The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-20
C0TTSCHALK IS
] TO FACE SECOND
MURDER CHARGE.
Chief O'Connor Has New
Evidence
HARTMANN ONLY A TOOL
Dead Man Never Intended to
Leave City
WAS KILLED FOR TALKING
Police Believe Suspect, Fearing Confess
sion on Part Of Aecompllce,
lured Him to Death
WAS KILLED FOR TALKING

When the inquest over the body of
Joseph Hartmann, to be held at the
county morgue Wednesday morning, is
over Edward Gottschalk viii in all
probability be held responsible for two
murders.
Already the net OF circumstantial
evidence of this second murder Is
tightening about the prisoner. He is
generally believed to have first mur-
dered Joseph Hartmann and then
weighted the body and thrown 1t into
the river.
The police are silent as to the evi-
dence against thte prisoner concerning
the murder of Hartmann, but Chief
O,Connor and County Attorney Kane
are confident that the coroner's jury
will hold the prisoner responsible
Several clews and strong bits of evi-
dence are known to be in the hands of
the police, and the inquest will un-
doubtedly bring out many facts con-
nected with the murder of Hartmann
that will serve to entangle Gottschalk
deeper than ever in the meshes of the
police.
That Hartmann never intended to
leave the city is now the opinion of
Chief O'Connor. It has been learned
that over two years ago Hartmann
burned all his pictures because they
plainly revealed deformity in his
neck. He had been suffering with a
goiter at the time the pictures were
taken, and the photographs did not
hide the swelling. Charles Hartmann,
brother OF the dead man. stated to
Chief O'Connor that about two years
ago Joe was looking over some pic
lures of himself and commented on the
swelling in his neck shown in the
pictures.
Il would not want anybody to think
l looked like that" he remarked, and
Immediately destroyed the photo
graphs.
Hartmann Only Tool
That Hartmann was a pliable tool in
the hands of Gottschalk is believed by
the police, who also say Hartmann did
not have the slightest idea that mur-
der was to be committed when n-he en-
tered the shop of Christian Schindel-
decker on Feb. IS.
Hartmann's part of the programme,
according to the theory now advanced
by the police, was to beat Schindel-
decker into unconsciousness. Gott-
schalk was to then appear on the scene
and the pair were to rob the shop.
Neither figured Schindeldecker would
revive before they left the shop.
1t is believed by the police that
Gottschalk murdered Schindeldecker
and that the matter preyed on Hart
mann's mind, causing him to act
strangely. He probably confided his
fears to Gottschalk, saying he feared
detection. Gottschalk, they believe,
fearing the boy was weakening and
would possibly make clean breast OF
the matter. decided to put him out Of
the way.
With his heart filed with murder he
suggested the fishing trip to the dam
on the Tuesday following the murder,
and Hartmann, glad to get as far as
possible from the scene of the crime,
gladly consented.
Chief O'Connor is confident that his
theory is correct and last night made
the following statement:
Edward Gottschalk murdered that
boy Hartmann because he was afraid
of him. Hartmann talked too much,
and / know the statement made to
Gottschalk by the boy that resulted in
his murder
Evidence of such conclusive ma
ture Will be shown at the proper time
that there will be no doubt in the mind
of any sane person that Gottschalk
murdered Joseph Hartmann as he did
Christian Schindeldecker."
Irons Strong Chain in Link
One of the strongest points against
Gottschalk is the irons which were
fastened to the body of Hartmann.
Gottschalk was a fisherman and had
a number of nets set at the dam most
Of the time. In the setting of nets
heavy substance, such as iron, is re-
quired to hold the nets in place. The
irons found on Hartmanns body were
old and had evidently seen a great
deal OF service under water
Had anyone else murdered Hart
mann, would he have known OF the ex-
istence of the irons? The police
say no.
Another thing regarded by the po-
lice as strong evidence of Gottschalk's
guilt is the statement he made relat-
ing to Hartmann. Gottschalk at two
different times said Hartmann had
threatened to kill his father. The pris-
oner also stated that from what he had
heard he thought Hartmann had some
thing TO do with the murder of Schin-
deldecker. 1t was this last statement
that led to the finding Of Hartmann's
body.
"Gottschalk talked himself into the
moose when he tried TO make 1t appear
that Hartmann had something to do