The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-14

1hifu regiment ana make desperate
fight before surrendering. Had his men
not overpowered him it would have
been one of the most desperate fights
that ever occurred in the American
army"
Murderer Is Arraiened
Williams was arraigned in the police
court yesterday morning. charged with
murder In the first degree The case
was continued for the purpose of filing
complaint. Williams was taken to
the county Jail.
Mrs. Keller the mother of the muir
dered boy. is in a critical condition at
the city hospital. Shot twice, once
through the abdomen and again
through the back, her chances of re-
covery are slight. The mothers ante
mortem statement taken by County
attorney Kane at the hospital about
O'Clock yesterday morning, accuses
Williams of the murder of her son and
the attempt upon her life
The boy Johnny died at $3.50 yester-
day morning without regaining con-
seriousness.
TO all appearances there was abso-
luteiy no reason for the awful crime
that Williams will have to answer for.
According to his own statement, John
ny Keller was his best friend and the
OAAAS lilCh0 nc EldQ the WOfl0.
thought the world of that boy"
ne said yesterday afternoon, and
would have taken good care of him,
put his folks wanted TO keep me away
wednesday afternoon had been
drinking quite a little, but was not
drunk / went up to Keller's about 3
O'Clock and was going to stay all night,
out Mrs. Keller kept Raging SO much
that could not sleep. She told me that
her husband was going to kill me
when he came home, and that Johnny's
Oldest brother, who is away from
nome, would kill me if he ever ran
across me. l had a fight at one time
with Johnny's oldest brother Fred.
1t was about Fred trying to beat john
ny. would not stand for it, and
choked him until his nose bled. Mrs.
Keller always said she liked me until
this last time, when she seemed to
hate me.
Il do not know anything about the
shooting. Johnny locked the revolver
In the trunk and l did not have the
Key. L was talking TO Mrs. Keller and
when all of sudden 1 was standing
alone in the room with a smoking re-
Eolver In my hand. The room was
filled with blue smoke that hurt nv
eyes, but after a minute / saw Mrs.
Keller lying on the floor. She seemed
10 be hurt and l said / would go get
help. Johnny was lying on the bed
very still. and / thought he was asleep.
l went down stairs and woke I'D the
woman who lives on the first floor.
Then L ran to the police station
Has Bad Record
Williams has bad record, having
served a year and a half on the re-
formatory plan for shooting an Italian
at Hibbing. Mimi, in 1900 The Italian
lnr lie
OF MS youth, was allowed to escape
with light sentence.
AT no time has Williams ATTEMPTED
to clear himself of the murder of
Johnny Keller and the shooting of the
boys mother, but admits that he must
have shot them. When Williams gave
himself up his first words were: Il
have shot a man and 1 think / killed
him. We had a quarrel" He did not
mention word about shooting a
woman. or even hint that there
was woman mixed up in the affair.
Later on, when questioned by the Of
hcers, he denied shooting the boy. but
admitted that Mrs. Keller had been
shot. Williams now says that he has
no knowledge of the shooting and did
not know anyone had been shot. Still
he ran to the police station, a distance
or over mile, and announced that he
had shot man.
Williams is very reticent as to his
early life and his family. He said that
he had heard his father was taken to
an insane asylum but did not know
whether il was so. He claimed to have
two sisters now living I'm England. but
said he did not know where the rest of
his family were. Williams is an itin-
Grant steam filter and has seen a great
deal of the country. He was at Cairo
ILL.,, just prior to coming to St. Paul
and says he was tired out when he ar
rived in the city. The gun he claims TO
have owned for several months.
Chief OConnor has made inquiries
about Williams and has learned several
facts connected with the life of the
murderer Williams at one time work.
ed at the Windsor hotel and was known
to- be OF an excitable nature. He was
possessed of a violent temper and
when angered went into a paroxysm
of rage and did not appear to know
what he was doing. The chief believes
Williams to be sane.
At the autopsy performed over the
body of Johnny Keller yesterday morn
ing by Coroner Miller il was discover
ed that death resulted from a gun shot
wound just back Of the right ear. The
second wound under the chin was SUI
perficial. The flesh around both
wounds was blackened and singed by
the powder, showing the nearness of
the gun to the boys head when il was
discharged. The date of the inquest
has not been set.