St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-17

and four physicians were in at
tendance within iIalf-hour from the
time of the shooting. There were, all
told, nine people in the house, three
sons, a daughter. the hired girl. besides
Mr.. and Mrs. Harris. None of the 9TH
ers heard any noise in the house until
the first shot was fired and Mrs. Harris
screamed. The burglars in fleeing took
side door on the right side Of the
house, crossed short piazza, ran
around into the vacant lot and disap-
peared in the direction Of the railroad
tracks. Some of the neighbUrs aWak-
ened by the reports Of the reYQlyers ran
to their windows and saw man
Running at Great Speed
toward Fourteenth avenue and the
tracks. The other man must have gone
through flower bed in the rear Of the
Harris property, for in the morning two
deep imprlntS of mans feet were
found in the soft earth. They are both
close together. and indicate that the
man jumped from the grass directly to
the center of the bed. Several more
marks are found leading to rear
fence. which in all probability the man
leaped Oh his way to Fourteenth avenue.
Some of the femily say that three shots
were fired; but they were all fired in
such rapid succession that no one is
sure of more than two. One ball is still
embedded in the dining room ceiling;
the other is in Mr. Harris breast. The
description of The burglars given by
Mrs. Harris Is meager, but, coupled
with several additional facts discovered.
may lead to the capture of the murder
ers. She says they were both short,
rather Jhick-set men, smoothly shaver,
and each had handkerchief tied over
the lower half of the face. Both wore
dark clothes.
About two blocks from the house in
the direction of the railroad tracks a
barbed WIRE fence is stretched across
some vacant property.
Wires Found Bent.
This morning the wires of the fence
were found bent near the center as
though by impact with some heavy
body, and what may prove a valuable
clue was found here. 1t was piece Of
black cloth torn from a coat, and left
clinging to the Darbs of the fence. 1t
is thought that in running one of
the men came in contact with
this fence in the dark and left
behind MIN this piece of his cloth
ing. This piece is now in the posses
sion of the detectives, as are the exact
flower beds. There was also picked up
near the shed door of the Harris house
a dirty silk handkerchief. with border
of blue. This last was probably dropped
by one OF the men as they were work
ing about the house trying to effect an
entrance. The hired girls room is di-
rectly over the pantry on the second
floor. Two OF the sons. Addison and
Charles, sleep over the dining room.
Walter sleeps directly over
The Family Bed Chamber,
and Miss May Harris, the daughter, in
the front chamber Of the second floor.
None of these bedrooms were visited by
the burglars, although it was in Miss
Harris room where all the money in
the house was kept. Mr.. Harris himself
never carried but little money with him,
but in his trousers pockets he had what
little he needed for a journey to st.
Cloud, which he had intended taking
yesterday. Mr.. Harris was fifty-fiye
years of age, and had lived in the city
about two years. He had formerly re-
sided at McCauleyville, on the Red
river. and was "a man who was loved
and respected by all with whom he
came in contact. He was powerfully
built man, standing about . feet 215
inches in his stockings, and weighing
about PIT pOuhdS. He was president of
the Stahl-HarriS Lubricatinz company.
Gov. Nelson was an intlmate friend OF
the deceased, and has been notified of
the sad affair.
His Partner Talks.
Henry K Stahl, the partner of the
unfortunate man, was seen at the office
of the firm, Second street and Sixth
avenue southeast, yesterday morning.
He had but just returned from the
Harris residence. He said that some
one had told him early in the morning
that Harris had been shot by burglars
and he Immediately went to see If the
report were true. He found the VIC
tim very low but still conscious. Mr..
Harris tried to tell Mr.. Stahl how it
happened, but even as he did so his
lungs filled ana he was obliged to stop
talking. MIR. Stahl said he knew, as
soon as he saw the wounded man, that
he could not live, and within half an
hour he was dead. Mr.. Stahl could as
cribe no special motive for the crime.
as the family were not in the habit of
having large sums of money about the
house He thought that it was simply
the doings Of providers, who had been
caught while at work.
"A Reward Offered
The following proclamation was is
sued by the mayor this morning:
$500 REWARD.
MINNEAPoLIs, June 16, lSg}.-Five hundred
dollars reward will be paid for the arrest, or
information that will lead to the arrest, and
conviction or the two persons who, at 2
o'clock this morning, entered the residence
of j. X. Harris. 623 Fifteenth avenue south
east, in this city-and who, while in the act
of burglarzing his residence, shot aud NOR
tally wounded Mr.. Harris.
This sad tragedy touches the safety of
every home in this city, and every man,
woman and child is deeply interested in the
arrest and punishment of the murderer,
VIM. II. EUsTIs, Mayor.
The Autopsy.
Drs. Simpson and Alger, who con-
Quoted the autopsy upon the re-
mains of the murdered man, con-
Guided their work late YESTERDAY after
noon. and made their report to Coroner
Spring. The physicians found that the
bullet fired from the dastard'S we'll
aimed pistol penetrated the right |
breast of the unfortunate man near |
the nipple. Ranging backward, it tract
ured the front fourth rib,penetrated the |
right lung. and then fractured the
eleventh rib in the back. From here |
the bullet glanced off into the heavy |
muSCltS IltdI Iii0 opIIldl COluiHH, WucI0
it lodged. The bullet was from 80 |
caliber gun. AS to this there is no mis-
take. The evidence is of the utmost
Importance. for it confirms the state
ment made by Mrs. Harris that there
were two shots fired, and that one shot
came from different direction
than the one which slew her
intrepid husband. Coroner Spring.
after a rigid search. found this second
bullet deeply embedded in the head
board of the bed. The latter bullet WAS
of thirty-two caliber. which again
proves that shots were fired by two men,
whose guns were of different size. Mrs.
Harris is utterly Frustrated from the
horrible tragedy. The terrible situation
in which she was placed, and the loss of
a beloved husband. have so effected her
nervous system that serious results are
feared.
Vags Suspected.
Several vags were confined in the
lookup yesterday on suspicion of being
implicated in the I Harris murder.
Among these were Joseph Thompson