St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-06
TIGHTENING The COILS.
SLEU7HS ARE PiLiNG UP cifcUM-
STANCES.
MAY BE HERDA,s sLAYERs.

Theory of Detectives-They Are
Reticent, but Hold Out That
They Have the Right Parties
-One Of the Men Who Held Up
the Agent at Merriam juno
ton Perhaps Located.
The two men, "Speck" White and
Charles Fisher, who are suspected Of
having hand in the murder of Joseph
Herda, will be arraigned in the police
court this morning. After their arrest
Friday, an account of which was pub
iished in yesterdays GLOBE, the Rondo
street police visited the house on Rice
street where the twain stopped while III
the city. In room in the house was
found Richard Reed, a young man not
unknown to the police, with bullet
wound i'll his right leg. Reed claimed
the wound was caused by the accidental
discharge of a revolver Monday, Oct.
80, and the doctor who was called to
dress the wound Cn that date stated to
the police that the wound had the APP
pearance of being a fresh one.
The detectives, however. have
theory that Reed was wounded during
all assault which followed al attempt
to rob the station agent at Merriam
Junction, station Oh the Omaha road
near Shakopee, on the night of Oct. 81.
About l O'Clock on the night mentioned
Night Operator Corley, who is in charge
Of the Merriam junction station, was
ordered by one of two masked men to
throw up his hands. AT the same time
a revolver was thrust in his face.
He jumped up from the table and in
the scuffie which followed a lamp
standing Oh the table was overturned.
The robber WHO held the re volver in
Coriey's face turned to put out the
blaze. and, as he did so. Corley drew
his revolver and opened fire. A fusil-
lade of shots followed, Corley receiving
four shots in his body, one in each leg
and two in the shoulder. He fired two
shots, and, after the robbers had de-
camped, only one bullet from his re-
volver could be found. This led Corley
to think one of his bullets must have
struck one of the robbers.
The police here do not put much stock
in Reeds story as to how he came to
have bullet wound in his leg, and
today Corley will, if he has sufficiently
recovered from his wounds. be brought
to st. Paul to see II he can identify
Reed as one of the robbers. Detective
Austin, of the Omaha road, was notified
of the facts regarding Reeds wound
yesterday, and will assist the st. Paul
authorities i'll working up the case.
Reed is not in condition to be moved,
and pending such time as it will take to
ascertain if he is the party wanted, an
officer from the Rondo street station
will keep watch over him to see that he
does not escape.
The detectives will not talk about the
arrest of White and Fisher. and refuse
to say whether any additional evidence.
beyond that published in the GLOBE
yesterday, has been secured which
would connect the two men with the
murder. Fisher, it is understood, has
been identified as one of a gang who
helm up saloon in Minneapolis about
week ago. and should the officials not
make a case against him here, he will
be turned over to the Minneapolis au-
thorities.
Late last night police official stated
that another important clue had been
obtained which strengthens the chain
of evidence against White and Fisher
as to their being concerned ill the muir
der of Herda. Matthias Valek, who was
sugged by one of the murderers at the
time Herda was shot, is still confined to
his bed from the beating he received.
AS soon as he is able TO go out he will
take look at White and Fisher to see
if he can. identify them. 1t is re-
ported that at the time White and
Fisher were arrested. they each threw
away, while on the way to the police
station. black handkerchief, such as
was worn by two of the three men who
murdered Herda. The police refused
to either deny or affirm this statement,
however, and it may have originated
from the fact that revolver was found
near where the third man. who escaped
when White and Fisher were arrested,
had thrown 1t.