St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
MOE REACHES STILL WATER
The Accessory to the Murder Of Charles
Cherline Serves the State.
HE WILL DIG FOR A LIVING.
Sheriff Defrate Has Something to Say
About the Recent Execution at
Alexandria. =.


gallows by communication of sentence,
arrived OH the :45 Omaha train yester-
day, in charge of Sheriff Detrate and
Guard r. l.. Colby. AS he passed from
the train through the union station,
handcaffed to Guard Colby, he evidently
believed the crowd present was at
tracted by his arrival, and wore me-
chanical smile. but looked neither to the
right nor left. The party declined the
use of a carriage and walked quickly to
the prison, few people at the station be-
ing aware of the convict's arrival until
he was out of sight. At the prison Moe
passed through the hands of Deputy
Warden Westby and Receiving Officer
johnson, with whom he registered as
twenty-four years Of age, able to read
and write. Protestant in religion and
addicted to the use of tobacco and in
tOXicatng d inks, and, after the prison
toilet, was assigned to cell 45. He will
at once be given his regular turn with
the pick and shovel on the excavation
at the rear OF the yard. During
the details of his reception Moe
asked no questions and showed
no interest in the surroundings, though
on the Journey here he was informed
quite fully, in reply to many questions.
as to the manner of life he would lead
at Saltwater. Sheriff Defrate sain to
GLOBE reporter: 'If it had not been
for the telegraph Noes cOmmutation
of sentence would not have saved his
neck, as l did not3receive the saving
document from the governor until Sat
urday morning. A telegram purport-
ing to be signed by Gov. Merriam came
Thursday night, addressed to me, but
as it was not in response to any COM
munication from me l had no proof OF
its genuiness, and so then at once tel
egraphed him. asking if he had any in
structlonS regarding the execution. In
reply he again wired me, requesting the
instructions OF his first message to pro-
ceed in the morning with the execution
of Lee, but to withhold action i'll the
case of Moe. l see that some OF the
newspapers had it that Lee died by
strangulation, but that is a mistake. l
heard plainly the significant sound
made by the fracture of his spinal col
umn as he fell, and after the body was
placed in the coffin had professional
examination of the body made, and the
surgeon at once found that the neck
was broken. AS to the girl in this mur
decrease, have been unable to get at
the bottom of the matter. Moe told me
to-day on the train that he never knew
Cherline to go with her, and never saw
Lee in her company but once or twice,
and did not know that they were ihti-
mate.
Appointments to the police force va
cancies caused by the suspension OF
Officers Mealey, 'BordWell and Trait
will not be made by Mayor Seymour
until at least two weeks hence. LII the
interim Officers Shattuck. Evans and
Demers will be will be withdrawn from
the union station, jail and "out-baek''
duty and placed OH the beats heretofore
patroled by those now in the soup.
The opening session of the musical
convention at Music hall last evening
fulfilled the best expectations OF all III
terested, and is prophetic of great
success for the coming three days and
for the grand closing concert at the
opera house Thursday evening. Over
158 singers took part in the first ,e-
hearsal, and still larger attendance is
assured for tonight. All persons inter
eSted in music whose names have not
been obtained by the committee are
earnestly invited ounite with the con-
yention.
Dick Welcl1, of the logging firm of
|, Welch. Donovan & Co., came down yes
terday from his Kettle river camp dis
abled by an accident that occurred Sat
urday. While descending hill with
load of logs he slipped and fell, sprain-
ing his LETT ankle, and narrowly escap-
ing being crushed to death. AS it was.
he was struck and dragged, receiving
painful wounds that leave savage marks
on his face and body.
A tenement house occupied by a man
named Goodmanson at South Saltwater
was destroyed by fire early yesterday
morning. His small child. who lay
asleep in bed in the room in which
the fire originated, was partially suffo-
Gated by smoke, and was at first re-
ported dead, but, though still suffering
severely, will probably recover.
w. E. Foran goes soon to North Da-
kota, to take charge of the Minnesota
Manufacturing and Thresher company's
collection department thele. This is
promotion for Mr.. Foran.
W. j. Chambers, accompanied by
Boss Brotherton, returned yesterday
from weeks stay at Eau Claire lakes
camps. The best work of the winter is
in progress there.
Emil j. Monson, of Marine Mills, was
adjudged insane by the probate court
yesterday, and committed to the Roches-
ter hospital.