Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-19
A MURDERER CAUGHT.

The Brilliant minneapolis Police Let a
Private Detective Yak off With a $1,000
Retcard
The GLOBE of Sunday contained an &C.
count of the arrest of a suspicious characte,
named Frank H. Clark, who from his story
and the articles found on his person was un.
doubtedly ''skin" gambler and "crook.'
Yesterday morning Clark sent word to q
partner of his named Hollingshead to come
and see him. Hollingshead came, and the
police Immediately interviewed him, and on
Learning that the twain were stopping al
| the Brigham house on Henne-
pin avenue, their room was
searched, and two faro kits with all the
necessary effects were found. The two
"gay eamboliers'' we're arraigned before
| Judge Cooley, fined $50 each and ordered
! out of town. This was supposed to be the
| final appearance of the two, but at O'Clock
the members Of the p lice force we're thrown
into fever of excitement by the appear
ance of private detective named L. P.
Hazen, from Omaha, who stated that Clark
was murderer that reward of 81 900 was
| offered for him, and that he was about to
leave Minneapolis on the 2 o'clock train for
some town in Iowa. Sergeant West, Detec-
tive Hazen and officer Ryan Immediately
started for the depot and arrested Clark just
as the train was moving out. Clark was
brought to the police station. locked up and
a dispatch sent to sheriff Schroeder,
at Morris, Grundy county, ILL.,, apprising h,m
of the arrest. The detective was
very reticent in regard to the affair, but a
GLOBE reporter interviewed James Murray,
young man employed by Mr.. w. s. Wood
ruff, the party who caused Clark 8 arrest, and
the following was ascertained in regard to
Clark's crime and arrest:
The crime which Clark, whose true name
is Charl, s Miller, is wanted for is the shoot
ing of E. L. Hopkins, deputy sheriff of
Grundy county, ILL.,, at Morris, on Sept. II,
1873.
Early last spring Detect We Hazen met, in
Omaha, Woodruff, who travels around the
country writing cards, and after short con-
versation asked him if he had ever seen
''this man. at the same time handing him
picture of Miller. Woodruff replied that he
knew the party we'll, ne having worked for
him as canvasser. Hazen then told him
that the man was murderer and reward
of $1,000 was offered for him,
aud that if be (Woodruff) should ever meet
Miller to telegraph him at once and he
would give him $500. Woodruff remained
at Omaha q short time and then left, but al
though he kept sharp watch for Miller,
found no traces of him until two weeks ago,
when on the Minneapolis & St. Louis train
coming to Minneapolis he met Miller and
his partner Hollingshead, who were coming
to Minneapolis with the Iowa excursion
party to the Lake Park camp meeting.
'foodrutf Immediately claimed old acquaint-
ance and determined to get the promised
$500.
He telegraphed to Omaha for Hazen, but
getting no response he last Wednesday took
the train for Omaha, and finding Hazen, the
t o returned to Minneapolis and arrested
Miller as stated above.
The young man Murray, an employee of
Woodruff, is also entitled to some credit for
the part Re played in the affair. When
Woodruff first saw Miller he confded
his plaus to Murray and to.
gether they induced Miller and
Hollingshead to go to the Brigham house
for board, and since the arrival of Miller in
Minneapolis until his arrest Murray has
Swallowed his every move, following him
night and day, and since the numerous bur-
glaries recently committed, Murray, owing
to the late hours he was obliged to keep in
Watching his man, has been interviewed by
the police, who even suggested to him that
they thought he was one of the ''crooks''
who was working the town.
A reply was received to the dispatch sent
by Hazen last night, but as none OF the po-
lice officials were at the station house it's
contents could not be ascertained.