The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-22
CAUGHT HIN At LAST
WHO STRUCK JOHN
STANLEY
ROUNDED UP IN MINNEAPOLIS

After He Had Assaulted the Dead
Man Hesse, Who Has Lived in
st. Paul Most of His Life, STAYED
Around Town a Day or Two, and
Then Went to the Other
City.
In a cell at the central station. ap-
parent1y unconcerned as to the charge
OF manslaughter against him, is Au-
gust Hesse, by his own confession the
man who caused john Shanley's death.
IN Leslie & Hanson's saloon, 439-44
Jackson street, last Tuesday evening.
Hesse, the prisoner, was captured in
minneapolis yesterday morning by De-
tectlVe MuTnane, assisted by Detec-
tiVes Doyle and Howard, of the Mill
CITY. Hesse frankly admits being the
nan for whom Detectives Wells and
Werrick and part of the St. Paul -po-
lice force searched fruitlessly for a
week. confessing to having knocked
Shanley down, but claims that his ac-
eon was provoked and in self-defense.
The demands of public sentiment
that Shanley's assailant should be ap
pretended, after the light thrown on
the haphazzard investigation by the
DNCA III L iC u " " OuIlUdy, dTOuSeQ
the police, and Chief Schweitzer went
TO work personally on the case with
Detective Murnane. Chief Schweitzer
and Murnane were at Fergus Falls
when the killing occurred. 1t was
learned Sunday that the man wanted
might be a resident of MINNEAPOLIS.
The Mill City police were consulted
with the result that it seemed conclu-
sive that Hesse was the guilty person.
Yesterday morning Detective Murnane.
with the Minneapolis detectives, ar
rested Hesse in a lodging house in the
UP river town, and the young fellow
admitted everything.
Hesse is not yet twenty-one years of
age. He is a heavily built athletic
looking young man, with a powerful
physique. and looks as though he were
fully capable Of striking the blow
which, witnesses of the assault say,
raised Stanley off Of his feet He is
NOT A RAILROAD BRAKEMAN,
as was supposed from the description
upon which the police were working,
but on the night of his trouble he wore
a blue suit ornamented with a set of
uniform brass buttons, such as are
Worn by employees of the Milwaukee
road. These buttons were found in his
possession. When he learned that
Stanley had died. Hesse says he cut
the buttons from his coat. He says he
wore the buttons because he was en-
deavoring to get employment on the
railroad.
The prisoner has lived in ST. Paul
most of his life. His father was Fred
efick Hesse, who some years ago con-
Quoted butcher stall in the old mar
ket house. The elder Hesse killed him
self eight years ago, and three years
ago the prisoners mother died. Hesse
has married sister, Mrs. Louise Bah
ig, living at Virginia and Sherburne
avenues.
Since the death of his parents Hesse
has wandered about considerably. He
was sent to the reform school several
years ago for opening a railroad switch.
His sister was instrumental in having
him sent to the school. Hesse once
worked for the New England Furni-
ture company in this city. OF late he
has been polishing shoes at POwelTs
shine" parlor, No 8 Washington ave
nue.. Minneapolis. Hesse's connection
with the Stanley case is said to have
leaked out through a young woman to
whom he confded that he was the
man who struck Stanley.
The young prisoner does not seem
to worry in the least about the part
he took in causing Shanley's death. He
laughs and jests with the jailor at the
station and talks cheerily with other
prisoners, as though he had nothing
on his mind to worry him. To a re-
porter for The G l o b he told the
following story:
HESSE'S STORY OF IT.
AZ went into the saloon last Tuesday
night and while sitting in the billiard
room some stranger asked me to play
pool with him. l don't know who the
man was, / never saw him before. We
started a game on the table nearest
the entrance and were playing quietly
when Stanley came in. l was about
TO make a shot leaning over the table,
When Stanley passed his knee struck
me, jamming my stomach up against
the corner of the table. Isturned and
said:
81 Friend, you had better be a little
careful where you are going
STANLEY replied You go to -" He
kept on walking toward the archway
connecting with the bar room. Here
he turned and called me string OF
vile names. [ started toward him.
When close-to him Stanley doubled up
his fists and stepped toward me.
was mad at what he had called me
and also thought he intended to strike
me- so I struck him. l only hit him
an easy blow with my open hand, ana
he fell over l stayed around until
some one advised me to get out, when
l left the saloon.
Il had no idea Stanley. whom I had
never seen before, was really seriously
hurt. I walked about the streets I'M
til late and then went to bed at the
Royal hotel, on East Seventh street.
near Minnesota. The next day I went
TO Minneapolis. where I saw the pa
pers and learned that Stanley was
dead I felt like giving myself up at
that time and now wish I had done
so. I did not mean to hurt Stanley
and am sorry that he is dead. Several
times during last week I was on the
point of telling the police I was the
man they were looking for, but was
afraid to do so. Now that it is known
1 am glad of it, because the matter
can be settled. 7 am sure it can be
proven that Shanley's death was &C