Clipping from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Dec. 23rd 1881

CARONDELET JOTTINGS.
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About 2 o’clock this morning Officer Eckert, who patrols the beat along Main, near Randolph street, Carondelet, was attracted to Main and Taylor streets by three calls from a police whistle, blown by ex-officer O’Connor. The cause of the disturbance was that Mr. O’Connor had discovered a man under his bed with three new plush caps in his possession. Officer Eckert took him to the station, where he gave his name as John O’Reilly. He was arraigned in the police court this morning and sent to the Work House on a $100 fine.

Officer Earl is disconsolate this morning over an arrest that he failed to make last night, and Bill Jones, a notorious crook is accordingly jubilant. Jones visited George Ziegel’s saloon on Main and Randolph streets about eleven o’clock last night. When Ziegel wanted to close up a few minutes later, Jones made his exit though the back door and carried with him Ziegel’s coat, which contained a revolver and $20 in silver, Ziegel notified the police, and in company with Officer Earl visited a notorious dive in hope of finding their man. When Earl and Ziegel entered, Jones, who was present, immediately bid the company good-night. Ziegel nudged the officer and whispered that was their man. Earl gave a curse and fired three times at the fugitive to the imminent danger of the City Marshal and a few other police who happened in the neighborhood. Jones made good his escape and has not been heard from since. The escape was altogether due to Ziegel’s tardiness in recognizing the theif and giving him a good start.