The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-08
she found her strength had left her


she saw Middleton and his companion
walk down the vacant lot in the rear
of the store and turn in toward the
rear entrance. Finding that she could
not walk, the woman who had over
heard the conversation gave up the
idea Of notifying the police and went
to bed. Within a very short time at
ter Middleton and the woman walked
toward the rear entrance Of the store
the sick woman heard a woman
scream. In telling her story yesterday
the sick woman said as soon as she
heard the shrek she knew something
awful had happened. She heard no
shots and did not intend to say any
thing about the conversation she over
heard, but the news Of Middleton's
death worried her so that she decided
to make public what she knew Of the
affair.
FOLLOWING THE CLUE.
The detectives last evening visited
the woman, and, after hearing her
statement, started to work TO ascertain
the identity Of the woman who was
with Middleton, and If possible locate
her.
The result OF their labors was the ar
rest Of Mrs. Yarnell.
Mrs. Schroer who lives over Rollins
drug store at West Seventh and Sher-
man streets, stated Tuesday that she
distinctly heard woman scream, and
g. few minutes afterward heard some
one knock on the door Of DR.. Wells
apartment and say that a man had
c11 ~
ment Of the sick woman who overheard
the conversation between Middleton
and his female companion. Mrs.
Schroer also said that Monday evening,
shortly before II o'clock, as she passed
the front entrance Of Middleton's store,
she noticed q woman standing in the
doorway. The woman was acconpa-
nded by two little girls, the eldest about
six years and the other about three
years old. Ten minutes later, when
Mrs. Schroer passed the store again, the
woman was still there. 1t is possible
that this Is the woman whom the sick
woman saw and overheard talking with
Middleton an hour later, and the police
are now working with a view to ascer-
tanning the identity Of the woman.
AT THE INQUEST.
The inquest over the body Of Mid
dleton was held yesterday afternoon at
the county mOrgue, Coroner Nelson
hevtng charge of the inquiry.
Patrolmen Fillinglm and McCol 1l,
DR.. J. w. Wells, E. H. Bragg, Mrs.
Stanley, Kate Schroer, Neil O'Leary,
Fred Anderson, Mrs. Ardelli YarneIl
Mark Yarnell, Harry LANCER, G. H.
Lamb and DR.. E. P. Quaine were call
ed and examined. No new evidence
was adduced, and, while several Of the
witnesses testified to hearing but one
shot, the majority Of them were posi-
tive that three shots were fired.
G. II. Lamb, who occupies the room
Immediately over the rear Of the store,
testified that he heard three shots in
quick succession, and then a commo-
tion as IL some one was running about
in the store. He had heard voices as
If the party were engaged in a dispute,
shortly before the shots were fired, but
was not certain as to whether the per
sons were in the store or not.
Mr.. Lamb, seen after the inquest,
said he was positive the window in the
roar Of the store was up from the bot
tom at least three feet, and he knew
Middleton was not IN the habit OF leav-
ing the windows open. Mr.. Lamb said
he was confident that the shooting had
been done by burglars, as Middleton
had recently made a number Of good
| sales and evidently had money.
DIDN'T CARE TO TALK.
Dr.. E. P. Quaine, who attended Mid
dleton after he reached the hospital,
| testified that the wounded man did not
seem inclined to talk about the shoot
| ing. When he was asked any ques-
tions as to how the shooting occurred
he complained that it hurt him to talk.
| He conversed freely, however, on other
subjects and spoke about his parents
and family connection, who, he SAID
lived in Milwaukee. Being told by the
witness that he was going to die, Mid
| dleton reiterated his statement to
Patrolman Kroeger that two men. a
tall and short one, had entered his
sleeping room and one Of them had
fired four shots at him.
Mrs. Stanley, living on the third floor
Of the building directly over the store.
heard but one shot, and going to the
window saw Middleton in front on the
! sidewalk.
Mrs. Yarnell repeated the story told
by her to the police Tuesday She had
accompanied her sister Mrs Gallagher,
to the union depot and Middleton had
gone with them. Mrs. Gallagher was
going to her home at Carlton, Mimi,
| and as 1t was raining when they reach
| ed Seventh street Middleton had gone
! into his store and brought out two UNI
| brellas. After escort1ng Mrs. Gallagher
| to the depot she and Middleton rode
to Seven Corners and walked the rest
| Of the way to her residence, at 344
| Sherman street. Middleton had taken
the two umbrellas with him when he
left her house a few minutes before
midnight She identified the umbrellas
| found in the store by the police the
night Of the shooting as the ones Mid
dleton and herself had used. Middleton
she said, had considerable silver in his
pockets and when he paid the fare on
the street car she noticed four or five
silver dollars which he drew from his
pocket. She did not see any bills ex-
htbited by Middleton and said she was
not in his store on Monday. She testI-
fed that Middleton had an open-faced
| silver watch. In reply to question
| by Detective Campbell the witness said
she had occasionally visited Middleton'e
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