The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-10
Third DEGREE
BURGLARY IS
CHARGE LODGED
Henry Forsberg Arrested
by Police for Robbing
Baldwin Residence
SON OF FORMER
FARGO HOTEL MAN
In Confession, Says He
Was Broke and Without
Employment

The fact that he was broke and
without employment prompted Henry
Forsberg, son of q former Fargo
hotel man, to break into the M. A.
Baldwin residence, while his 16-
year brother stood guard, and
rob the place of jewelry, table linens
and other valuables to the amount
OF $4,000 last Friday night, accord
ing to a confession the Fargo police
say the accused young man made.
Forsberg, arrested by the police in
the Comstock billiard hall at Moor
head at $3.50 o'clock Wednesday
burglary to Chief of Police Louis
Dahlgren shortly after the arrest,
says the chief. This afternoon,
Forsberg will be arraigned before
Judge J. H. Miller. The complaint,
which charges burglary in the third
degree, was sworn to by M. A. Bald
win at $3.50 o'clock this morning.
$1,000 Stud is Missing.
Practically all the jewelry with
the exception Of the $1,000 diamond
stud, lady's wrist watch and a.
hunters case WaItham watch, an
heirloom, have been recovered
through the work of the police. Two
large suitCases containing linens,
ticles were found in torsberg'sl
home, but two blocks from the burg
larized residence. Another suitcase
was found in the Gladstone hotel in
Fargo and two mems socks. con-
tanning jewelry, were located in the
alley under a barn near the Great
Northern station in Moorhead.
Forsberg, who is but 81 years old,
says he knows nothing about the
diamond stud and if taken it must
have been lost. The gems we're
scooped up and placed in one of his
pockets and he says the diamond
might have fallen to the floor or inI
the alley between the Baldwin and
the Forsberg homes. This morning
the prisoner asked a brother and a !
sister to search in the alley for the
missing jewel. When the police and
Mr.. Baldwin visited the home late
Wednesday night, a valuable charm
was found under one of the bureaus. |
1t had previously been listed among
the missing articles.
In House an Hour.
According to the story told to
Chief Of Police DahlRren by Fors-
berg's 16-year-old brother, the pris-
oner was in the house fully an hour.
During that time the younger broth
er says he stood guard. The articles
were not placed in an automobile as
the police formerly suspected, but
were carried in grips and suit
cases to the Forsberg residence.
When arrested Forsberg had SIS in
his possession.
Forsberg at first denied having
any knowledge Of the burglary, but
when told what evidence the policel
had, he Is said to have made a con-
,ession, duplicating his younger
brother.
Acquainted With Home.
Living but q short distance fromi
he Baldwin residence, Forsberg was
veil acquainted with the house, hav-
ng on a previous occasion placed
storm windows on the home.
The Baldwin residence was broken
nto on the night Of Friday, Jan. 4.
The robbery was reported to the !
police late Saturday afternoon, The
burglar took advantage Of the alb
'ence Of the Waterman stationed at
he place since the fire on the night
# Dec. 6, last.
The linen and other valuable ar
icles missing had been packed in
trips, with the exception Of the
ewelry, to be taken to the Blake
more apartments in the Rockwell
house, where Mr.. and Mrs. Baldwin
moved after the fire, the Blakemoresl
having taken up their residence in
he DR.. Aylen home.
Police believe that the prisoner
Knows something about the diamond
jtud and the lady's wrist watch
which are missing. Mr.. Baldwin had
on all the effects. w. NJ.
Martin of Minneapolis, of the Pink
,rtOn's National Detective agency,
.rrived in Fargo Wednesday morn
nE, to look into the case for his
Forsberg was arrested by
". J. Hooks.
The police refused to disclose how
he arrest Of Forsberg was brought
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