The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-16

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 16.-Lieut.
Charles j. Johnson, Detective Michael
Shaughnessy and Officer August L.
Harder. of Chicago, with Frank Ford,
alias Peterson, Frank Murphy and
Thomas McFadden, the three men ar
rested on Saturday for completely in
the murder of Policeman Edward Wall
ner, left last evening for Chicago At
O'Clock the three prisoners were
taken into the office at the central
police station. There Ford was hand
cuffed to Inspector Joseph Lawrence
Murphy and McFadden We're hand
cpffed together. Accom- panied by
SLpt Doyle. Inspector Howard and
the three Chicago officers the party left
the station. At the union depot the
party boarded the Northwestern train,
taking seats in the smoking car. I'm
Ill the starting time the entire party
ehatted Informally. Then the prison
erS were formally turned over to the
outside officers. Inspectors Howard
and Lawrence accompanied the party
as far as St. Paul.
When the train started Murphy and
McFadden lighted cigars, while Ford
asked Lieut.. Johnson TO take a cigar
cite out of his pocket and give it to
him. His manacled hands prevented
him from doing this. Detective
ShauShnessy and Officer Harder took
charge of Murphy and McFadden,
while Lieut.. Johnson sat alongside of
Ford. Ford took great interest in
reading an article in a Sunday paper
regarding the capture. He chatted
Pleasantly and seemed to regard him
self as hero. Murphy and McFadden,
IN the same seat, sat like statuary
They scarcely moved except to remove
their cigars, and did not say a word
during the entire distance to St Paul.
The party will arrive at Chicago at
~ tomorrow morning. TeIegrams
nave been forwarded announcing the
coming of the party. and the prisoners
will be taken Immediately to the Max
well street station, although 1t is pos
slole that they will first be taken be-
1ore Inspector7Shea, of the Des PLANES
street station.
The three desperadoes were confined
at the central station the entire day
yesterday. No one but the detectives
was allowed to see them In the morn
ing Supt- Doyle had them brought
down stairs into the station Office.
There they were "sweated' for a con-
siderable time. Ford did not denv the
statements he had made to Inspectors
Howard and Lawrence late SATURDAY.
night. In fact he repeated his confess
sion and gave every detail of the rob-
oery, the shooting and the subsequent
movements Of the gang His state
nentS were made in the presence of
Murphy and McFadden, and he defied
them to deny them. Ford's confess
sion was written down by Desk Ser
geant Stevens, and the prisoner then
read 1t over carefully and signed it in
the presence of the witnesses.
Ford IS Minneapolis boy. and IL
wei known to the local police His
right name is Peterson, and his broth
er and father are said to live in the
neighborhood Of Twenty-nfnth street
and Hennepln avenue Ford was ar
rested July II, 1896, by Inspectors Nor
risey and Courtney on a charge of
burglary. It is said that he was in
leaguSNith a bad gang of car robbers
who had been breaking into freight
ears on the 500 road. Most of their
work was done in the neighborhood of
New Brighton. Peterson was confined
In the Ramsey county jail for several
months, but the case was not pushed
Peterson, after leaving the ST. PauI
JAN, hung about Minneapolis for
time, but lately he has not been in this
neighborhood. His reputation has al
ways been more or less tough. He has
been out West, and it is said has been
In number Of scrapes. He Is now
twenty-five years of age