The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-19

second floor of the barn out on the
driveway. 1t was not until this
time that the members of the
family and the neighbOrs no.
ticed the absence of Mr.. Heine, and
then the firemen were acquainted with
the fact that Mr.. Heine must be some
where in the blazing building. The
firemen redOubled their efforts and
after considerable trouble and at the
risk of their lives the ffremen succeed
ed in getting a line of hose over the
bluff in the rear of the barn and ex-
tinguishing the fire. The body of Mr..
Heine was found lying on the left side
directly in front of the window which
is used in putting hay into the loft.
BY the side of the body was the melt
ed remains of a lantern. From the
time Carl left his father and retired,
the movements Of Mr. Heine are merely
conjecture
The records of the fire department
show that the alarm was turned in at
/ 43 o'clock, which would be almost
half an hour after the time Carl Heine
went to bed. Mrs J. NJ Tinker, living
at 81 Hoffman avenue, tie next house
on the west to the Heine residence,
says she was awakened at 1:20 o'clock
and as she arose to give her young son
some medicine, noticed the smell of
smoke came from leaves or burning
hay and she visited the rooms of her
residence to satisfy herself that the
house was not on fire. So strong was
the smell of smoke that she called her
husbands attention to the fact. Half
an hour afterward she was awakened
by the fire engines and the light from
the burning barn.
Carl Heine, seen last evening" said the
family were of the opinion that his father
had heard suspicious noises in the barn, and,
on going out to Investigate them, had been
and murdered, His father. he said was IN
armed at the time, as there was but one
revolver in the house, and that was in his
room. There was he said no business trou-
BILE that worried his father. The partner and
his father worked together very harmonious
ly, and the firm was doing as good bust
ness as could be expected, considering the
times. There was ground, he said, for
suspecting that his father had committed sui
eide, and he felt positive that this was not
the case
Samuel Cummings, junior partner of the
firm Of Heine & Cummings, seen last even
ing, said there was not the least reason to
think Mr.. Heine had taken his life The
firm was doing fair business, and Mr.. Heine
was the last man who would take any such
step. He was Of the opinion that tramps
had been found in the barn by Mr.. Heine,
and one Of them had fired the shot that
killed him and then fired the barn to cover
the crime.
Lieut.. Pendy, of the Margaret street sta
ton, who attended the fire, is authority for
the statement that few minutes after his ar
! rival on the scene he thought he heard the
sound of three or four shots such as would
be made by the explosion of cartridges
Mr.. Heine was forty-nine years of age, was
born in Germany and came to the United
States in 1869. He settled in Kentucky, and
moved to st. Paul in 1884 He has been
engaged in the commission business since
coming to st. Paul, and two years ago formed
a partnership with Samuel Cummings. He
was well known in business circles, and was
highly esteemed. He was a past master OF
st. Paul lodge of Masons, and a member of
the Royal Arch chapter. He is survived by
a wife and five children, Misses Gertrude
and Sadie and Messrs. Carl Harry and
James. The funeral will probably be held
Sunday afternoon.