Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-23
Intervie,o soisn the Prisoners.

ANtoTCCStO tCSCiI the prisoners.
There are few things in this world 80
difficult, and easy, at times, of accom-
plisament as an interview, and there is no
class of duty TO which a newspaper man
may be assigned attended with so many
unseen and disagresable obstacles. Especi-
Tally "is this the case when some one
is. to be seen, the nature of whose sur
roundings is such as to make them prac-
tically Inaccessible, and when iron bars
conspire with natural reticence and re-
serve, the situation becomes thousand
fold more hazardous. The foregoing re-
hsctions naturally arise in connection
with the experience OF a GLOBE reporter
yesterday in MS efforts to gain admission
to the cells wherein languish Underhiu
and Washington, The supposed slayers of
Police Officer O'Connell.In order to accom-
piIsh this purpose thu writer spent. eight
solid hours Of lively hustling yesterday,
and if set to music til jig he was made to
dance would make more entertaining mel
ody than the airs Of a Scotch piper.
Many man has spent more tina in try
ing to keep out of jeil, but that he got
there in great shape last night was owing
to combination Of Galway gall and terra
Gotta pertinacity.
Between 8 and 9 o'clock last night
GLOBE reporter called at the jail and,
tLsnks to note bearing the signature of
County Attorney Egsn, he was admitted
to the Jail, the courtesies of the sage being
extended by Sheriff O'Gorman ana Deputy
Sheriff O'Connor.
Washington, who was first interviewed,
was found occupying cell No. 2, in the
upper corridor of the north side of the
jail, and when the visitors called he was
asleep.
''aave a cigar, Washington" queried
the reporter, as the degenerate bearer of
an illustrious name advanced to
the door OF thu cell in a yawning attitude,
and the torch was accepted with ''thank
ye SIR"
''You had pretty fair trip, suppose ~
vsntured the scribe.
'Well yes; pretty fair sir" was the re-
joinder.
"Now then, tell me about
thst little affair between
yourself, Underhill and the policeman, u
year ago last jane in st. Paul"
Il don't know anything about it,
"You were both in ST. Paul al that time,
were you not?"
"Oh yes, we were here.''
'Have you not made confession
already about this AFFAIR.""
"No sir; have not; don't know any
thing about it."
Ali subsequent applications OF the pump
were of no avail and he refused TO talk on
the matter further.
In appearance Washington is almost
jet black, being quite tall and burIy in
figure. He is about thirty years old, and
was born in st. Louis county, Mo. He
wore vest and white shirt, bat owing to
the darkness Of the cell it was impossible
to obtain a correct view of his expression.
The interview with Underhill, the man
who is supposed to haYe fired the shot, was
even less satisfactory. He was found in
cell No. 5, and when called upon he was
fast asleep.
He is about thirty years old, small in
. stature and in color light mulatto. In
movement he is quick, and the expression
of the eye is bright and keen, impressing
the beholder as characteristic
of man of some daring.
and the general outline Of tho face and
form were caught by the short and ftful
flicker of q match as he accepted it.
After lighting his cigar, the reporter
thought he saw chance to get in some
lace work il the way Of an interview, when
an exhibition followed, which for pure nerve
is entitled to take the tidy. Scarcely the
first question had been asko when Under
hill cut the conversation short with Il
have nothing to say, and
sIa going to bed; good night"
and this settled the interview.
Yesterday Detective Gleason, of Mime
apolis, visited the prisoners and identified
them As having been concerned
in burgiaries in that city.
They were also visited by George Morton,
the colored saloon keeper of Fourth street,
and quite conversation took place, the
purport of which is not known.
1t is understood that couple of witness
es wanted in the Gaze, arrived yesterday
on the steamboat Mary Morton.
The Fire Commissioners
The fire commissioners held regular