The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-23

behind, must have turned upon his as
sailant and in the scufflle lost his he'll
met. At least, he had been stabbed
twice in the back and had received d
heavy downward blow in the temple
from which his helmet would have
saved him. The handspring of his
watch had been broken and the hands
marked 4:05, thus determining almost
with exactness the moment when he
was assaulted. His assailant had been
hurt and could be traced by blood
stains to a sheltered doorway half a
block distant, where he had seemingly
bound up his wounds and changed his
were reported, but for three days
these remained, in spite Of the COM
mand Of deputied omnipotence, the
only ones that were significant. Then
came a statement that short time
before his death Patrolman Hooper
had had difficulty with, Howard
Slifer and that high words had been
exchanged.
1t is said that slifer attempted to
break away when he found himself
safe within the walls of the station
house in the -- precinct. He was,
at all events, soundly dubbed before
he was locked in his cell. The blows
cording to his power Of taking pun
ishment. It may be doubted whether
Captain Brigstock had been more
thoroly bruised when he measured his
length in the street. 1t Is, perhaps, a
chance coincidence that the captain
was present while Slifer was being
taught the power Of the law.
The evidence against the prisoner
was worked UP with systematic vigor.
The negative evidence especially was
significant; it could not be discovered
that at the time Patrolman Hooper
was struck down the prisoner was not
near at hand. Patrolman Gundy, in a
at the precise time Of the murder he
had seen the prisoner enter house
dozen blocks distant from the scene
Of the affair. The outburst of disap-
prevail with which this statement was
received made Patrolman Gundy I'M
certain, first, about the precise
time, then about the precise man, and
finally about whether or not he had
seen anyone. Patrolman Conard
| opined that at 4:45 o'clock he had
passed man who might be the pris-
oner within a block of the scene of
the affair. The captain asked him
what in the name Of things uprintable
pointblank that anyone not an ass
could say whether man that he had
passed was the prisoner or not; and
Patrolman Conrad became certain
that he was not an ass, and certain
that the hour was quarter to five or
a quarter to four or to three. A safe
had been blown open in the building
| in front of which Patrolman Hooper's
body was found. and they employed
the same method; but that is detail.
The abandoned clothes were much too
short In the arms and legs for the
prisoner, and much too small to have
been drawn over a second suit; but
clad in his undertaking only, it was
| just possible he could squeeze into
them; and the less perfectly they fitted
him, the better the disguise. And al
the time he was stripped and exam
ined in his cell he had SO many recent
wounds that the only difficulty was tc
decide which Of them his captors had
not given him.
i The indictment before the CRANE
jury was secured by evidence which
as the newspapers said, was $50 over.
whelmingly convincing" that murder
in the first degree was the only chargt
permissible. The district attorne.
publicly complimented the police OF
their handling Of the case, and de