundt's merchant tailoring store.
The men refused to talk on the
matter
The burglaries have been in prog
ress good part of the winter, al
though Mr.. Sundt did not discover
it until the spring invoice was made
The thieves had key that opened
the front door, and would take a
small amount of goods at time,
so as not to have the burglary no.
ticed, and would dispose of the
goods in town and elsewhere.
Worked on Case Six Weeks.
AS soon as Mr.. Sundt discovered
his loss he consulted with the Of
ticials, and Deputy Sheriff Ario has
been on the case for six weeks, and
the arrest of the parties yesterday
is the elimination of some most
excellent detective work. Mr. Ario
began to suspect the parties some
time ago, but did not get sufficient
evidence to arrest them until later,
and by that time the men suspected
were gone. 1t was not until day be-
fore yesterday that he got any in
king as to where they were, and
he at once took the train to Gran
lite Falls, with warrant issued sew
eral weeks ago for the arrest of John
Doe and Richard Doe. He found the
men lodging in an abandoned bunk
house mile from Granite Falls. AS he
looked upon them as desperate men,
and being alone, he handcuffed them
and then chained them together,
against their protests. He landed
them safely in the Blue Earth coun-
ty Jail this afternoon.
traced by sales OF GOODS.
The way the alleged robbers were
traced was by sales of the goods
that they made. They sold some of
the goods to parties in town, very
cheap. The goods stolen were of
the best in the store, worth $3.50 a
yard, of staple goods, and about
$500 worth were taken in all. When
the parties who had bought the
goods took them to tailor shops to
be made into suits it became known
to Mr.. Sundt, who had Mr.. Ario
visit the different shops with sam
pies OF the goods. One tailor also
bought a quantity of the goods. Par
ties who had the goods had to turn
them over to Mr.. Sundt, and in this
way he has recovered third or
half of the stolen goods
Mr.. Ario states that the two men
under arrest were in MankatO con-
tinuously from early in December
until February 81, staying at the
City Hotel, and that he burglaries
occurred during this time, the last
haul being made the night of Febru-
airy 81.
Will Look Up Records.
Farrell claims that his home is
at Bloomington, H., and Burns that
his is in Minneapolis, but he APP
pears anxious not to go there. Mr.
Ario has not yet looked up their
records, but he believes that they
are experienced crooks. They are
about forty years old and well
dressed, and have not worked for a
living as far back as the officers
can ascertain. Mr.. Ario states that
they have been selling overcoats and
other articles to people in the city,
and he believes that these articles
were secured by them or shipped
in to them from outside points.
Farrell has been in the city for a
year and a half, on and off,
The two men will have their az
raignment Monday at 8 a. m, and
it is understood that they will waive
an examination. Mr. Ario states
that he has plenty of evidence to
secure a conviction. If this proves
to be the case, the officer is deserv-
ing of great deal of credit for
breaking up bad gang. The Free
Press has known of the burglary
since Mr.. Sundt discovered it, but
In order not to do anything to
flush the game" it has not men
toned the robbery until now.
Second Time for Sundt.
One night about nine years ago
the store of M. O. Sundt was rob.
bed of a quantity Of cloth and sew
eral suits of clothes that had been
made up for customers The burg
larry was discovered the following
morning, but no clew to the thieves
ever was obtained.
/ Humphrey Williams, an old resi-
dent, who has been living alone on
Minnesota street, while out of his
head, attempted TO take his own life
at about four o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon. Siezing knife, i'm the
loneliness of his little home, he
drew it back and forth across his
throat but the knife Droyed dull