The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-04
SUSPECTS ARE HELD
THREE MEN DETAINED AT DE-
TROIT CHARGED WITH COMPLIC-
ITY IN MAYER MURDER
LIBERAL AID FOR THE FAMILY
Newspapers, JObbers and National
German-American Bank Raise
$9I6-FuneraI Takes
Place Today.

Considerable excitement was caused in
st. Paul yesterday by the report that
three men answering the descriptions Of
the three wanted for the murder Of Of
fcer Charles Mayer, were under arrest
In Detroit, Mimi, and that Detective
Michael Daily had gone to that town
for the purpose Of identifying the sus-
poets. The men were arrested by Mar
shall Harry Johnson, at Detroit, late
Sunday night, and he Immediately tele
graphed description to the st. Paul
police. Detective Daily was accordingly
sent to Detroit yesterday morning, and
If the train was on time was due to ar
rive there shortly after o'clock this
afternoon
Up to late hour last night, however,
Chief O'Connor had not received any
word from Daily, and therefore could not
teil II the suspects were the right par
ties or not. According to the description
furnished by Marshal Johnson, the Oldest
is about thirty-five years cid, sandy. no
oVerco5t and roughly dressed The Sec
ono Is tWenty-eight years of age with
dark smooth face, dark clothes and
roughly dressed, while the third IS about
twenty-five years old, slender and dark,
smooth face rather well dressed The
station agent at Detroit discovered the
men asleep in the depot late Sunday night
and noticed that they tailed with the
description of the men wanted. The
marshal was notified and the men arrest
ed. They refused to give their names
and denied that they came from ST. Paul,
and even denied that they We're ac1uaint-
ed. They protested against being arrest
ed, and stated they were anxious to get
out of town, but the marshal decided
to hold them until a detective could
come from st. Paul and identify them
Detective Murnane went to Minneapolis
yesterday to investigate the two suspects
picked up by the Minneapolis police at
z O'Clock yesterday morning, and found
that they were net the ones wanted.
Considerable gossip was rife on the
streets of st. Paul yesterday, and sever
al different theories were advanced One
that gained considerable ground was that
the shooting was done by young ''tcughs'
who do not live far from the scene. and
from present indications it would seem
that the police are working along these
lines.
Another rumor was to the effect that
Chief O'Conn0r has some suspects I'M
der arrest, but is keeping them under
cover while he is Investigating. Chief
OConnor stated to The Globe last
night, however, that no suspects had
been arrested in st. Paul yet, and he
had nothing new to give out to the
papers. Neither had any more arrests
been made in outside towns or cities.
The newspapers of st. Paul and others
yesterday started subscription lists to
aid the widow CT officer Charles Mayer,
who was murdered in the rear of Jess
rang's saloon Friday morning, while per-
forming his duty as a police officer of
the city of st. Paul, and the movement
is receiving substantial support already.
The people Of st. Paul showed their
generosity by contributing a total of
$Sl6 within ten hours after the movement
had been started, and it is expected that
this amount will be swelled considerably
by today's subscriptions The National
German-An1aric bank has contributed
500, and sent the check to the widow,
In addition to this, the regular Twin
City league hockey game between the
st. Paul and Mechanic Arts teams, to
be played at the Virginia rink next Sat
uFday evening, will be made a benefit Jor
the sorrowing widow and her children.
ore of whom is at present at deaths
door.
subscriptions will be received at all
the newspaper offices.
The following is a list of the subscrip- |
lions received YESTERDAY: