The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-05
FOOLED THE HOUNDS
DOGS IN CHASE OF A KANSAS MIR
DERER DECEIVED BY FALSE
e.,~ T. SCENT dr.,
TRAMP FURNISHED THE TRAIL


of Shoes, which Were the Prop
erty Of the Man Wanted, and
These Deceived the Dog.-The
Details of the Recent Double
Tragedy.
New York World. At'>sta
The village of Endcott. six miles east
of Fairbury, is still excited over the trag-
edy which resulted in the; death of Claude
Cole and Herbert 4GrandyV AMI placed
a shadow on the. life Of Miss Gertie
Hickey =" 40
Cole was. murdered. Grandy was a sui
eide, and Miss Hickey is heartbroken
Claude Cole and Herbert Grandy were
the sons of respectable parents4one a
teamster In Endicott, the other a farmer
on the edge of the village.
Almost since childhood they had been
Notwithstanding In their younger
days and boon companions in more ma
ture years. Grandy passed his ma jority
a few weeks ago; Cole was nearly a year
his junior. 4i+.T Sut-t,se as,ts
For over year Grandy has been the
accepted sutton of Gertfe Hickey, a. pref
ty, ,.yivacious girl. sixteen years old, the
daughter of John hickey, of Endtcott.
1t is said the two were engaged =
Claude Cole, who missed the compan-
1onship Of his friend by reason of the new
attachment was frequently thrown into.
their company and enjoyed the expert
ence He was the handsomer of the two
young men. and 1t was not long until Miss
Gertie' found her love for Cranky dim1n-
ishing. She could not help showing a.
preference for Cole. -, =Fss II: rr
Grandy did not complain. He relied on
the girls promise to be his wife. Only
once he mentioned the1matter, and Cole
laughed at him and chided him on his
display Of jealousy. /. .Outwardly the two
were as fast friends as ever but
THE STORM CLOUD. GATHERED
On the day of the tragedy Grandy call
ed at the hickey house and had q long
talk with his betrothed. He reminded
her of her promise. told her Of his bright
prospects and insisted that she have
nothing more to do with Cole.
The girl listened patiently, and, 1t Is
said, half promised to do, as he wished
She insisted, however, that she must see
Cole once more and explain her position.
That evening she accompanied Cole to
an entertainment at Endicott. Grandy
was present and quietly followed the cou-
pie home. They fingered, long at the
Hickey gate, and he finally approached
them and asked what 1t meant.
Cole answered IN a joking way which
angered Grandy. and he loudly denounc-
ed the pair Then John Hickey came to
the door and told his daughter to come
into the house.
She refused, and a moment LATER in the
heat of anger. told Grandy that she pre-
ferred her new found lover, and that all
was over between them. With that she
stepped between the two men and babe
Grandy goodnight. -
Grandy was livid with rage.
How long do you two want to live?"
he asked Cole and the girl. Both re-
piled that they hoped to live for many
years.
Grandy drew from his overcoat pocket
a revolver, and, without another word,
threw his hand over the girls shoulder,
placing the revolver almost against Coles
shoulder, and fired. -.e.. b
BALL PENETRATING THE HEART.
Cole staggered through the gate to the
doorway and fell inside.
John Hickey picked him up and asked
If he was badly hurt. He replied: st
guess he's got me this time" and ex-
PRED
Grandy In the. meantime grasped the
girl and held her. He watched Cole until
he fell and then turned the girl roughly
around and two or. three times snapped
the revolver In her face. but the weapon
was either empty or the cartridges failed
to explode =ssa ~ s.zssi3A
Letting her go. Grandy walked rapidly,
to his fathers house, where he remained
but few moments, when he was seen by
the night Waterman to leave and start
west toward Fairbury.
The Hickey household gave the alarm
and parties were organized to hunt down
the murderer.
AS an aid to the search a pair of blood
hounds at Beatrice was sent for. They
arrived next morning and took the trail
at the Grandy home, but instead of COM
Ing toward Fairbury started directly
south and finally crossed the Kansas line
The Grandy family was in panic from
the time of the first news Of the shoot
ing. The father said he hoped his boy
would have nerve enough to end his own
life before he was caught, and when he
learned that the bloodhounds were sup
posed to be on the trail he was driven
to q frenzy.
That afternoon lady who was making
a short cut across the fields from Fair
bury to Endicott discovered the
BODY OF A MAN IN A RAvINE.
She notified the authorities. who brought
the remains to the city. .
They were those of Grandy.
He had shot himself, and his revolver
was found lying by his right hand
The elder Grandy, when he saw the
body, smiled and repeated over and over
again: We'll done, boy; DWELL sdone!'
The coroner decided an inquest unneces-
sary, and the funerals Of the murdered
youth and the suicide were held the next
day, both being buried in the same Gene
terry
Shortly after the finding of Grandy's
body a report was received from Hallen-'
burg, Kan, that the dogs had passed
through that city on what seemed a "hot
trail" The authorities Intercepted them
by telegraph at Hanover, however and
they returned.
The trainer of the dogs was at a loss
to understand the mistake Of the animals
until the Grandy family were interview
ed, and it was learned that on the day
previous Mrs. Grandy had given a tramp
a pair of her sons shoes and an old coat
which he had discarded, and thus attir-
ed he had furnished the trail which the
dogs were zealously pursuing.
Gertie hickey, the sixteen-year-old girl
who was left desolate by the affair, has
caused unflattering comments by the
GOODNESS she displayed through the trag-
edy S5a
On the afternoon previous to the shoot
Ing Grandy called at her house, and they
stood in the yard for some time talking
over their differences, he fmplorfng her
to accept his attentions again, she stolid
ly refusing.
He finally drew a revolver from his
pocket and asked her to allow him to see
how close he could come to hitting her
toe. She consented and put out her foot
Grandy fired, and the ball barely grazed
the top Of her shoe. f3T =
He then wanted to perforate the ruff
file on the shoulder of her dress in like
manner. and she stepped off few PAGES
and underwent this ordeal without finch
Ing. -