The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-06

The mystery of the Middleton murder case
has been dispelled and the supposed muir
derers of the Seventh street tea merchant
are pursued by the authorities. Warrants
are out for the arrest of the alleged slayers
of Middleton, but the game has been flushed
and the men wanted are, for the present, be-
yond the reach OF the authorities. One or
them was in the city up to Thursday, while
the others whereabouts were known until
Friday, when he received warning and dis
appeared. Both of the alleged murderers
are st. Paul young men. They have grown
up in this .city, living with their parents,
and the authorities feel confident that it is
but a question OF a short time until both
will be in custody.
Arthur G. Middleton was fatally shot early
in the morning of Sept. last in his sto-e
at 269 West Seventh street He slept in the
place, and was found out on the sidewalk
shortly before o'clock in the morning. His
dying statement was that he had been shot
by two men who tried to rob him. Middle
toms watch was taken by the murderers, and
the recovery of the timeplece led to estao-
fishing the identity of the alleged gui ty
parties.
At the time of the murder suspicion fell
upon Mrs. Ardella Yarnell, who lived near
Middleton's store, and the woman was ar
rested on the charge of killing Middleton.
But, the police being unable TO secure any
evidence upon which to base a prosecution,
she was discharged.
To Deputy Sheriff John Hammes and
Sheriff Wagner belong the credit of run
fishing the innocence of Mrs. Yarnell VINO
was accused of the crime. The case came
to the attention of the sherif's department
through Deputy Sheriff Hammes. Deputy
Hammes recovered Middletons watch, and
learned the identity of the alleged guilty
parties.
Deputy Sheriff Hammes came into posses
sion of information concerning the murder
through having some time ago befriended
young man, whose home is in this city, who
was in the state penitentiary When the
got ont of DriGOn he resumed his
evil associations. and Deputy Hammes re-
monstrated with him, urging him to keep
his promises to reform. Several days before
the Middleton murder Deputy Hammes saw
the young man with several of his suspicious
companions The men were classed by the
police as members Of West Seventh street
gang that terrorized the upper end of town
some years ago. When Middleton was muir
dered Deputy Hammes suspected some of the
gang with whom the young man he befriend-
ed associated, and interviewed the young fell
low about the murder. For some time the
young man declared his absolute ignorance
of the crime, but the act Of friendship. done
him by Deputy Hammes finally led him to
an astounding act
The day after Mrs. Yarnell was released
from custody the young man handed Deputy
Hammes the murdered mans watch. The
watch, 1t is said, the young man secured from
the alleged murderers.
When the watch was turned over to Sheriff
WAGNER and all possible facts Of the muir
der learned from the young man, plans were
at once made to capture the guilty parties.
The operatives Of the private detective
agency and Detective Campbell, who were
struggling in the darkness of the case, how
ever arrested the young man who gave up
the information Thursday. The alleged real
culprits got wind of the arrest and escaped.
The county attorney and the half dozen
other officials who have been mixed UP in
the Gaze are now trying to dodge the respon-
sibility for the 'fluke." The young man
possessing the important information was
again arrested yesterday and is being held
a prisoner at the Office of the Thiel detec-
tive agency, in the Germania Life building
He is said to be merely a witness, wholly
unconnected with the murder and easily able
to establish his innocence of the crime.
The story of the murder-said to be the
facts in the case-Is to the effect that
Middleton was murdered by the two young
men for whom warrants have been Issued,
while resisting the robbery Of his store. The
man who, 1t is claimed, did the actual
shooting. left the city Immediately after the
murder. going to Kansas City, where he was
arrested for vagrancy. He was released in
Kansas City and then went to North Dakota,
afterward making his way to Chicago. From
Chicago he went to Milwaukee where he