The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-02-10

brief account Of Detective Hoy's sue
cessful chases and capture Of Frank John.
son. the principal in the terrible murder,
the bloody details Of which have occu-
pied so much of the attention Of our citi-
zens since its discovery, a week ago yes
terday. The arrest as mentioned yester-
day was made about 10 o'clock Wednes-
day night in the woods about Is miles
from Kandiyohi.
Upon reaching L,tchfield w cdnesday,
Hoy was met by quite delegation Of
citizens who at once preferred their as
sistance in the search for the fugitive
He soon learned that johnson had been
at the House of one inblad, relative Of
Johnson's living near kandiyohi, as late
as Tuesday morning, at which time he
After thorough search Of the country
for three miles around, without success,
the party led by Hoy, at O'Clock at
night. struck into the woods, soon strik.
ing the fugitive's trail. This they follow.
ed for hours, finding where the miserable
fellow had
CRAWLED INTO A HOLLOW LOG
for shelter. and again under pie o!
cordwood. Steadily and persistcntly the
pursuers followed up the trail over many
weary miles, the tracks of the fugitive
often crossing each other; but at last,
striking an old road leading to a house,
to the door Of which the tracks led. The
house was promptly surrounded, and as
an old man opened the door, 10y stepped
in, and there before him, weak and ex-
hausted, sat johnson.
The place where the capture occurred
was Ole N. EckOld's in the town of Trip.
oil, to reach which Hoy and party had
had fifteen mile run. johnson had
only reached the house some ten minute,
in advance Of his pursucrs, after being
out in the woods since Tuesday morning,
without morsel Of food and nearly per-
ishing from hunger and cold, one foot
having been
FROZEN SOLID TO THE ANKLE
After thawing out Johnson's foot and
partaking of some refreshments, so much
needed by all, the party marched back
some five miles to the place where their
teams had been left. and then drove to
the station, which they reached in time
for the down train, which reached
here at 4:35 last evening.
The news Of the capture and expected
arrival was generally known throughout
the city, and when the train reached the
depot here was between 1900 and 1000
people, representing all classes and con.
dltions anxiously III waiting to get a look
at the prisoner. The crowd though
large, and though the peculiar bar 5arlty
OF the crime was such as To excite moth
ing but the most severe condemna-
ton of and loathing FOR the per-
petrator, was perfectly orderly, and not
the slightest disposition was manifested
to interfere with the due process of the
law Upon the train coming to stop,
Hoy anu his prisoner alighted, and step
ping into a carriage in waiting with Chief
Of Police Noble, were quickly driven to
the station house. Here, too, quite a
crowd was collected, but the prisoner
was shot into the lookup. which was
speedily closed and holtcd.
Under advice of counsel, Johnson
waved preliminary examination in the
Municipal Cour. and was committed TO the
county Jail last evening to await his trial
for the murder of Gust. Weclson, or Err.
ckson. at the March term Of the Court
of Common Pleas.
Johnson CONFESSES.
johnson seemed 10 take his capture Us
an expected event, manifesting but little.
if any surprise; II anything rather seem
Tag relieved that the chase was over. and
the time of doubt intersperSed with faint
hopes of escape. were AZ an end. He
talked freely W I'll his captors. voluntarily
contcssirg the part he played in the ter
rible tragedy. After his incarceration
he was interviewed b. press reporter. to
whom he made
Full, CONFESSION
substantially as follows:
On the 18th Of last month saw Weel
son at Hastings and he tried to kill me 10
get money, and for no other reason.
Never spoke a bad word with him. and
knew him in the old country. A police.
man in Hastings told me to buy knife
to defend myself with. came up here
the next Sunday to arrest him and tu,
him in Jail because was afraid Of him
afraid that he would hurt me. After
coming up found him Gust Weelson)
in = saloon playing cards. He spoke to
me, but nothing was SAID Of the trouble
at Hastings. He told Swan Lindquist
that he went to Hastings to kill me. Last
spring when worked for Henry
Balch in this city, Lind
quist told ne that Erickson
would inquire il l had got my pay, be-
cause he intended TO kill me then to get
my money. Last spring Weelson, Lind.
quist and myself started GOWN to St.
Paul together, and Weelson wanted to
borrow . revolver Of Swan Lindquist I; !
thought to kill me; Lindquist refused to
give him the revolver and refused to 90
down with him. Afterward saw him ev-
cry day. and thought Of having him ar
rested, but Swan said If l did when he
got out he would kill me sure. Swan
said l had better kill him: didn't think
Of killing him on Sunday night when We
went over together. and fully made
up my mind to kill him on Tuesday.
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