The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-26
FOUR IN JAIL HERE
POLICE HAVE TWO ELMO MURDER
SUSPECTS BESIDE WHITE AND
ROSENQUIST.
RAFFERTY, AND sHEERAN
ARE THE NAMES OF THE SECOND
Duo TAKEN INTO Gus
TODY.
THEY WE'RE BOTH AT LAKE ELMO
The Night of the Crime-Exciting
Man Hunt in q swamp There
Yesterday.

Harry White. Harry Rosenquist,
Peter Rafferty, and George Sheehan.
all but the latter being residents of st.
Paul, are at present confined in the
Ramsey county Jail on suspicion of
being concerned in the robbery and
murder of Thomas Curtin at Lake Ell
mo on Sunday morning. The officials
say there is not at the present time
sufficient evidence to convict the per-
sons under arrest of the crime, but
that the circumstances are such as
warrant their being held, pending a
searching investigation.
Three arrests were made by the ST.
Paul police, and Sheriff Smith, of Still
water, has added another to the list
of suspects.
AS related yesterday in the C o b e,
Harry White and Harry Rosenquist,
two young men not unknown to the
police, were arrested on suspicion of
having some knowledge or connection
with the murder of Curtin White and
Rosenquist were found in bed together
at the residence of Mrs. Rose B. Films,
the mother of White, at Edgerton and
to the central station by Lieut. Po-
then and given separate cells. The ar
rest of White and Rosenquist was the
result of a talk Patrolman Olberg had
with Peter Rafferty,, young man who
lives on SimmS street. Olberg, who is
acting as special detective in the Mar
garet street district, met Rafferty, on
the street Monday night and as the
officer knew Rafferty, had a leaning
toward associating with thieves
stopped him. The officer and Rafferty,
talked, and between the talks Olberg
bought Rafferty, a couple of bowls
This treatment had the effect of loos-
ening Rafferty's tongue, and a few
moments later Olberg had the salts
faction of hearing Rafferty, say that he
was at Elmo Saturday night, but did
not know anything about the shooting.
Rafferty was taken to the Margaret
street station, and, after he had told
ms story to Capt. Hanft, that official
notified Capt Rouleau. Rafferty, was
brought to the central station and had
an interview with Capt Rouleau. The
result of the interview was that Lieut..
Pothen and the patrol wagon was sent
to the residence of Whites mother and
White and ROsenquist arrested Raj
ferty was kept locked in a cell at the
central station until noon yesterday.
when he was taken away and planted
at some place known only to the po-
lice
Rafferty's story as given to the off
GERS is that he heard of a place to work
at Menominee Junction Wis. and start
ed fCAr locality mentioned III Ji1
not hive any money for railroad fare,
Sc intended to board a freight train on
the Omaha road. On the way to the
freight yards, he claims to have met
Rcsenquist, and shortly after dark,
beth he and Rosenquist boarded a
freight train going in the direction of
saltwater. When the train reached
Lake Elmo, Rafferty, says that Rosen-
quist suggested that they stop off there
Rafferty, demurred and told Rosenquist
that he wanted to go to Menominee
junction. Rosenquist, however, insisted
that they stop at Elmo and according
to Rafferty's story, said: There is a
snap here" Rafferty, says he jumped
off the train on one side of the track
and ROsenquiSt on the other. When
the train had passed, and he walked to
the other side of the track, Rafferty,
claims to have been surprised at seeing
Harry White and two strangers talk
ing to RosenQuist. White he claims
to have known for some time, but he
was not acquainted with the two men
who were with White, and had never
seen them before. He learned some
how during the two hours or so that he
claims to have remained at the place.
that the men were from Chicago, or a
place near there. Rafferty, says he and
Rosenquist visited the saloon kept by
Curtin, and had several rounds of
drinks. Curtin, he says, treated a coup
lie of times, and in the estimation of
Rafferty,, was a good fellow. White,
according to Raffertys story, did not
go into the saloon, but remained on
the outside. Rosenquist, he says, walk
ed away from the place, and as he did
not see him about, and had no money
he boarded passing freight train and
arrived in st. Paul about 3 o'clock
This in brief is the statement made
by Rafferty,, and while it may, or may
not be all that he could tell about the
affair, it is all he has told, and he
claims it is all he knows His story
was sufficient to make Capt. Rouleau
take immediate action, and at once
caused the arrest of White and Rosen-
quist
The other prisoner arrested in con-
nection with the case is George Shee-
ham, or, as the police call him. George
ncSheail was dlAeSteu ny onerlH
Smith at 8 o'clock yesterday morning
at his home on the Burns farm, about
two and half miles this side of Still
water. From what can be learned from
the officials for publication, and that
Is very little, it would appear that Shee
han had nothing to do with the crime
and is only held for the purpose of be-
ing on hand as a witness to prove GER
tain things. A short time after the
murder, and While Sheriff Smith. of
Washington county, was on his way
to the scene of the crime. he met a
rig coming toward Saltwater. Smith
halted the rig he was in and INQUIRED
from the occupants of the buggy which
was the road to Lake Elmo. The
sheriff, of course, knew right well the
road, but wanted to ascertain who was
IN the rig which was coming from the
direction of the murder. Sheehan, who