The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-25
POLICE HOLD TWO
MURDER SUSPECTS
Hanley and Burns Must Explain
What They Did Saturday
Evening.
The Mayor Offers Reward for the
Capture of Bader's
Slayers.

Every detective and policeman in the
city is searching diligently today to find
the two murderers who killed Charles o.
Bader while in his hotel and saloon, 4l6
Second street s, Saturday evening.
Their work has resulted in the ar
rest Of two suspects whom Police SUI
perintendent Doyle has ordered locked
up pending more thoro examination.
They are Thomas Burns, said to be a
former convict, and John Hanley, his
friend. Both men are strongly sus-
pected by the police, and so far have
been unable to give good account Of
themselves. Hanley answers the de-
scription Of the shorter bandit, and the
detectives say there are several incrim-
mating circumstances that make things
look bad for him.
Had Plenty Of Money.
Burns is said to have served term
in the state penitentiary Of North Da-
kota for holding up bank He is
thought to be well versed in the hold-up
art. Both men were rooming together
| in a lodging house at First avenue n
and Second street, and when arrested
they appeared to have plenty of money.
This is considered significant, as they
have been under surveillance for some
time and are known to have done no
work. ..-s.
! The police also have a man who says
he saw Burns, or a man looking much
like him, hanging about the Falls no.
tel last week. Burns does not answer
who actually committed the murder,
but his stubborn silence is taken by the
police as an indication that he may
know who did the job. Both men will
be subjected to fierce sweating
process and the police expect at least
to get q valuable clue.
Another man who, until three weeks
ago, was seen daily, in the barroom of
the Falls hotel is also the object Of a
general hunt. He was known to have
a bad reputation and was always eyed
with suspicion when he came to the
hotel. He left word with friends three
weeks ago that he was going to Duluth,
but he has been seen in the city re-
gently. Some Of the failroad men who
boarded with Bader suspect this man,
and promise, to pick him up if he is seen
about the city.
! A score Of other suspects were picked
up and brought to police headquarters
1 yesterday and thoroly sweated, but all
could give a good account of themselves
land were released.
! Mayor Offers Reward.
! Police Superintendent Doyle is di-
root1ng the search for the murderers
and has himself worked almost continu-
ally on the, case since Saturday night.
Every outgoing train has been watched
and the outside towns notified. No sus,
poets have been reported and the de.
tectives think that the murderers are
still hiding in the city. The st. Paul
police are also on the lookout and every.
thing has been done to make the cap.
ture possible. -->
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crime, Mayor D. P. Jones has offered
a reward Of $500 for the capture ano
conviction of the murderers. The may
or Is much wrought up over the affair
and keeps in constant communication
} with superintendent Doyle as the case
progresses. Mayor Jones has also prom
: ised to confer with Governor John A
; johnson and endeavor to persuade hin
! to offer a like reward. in order to sti
up interest in the case.