St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-08
sConspirator Hermann Squeals
on the Others Implicated
in the Affair.
Coin Stolen From Government
Pouches in Transit Traced
and Recovered.
"Hungry Joe," the Famous
Bunco Sharp, Nabbed by
Inspector Byrne.


in crowded court room charged with
having attempted to rob Phil DAILY, the
sporting man, in Fourth avenue fiat
last Monday. Hermann has made full
confession. The other three prisoners,
Mrs. Stanton. Mrs. Hermann and Mere
dith, were held without bail to await
the action of the grand jury. Added to
the interest in the court scenes was the
fact, which had become known to
many present, that during the
morning Mrs. Anna Hermann
the aged mother of Henry Hermann,
attempted suicide after hearing OF her
sons disgrace. She tried to strangie
herself with her hands. Then she fell
down in spasms. She was reSuScitated
with difficulty and made no subsequent
attempt on her life, and while the law
yers took their places and the crowd
surged in, slight and prepossessing
woman of middle age, accompanied by
one Younger, was making her way to a
front seat into which she sank.
1t was the wife, and also the
sister of Hermann, one OF the
conspirators soon to be arraigned.
DAILY, the wounded man and intended
victim first arrived. Then came two
detectives who escorted Into a private
room a fine looking man OF thlrty-hve.
He was tall and of slender build, with
sharp features and prominent nose
upon which rested a pair OF gold
trimmed eyeglasses, He wore silver
bracelet on his left wrist which ne trled
hard to conceal, but could not because
similar one with steel chain attached
was locked to the wrist of detective:
This was Edward Meredith accused OF
connecting the scheme to rob DAILY and
hold his body for ransom OF $o0,O0O.
He was the
MAN WHO FIRED THE SHOT
that almost cost DAILY his life. In aD-
other room Oh the opposite side OF the
court was Detective Rush. He had
compactIy built fellow about thIrty-hve
years old. This man was Henry Her
mann, accused of being all accompllce
of Meredith. He was perfectly self
possessed. Hermann had turned states
evidence. Meredith kept close mouth
and could not be prevailed upon to inn
plicate himself. just before the near
ing opened an exceedingly dramatic
scene occurred in the ante-chamber OF
the court. Phil DAILY was escorted into
the room on the left, where Meredlth
was seated. The prisoner was told 10
stand up. He did so. "Put on your
hat ordered the detective as he threw
white pocket handkerchief over ms
prisoners face. The order was oDeyea;
Now say, throw up your hands" SAID
the detective. Meredith refused to
obey this command, and stood silent
and motionless before his accuSer with
face covered. ''That's the man that
shot me, am sure" said DAILY. DAILY
was then taken to the ante-chamber ON
the other side of the court room, where
the same scene was repeated with Her.
mann. DAILY, after closely scanning the
prisoner. said: 'sHe is just the build OF
the man that was with the other fell
loW,n He seems to fully realize that he
is, for the time being, at least. under
the
PROTECTION OF INSPECTOR B1RNE.
At length the complaint and affldaVlt
had been prepared and presented, ana
the two men and the two women were
called up on the little platform so they
could face Judge German. DAILY STOOD
near them, and within one arms length
of the man who came so near being MS
murderer. The prisoners were tnen
called upon to answer; Hermann sald;
Il decline to answer any queStion untiI
after I have seen and talked with In
speetor Byrne:" Meredith, as cool as
ever. when addressed, ''Irefuse toanswer
every question:" was all he would
saw. Ella Hammond said she was
thirty wears old, did plain sewing for
living and was not guilty of the charge.
Adelaide Stanton looked her inter
rogator square in the face while telling
him she was twenty-five years OLD and
an actress bv profession. The justice
disp0sed of the four prisoners as stated.
Meredith and the two women were
then taken to the tombs and locked up.
Hermann will remain at police head
quarters, Adelaide Stanton real name
is Fdgecombe. Her father is Leroy
EdgecOmbe, a resident OF Waverly,
Tioga county, this state, she teie-
graphed to her fathtr last night that she
was in trouble, and asked MIN TO
come to her. MIR. EdgecOmD is eApecteu
to reach New York tonight. Hermann,
in his confession to Inspector Byrnes,
GAYS he is a hotel butcher, and among 9TH
ar nIaces. has worked at the st. Charles
hotel. New Orleans, and latteriy at the
Grand Union hotel, Saratoga. he met
fine Hammond woman two years ago ON
Sixth avenue. and they had at dlfferent
times lived together since as man and
wife. He met Meredith, chief consplr-
ator. couple of weeks before election.
Hermann saws that he introduced Mere
dith TO the Stanton woman, ana the
ouartette went to live at the Fourth av-
enue flat where
THE BADGER GAME WAS ATTEMPTED
upon DAILY. Meredith was much
pleased with the Stanton woman. She
would. he said, make good CROOK,
because she bad the nerve" he could
make much money with her ald. Inc
outcome of the matter was tnat ABOUT
Nov. 2S Meredith told Hermann that he
had fixed it all with Addie stanton for
a; big strike and he would give her
mann $4,000 to take hand. Inc
scheme was to write letters TO men OF
wealth and prominence to entice them
fell in and was ''any good"
had any reputation or money to
lose. was to be chlorOfOrmed ard
robbed. They calculated to get about
CSC, 900 from DAILY by threats and black
mail. Hermann was assigned TO the
task OF tying and torturing the prls-
oner. DAILY, one of the chosen victims,
came once and the chance was allowed
to PASS. Meredith reproached Her
mann for the slip. The Hammond
woman. who was soitof silent partner
in the scheme, was out of the fiat when
DAILY passed through the ordeal. she
did not wish to be present at the time.
The two men played cards IN the
kitchen, while the Stanton woman
watched for. the gambler. What fol-
lowed has already been told.
STOLEN SILVER RECOVERED.
Tho Coin MINED from Treasury