The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-09

One of the supposed Middleton MUIR
oerers is under arrest. He is August
Pedorf, alias w. E. Kennedy. He Ia
uhe young man whom Nicholas Kauth
says confessed to him that he and
Slob'' Edmunds committed the crime.
Kennedy or Pedorf, the latter being the
prisoners correct name, is not locked
UP at any of the police stations, but ia
being held under the surveillance of
Detective Campbell and Detective Har,
rington, Of the Thiel agency. The
prisoner denies any knowledge of tha
murder.
The arrest of Kennedy or Pedorf is
due to the well laid plans Of Kauth,
whose statement Of his knowledge of
the murder appeared in The Globe
of yesterday. Kauth worked up the
case and enticed the suspect to a saloon
at Richmond and Michigan streets.
where Saloonkeeper Herda was muir
deTed some years ago, and there, after
having the much wanted man pointed
out TO them, the detectives who have
made so many mistakes in connection
with the case, finally made an arrest
1t is remarked as somewhat strangt
that County Attorney Anderson, who
says he does not believe Kauth's story,
should sanction the arrest of Kennedy.
Or Pedorf.
The prisoner is twenty-eight years of
age and lives with his parents at All
Harrison avenue. He has served ona
term in the state penitentiary for
larceny and also did time at Pontiac.
Mich. Several years ago he was dis
covered in the act of burglariZing a
Of
UP running gun fight with officer
Tally
According to Kautll's written state.
ment in yesterdays G b e, Kennedy.
as he knew Pedorf, told him the story
of the murder. Kauth says he and the
suspect We're out walking either two OF
three weeks ago last Sunday, when
Kennedy confessed that himself and
'Slob' Edmunds had robbed Middle
toms store and that Edmunds had shot
the proprietor. Kauth says Kennedy
or PedOrf told him that Middleton was
sitting uD in bed when his store was
entered. Edmunds told Middleton to
be quiet, Kauth says Pedorf confessed,
and that when Middleton started to
get out Of bed Enmunds Shot at him
twice
Acting in the case to reward Deputy
Sheriff Hammes and Sheriff WAGNER
for a service done him, Kauth worked
assiduously on the case and recovered
Middleton's watch. Then he got on
Pedorfs trail and turned him over to
the police after securing the confession
he claims Pedorf made to him. When
Pedorf was pointed out to Detective
Campbell and his private sleuths were
able to make the arrest.
Kauth says he was also keeping
cases" upon "Slob" Edmunds, the other
suspect, until the bungling detectives
11e1d fl0A 1aa Loo, \
that Edmunds was confined in a hos
pital in Milwaukee, where he was be-
ing treated for a bullet wound in the
hand. This wound, Kauth thinks, Ed
munds received in the struggle with
Middleton, the night of the murder.
When the detectives arrested Kauth, as
soon as they learned the young man
knew something about the murder,
warming was sent to Edmunds and he
escaped from the hospital. He has not
since been heard of. Had County At
torney Anderson and his sleuths tele-
graphed the police of Milwaukee to ar
rest Edn1unds when the facts in the
case were known, as Kauth says ne ad-
vised them to DO, instead Of waiting
for the prisoner to be warned Of his
danger, Edrnunds would now be in Gus
tody with his alleged pal, Pedorf, and
Kauth says the Middleton murder mys-
terry would be entirely cleared.
Pedorf will probably be kept in the
Sweat box" until the detectives are
worn out with the efforts to extort a
confession from him, when there will
doubtless be triunpIal march to the
central station. where the prisoner will
be tabled and the names Of all the de-
tectfves, who say they don't believe
Kauth, but whose every move has been
at his direction. will be strung across
the page to show that they made tine
important capture.