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

after shooting four shots and getting their
booty, to take the trouble to CLOSE and look
the door and carry off the key.
mediately over the storeroom on the second
floor, says that he heard voices as Il in ar
after the shots were fired sounds such as
those which would be made by a person hur-
rying through the debris with which the
storeroom was filed.
stated that she did not hear the shots fred,
but was awakened by some one screaming
She, paid no attention. to this. sup2osing 1t
to be the cries Of a delirous patient at 81.
Luke's hospital. She recalled, however, that
she heard a shrill whiscling such as would
be made by person signaling to another
few minutes afterward. She was certain that
the whistling was not from a policeman's
whistle.
Mrs. Gallagher, who arrived from Carlton,
MIMI, Friday, and was refused admission to
the county jail to see her sster by County
Attorney Anderson, was more successful yes
terday. Accompanied by her niece, May Var
nell. Mrs. Gallagher visited the county at
torney's office yesterday morning and was
granted permission to visit her sister.
Mrs. Gallagher and May Yarnell had a
chance to see Mrs. Yarnell. but deputy
sheriff stood Within few feet OF the TITO
during all the conversation. Mrs. Yarnell
stated that she was feeling quite we'll, or as
we'll as could be expected und.r the circum-
stances, and admonished her sister ard
-
Mrs. Gallagher left yesterday afternoon for
her home. She will not be present at the
preliminary hearing. as the attorneys say
there is no dispute about the trip made by
her, Mrs. Yarneu and Middleton to the I'm
ion depot.
WHAT sPICER THINKS.
Mr.. Grant D. spicer who has taken great
interest in the case and Is one of Mrs. Var
nells staunch supporters, when asked about
the case last evening, said:
Il must refuse to say anything regarding
the legal points Of the case. Attorney Fran
els H. Clarke has charge Of the case, and he
has, with the assistance OF Mr.. Cormican
conducted 1t in a manner that has been sat-
isfactory to us and very creditable 10 him.
l will say, however In a general way, that
we have sufficient evidence TO entirely shat
ter the states alleged case, and much more
which must not now be disclosed. 1t is cry
plain that the state has no new evid nee OF
value, and that ii realizes that stupid blum
der was made in arresting Mrs. Yarnel
Agents of the prosecution were here today
looking to a compromise that would injure
the character Of Mrs. Yarnell, at the same
time admitting that they did not believe she
was guilty Of murder In the slightest de-
gree. 1 have not had time to consult our
cept such proposition. II they feel that they
have no probable cause they are taking
their own risks in OBTAINING her any longer
We have provided funds sufficient t. insure a
speedy and efficient trial"
THE county attorney had taken advantage
Of her supposed helplessness and imposed
restrictions that were reprehensble He is
VIGOROUSLY incompetent or grossly negligent
Of his duties. This may, in a measure ac-
count for the manifest weakness that has
been displayed for many months past which
has resulted in many murders remaining
unsolved mysteries. 1 think, however that
some OF the best talent city ever pos
sessed was dismissed from the service several
years ago.
CITIZEN ANDERSON'S ATTITUDE.
The G l o received the following COM
munication from Edwin Gribble yesterday:
1t has been the custom and has always been
recognized by the courts that a party suspect
ed OF committing felony may be arrested
and detained until such reasonable time that
preliminary examination may be had that
might show sufficient cause to discharge or
to be held for further action of the law, but
during such interim no one has any right to
ply such suspected person with questions for
the purpose or otherwise, Of trying to OBJ
tain some information that might tend to in
crlmlnate them upon arraignment before q
bar Of Justice Citing the case of Mrs. Var
nell. now confined in the county Jail on
suspicion of numbering the man Middleton.
who, as soon as arrested was placed in What
is termed the sweat box at the police station,
and there piled with questions and cross
questions by a self-constituted inqusitorial
court composed Of County Attorney Anderson
and with the city detectives and other persons
wholly unauthorized by law, for the purpose
of applying such crucial tests as they, in
their imaginative power, claim to possess eX-
pecting, perhaps that she might confess a
crime of which she may not in any sense be
guilty.
Suppose this woman, surrounded with all
the paraphernalia of inquisitorial power
were to make an discriminating remark II
could not be used against her upon a trial
for her life, and would not be permitted to
be introduced by the state. Section of the
Bill OF Rights, Constitution Of the State Of
Minnesota, says that mo person shall
be compelled in any criminal case to be
witness against herself"
There are cases upon record where persons
under tremendous pressure, have confessed
TO murders that were never committed and
only escaped from the final execution Of
the law by the production of the supposed
murdered party alive and well, who, it was
shown. was entire stranger TO the accused
ana had never seen him before.
Such a practice should not only be dis
couraged, but the parties implicated in such
procedure should be all punished.
Another peculiar feature applicable to the
Yarnell case is the assumption Of power OF
the county attorney ordering the merely
suspected woman in solitary confinement
prohibiting for the three days any intercourse
even with her nearest relatives, that they
might afford her some consolation and re-
lieve her by their sympathy and presence
from the necessary strain that must occur
against her. 1t would seem that we are
being RELOCATED to the dark ages Of old Eng
land when Jefferies, with his crimson robed
court, had his record made in human blood
Who gives the county attorney the right to
lnausurate star chamber proceedings, whose
only duty is to give a speedy fair and i'm
partial trial to the accused, instead of inau-