The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-06
NEWS OF THE CITY
QUEST FOR HARTMANN
KEEPS POLICE BUSY
Detectives Trying to Locate
Picture of the Missing
Suspect

With but the slightest information
at hand upon which to prosecute their
search the police OF st. Paul are con-
tinuing their thus far fruitless search
for Joseph Hartmann, the alleged ac-
complice of Edward Gottschalk in the
murder of Christian II. Schindeldeclxer.
Printed circulars sent broadcast to
the police of other cities have thus far
brought no results. Detective Fraser
has made many trips to nearby towns
and villages upon the strength of tips
given TO the police by people who
claimed to know Hartmann's where
abouts. These trips have thus far re-
suited absolutely without permanent
good towards the. end in view-the
capture of the much wanted young
man.
Want Hartmann's Picture
While Detective Fraser has been
securing the country for the alleged
murderer other detectives have been
engaged in a hunt no less fruitful thus
FAR but promising great results if they
are at last successful. They are look =
ing. for photograph of the missing
man, or for the photographer who took
the last picture that Hartmann sat for.
On the Sunday before Hartmann dis
appeared, Feb. rs, he was busy by him
self for some time in his room at the
home of his parents, 606 James street.
When his room was searched after he
had disappeared it. was found that he
had burned all of his personal papers.
together with four or five copies of his
photographs, the only ones in the
house.
Without photograph the police are
unable to make their search nearly as
complete as they would have been able
10 otherwise. A circular sent to out
side police which does not contain upon
it a fairly good likeness to the man
wanted-is little better than no circular.
at all. Hartmann had no peculiar
marks upon his face or hands that he
might be distinguished by. He was
just an ordinary looking young man.
Police Start Search
AS soon as the police found that
their suspect had DESTROYED all of the
photographs of himself that he had
they began a search for a CODY of the
picture which he might have given to
some friend. This search has been
prosecuted in every possible place
where one might repose and has re-
suited in nothing
The search has been taken up and
carried on extensively to find the pho
tographer that took the picture.
Artist after artist has been asked by
a
picture of Joseph A. Hartmann" and
the answer has ever been in the mega
tive.
AS photographers, except the bird of
passage kind, invariably keep all of their
plates, 1t will be an easy matter. if the
photographer is found, to secure pic
lures from that plate, and so the search
Is sui being prosecuted for Hart
mann's photographer.
The nOlicQ cau 4laf 49,,
cure these pictures of Hartmann the
search will be greatly simplified and il
VIII be but matter of time until their
man is brought under the folds of the
law. But without the picture thew
confess that they are working at ram
dom and can hope to accomplish their
purpose only through a combination of
very hard work and very rare luck.
Who Was With GottschaIk
The securing Of a picture would serve
another important object The police
are confident that GottschaIk either
committed or was implicated in the
murder OF the West Seventh street
butcher. Walter GerenZ. delivery how
for Schindeldecker, saw Gottschalk
standing on a corner near the scene of
the tragedy a few moments before the
murder took place and there was with
him another man.
Gerenz thinks, from the meager de-
scription which the police have been
able to give him, that the man who was
with Gottschalk was Hartmann. If
they can show him a picture of Hart
mann this question of doubt can be
settled forever. Gerenz can then saw
positively whether or not Hartmann is
the man whom he saw talking to Gott-
schalk.
The police still place little credit in
the theory held to by Hartmann's ia
ther that the lad was murdered nv
Gottschalk and his body thrown in the
river or in Pickerel lake. where the two
mad fished together. They contend
That all the evidence points towards
Hartmann's premeditated flight to es-
cape punishment
Detective Fraser will probably start
on another searching trip TODAY.
AS Hartmann is a carpenter bv trade
and fisherman by natural inclination
the police of other cities will be di,
rected to make a thorough search of
an buildings where carpenters are en-
ployed and of all settlements of fisher
men, in the hope that, once away from
the scene of the crime, Hartmann will
reoeVote himself to one of these pur-
suits. -