The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-08
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parties to this jury unknown"
County Attorney Anderson was noti-
fed by Coroner Nelson that there
would be an inquest and requested him
to be present. Neither the county at
torney nor his assistant were present
at the INQUEST.
The bullet which caused Middleton's
death was not found when the autopsy
was made, although DR.. L. A. Nelson,
who performed the post norton, as
sisted by the coroner, made a close ex-
animation to locate it.
Coroner Nelson stated that from the
wound and the course that the bullet
took when it first entered the body.
he was of the opinion that Middleton
had been sitting down when the shot
which entered his breast was fired.
He was in commission business and
had two statesmen travelling through
the country selling tea coffee and this
line Of goods to the farmers. When he
received an order the goods were pur-
chased and sent out c. o. D., If they
could be secured. Lately Middleton
has been unable to secure goods to fill
orders which were sent in by his trav-
John Larche, who keeps a confec-
tionery store at 263 West Seventh
street, to advance him money enough
to enable him to secure goods to fill
orders. Larche, who Is in company
with William Nelson In the confeo-
tionery business, turned Middleton
over to Nelson, who also runs a store
at 399 East Seventh street.
Mr.. Nelson, seen last evening, said
the proposition made by Middleton
was fair one, and, as Middleton had
no money, he went good at two Of the
wholesale houses for the supplies, and
they were sent out with G. o. D. at
tachments, the money to be returned
to Nelson when the goods reached the
parties. Both Nelson and Larche said
that Middleton 30 far as they knew
had no money, and Nelson said, If he
had, it was certain he would not have
allowed them to; take share Of the
profits, but would have done the bust
ness himself. Mr.. Nelson said they
had put up about 800 for Middleton.
and as yet had not received any re-
turns.
Middleton, however, must have had
other customers than those whose or
ders were filed by Nelson and Larche
for Aug. 81 he received from the Great
Northern Express company S5167 for
a bill of goods sent to Herman, MINI.
The money was delivered to Middleton
by the express company.
FOUND IN HIS LETTERS.
Among the letters found In the store
after Middleton's- death was one from
o. A. Berthles, one of Middleton's
agents, dated Sept. g. requesting that
SIS be forwarded to him at once.
Monday afternoon a telegram was re-
ceived from E. 8. White, another agent,
directing that SIS be sent to him at
once.
Middleton, Monday morning, visited
the office OF the Great Northern ex-
press company and purchased express
orders for White and Berthles for $40
each, the orders being made payable
at Darlington, N. D. The same after
noon he visited the Office of c. R..
Croft & Co., where he owed an &C.
count Of $44 for goods sold him. Clar-
ence De Montreville, one Of the clerks
in the Office, asked Middleton If he
was not going to square up the &C
count, and Middleton answered that
he would be on hand Tuesday morning
and settle, at the same time shaking
one of his pockets in which he had
considerable silver.
AS he was murdered Monday night,
he did not settle. the account, and yes
terday a deputy sheriff seized the stock
at the store, as the clerk in the sher-
ifs office stated, on a chattle mort
gage held by Croft & Co. The seizure
was denied by the bookkeeper Of Croft
& Co, who said, if anything was done,
1t must have been by the bank.
Acquaintance of Middleton say that
he was a great hand to make G. show
Of his money whenever he had any,
and in making a purchase Of or 10
cents would pull out all the cash he
had before paying for the article.
The theory is advanced that some
one saw Middleton with the SOL he
had received from the express COM
pany, and knowing that he slept alone
in the store visited the place Monday
evening for the purpose Of securing
the cash.
SILVER HAD GONE.
Mrs Yarnell said he had some silver
in his pockets when he was with her
shortly before midnight, but whent the
police searched his clothes after he
had been taken to the hospital moth
ing but a. Mexican dollar and Column
bian half-doIlar was found, and these
pieces were in a small purse in one
Of the hip pockets Of his trousers. This
70 no al
had been, as he stated, robbed or that
what money he had was given to the
female who was with him shortly be-
fore the shooting and who was insisting
that she must have the money she had
loaned him.
Mrs. Mary e. Van Alstine, living at
4O9 Fifth avenue south, Minneapolis,
Informed the police yesterday that she
had known Middleton and his family
for thirty years.
The dead man, she said, had ruined
his parents BY his Fdissolute habits,
and for years had spent what money
he could earn and get with dissolute
women. His father, Henry Middleton,
was at one time chief Of the Milwaukee
fire department., she said. and still
lived in that city, although she did not
know his address His brother, Frank
Middleton, Mrs. Van. Alstine said, was
former railroad man and was now
in the commission business in Milwau-
kee. A telegram was sent to the chief
OF police at Milwaukee last evening
directing that Henry Middleton, the
murdered mans father, be notified that
his sons BODY would be held to await