The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-28
ENACT
BADER TRAGEDY
EYEWITNESsEs FAIL TO RECOG-
NIzE MURDERERs.
Martin Ellison, Who Held UP Meat
Market, and Two Others, Don Masks
and Repeat Holdup Scene, but Those
Who Saw Murder Cannot Identify
Them

Central and South Side police stations
looked like theater stages today when
several suspects were masked and COM
PEELED to 90 thru little act in the pres
ence of the men who were in the Falls
hotel last Saturday night when the pro-
prietor, Charles Bader, was murdered.
Martin Ellison, arrested for the hold
zoos East Franklin avenue, the same
night, was the first to 90 thru the or
deal, but the spectators shook their
heads, saying they saw little, It any,
resemblance between him and the man
that shot Bader.
Dan McNevins, the suspect arrested
last night was also placed on exhibition,
and altho the witnesses thought they
saw resemblance, they were not posi-
tive enough to declare themselves either
way. AS soon as McNevins was thru
with his little act the little party went
to the South station, where Olaf Wal
strom had been locked up. The wit
nesses were no more positive about this
suspect than they were about the others
and the detectives now despair Of max
ing good Identification even if the
right men are arrested. Nearly every
"vag' known to the police and who
has reputation for holdup work has
been brought to headquarters, but most
themselves. Those who could not were
not identified by the eyewitnesses Of the
crime.
Not Minneapolis Men. r.
Superintendent Doyle said today that
in his opinion the men who did the Job
were not Minneapolis men. They could
have learned the habits Of Bader and
have located the money on the first visit
to the place, he thinks, and they were
not in town but a day or two before
the murder. The officers are still work
| ing on the case, however, and there is
a possibility of finding the men in the
city. No suspects have been picked up
at small towns except those arrested
Olaf Walstrom was locked up at the
South Side station by Detectives
Rhoades and Bahan last night. He is
a close friend of Martin Ellison, the
highwayman who was captured while
holding up Sather Brothers meat mar
ket at zoos E Franklin avenue few
hours after the murder of Bader. He
is thought to be member of the gang
that was working with Ellison and the
detectives at the South station will
try to- get. them all.
The police are beginning to think
that Ellison knows something about the
murder. Of Bader. He, refuses to tell
| w AO LID 4AAOAoS OIL Dub otOuC1y eHA
firms that he was not in the milling
district last Saturday night.
The Other Suspect.
The other suspect is Dan McNevins
arrested by Detectives Stavlo and
Hansen. He is we'll known to the pc:
lice, answers the description Of one Of
the highwaymen, and cannot give a
/ good account Of his movements last
Saturday. g.
The work for the last twenty-fou
hours has mainly been that of trying to
get confession or a clue from Ellison
but SO far the young. robber has sue
ceeded in protecting his friends. .fa
The funeral Of Charles Q. Bader, the
murdered man, was held from the Falls
I hotel, 416 Second street S, yesterday
afternoon. The services were conducted
by Rev. G.. L. Morrill, and the arrange
ments were made by Hermion' lodge
No. 49,, knights Of Pythias. Relatives
from distant parts Of the country at
tended the services and the large din
ing room Of the hotel was crowded with
friends.