St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-20
MARTIN WAS HELD.
A COrOner's Jury Says circumstances
Indicate Him a the Murderer.

pen as that of Martin, testified tina
he would have been unable TO describe the
knife before seeing IT, but when IL was
shown him he was struck with the impress
sion that he had often borrowed IL of Mar
tin in Valley City. There was nothing
peculiar about the knife to cause anyone Il
take particular notice of it. Me Anderson
who claimed to have sold the overalls Il
Martin in Minneapolis, was quite sure thai
Martin was the man who bought them, AND
yet he might be mistaken, and he didn't
know but the same make of OverallS was
sold by other dealers in Minneapolis
lSdOr Abraham, another clerk in the store,
testified in substance the same as Anderson.
Charles HabrOugh, who keeps restaurant
at the Transfer said man who resembled
Martin came into his place OF business
about o'clock in the evening OF the day of
the murder and said he was looking for
some one. He didn't find him and went
out. G. S. Ellis, bartender at the Davis
house, testified TO Martins being i'm the bar
room about 9:l5 or 10 o'clock Friday night
shaking dice with the proprietor and was
there when the news came that man
had had his throat coat in the stock yards.
He also saw Martin at the depot. Ellis
went straight to the Davis house after
about thirty minutes after Martin came in
This was about midnight and Martin re-
tired. John LindQuist testified to the find
ing of the coupling pin. small bottle, the
knife and the hat by Mr.. Sullivan, himself
and Others. At this point long man
WITH THEIR FEATURES,
soiled collar and shirt front and unlaundried
appearance came into the room and in
bs,.. hon "a,
statues. Capt. BTessette thought he wanted
to see about the purchase Of some of the
figares IN the store, and referred him TO
Mr.. Mccarthy. 1t developed that the man
was j. w. Rhodes of HillsbOrO. Ia, a
lawyer and school teacher, and had come
up to see Martin through. 1t also de-
yeloped that he wanted a copy of the
statutes, and not statues. The code was
furnished him. and he proceeded TO cross
examine the witnesses until Judge Egan
called him down. One of the questions
that he put to witness was: 80 you in
demnitied the remains as those of Buck
Moore?"
Whats that?" said Judge Egan.
81 was just asking him if he Unidentified
the remains" said Rhodes.
20, Yes" said he judge, retreating
smiling slyly,
Rhodes proceeded until the jury kicked
and Judge Egan protested.
Il reckon" said Rhodes, turning to the
Judge, IF you should come down into our
state before cOroner's jury, they'd treat
you right"
They wouldn't indemnify me-" said the
Judge.
Il reckon not, from your looks" retorted
Rhodes, who was then called away to see
Martin. During his absence the jury was
hustled into the back room and in few
minutes returned with q verdict To the
effect
That the deceased came to his death by VIC
fence, and that the wounds on his head and
throat were inflicted by sharp and blunt in
struments. The circumstantial evId ence in
dictates that they were inflicted by the knife
and car pin discovered on the premises, and
were used by person called }. ID. Martin.
This conclusion is reached by carefully con-
sidering the testimony given before us. ..
During the testimony Martin was present
and watched the proceedings with consider
able interest. When asked if he wanted TO
make statement he declined, stating that
his counsel had not arrived yet and he
would make no statement until he came.
lie was taken back to the police station.
MARTIN STILL CHEERFUL.
Later in the afternoon a reporter stepped
into the station house and inquired Of Mar
tin what he thought of and how he felt
over the verdict of the cOroners jury. He
said he had not heard the result. as he left
the mOrgue before they had returned their
findings, and with an air of interest in
CURED what had been the result OF their
elaboration. He was very particular i'm
his inquiries as to what steps would be
roll a
early examination. Martin was cheerful
and self possessed, talking intelligently.
II was never so much surprised in my
life" said Martin during the conversation.
las at the testimony Of Franz Scogill. When
he came here first he PROGRESSED a desire TO
help me, even TO the procuring of funds if
would just tell him the state OF affairs. l can
not account for has subsequent identification
OF the knife and testimony before the jury. l
do not know what motive he had for so testI-
fy ing, unless he has been bought or wants to
gain some notor!ety out of the case. 1t is such
surprise TO Inc that l don't know
just what to make of il. We were well ac-
quainted in Valley City and quite friendly,
and do not know why he should try 10 in-
jure me. Did we ever have words, or | owe
him bar bill? No, sir! We were always
good friends. He has not seen me since
ABOUT Nov. !, and how can he swear TO n
knife like that shown to-day, which is like
hundreds or others. If he had been asked
before seeing the knife what kind OF a one
mine was he could not have told you, I'll bet.
The knife used TO have in Valley City was
black handled pocket knife and was lost in
the stable-but mark that all out about
the knife, please. i cont want TO
say anything until am examined, for have
talked too much ali along and everything I
have said has been twisted around against
me. ought not to have said word until |
was brought up; there is the place for me 10
talk ID. II. Stubs is the best criminal law
yer in iowa and he will get me out OF this.
He Biographical he would come as soon as he
got through with case down there at Fair
field. Mr.. Hartley of Hartley Bros, Salem,
Ia, was in to see me to-day and l want to
telephone him 10 come in IRON the Transfer
tonight. My wife will come as soon as She
Is able. Oh, yes; / am cheerful-a fellow
might as well be when he is in a Tx and can't
help himself.
Martin, while talking, looks one steadily
steadily in the eye, without the least indi-
cation OF bo.dness. or anything but the
most natural OF manners, aid proposes a
listener by his unaSSuming air. There was
nothing further developed yesterday in the
case.
Special to the Globe.
OXFORD. Ind, March I0.-E. r. Moore. n
brother OF Buck Moore. recently murdered i'm
u, Paul, MInn., 10 day Say IIat his
brother B~ck and }. ID. Ma.tin bought
a carload OF horses in partnership, and that
Moore started for the Northwest with them.
Dir. Moore says that he received A letter from
Buck, dated Minneapolis, Mimi, March IL,
In which his brother states that he had lust
arrived i'm that place, and would start for ST.
Paul to meet mis- horses, from the latter city,
intending TO ship them further westward
ilto Dakota. Moore expects TO 20 TO ST. Paul
soon for his murdered brothers remains.
The above dispatch seems to indicate
what all along has been lacking in the
chain of evidence against the prisoner, that
is, a motive for the crime.
The torn memorandum book found
in the vault at the Transfer contained an
entry ChOvinu Monra bad orrivad Mimi