St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-10
LOOKING FOR THE LINKS.
The Authorities Buslly Engaged in Search,
ing For Evidence
That Will Probably Convict Blocking
and Heffner.
Funeral of Henry HosIi--News Stiff
ings From saltwater.
No New Developments.

No New Developments.
Up to late hour last night there were no
new developments in the murder at the
Farmers Home just one week ago to-mor-
row evening. The authorities are busy day
and night working up the matter, and will
not leave a single stone unturned that will
throw any further light on the matter.
Their efforts will be the result of showing
that Blocking and Heffner are the parties
wanted beyond a doubt. Putting this
gether and that together makes it appear
that they are the guilty parties. Each day
adds a link or two to the chain. A clue has
been found which number of parties are
working on that will probably convict these
two men, the first as the murderer and the
second as an accessory. Lukinger, who
slept with Hosli the murdered man, now
says that he was mistaken in saying that he
got up at o'clock Oh Friday evening and
went down stairs. He says that this was
another time, and that he got up but did
not leave the room. Parties who were in
the saloon all the evening will testify that he
was not seen in the saloon at any time
during the evening. Joseph Becker still
claims that he was
IN HIS SALOON
on Friday evening at o'clock, but no other
persons can be found who saw him that
evening. Those engaged in working up the
case say that Mr.. Becker is mistaken and
that they know positively that he did not
leave the room after he went in about
o'clock. Hosli and Lukinger were certainly
there the most of the afternoon and did not
leave until one was taken away corpse
and the other with bullet in his head. 1t
looks more probable than ever that both
were shot shortly after o'clock. Both men
are known to have disappeared few min
utes after 6, and it is believed that they
went upstairs and shot Hosli first and Lux
niger second. Also that the latter moved
and they thinking he was awake and would
give them away fired and shot him, and
supposing he was dead, did not fire the
second time. If this is true, when he re-
gained consciousness in the morning about
3 o'clock and began groaning and complain
ing they knew better than to shoot him the
second time, as there were four men sleep
ing in the next room.
The statement published in st. Paul
paper that Hosli was seen on the train COM
ing from White Bear ON Friday night is I'M
true. Mr.. James Hamilton is the man who
is reported to have stated that
HE SAW HIM.
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in the evening. Yesterday Officer Thomas
Shattuck went to White Bear. and learned
to a certainty that he had not been there
on Friday at all. One man was found who
stated that he had seen him there on Thurs
day.
Yesterday, on the pantaloons of Hosli,
which are at Burt & Wings, blood was dis
covered just below the strap, indicating that
he had been dragged over the floor after
shot.
The funeral of Henry Hosli took place
yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock, from the
lodge room of Germania Lodge Sons of Her
man No. 8, and was largely attended. The
lodge turned out in a body, numbering about
seventy-fve members, and preceded the fu-
neral procession to the Fairview cemetery,
where the remains were laid to rest. The
services were conducted by Mr.. Joseph Tan
hauser, one of the officers, and the pail
bearers were Messrs. Louis Albenberg, An
drew Friday, John Strict, Aug Dreuks,
Casper Esberg and George Zgner.
Lukinger's eye was amputated last even
ing and at 10 o'clock he was feeling badly.
He feels worse every day. His recovery is
doubtful. He has said nothing further
concerning the affair. A man came over
from St. Paul on the Duluth road last
evening who has been away since Saturday,
and to the train men said that he was at the
Farmers home on Friday evening and
knows all about the shooting. He refused
to give his name to the train men.