The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-30
ONCE WAS WITH JUDGE WILLIS
ihE DISTINGUISHED JURIST WILL
GO TO MICHIGAN TO DEFEND
HIM.
LEFT GORDON & FERGUsox,s
ohe week Ago Wednesday and
Killed Gahan in Michigan the
Next Day.

ing clothes again shortly and annIv hia
knowledge and his eloquence in an
effort to save man from the gallows
or, better still, to secure his acouittal
OF the charge of murder. The law of
Minnesota prevents judge from prac-
tlc1ng law in this state while he holds
a position on the bench, but it does
not prohibit his going to another state
and taking his position among the at
torneys there. That is what Judge
Willis will do, and the young man I'M
whose behalf he is going to do this is
James Aapleyard
A week ago last Thursday Chebov-
gan, Mich, had a sensational shoot~
ing. A dispatch in the Glob E on the
Following day said that James APPLE
yard, through fancied or real wrong
done to his wife by Joseph Gahan. 4.
Cheyboygan druggist, had fatally shot
Gahan. The telegram added that Ap+
pleyard formerly lived in MINNEAPOLIS
or ST. Paul.
An effort to locate Appleyard in this
city at that time failed, but a reporter.
Tor the G o b learned yesterday thar
Appleyard is practically a St. Paul bow
and went direct to Cheboygan from
this city. 1t was not supposed at first
that the quiet and seemingly harmless
boy who, a few years ago. sang IN
Christ church choir, and later was eno4
ployed by Judge Willis as a stenog-
rapher, could possibly be the one who
mad shot down man in cold blood
1t was never suspected that he could
be the same man, and for that reason
the G o b e did not make his identity
known at the time Of the occurrences
OF the tragedy. Yesterday, however. IL
was learned that James Appleyard.
who, up to few weeks ago, had been
IN the employ of Golden e. Ferguson.
and had gone east on a te1egraphio
call, was the man in Jail in the Mich-
1gan town charged with murder. He
left st. Paul a week ago last Wednes-
day, and the following day killed his
man at Cheboygan.
Several years ago an English lad
came to st. Paul. He left his relatives
In the old country and concluded to
try what he could do for himself. He
was quiet lad willing to work Some
of his friends discovered he had a good
voice and he was given a place in the
vested choir of Christ church He was
employed In one of the down town bus-
mess offices and devoted his spare
time learning stenography. He afters
wards learned the use Of the types
writer and about five years ago was
given position in the office of Judge
Willis. That was before the Judge had
been elected to the bench When the
judge secured the promotion, he had
no further need for a stenographer
and Appleyard was forced to secure
another position. Just what he did is
not known but eventually he got a.
place as stenographer at Willmar in
the office Of Supt. d. l.. Corbin. of the
Breckenridge division of the Great
Northern. After remaining there for
some time he returned to the Twin
Cities. In fact before he yent to Will
mar he met Alice Brown, whose father
lives at 728 Eleventh avenue south.
Minneapolis. He and Miss Brown
thought well enough of each other to
try married life. 1t has appeared from
some of the newspaper reports since
the tragedy, that Appleyard and Miss
Brown were never married but that Is
disputed, although just when and
where the ceremony took place is un-
certain. At all events Appleyard left
W1llmar to be nearer Miss Brown. as
she was then. He came to st. Paul
and secured position as stenographer
with Gordon e Ferguson. He, however.
lived in Minneapolis, and was quietly
married to Miss Brown.
Some months ago Miss Brown went
to Cheboygan, Mich, with Mrs. James
OConnor, sister living there While
or that visit she met Gahan. While
1t Is not known whether she went by
the name Of Appleyard there or NOT
or whether she was then married or
not, but it seems that Gahan was par
tlcularly attentive to the young wo-
man. Some time later Appleyard
heard some reports that made him
think the best thing he could do was
to shoot Gahan If he ever met him.
Just when he came to this conclusion
isn't known either. But week ago
last Wednesday, while at work at
Gordon & Ferguson's, he received a
telegram from Cheboygan saying
Alice Is sick" He said he would
have to go East, and did So And then
came the report Of the killing with
the most meagre details.
For several days no trace
Of either AppIeyard, or Miss
Browns family could be found
until finally Minneapolis news
paper located her at the residence
mentioned. Mrs. Brown would only
admit that 1t was her daughter over
whom the trouble had occurred. The
daughter was not in evidence. She.
however, appeared yesterday, having
just returned from the scene of the
tragedy. When asked by a reporter
If she was the young woman in the
case, she replied:
Well, I am she. Yes, the papers have made
number of false statements about us and voII
may state that am James Appleyard's wife,
! Just came from seeing him. but he has moth
ing TO say in regard to the shooting He left
mere July l5 and did not konw where he was
going. He told me nothing about his inten-
tons and i had no idea that he was going to
SheboygaIi."
Mrs. Appleyard did not wish to talk any fur
their, either about her husband or their re-
iatlons nor would she say anything In regard
to Gahan. Appleyard's preliminary examin-
alton will take place tomorrow and it is under-
stood that he will waive examination
Mrs. ADDleyard is young woman with
medium size. One could see that she had
spent the past few weeks in fearful anxiety
and sorrow.
AS soon as Appleyard had collected
his senses after shooting Gahan, he
communicated with his former en-
ployer, Judge Willis. Judge Willis ac-
cordingly became interested in the case
and yesterday cast the first ray Of light
on Appleyards identity in ST. Paul
i have known the young man for a
was employed in my office until I went
on the bench. He Is o quiet, harmless
man, at least you'd think so to see him.
There is nothing Of the criminal about
him. At one time when he had no
to my house and kept him for several
weeks. IL there had been any indis