The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-13
MURDER SUSPECTS
BROTHER At WORK
A. GottschaIk Spends Day In.
vestigating Clews Gather
ed by Police

If brotherly devotion can save the
neck of Edward Gottschalk, who faces
an accusation of murder and upon
whom the net of the police department
is being drawn, it will be saved.
A. Gottschalk, brother of the prison
er at the county Jail. has put in two
days carefully going over every point
I'm the case that has been developed so
far either by the police or the news
papers. He has interviewed every
body he could find whom he thought
could throw any light on the subject.
Mr.. Gottschalk is staying at the
Merchants hotel, and from early morn
Ing until long past midnight yesterday
he was in consultation with various
persons who have attained newspaper
notoriety on account of alleged con-
nection with the case.
During the afternoon he called at
the home of Mrs. Anna NJ. Poppler on
Cliff street. Mrs. Poppler is the wom-
an who told the police that she met
Edward Gottschalk in front of the
store of Christian H. Schindeldecker
about the time the killing must have
taken place. Mrs. Poppler's word is
the strongest bit of evidence that has
cropped up against the accused man,
and il was to the witness who appar-
emily will be one of the mainstays of
the state in case a formal accusation
is made against Gottschalk that the
brother made his strongest appeal.
Finds Mrs. Poppler
The New Yorker did not know the
exact location of The Poppler home
and blundered along Cliff street about
3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Finally
he was directed to the right place. The
meeting was not particularly spectac-
ular between the woman and the
brother of the accused man.
They entered Mrs. Poppler's parlor
after a rather formal self-introduction
and remained for about half an hour.
When the door opened again Gott-
schalk's face wore an easier express
sion, Mrs. Poppler's eyes We're filed
with tears and she was shaken pro-
foundly.
1t is understood that during the in
terview the woman told Mr.. GottschaIk
that she was not quite certain about
her Identification of the prisoner as
the man whom she saw in front of the
murdered butchers place.
Mr.. Gottschalk kept away from his
room at the Merchants hotel last night
until very late hour, but ii is said
that he was closeted during the even
Ing with several of the other wit
nesses whose connection with the case
has already been indicated.
Mr.. Gottschalk had long interview
with the prisoner Saturday, and it is
said that the accused man made a free
statement to his brother. That the
statement was n denial of all guilty
connection with the murder is consid-
cred to be the only conclusion upon
which such strenuous efforts as the
brother is making could be based.
Mr.. Gottschalk Is a well built man
of medium height. dark complexion
and mustache, wears glasses, which
give him the appearance of a profess
sional man or student rather than the
occupant of the position he has-that
of foreman of the Interborough ma
chine shops in New York city.
He will probably remain here until
the completion of the inquest, and he
has declared that he will sift the evie
dence in the case to the very bottom.
He did not call on his brother yes
terday at the jail, as was expected, but
during the morning and evening he
saw six of the persons who have been
mentioned as being possible witnesses
In the case when 1t comes to trial.