The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-27
station. while Detectives DAILY and
Frazer remained on guard at the house.
Wait for the Partner

They stayed on watch all night long
In the hope that the partner OF whom
Gerenz had spoken, and whom the peo-
pie in the house said frequently stayed
with Gottschalk. might return. But he
did not The police are now practical
ly assured that this man, whose name
Gottschalk absolutely refuses to di-
vulge, has left the city
A search of Gottschalk's rooms
brought to light some evidence, incrim-
mating. to say the least.
In drawer of his dresser they found
two pair of overalls. They were ordi-
nary blue denim affairs, but one suit
was still damp from a recent washing
and there were great spots and
splashes of some dark discoloring stuff,
which looked very much like blood.
These overalls were taken to the police
station and later turned over to Chem
lst Nicholas Lehnen, who will make a
thorough examination into the nature
OF the spots and report back to the
police.
In the side pocket of Gottschalk's
coat. which was hanging on a hook
when the officers entered, was found a
collection of small coins. four quarters.
hve dimes, five nickels and nine pen
MES He had evidently placed them
there for ready spending money.
efC 6TCSSCT
Hidden under the same dresser in
ordinary coffee cup of white ironstone.
hlled TO the brim with coins.
An inventory of this cup disclosed a
total or S2O.92, consisting of the follow
ing.coins: Fifteen silver dollars. 3 half
dollars, II quarters, dimes, 5 nickels
and II pennies.
And a peculiar thing about all these
In f,,@ @t.,
bright and clean A silver dollar of
1880 showed no more traces of the dirt
Wnich accumulates with long use than
uld coin of the miDtage of 1904, ex-
cept in that there was some little dirt
edged away in the crevices of the has
relief letters and figures
Ihey had evidently been but recently
washed. The question naturally arises:
Were they not bloody? And were they
not washed to take away those tell
tale marks of guilt?''
Find Hammer in Room
But, more damaging evidence yet.
manner was found in Gottschalk's
rooms. A hammer, an exact counter
part OF the hammer found beside the
Dody OF the murdered butcher, save
tnat with this hammer the handle was
ntue longer. Both are hammers COM
mon to the trade Of tinsmiths and peo-
pie who know say that they have seen
Gottschalk, when out on his rounds
picking up repair jobs, carried two
hammers, one with a long handle. the
other with short handle.
Ali of these articles, together with
some blood stained handkerchiefs and
some old clothing, have been removed
10 the police station, where they are
neid as important links in the chain of
evidence which the police are drawing
about their prisoner.
Along with these articles of incrim-
mating evidence there is another piece
OF money, the blood-stained So bill
which the police received yesterday
morning from John Masek, grocer at
IsI Colborne street.
Blood Spots on Bill
1t Is a five-dollar bank note. issued
by the First National bank of Balti-
more, and on the back of the bill are
TWO plainly noticeable stains of blood,
apparently made by bloody fingers laid
against them. The theory of the po-
lice Is that this bill was the first In
the roll contained in Schindeldecker's
wallet, and that when the robbers ex-
tracted the roll from the wallet. or
pouch, preparatory TO throwing that ar
ticle away. their blood stained fingers.
which had left their marks on the out
side OF the wallet, again left the tell
tale marks of crime, this time on the
bill.
The bill in question was first given
by Gottschalk TO Adam Aydt, his land
lord. Gottschalk's rent had been due
since Wednesday, Feb. 10. He had held
off his landlord complaining of being
hard up. But, Monday, Feb. 90, two
days after Christian H. Schindeldecker
was murdered, Gottschalk entered the
apartments occupied by Mr.. Aydt and
handed him the So bank note in full
payment of the money due. The note
was crumpled up into tight wad, and
he merely tossed it into the old mans
hand and then went quickly away.
innocent of any thought of connect
ing the money with crime, the old
German carefully unfolded the bill and
placed ii between the leaves of a book
TO remove the creases. Saturday night
he took IL TO the Masek store and used
II In paying an account that he owed
there. He told the police of this yes
terday, and upon account of the fact
that the bill was received late Satur-
day night il was readily produced.
If Gottschalk is the guilty man. the
theory in this matter held too, by the
police, is that he realized the blood
stains were marked indelibly upon the
paper money; that they would not wash
away, as had the blood marks upon the
colIS, ana, not caring to pass the bill
upon any business man, he resorted to
his landlord to get rid of it. hoping
that it would soon get into circulation
and be hopelessly lost to the police
More Signs of Wealth
In the payment of this room rent ac-
count Gottschalk has not given the only
evidence.of sudden increase in world
ly wealth. George W. Tuck. baker
at AL West Seventh street, trusted
Gottsehalk for loaf of bread on the
Friday evening Immediately preceding
the commission of the murder. Gott-
schalk, in asking for credit, said that
he was without money.
The next week he not only paid his
room rent, but liquidated a bill of $3.50
standing against him in the Masek
grocery store, and also paid a number
of smaller accounts.
When he was arrested $2276 in cash
was found upon his person. He paid
bills and spent money during the week
following the murder to the amount of
$50 more and so the police figure almost
to a certainty that IL Gottschalk mur-
dered, or was concerned in the murder
of Christian II. Schindeldecker, he had
in his confidence a confederate with
whom he was forced to divide the spoils
of the days work.
Schindeldecker had upon his person
that day a sum OF money in the i'm
mediate neighborhood of $S5.
But what became of the confederate?
People where Gottschalk lived say
that a man answering tho desorfption