St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-19

no objection and Johnson was remanded
to jail without bail. Mrs. Rollins aud
Laura Smith, who have been detained
as witnesses by the police, were also
brought into court and Judge
Cory ordered them committed TO
the county Jail. Mr.. Mct4hee
stated 10 the court that he would in
vestlgate as to the authority for holding
the two women, and would like to be
heard on this question at the session of
the court today. The defense will set
up that the shooting Was not murder,
but juStitiable homicide. the shot which
johnson fired at Rollins being in self
defense.
The court room was packed during
the proceedings, the majority Of the
spectators being negroes, who appeared
to take a lively interest in the case.
Johnson, while endeavoring to appear
unconcerned, was very nervous and did
not take his eyes from his attorney dur
ing the short time he was in the court
room.
One of the features of the arrest of
Johnson is the numerous claims put
forward by the police and detectives AS
to who should receive the credit for the
capture of the murderer. Special De-
tective Gruber claims that he learned
Friday nightfrom a friend that johnson
was in hiding at the house in Mime
apolis where he was captured Sunday.
This Information, he sayS.he telephOned
to the Minneapolis police. about IL
o'clock Friday hight. He intended to
go over to investigate the clue Satur-
day. but finally concluded that there
was nothing in the pointer. When he
learned that Detectives McGuiggau
and Byrnes had captured johnson Sun
day evening he was much ch%agrined,
and has not, so he says, quit kicking
himself yet.
Capt. SchweitZer claims that he had
made arrangements with Attorney f. L.
McGhee by which Johnson was to sur
render himself. The arrangements
were that friends of johnson in Mime
apolis would telephone to st. Paul. and
Schweitzer would then go to Mime
apoliS and make the arrest. The gallant
captain claims that the%t telephone mes
sage, instead Of coming to him at the
central station. was sent to police head
quarters. and the result was that De-
tectives McGuiggan and Byrnes took
up the clue as to Johnson's whereabouts
from the telephone message and made
the arrest.
This story is partly corrobOrated by
the explanation Of Attorney +. l.. Nc.
Ghee, who says he was called on Satur-
day night and retained to defend John,
sol. MeGhee did not know where
Johnson was hiding, but the man who
came to retain him in the case did, and
Capt. SchWeitZer was sent for. The
understanding was that Johnson should
be communicated with aud informed
that McGhee advised him to surrender
himself. Before this plan could be
carried out johnson was arrested by
Detectives McGuiggan and Byrnes. The
officers who made the arrest say there i:
nothing in the statements made by Cru
Der and SchweitZer. They had beer
working or the case since the murder
and had traced johnson from the time
he left the house until he arrived il
Minneapolis. but his hiding place wa;
not discovered until Sunday evening
when it was tipped. off to them by
friend of JOhnSon'S. As soon as they
received the tip they went to Mime
apolis, secured the assistance of the
officers of that city, and, going to the
house. made the arrest. So straight was
their tip that they were able to walk a
once to the room where johnson wa.
hiding had they SO desired, but in order
TO make 1t look more detective-like sew
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