The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-01

their search for the young man alive.
Circulars with photographs of Hart
mann and his description have been
sent TO all of the neighboring large
cities, and the chief is confident that IL
Hartmann is alive his capture will re-
suit in a very short time.
The theory of the elder Hartmann
seems to be worthy of credence, for
the question cannot but arise, why
did Hartmann disappear, even if he
were guilty of the crime? Gottschalk,
whom the police believe to have insIi-
gated the Grimes was more guilty and
was likewise an older man in crime,
with no ties to bind him to St. Paul.
Why then, reason those interested
in the solution of h mystery, should
Hartmann so mysteriously disappear
as though the earth had swallowed
him up, while Gottschalk, who is GER
tainly guilty if Hartmann is, continued
in st. Paul at h same residence as
ever, believing himself safe from cap
ture?
If Schindeledcker was murdered by
the two men, each received an equal
share, it being considered, as the po-
lice believe, that Gottschalk had about
$40 in his possession Immediately
afterwards. While it is true that the
hammer found by the side of the MUIR
dered man n so positively identified
as one which was formerly owned by
Charles Hartmann Jr., a brother of
Joe Hartmann, the police have a wit
ness who will swear that she had often
seen G~ottschalk in the possession of
the same hammer, so that this point as
q cause of excessive fear on Hart
mann's part is removed.
Is Hartmann Under Ice
The question of whether Joe Hart
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tice, is dead, his body entombed in
Pickerel lake, can only be answered
by the location of Hartmann alive or
by the finding of his dead body when
the ice goes out in the late spring.
A search for the body at the present
time would De practically impossible.
The surface of the ice is dotted with
numerous holes cut by fishermen, and
in any of these the body of young
Hartmann could AVE easily been
pushed by the larger inc more power
full GottschaIk, whether the lad were
dead or alive at the time. If the belief
of Charles Hartmann, that GottschallS
took his son fishing on that Monday,
then watched his opportunity and
pushed him under the ice, the melting
Of the ice can only come TO prove the
crime.
One of the most convincing pieces of
evidence against Gottschalk at the
present time was materially strength
ened yesterday when Chemist Lehnen
reported to Chief O'Connor that the
dark stains pom the overalls found in
G~ottschalk's rooms by the police were
stains made by human blood He re-
ported that the stains were undoubt-
edly of late making. but that they had
already been subjected to the action
of water in an evident attempt to wash
them way.
Blood Stained OveralIs
These blood stained overaIls found in
a dresser drawer in GottschaIk's
rooms were considered one of the
strongest pieces of circumstantiaI evil
enc against the prisoner.
Chief O'Connor yesterday received a
brief report from the Omaha police
concerning Gottschalk. While he was
known to them there as a man VINO
had been frequently in mino troubles,
he had never, SO far as they had been
able TO ascertain. served a term in the
penitentiary. Nor could his meas
urements or photographs be found in
the Bertillon records or in the rogues'
gallery, where were the pictures of all
h convicts who had served time in
the Nebraska penitentiary.
So If the reported declaration of
G~ottschalk's wife be true and he is
an ex-convict, it must have been in
some other state. Inquiries concern
ing the previous record of GottschaIk
are being sent TO all cities which he
is known to have visited, and the no.
lice, now in possession of Mrs. Colts
chalks address in the west, are en-
deavoring to obtain from her some
facts concerning her husbands past.