St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-28
Following Up the Case.

BALTIMORE, Md, Oct. 2T.-Distriet
Attorney Dacey and Detective Geraughty
of Boston are in this city in connection
with the case of the arrest of a woman in
that city who is alleged to have conspired
for the murder of Mrs. Charles J. Mellon of
Baltimore Mr.. Mellon is at the st. James
hotel. but the detectives are so far reticent,
though the father of young Mellon is under
surveillance.
Development in the story started by the
arrest in Boston of Mrs. Emma Coolidge
fail to show the motive for the desire to
put out of the way the young wife of Ed
ward L. Mellen of this city. 1t seems that
about three years ago bright
English girl, Mary A. Somerset,
secured employment at the st. James hotel,
of which A. L. Mellen. father of Edward
L., is proprietor. The young man formed
an attachment for her, which resulted in
the birth of an illegitimate child and the
young people secretly lived together as man
! and wife for time. Last spring they
uuarreled and were not reconciled until
April IA, 1885, when Mrs. Somerset
called at the st. James and told her story
to the mother of the seducer, who imme-
diately sent for priest and insisted on the
two being married at once. About fifteen
DAYS ago Mr.. and Mrs. 4. L. Mellen went
| to Cambridge, Mass, and have not yet re-
! turned. They were last heard OF
at the St. George hotel in Philadelphia.
| The Boston detectives are understood to
be here for the purpose of arresting Mr..
MelIen, but they refuse to De interviewed.
One of them said tonight that he knew
the story sounded improbable, but that the
real motive for the desired murder was
only known to himself, and he would not
dlvulge it until the chain Of evidence is
completed.
THE WOMAN BOUND OVER.
Boston, Oct. 27.-The woman who has
been under arrest at headquarters since
+, Saturday night in connection with the Bal
timore conspiracy is Mrs. Emma Coolidge,
wife of Officer James E. Coolidge of the
Boston police. Her identity was concealed
so carefully that even her husband was not
aware of her arrest till this morning, when
Mrs. Coolidge was arragned in the munich
pal court. The charge against her is $50
Letting aid to commit murder. She pleaded
not guilty and was held in So. 600 bonds for
her appearance for examination on Dec. IL.
The case was disposed of very quickly and
but few of the spectators in the room knew
what had transpired. Mrs. Coolidge looked
very detected and her eyes were red with
weeping. She is a large woman and fair
looking. 1t appears that she visited three
times Bose Cobb's place Oh Norman street,
where the plot was arranged. Her husband
had a short interview with her to-
day, but she had little to say. She claimed
she did not intend to allow the
murder to be committed, but wanted to get
hold of the money Isl, 1,0O0) and keep it.
She also claims she was dragged into it,
but does not say how. The husband knew
nothing of the elder Mellen. the father-in-
law of the intended victim Of the alleged
conspiracy, and says he has no idea how
his wife became acquainted with him, OF
was induced to enter the plot. A dispatch
from Baltimore this afternoon states thai
Assistant District Attorney Dacey. In
spector Garraughty and John Donahoe
alias John Bull, of Boston, are in the city
Donahoe is the man who was approached
it is alleged, with proposition to commit
the murder. The man to whom the dis
patch was directed, On account Of which
Mrs. Coolidge was arrested Saturday night
is A. L. MeIlen. proprietor Of the St
James hoel in Baltimore, and the Bosto1
officers are unable to find him. His sol
Charles. who has been living in lodging
( with his young Irish wife, refuses to be
lieYe the story