The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-17
POLICE In THE DARK
CANNOT FIND THE MAN WHOSE
BLOW CAUSED JOHN SHAN
LEY's DEATH
DON'T KNOW WHO 1T WAS

Running Down Useless Clues, but
Are Unable to Learn Anything
About the Man Who Delivered
the Blow, Although the Pool
Room Was Filled With People at
the Time of the Occurrences.
The Identity of the assailant of John
Shaniey' who was killed In Leslie &
hansen's saloon, 43s-441 Jackson street,
iuesday evening. is still a mystery.
Inc efforts Of twenty-four hours on
the part OF the police force has pro-
onced absolutely no tangible clue to
the young man with the black mus
tache. On the contrary the authori-
ues are more in the dark than on the
nght or the crime. As the search for
the young man progresses, he is differ
entity described by various people, un-
III no two men on the police force have
the same idea of what Shanley's as
sailant looks like. All agree, however.
that he wore a passenger brakeman's
uniform and was a young man with
some sort of a muStache.
Detective Wells visited all Of the
ralIroad offices yesterday with as near
~ correct q description OF the young
fellow as could be secured, but on none
OF the roads could he find that such
Person was employed. Inquiry among
the railroad men in the different yards
also failed to develop any information
that would lead to the arrest of the
man wanted. In fact, so many differ
ent stories OF the young fellows de-
scription lead the police to believe that
an effort Is being made TO Shield the
man who struck Stanley. No one can
be found who VIII admit knowing the
young man. though half a dozen peo-
pie who We're in the saloon say they
had seen him before, but, when 1t
comes to telling where, or what his
name is, their memories fail them.
FOLLOWING FALSE CLUES.
Shortly after Stanley was hurt the
police got an idea that James Rose.
supposed to be a brakeman on the St
Paul & Duluth road. was responsible
for his death. Detectives and patrol
men We're instructed to hunt up such a
person The directory does not contain
the name of a James Rose, a brake
man, and this fact led TO the discon-
tinuation Of the search for such q
person.
From some ohter source the police
received information that sent Detec-
tive Wells TO the home OF Elmer Rosen,
brakeman IN the employ Of the Chi
cago, St Paul. Minneapolis & Omaha
read, living at s47 De Soto street
The detective reported that Rosen in
no way answered the description OF the
wanted man and this clue was drop
ped.
Another tip" resulted in a visit to
the home OF Charles Rose, a brakeman,
supposed TO correspond TO the descrip-
ton or Shanley's assailant. A talk
with him satisfied the police that he
was not the man, and officers were
started out TO round UP every one else
In town with a name anything like
Rose or q brakeman who in any way
TALES with the description of the man
with the black mustache
An autopsy conducted on Shanley's
body at the city hospital yesterday by
Drs. SchweyZer, Finnell, Lando and
Gray showed that the man sustained
circular fracture OF the skull at the
base Of the brain. The fracture was
about eight inches in circumference
beginning at the neck and extending
upward. almost to the top OF the head.
A small portion OF the skull at the
upper part Of the fracture was broken
OFF. There were no outward marks Of
Violence except a slight confusion on
the crown Of the head. The injury
was necessarily fatal.
DEATH FROM THE FALL.
Both DR.. Schweyzer and Coroner
Nelson say that Shanley's death re-
suited directly from the fall rather
than the blow which knocked him
down. DR.. Schweyzer says there was
no indication OF Stanley having been
struck with any kind OF a weapon
In fact there was nothing to show even
where the fist of Shanley's asailant
had landed. This is but natural. DR..
SchweyZer says, as a blow of the kind
1, 4
leave no mark, where death resulted
so soon afterward. The confusion on
the top Of the mead. DR.. Schweyzer
says. corToborates the story of Alex
ander Mcdonald. which appeared In
The G ! o b OF yesterday, ~ the eff
feet that, when he was struck. Shan
ley was lifted partly of OF his feet
and struck almost on top OF his bend
A heavy fail OF this kind, DR.. Schwey-
ger says. would cause just such a frac-
tUre as Stanley Was found to have
sustained.
Coroner Nelson VIII hold an inquest
as soon as the police furnish him with
sufficient evidence. He conferred with
the authorities yesterday. but saws
there is no information at hand upon
which TO proceed with an investigat ton
looking toward fixing the responsible
ty for Shanley's death.
Nothing has as yet been heard from
any relatives OF the dead man. The
fact that he was a travelling mechanic.
as stated in The G o b g OF yesterday.
seems 10 be all. known Of him locally.
He is said, however. to have relatives
in Pennsylvania At Smiths boarding
house. where Stanley lived. little Is
known Of him. He left no possessions
in his room, nor letters Of any kind.
Mrs. Smith says Stanley boarded at
her house for about five weeks. She
says she found him a quiet. well-be-
haVed man.