The Saint Paul globe., 1898-09-13

MIS- 1ArneII would he Permitted
to Receive Callers on the Same
Terms as Other Jail Prisoners--
Harry CnmpbeIrs story COnsid-
cred Significant by Some.
The Middleton murder mystery is as
much of a problem to the authorities
as 1T was week ago and the detectives
are still trying to solve 1t.
Chief of Detectives Schweitzer does
not think well of the burglar theory.
although bits Of evidence are being
brought to the surface which strength
en- this idea, or rather, perhaps, to
weaken the case as against Mrs. Var
nell, who is now charged with the muir
der.
The latest piece of evidence secured
by the friends of Mrs. Yarnell is that
Of three persons who saw Middleton
after he left the YarneI house, and
while he was on his way to his store
One Of the trio who met Middleton
knew him we'll and the other two will
corroborate the story as to seeing Mid
dleton.
The story told by Mrs. Wright to the
police and the county attorney and on
the strength Of which Mrs. Yarnell was
arrested was that Middleton and
woman had a dispute within a few feet
of the Yarnell house about an hour be-
fore the shooting The conversation as
the woman fixes the time, commenced
about ten minutes to midnight and last
ed for about half an hour.
Her story also is that Middleton and
the female who was with him went off
in the direction of the rear of the store
occupied by him. Yesterday Harry
Campbell a clerk at the grocery store
Of James Kenaley, at 277 West Seventh
street, made the statement that he met
Middleton turning the corner at Sher-
man and West Seventh streets shortly
before midnight Monday night.
Campbell was we'll acquainted with
Middleton and as they passed each
recognized the other and both spoke.
Campbell fixes the time of the meeting
at about 1150 p m, and says Middle
ton after speaking passed east on Sew
enth street in the direction of his store.
Campbell, who had been to the Met
rOpOlitan, stopped after the show was
over with two acquaintances, Frank
Eha and Granville Monhardt, who had
attended the performance at the Grand
The trio were on their way home when
the meeting with Middleton near Sher-
man and West Seventh streets occur
red
Campbell fixes the time at about
II so, from the fact that he arrived at
his home, 2381a Western avenue, at
midnight. He says he did not men
ton the meeting before, as 1T did not
occur to him that it was of any i'm
portance.
This evidence, according to the
friends of Mrs. Yarnell and the attor-
neys for the defense, corroborates the
statement made by Mrs Yarnell that
Middleton left her house at 11:45 and
started for his store. 1t also contra
diets the statement made by Mrs.
Wright that Middleton and a woman
had an argument which she overheard
near the Yarnell house between II and
1890 o'clock.
Attorney Cormican, seen last even
ing, refused to talk about the evil
dence being gathered by the defense,
but said it was quite likely that the
police would be surprised on Friday
when the preliminary examination was
heard.
Sheriff Wagner decided yesterday
that, as Mrs. Yarnell was in his Gus
tody and under his control, that she
was entitled to the same privileges as
were other prisoners in the county jail.
He stated that, while he had been op-
posed to the order issued by County
Attorney Anderson that no one should
see Mrs. Yarnell without an order from
the county attorney, he had obeyed the
injunction
Yesterday morning the sheriff con-
suited with several attorneys and at
noon decided that any one who wished
to see Mrs. Yarnell could do so by Sc
curing a permit from his office. the
same as is done by the friends and ac-
quaintances Of other prisoners in his
charge.
TO @ b reporter yesterday af-
ternoon Mrs. YarneN, in reply to a
question as to how she was feeling,
said:
II am as we'll as could be expected
under the circumstances. The place Is
little cramped and I would like to
get out Of the cage and walk around,
but they will not allow me-
Yes, 1 eat and sleep well, and why
shouldn't 1? l suppose l get the same
fare as the rest of the prisoners, but
my friends keep me we'll supplied with
fruit and other things, and that helps
out some.
mo, I have not seen any one today
except my attorney, Mr.. Clarke. l saw
sick. She has not been here since
Saturday, and as I have not heard
from her today I feel little worried.
''It will not be Ions 20 Friday, any
how, and my attorney tells me that
certainly will be discharged as soon as
the case is heard in court. There Is
nothing I can say about the case, eS.
cept what 1 have told the detectives,
the county attorney and the coroners S
jury. I told all I knew Of Mr.. Middle
toms movements that night and I have
had trouble enough without being
charged with anything of this kind
Mrs. Yarnell's appea ~ance shows that
confinement in the Jail does not agree
with her, but she Is not at all nervous
and when pleased at anything laughs
very heartily. In fact she looks not q
bit worried and says she is not.
Assistant County Attorney ZOllman
does not agree with his chief as to the
evidence secured against Mrs. Yarnen
and stated yesterday that there was
not, in his opinion, evidence to warrant
her arrest, and from what he could
learn the case was not getting any
stronger.
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