The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-04
TRAILING The MEN
Mayors Murderers Have Been in
and Near Sioux City.
WHO TIPPED THE 1NFoRMAT1oNq
Wasn't Given Out at
st. Paul. tI

A dispatch to TIL e. o5urnal to-day
from Sioux City says it has been learned
that Jack Hayltn and George Parker two
OF the three men suspected of the mur-
der of Police Officer Mayer OF st. Paul en-
the night Of Feb l, have been within 200
miles OF Sioux City during the past week.
and that since leaving Sioux City on Feb.
5 they have been in communication with
friends. 49,
:, 1t is also said that these two men took
a train out Of Sioux City the morning or
Feb. and got off at a station within 200
miles Of there. This fact has been clear
ly established. From that point they
were traced to another town, where they
have communicated with friends In Sioux
City, who have doubtless kept them APP
prised of the actions of Murnane and
Sweeney, the two st. Paul detectives In
Sioux City.
The young woman who lived with Hav-
lin AMI was intimately acquainted with
Parker and Inman at Minneapolis, Is still
in the city, but. 50 far as known. has
heard nothing from the men since Feb. o.
The suspicious actions OF this woman
were what first led the st. Paul officers to
visit Sioux City. It is said that during
the two days succeeding the murder, TINS
woman called frequently at saloons and
other resorts frequented by Havlln ana
made inquiries for him. This aroused the
| the flight of the woman from Minneapolis
| to Sioux City and the Identification OF
| Parker, Havlin and Inman as the men
| concerned in the killing.
| The st. Paul detectives believe now
these are the men who have committed
| twenty or more burglaries In Mlnneapol1s
| during the past six months.
| St. Paul Police Didn't Leak.
Ever since TIL Journal first Sc
cured and published the Information tnat
| the St. Paul police knew who Mayer S
murderers were, there has been merry
war in progress between the st. Pau ana
Minneapolis police departments and be,
| tween various newspapers The st. Paul
police department is accused by the Min
] neapolis police department OF tipping
off, the information for political effect.
On the other hand, the st. Paul depart
ment has asserted that the Information
was given out by the Minneapolis depart
nlent, which secured it from confidential
| circular issued by Chief O'Connor OF the
former city, thereby violating serious
confidence. The newspapers have gone
into it at some length with the idea OF
| Disgusting the fact that they were
"scooped" on an important piece of police
| news. The controversy has spread to
! Omaha, where to-day's dispatches make
| it appear the police are commenting on
the fact that the information became pub
lie. H..
AS a matter of fact T b 9 ] o u r a J.
which secured and first published the in
formation, did not receive the news from
the st. Paul police department but from
the confidential circular sent out by Chief
O'Connor on Feb. II to Omaha, Sioux City
| Denver, Kansas City and various Other
places in addition to Minneapolis. II
view of this fact the explanation Of some
of the twin city papers as to how the
story got out are as ridiculous as they
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