The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-14
after detailed a number Of detectives IL
assist Murray.

! assist Murray.
Arrest of Harness.
| Murray arrived in 81. Louis shortly be-
| Hickox. Travelling Freight Agent kalr u
! the Illinois Central and Detective Mckun-
sey. He told Assistant Chief Smith that
| Sonley confession implicated Nelson and
These men We're known to be in the city.
ara II was decided 40 surprise them In
erect their capture without serious trou-
Assistant Chief Smith and Detectives
! Brady, Skidmorc. Lally. Flynn and Grimer,
together with Murray. Kane. HickoX and
MeRunssy: started gui in search OF their
! They had no definite knowledge Of where
the two We're 10 be found. beyond the ad
ray nv ConlGy. who said he believed either
Nelson or Barnes had relatives living
there. In order not to alarm their quarry
pressed into service as a messenger. He
learned that the residence was occupied By
Thomas +. Dowd. chief clerk In the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railway department. and his
sister. Miss Dowd is an aunt OF Barnes
wife. BY clever questioning he Learned
place. and the officers went TO that ac-
The officers had provided themselves with
a bogus telegram. addressed TO Barnes
supposedly written by Coniey from Cairo
Conleys arrest was unknown TO either
Barnes or Nelson at that time. Before
reaching the house n messenger boy was
summoned from the Western Union to de-
liver the bogus telegram. He was carefully
coached in the part he was to play. ana
carried out his instructions 10 the letter
He was told to deliver the telegram 10 no
one bur Barnes himself and. when he had
satisfied himself that the right man HAD
received IL. to raise his cap when he turned
away from the door as a signal u the
officers.
The officers concealed themselves close
to the door of the Barnes house while the
messenger rang the bell. harnes answered
h., rra q,
the door open an instant while ne started
to open the envelope. The messenger
raised his cap. and before the astounded
Barnes realized what had occurred. the dc,
tectiyeS sWarmei upon and oNerpONef'u
him. He was in his night clothes ana
after dressing himself he was taken, with
his wife to the Tenth District Police sta
ton on Easton Avenue. From MN TIE o!,
ficers learned that Nelson lived at No. 1858
Finray avenue. and they Immediately pro-
ceeded there, reaching the nous" a"ou'
o'clock.
Nelson Leaps From "a Window.
Arrived at tnt. house, Smith and Murray
deployed their forces so to cover etetg
po-sibls. avenue of escape in the event their
quarry should take alarm; Murray, HiGk9x.
tectitS took up their stations III front OF
the house. Detective Smith and fIynn
guarded the rear. while The others prepared
to enter the house, Kane was tht bea'%r
of a bogus message. in forming Nelson ina,
Mrs. Barnes had been taken suddenly III
and requesting him to come over iihiiie-
diateIy.
Nelson and his wife occupied the rear
room on the second floor OF the house,
which Is owned by J. I. Brennan TWO
windows overlook the rear yard. one on
the southwest and one On the spu'neast
There is gansway to the wSst 81 tne
yard and a board fence four feet nigh
separates II from similar walk on the
premises adjoiping, IN p ,he D@ek mar, yala IN
u line with the kitchen. Is a maple Tree,
the branches of which reach within eieh;
feet of the window OF the rear room oI me
upper floor.
When everything was in readiness Kane
rang the door bell. which was answered by
Mr.. Brennan When told that he had an
urgent message for Nelson. Mr.. Brennan.
although somewhat suspicious. invited the
men in. and accompanied them upstairs.
stopping At the head OF the stairs to point
out Nelson's room at the rear. Kane
knocked at the door. Nelson. suspecting
himself while temporizing with the men at
the door. Grabbing q pair of i5-caliber re,
vOlvers he ran to the rear window ana
looked out. In the yard below he saw De-
tectiya smith ard realizing that he was
he mined in by his enemies. he resolved upon
a desperate attempt 20 escape. although the
chances ver. 1850 to / against him.
Smith had seen Nelson as soon as Nelson
saw him. and. believing he was about 10
jump from the window; the detective fired
at him. Nelson replied with shot, and
before the officer realized what he was
about TO do. Nelson climbed upon the win
dowsill. and, with a revolver In each hand.
desperate leap hut he had made his calcu-
latiOns well. lie landed in the top Of the
maple tree in the next yard. The supple
branches bent almost to the ground beneath
his weight before one of them broke. letting
him fall ia the ground. He alighted on his
feet unintured. ard. with his revolvers
ready for use, ran towards the front of the
house
Smith. nonplussed by the unexpected leap,
ran to the fence thinking Nelson would at
tempt TO escape 10y the rear. The officers
already in the ho-se, hearing the. shots.
broke in the door of the room believing
Nelson was firing from the window.
Shot Murray Twice.
Nelson. running out of the narrow gang
way, came almost face to face with Muir
ray. The latter seeing him coming, and
believing he could effect his arrest without
bloodshed. transferred his revolver to his
left hand, pointed it at Nelson's head and,
commanding him to surrender. made a grab
for him with his right hand. AS he did so
Nelson fired point blank at him. The bull
let struck the thumb of Murray's left hand,
causing him to drop his revolver He
stopped and picked It up with his right
hand and leveled it at Nelson. who at that
instant fired again. almost at arms range.
The second bullet struck Murray in the
right breast. a scrapfng blow. burying IT.
self deep in his right shoulder. Murray