St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-19

He was in plunging mood, and PLAYED
heavily. That night Hayward was in
the game, and lost, the judge taking
large portion of the receipts.
When the game closed, Hammond
was $1,000 to the good, and Hayward
was heavy loser = when the Judge
arose to leave the place Hayward
started with him, as the pair had be-
come friendly. AS the two passed out.
they were joined by another man, who
is said, on the best of authority. to
have been Allsop, the dead murderer
OF Lena Olson. The trio walked
around to Hennepin avenue, passing a
number of people whom they knew.
The hour was about II 80 o'clock, or
between that and midnight
That was the last ever seen of
Judge Hammond From that day to
this no one has ever heard from him.
and afre apparently dropped from the
face Of the earth.
The STORY appears to have good
foundation. Police Inspector John F.
Hoy was asked yesterday If he had
heard the story. Inspector Hoy an
swered in the affirmative, and said it
is generally supposed that Hayward
and Allsop had something to do with
the disappearance Of Judge Hammond.
The missing man had nearly $1,000 in
cash on his person at the time, quite
enough to induce such f1ends as Hay
ward and Allsop to- kin him. p -
COURTNEY ORDERED HOME.
When Superintendent of Police Smith
was notified by Detective Courtney
yesterday morning that Allsop had
suicided, he at once wired him to re-
turn home. The disposition of the re-
mains he considered beyond his juris-
diction, that being within the province
of the Duluth or Tacoma authorities
Courtney was instructed to secure a
photograph Of the suicide taken in life
and if such could not be obtained
have him photographed in death.
Courtney will probably arrive in this
city from the West Wednesday.
Benson, the Duluth officer who had
worked on the case so hard, stated
that when he learned that Allsop had
suicided he almost tainted "I was
eating breakfast on the train on my
way to Minneapolis when a newsboy
came through with a paper of that
morning. I purchased one, and in his
handing it to me my eyes caught
these headlines: Dead-James B. ALL
sop Commits Suicide in His Cell at
Seattle I dropped everything. 1 can
say that I did not eat any more al
that meal" Benson returned to Du.
luth last night.
There has been some speculation as
to whether or not the reward offered
will now be granted, in view Of the fact
that the alleged murderer was not
brought to trial.
A noteworthy feature of the case
mentioned by Chief Smith last even
ing is the marked similarity of plans
| in the death of Mrs. AlIsop through a
runaway accident and the original
! plan by Hayward for taking the life OF
Kitty Cling. The former is said tC
have been killed through the buggy
overturning in a runaway. 1t was
after that that Allsop made the &C.
quaintance of Hayward The two
probably swaped condolences, at least
to that extent that Allsop told the
Minneapolis gambler and later-day
murderer that his wife had come to hel
death through the manner indicated
| Why, then, was that not fitting route
is convinced that it was there the
idea had it's origin and the success
attending the efforts of the death OF
the wife probably induced Hayward
! to put the scheme in execution.