The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-26

Oison was put under arrest at the West
Chcago Avenue station. Chief O'Connor
was nouhed, and Capt Clark left at
once Ior chicago, returning Thursday
morning with the prisoner. Two accom-
pilces were arrested at o'clock last
night.
HE HOPED TO REPAY HOWARD
George Howard, who is now at Still
water was again interviewed by Cant.
Clark yesterday afternoon. and fold
practically the same story that he told
in October. Detective Murphy. of Min
neapolis, was also present Said How
ard:
Il was arrested in September for SELL
ing stolen cattle to Hinman the pro-
prietor Of the slaughter house at Mid
way. When arraigned I pleaded guilty
and Hinman made a statement against
me. was sentenced to five years in
the penitentiary. In July Seagred Olson,
who was friend of mine, was arrested
for robbing a tailor shop in North Min
neapolis, and we were both in Jail to-
gether. Seagred asked me to plead gull
ty to robbing the tailor shop, and as
had already received my sentence I
knew that it wouldn't make any differ
ence, so l agreed. I went on the stand
and proved that 1 robbed the tailor shop
At the time 1 wore a coat that had been
stolen from the shop and had been SNUG
of Olson's named Birdie She took the
coat that 1 had been wearing, and when
L testified In court I told them that I
had stolen from the shop the coat
which I was wearing at the time The
tailor identified the coat as one that had
been stolen from him. Olson was dis
charged. He told me on leaving that he
would repay me by burning Hinman's
place. I demonstrated with him and
urged him not to but later received the
following note from him:
" we are about to touch up Midway. I
will be In Chicago at the time, so sus-
picion will not rest on me. To fix it SO
that they won't, catch on. we have ar
ranged to touch eff the Mccormick works
in Chicago, at the same time that we
start McCorrnicks and the slaughter
house at the Midway. -Seagred.'
The note was brought to me by Magnus
Jensen. 1 urged him also to persuade
them from burning the place. But 1t
was no use"
OTHERS SAW THE LETTER.
Howards story was corroborated by
Fred Wood, who is serving at Still wa 'er
for second degree burglary and John
Bittikofer, who is serving q sentence for
grand larceny in the first degree. Both
were In the Hennepin county jail with
Howard and Olson. Wood stated that he
had seen the letter which Olson sent
Howard and remembered it perfectly.
To Howard's testimony, he added that
the note said that Seagred would be as
sisted by his brother Harold and a third
party whose name was not given.
Bittikofer said that he walked into
Howards cell one day and heard Olson
remark: "I'll send the whole thing up
in smoke" Bttikofer continued: when
| entered they told me it was private, so
I walked out. From my cell I heard
Olson say something about touching one
off at McCormicks place in Chicago"
HOW POLICE LOOK AT IT.
The police believe Towards story in
regard to the fire, but they think that
Howard did not take the trouble to pre-
vent the fire which he has reprssented.
| The natural supposition would be that
Howard and Olson put their heals to-
gether while in the county jail and laid
the strange plot which worked so sue
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