Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-18
The Story of DelOs.


The witness having been duly sworn de-
poses as follows, being examined by Mayor
| O'Brien:
Q. What is is your name!
A. Charles Delos.
How old are you?
About, we'll, twenty-six.
What is your business?
Well, L have been running on the rail
road here for while, and running on
boats. first one thing and then another.
We're yoa here during the summer Of
1882?
Yes sir.
Were you here in the month of June?
Yes, sir.
DO you remember the killing of po-
Hceman here On the 17th or Jane?
Yes, sir.
Hoy long did you stay here after that ?
didn't stay long here after that. 1
went away about the last of June.
Do you know two men named George
Washington, and the other Al. Underhi:l.
Yos, sir.
Are they both colored men?
Yes, sir.
Which is the darkey?
Well, Washington.
Do you know whether they go under any
other names or not?
No, sir; don't know whether them's the
names 1 know them by.
How long have you known these men, or
either of them?
o, about between four and five years.
What are they?
Well, they are nothing but burglars
and
"a tin-type is shown the wituess.)
Witress-That is Underhill.
Nothing but burglars and thieves?
That is ell, sir.
Have you known them pretty we'll?
Yes. sir. I have been pretty well ac-
quainted with them.
Now state whether these men were in st..
Paul about the 18th day of June last?
Yes, sir. They was in st. Paul.
How long had they been here be-
fore that date, to your knowledge?
About three or four days.
Where are they stopping?
They were stopping at George Morton's,
and first one place and then another. They
didn't have any particular place to stop.
It was in the summer, and they slept in
box cars and around any place in fact.
Were they at George Morton's place?
Yes sir.
George Morton is colored man and
keeps boarding house!
Yes sir.
On Fourth street in this city?
Yes sir.
Now, where did you sse them before the
175h?
seen them about three or four days be-
fore the 17th.
Where?
Here in town.
Did yon see them at NJ orton's place?
saw them. The first saw them was
at the boat landing on the levee.
Did you have any talk with them?
Yes sir.
What did they tell you they were doing
here.
o, they told me they Just cana up here
on the steamer Centennial.
Did you see them afterwards at Nor
ton'sF
Yes sir.
How long before the killing OF this po-
Eceman?
I seen them that night.
What time of night?
Well, sir, about 8 or 9 O'clock.
Did you have any talk with them there
Yes sir, I had little talk with them.
Nothing to amount to anything, and from
that night I have never seen anything
more of them, until l went down the river.
and that very night he was killed both OF
them went away.
Now there was circus here in st. Paul
that day, wasn't there?
Yes sir.
Did you see any pistols with these men
or either of them?
Yes, sir.
Which of tGemY
Both OF them had pistol apiece.
What kind of pistol did Washington
have?
Washington had one of those old fash
| ioned Smith & Wesson.
| Revolver?
| Yes, sir.
| Do you know what size it was?
! About 80.
! What kind of a pistol did Underhill
have?
Underhill had one of those long ones
old navy si1-small size navy six. You
had to load it with powder and cap, the
same as you do gun.
An old style pistol?
Yes, sir.
A muzzle loader?
Yes, sir.
| And caps.
| Yes.
What bore was it-what sizeH
Well, I don't know exactly what size it
was.
Was it small?
Small; about like buckshot.
Do you know whether it used a round
ball, or
A round ball-yes.
How did you come to see these pistols
Well, they put great deal of conf
dence in me. They knew me, and