The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-26

believe are the murderers who shot
down little Freddie King in Mingo IS
saloon at Columbia Heights Tuesday
night, were arrested early this morning
street s.. IS
The prisoners are now locked up at
Central police station, where they arc
undergoing the ordeal Of their lives in
the sweatboxo battling against the
evidence Of the police which may send
one or more Of them to the gallows.
The revolver found yesterday in
Northeast Minneapolis has been con-
nected with them.
Orlin Calderwit, John Kolb and
Charles Harmon are the names given
rested shortly before O'Clock this
morning as they were. going to bed and
so great was their excitement when told
Of the charge on which they were ar
rested, that Calderwit made desper-
ate dash for liberty. .5.,1
Kolb, the youngest, fell over on the
bed in a temporary faint.
Harmon acted as tho dazed and 1t
was with much difficulty that they
pulled themselves together, sufficiently
to make4a denial of their guilt.
a bad criminal record, twas also I'M.
nerved by the appearance of. the officers
aud altho he dashed quickly to the d6p1
at the rear of the hotel hall, he could
not .unbolt it before he was pinned ato
the floor by Detective Grunny s.s ~
II. Kofb and Hammon were iii their room
undressing, and after Kolb regained
Officers that, he was ready to 20: Be:
fore they reached the bottom Of the
stairs, however, he again lost his nerve
and the officers were compelled virtual.
ly to carry him to the station. Ham.
mon was by this time in complete con
troll Of himself, and walked along with
apparent -unconcern. 800 s~
. Good Detective Work.
The arrest was the result Of hours of
Swallowing. The suspects, left the
early hour this morning spent their time
Saloons and resorts ts el'1 Fearing that an
attempt to arrest them while together
in the open might prove hazardous, the
officers followed at a distance until the
men returned to their rooms.
Kolb and Harmon went Immediately to
their room. This was the first time fol-
nearly twelve hours that all three had
not been together. With the leader
handcuffed, the capture Of the others
was easy:
and his two pals" ever since the
ie themselves, the e'l police 5ie have
merely kept them under espionage.
Calderwit Talked Too Much.
This method is thought to have ha6
the desired effect, and altho the police
are 10th to give out details it is hintec
that Calderwit on the day following
the murder confdentially told one Of
his old H:pals,'' now a reformed man
that he had Hdone the job.' This
according to report, is the third hold
up confessed to by Calderwit in thu
past year.
With this alleged confession and tn,
admissions and knowledge Of the men Z
actions for the few days prior to tn,
murder, the police hope to draw the me-
so tightly about them that there vii
be no room for doubt.
Keegan's Lake Raid Planned.
|. That the men have been making high
way robbery their business is no
doubted by the police nor denied by tn,
they. were foiled in their plans to holt
up q. saloon at Keegan's lake becaus'
the bartender closed unusually earl,
that night. Detectives Grumpy ant
Brown ran across the gang on Secont
street last week and decided that the.
would bear. watching. Saturday even
| ing Calderwit was seen talking quietl,
to his stpals'' and then the tire
started for North Minneapolis. The,
went as far as Sixth avenue N an,
then came back to Western and Wake,
toward the city limits.
| The detectives were not far benin
and were watching every move. Whe
| the suspects approached: the city limits
Calderwit took the lead and the other
dropped back SO that the distanc
| between each was about "a hundre
Yards. In this way they walked slow
Nv to Keegan's lake and in much tn
/ same way Detectives Grumpy an
Brown followed unnoticed.
The lights were out when the SUI!
meets reached the saloon, and with a
Ioath the leader called his men togethe
held another conversation, and the
ali started back for the city together.
| Called at Mingo's.
Evidence is now in the possession 9
the police that on Monday afternoo
before the murder, Calderwit called
Mingo g saloon, bought a drink an
| injured at length about the turke
crowd. A reliable man who was
the saloon at the time has positivel
Identified Calderwit as the man WI
did the inquiring. Calderwit was col
fronted with this fact this mornin
and did not deny that he was there th
day before the murder. Neither dot