The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-07
SEEK A MURDERER
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IN a foot or so of Middleton, for an en-
summation of the body shows that the
ieAI forearm from the wrist to the ell
W" - poWder-marked and the flesh
Ior d space OF three inches around the
wound IN the breast is also filled with
powder showing the weapon was held
close to middleton when DISCHARGED
WHAT PEOPLE HEARD
George Lamb, employed at the Bur-
1ngton freight depot, who occupies p
room on the first floor of 2671s West
Seventh street, Informed the police yes-
terday that he heard loud talking in
the store as though persons were quar-
rellng. This was a short time before
the shooting, and he claims that only
one shot was fired, or rather that was
all he heard
After the shooting he heard sounds
as II persons were running in the
store and moment after the cries
made by Middleton.
MIS- Schroer, occupying apartments
over Rollins drug store, at Seventh
ana sherman Streets told the detec-
yves that she heard a woman scream.
ana shortly afterWard some one came
into the block in which she lives and
aroused DR.. Wells, saying that a man
had been shot.
AS soon as she heard of the shooting
Mrs. Schroer recalled that while pass
Ing the store occupied by Middleton.
about IL o'clock, she noticed woman,
accompanied by two girls, standing In
the doorway Of the store. The woman
was OF slight build, and the girls about
six and four years old. Ten minutes
later when she repassed the store 90
ing to her apartments she again no.
t1ced the woman and children. The trio.
she said, appeared to be waiting for
some one.
Il. b. Rollins, the druggist at Sher-
man and West Seventh streets, heard
but one shot fired and fixes the time
at lis o'clock. He had just undressed
When he heard the shot, and slipping
on part Of his clothing, ran to the
scene. Middleton he found sitting on
the step in front of the store
Mrs. E. H. Bragg, whose husband
runs laundry at 267 West Seventh
street, and lives directly across the
street, was awakened by the sound of
three shots. She and her husband ran
to the window, and saw Middleton
crawling out of the door to his store
He was only partly dressed and cried
for assistance. Neither Mrs Bragg nor
her husband saw anyone on the street
except Middleton.
IN MIDDLETON'S EFFECTS.
Among the effects found in a trunk
in the store was bag containing about
$40 in pennies and a child's bank with
a small amount Of money in it. The
police found In the pockets Of Middle
toms trousers a Mexican dollar and
Columbian fifty-cent piece.
A letter from the Second National
bank, under date Of Aug. %, was found
on ne table in the bedroom, notifying
Middleton to call and pay a note for
$3.50, which was overdue, or legal pro-
ceedings would be commenced against
him.
Middleton was conducting a commits
sion business and had several agents
on the road selling goods for him. Let
ters from one of his statesmen in North
Dakota, under date of Sept. 8, request
ed that he forward at once SIS, or If
All the letters and the appearance Of
the store and stock the police claims,
indicate that burglars would not pick
cut Middleton or his place of business
to secure valuables
Letters from Milwaukee, signed
May" found among Middletons eff
fects, bring out the fact that his two
sons are living in that city with his
sister, and that his wife died there
four years ago. Middleton's parents
live at Milwaukee, but he informed
the physician at the hospital that he
did not know their address.
COULDN'T FIND THE BULLET.
The body Of the murdered man was
removed to the mOTgue yesterday aft
ernOOn and an autopsy held by Coroner
Nelson, assisted by L. a. Nelson. The
bullet struck the large artery leading to
the heart, but the surgeons could not
find the missile which caused Middle
toms death.
An inquest will be commenced this
afternoon at the county mOrgue, at l
o'clock. If the body is rot claimed
this evening it will be buried at the
expense Of the county.
Middleton was thirty-eight years Of
age, and was formerly a news butch
err on one of the Chicago lines. He
has been engaged in the commission
business at the place where he was
shot, for the past seven months, and
previous to that time was engaged in
the same line at 90 West Seventh