The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-30
STILL WORKING ON THE CASE
OF LANDING MIDDLETON'S
MURDERERS
Information Secured Which May UI-
timately Result In Arrest of the
Guilty Parties Interview With
Harry EdmunGs.

hurry EGfnunGS.
Though the interest on the Middleton
murder case has largely died out, the po-
lice and detective departments are still
at work, and during the course Of the
past three weeks have unearthed addi-
tional information which will be of as
sistance in clearing up the mystery sur
rounding the murder. 1t is apparent that
the original plan Of the perpetrators of
the crime was to rob Arthur Middleton.
and not to kill MIN. His death is now
thought to have been in degree acci-
dental
There is certainty as to the authors
and perpetrators Of the deed, though the
process of gathering sufficient evidence
to bring the crime home to them is prov
Ing very slow work. 1t has been estab-
lished that on the night of the murder the
man who is suspected of firing the fatal
shot was Intoxicated, and this fact, with
others, fnclines the officers to the belief
that in the carrying out Of the plan TO
rob the man, the criminal became fright
cned and fired at random. The fact that
middleton was reputed to have ALWAYS
ABOUT MIN large sums of money gives
color to the6ropbery theory
Harry Edmunds was seen yesterday al
his home, 1853 Duke street, and asked for
a statement regarding his kflo Wedge of
the crime and of the men suspected of
completely in it. He is slowly diving Of
consumption and Is hardly able to walk
he said to a G b representative. In
speaking of the murder:
middleton was not an acquaintance
of mine. In fact, I do not remember of
ever having met him. The first 1 knew
OF MS death was when 1 read an even
ing paper, the night following the mur-
aer' ana saw the account of the affair
AT that time, and for several weeks
previous, L had been confined to the
mouse with my illness, and was not able
10 even go out of doors. On the night
OF the murder, 1 was in the house all.
the evening. I know little or nothing
OF the facts of the case beyond what
l have heard since and read in the pa
pers. L knew Pedorf, alias Kennedy"
slightly. He was confined at Saltwater
while l was serving a term there for
burglary. I did not know him well
enough to say what kind of a man he
was, and cannot say whether he would
have connected himself with such a.
perilous venture. or not
Kauth was frequent caller at our
house, both before and after the murder
Between the night Of Slept. and the
SAleIHoOH OIL NOV. Ii, When he was
brought here under arrest by Detective
Campbell and Detective Ives, Of the
Thiel agency, he came every week When
he was here with the detectives he tried
to get me to say that I had given him
M1ddleton's watch, and that I had re-
ceived 1t from a hobo. 1 knew moth
ing about the watch until he spoke of it
and did not do as he requested. I have
not seen him since, except at his trial,
when I was taken to the court room to
testify.
II cannot give you any information
regarding my brother. I have not heard
of him since last fall. He left the city
and has not been here since. The de-
tectives told me that he was in Milwau-
kee at one time, in hospital there, but
we knew nothing of it until they told
us. do not know what his connection
with the case was He never mentioned
Middleton to me so far as I remember
and after the murder, he said nothing I
have no opinion to- advance regarding
his completely in the crime. His real
name is William, and he has not writ
ten us since he left.''