New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-01
NEW UIM, BROWN COUNTY. MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY, SCI


watch at a sacrifice. Chief Klause at
once took an auto and went down to the
"hobo headquarters" near the Mime
sofa River. He was accompanied by
MI. Gulden. There he found family
consisting of a woman and three children
on the grounds. It happened to be one
of the numerous wash days for the party,
and Chief Kause noticed that on the
line there was mackinaw which an
swered all the specifications.
Pennier Arrested.
In the vicinity of this party there was
q young man loafng, who when asked
his business replied that he was just
friend of the family. AS there were no
other:men around the place, Chief Klause
took the young man in custody in order
to keep him from communicating with
any possible confederates. This young
man later gave his name as j. George
Pennier.
AS they were about to start back to
town in the car, the husband Of the wo
man, Bartholomew, arrived ON the scene.
Chief Klause arrested him, took him
to Seifert's saloon, where he was identi
fed by Leo Seifert and Jake Polta as the
man who had sold the watch. Two
other men had followed the auto to Sci
fert's saloon, and then had disappeared.
When Bartholomew was identified
he admitted that he had sold the watch
to Jake Polta but claimed that he had
bought it from another person. He
said he knew the imam who had sold it
to him, and statedf further that the watch
was offered to him for So with the sug-
gestion that he sell it for as much more
as he could get. ;Pennier was standing
near by, listening to the conversation,
but when Bartholomew pointed him out
as the man who: had sold him the watch,
he made a 'bee!line for the back door of
the saloon. He was nabbed, however,
before he reached the door, but when
he was confronted with Bartholomew
statement he cdenied it fatty. Chief
Klause allowed Pennier to go while he
took Bartholomew to Jail to await further
developments.
Immediately afterwards, Chief Klause
made another raid on the hobo head
quarters, this time corraling the young
half-breed second time, and two Others
who also seemed to belong to the gang.
These lmen gave their names as Roy
Campbell and James Gallagher AL
three were given free berths at the jail,
5Pennier Confesses Guilt
After three or four hours of intensive
Sweating Chief Klause secured the
confession of young Pennia- All the
four men were first put into separate
cells, and their versions of the story
taken down. Bartholomew stood by
his first story and his account could not
he shaken. Pennier still denied any
knowledge of the theft. Finally Chief
Klause brought Bartholomew and Pen
nier together, and by putting Perr1ier
through severe cross examination he
secured the details of the burglary.
Pennier said that had gone to the
back door of the house next to Isidore
>Gulden's and spoken to the lady who
met him there. Then he stepped over
to Gulden's place, saying that he went
there to get something to eat. The
back door was locked, but he took a but
ton hook, and turned the key in the
lock with it. He first made feast on
some ssome cold meat and bread, and
then proceeded to help hindself to the
most valuable articles at hand.
Reclaimed that he alone was connect
ed with the robbery, and that BarthoIe-
NEW was an innocent victim of his.
The rest of the booty, beside the watch
which was recovered, was supposed to
be in the hands of Campbell at the
River jungles. Chief Klause got the
sheriff to accompany him to make a
search for it, but when they arrived at
the place, part Of the caravan had de
parted for ,Nicollet. They were followed
as far as CORTLAND but no trace of them
could be found. Before this, however,
the premises and the belongings of Mrs.
Bartholomew were thoroughly searched.
1t is probably that the articles were
cached or thrown in the river to con-
ceal all traces of guilt.
Bartholomew Released
Bartholomew, who is 20 years old,
and has a wife and three children. was
released. He claims to have secured a
home on one Of the farms near the CITY
where he expects to remain. James
Gallagher was requested to shake the
alkali of New Ulm forever from his boots,
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