The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-13
ANOTHER GUN FOUND.
ANOKA MYSTERY HAS MORE UN-
CERTAINTY ADDED TO IT.

ANOKA, Mimi, June 12.-About 1
o'clock this morning Wallace and Alex
McCrae, young men, and a man named
Weaver were engaged in spearing fish
at Round lake, two miles north. BY the
glare of the light which they carried one
of the boys saw a gun in the lake, about
twenty-five feet from Shore and in a foot
or foot and half of water The boys
soon had the weapon in the boat.
Upon reaching camp they found that
the gun was a 44-caliber Winchester Of
the model known as ID" While Alex
McCrae had the gun in hand it exploded,
and a bullet passed through Wallace Nc
Crae's left wrist, and also through his
side by the hip bone, making a serious
though not dangerous wound. Alex and
Weaver Immediately harnessed a team
and started for town, arriving early this
morning. The injured man was in a
weak condition from loss of blood, but
rallied and is now doing well.
Sheriff Merrill and several others drove
out to the camp this forenoon and made
thorough inspection of the rifle and the
banks of the lake where it was found.
Eight shells were extracted from the gun
seven loaded ones and the empty one
accidentally exploded by Alex McCrae.
From a mark on screw on the left
members of the party identified the rifle
as the one stolen from John Giddings and
supposed to have been found on the john
son place at Constance. Giddings has not
yet seen the gun, and the Identification is
therefore not entirely satisfactory. Sew
eral here are positive, however, that the
gun found in Round lake Is the Gid
dings' gun, and if this proves to be the
case, the officers may soon be in pos
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to surprising developments.
The number of empty shells found at
the Wise farm after the shooting was
seven, but it is pointed out that these
and the number found in the gun after it
was taken from the lake make a total
of fifteen, or exactly Winchester load,
fourteen in the chamber and one in the
breech.
Round lake is about three miles west
of the Wise place, and theresis no d1-
rect road between the two. In reaching
the lake from the farm one could cross
Coon creek, which afforded an exception
ally good hiding place for gun. If the
gun found in the lake was one used by
the Wise family murderers, it is hard to
understand why it should have been car
ried so far as other and better hiding
places were accessible.
No new arrests have been made since
the nTSL OI the week. So41eTIl1 NSIIlll IDS
been In ST. Cloud, Little Falls and other
points investigating clues At Little Falls
he made search for two men who were
clipped off, by a man at Wahpeton, N.
D., but failed to locate them, although
they had been there They did not regis
ter and had flown before the arrival Of
the sheriff.
Officials will proceed on the theory
that if Johnson is the guilty man there
are several others more or less involved
who must be run down. The reward Of
81, 600 offered by the county commissioners
will be a spur, and efforts viii be re-
doubled in every direction. Last nights
strange discovery at the lake will be
thoroughly investigated.
Johnson, who is becoming accustomed
to his surroundings, is cheerful and con-
f1dent
William WISE the head of the Wise
family, was brought to this place early
last night, and is now housed at the
hospital, where he viii get the best of
care.