The Saint Paul globe., 1902-02-02

I lAOli UO1I one IOOC DSlOW II ana JnG OIn6r
| a wooden peg the same distance above
The aperture was plenty large enough
to allow an arm being inserted when
! the door could be opened as easily as if it
were unfastened.
Did Not Enter Building.
| Had it not been for the fact that the
bolt below was rusty and tittel into the
! socket closely, the result of TIE affair
might have been entirely different AS
it was the men found it somewhat diff
ficult to draw the bolt from the outside
as it stuck, and in this way the patrol
man came around the buildng before
they had effected an entrance. There was
q common lock in the door, IF 4 chaTac-
ter that is easily opened with anything
that may be inserted III the keyhole. This
had been opened from the outside, either
| with a skeleton key or some other equal
ly effective device
The police now have itt'e @olpt but
that there were three men engaged in
the attempt, and the people living in the
neighborho0d tell of three suspicious
characters seen about there during tue
evening and from what they tell of
their actions it is very easy matter to
presume that they had something to DO
with the case. Although th1 police are
listening to all they have 10 tell never
theless they are listening in discriIn-
mating way, being well aware cf the
fact that events of this character usually
bring out some unintentional imagination
on the part of those who are in some
way connected with the affair.
Mrs Frederick Willy, whose husband IS
the proprietor Of the grocery store at 3lo
| University avenue, was in the store by
| herself on the night of the crime. 1t Is
on the northeast corner of harrington, cp-
posite Jessrang's saloon.
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into her place shortly after O'Clock.
She claims they looked djssipated, and
in general like bad men. One OF them
was above medium height, light con"
plexioned and medium build. This man
was evidently a Scandinavian, as he pur-
chased some snuff. One of the others
bought some smoking tobacco. lie was
shorter than the first and darker MIS-
Willy has no distinct recollection Of the
/ third member Of the party other than
I he was neither exceptionally tall nor
short He did not purchase anything
Mrs. Willy says none Of the men wore
! an overcoat. but that the tall ono had
on a canvas pea jacket, OF the style usu-
! ally worn by teamsters ana others "ho
! work out of doors in the winter uIne:
! Louis Jessrang. the proprietor of the
/ saloon where the crime was comn2itted
| saws there was mar hanging about
the saloon all night, leaving only When
/ he closed up This man tailed broadIy
| with the man seen by Mrs. WHY ne
wore a canvas pea jacket, trimmed WIN
/ coarse fur.
| There is an apparent lack Of activity
| about the police force that looks as II
some members were the possessorS u
! Important information and were hferely
waiting for the opportunity to present
! itself properly. The patrolmen walked
p! their beats Yesterday in the same manner
| as on previous days. and the detectives
! in the various stations are rushing no
! more than is their usual custom. Ihey
are saying nothing. except assuring every
person that inquiries that the murderers
! will eventually be captured and brought
| to Justice The GOODNESS and calm with
! which every police duty is performed
would suggest that the burglars suspect
| ed are either already in jail or that the
| officers have them where they can get
| them any time they want to-
No Arrests Made Yet.
/ There was a report in circulation during
! the earlier part Of yesterday that the
! police had four men under arrest in
| one of the substations. This was en-
| phatically denied by the offices. The
usual procedure with suspects would not
be in variance with this rumor.
Suspects are sometimes held without
any charge being placed on the police
register, or sometimes under charge OF
| vagrancy until the officers have time to
| look up the evidence in the case.
The death of Officer Mayer is the cul-
nina tion Of a series of misfortunes that
have befallen him and his family for
| some time past. His death leaves his
family in poor circumstances, with the
| prospect Of another death in thA neAz