The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-01
NONE MlEA RS TO
MURDER SUSPECT
WITNESSES OF BADER MURDER
CAN'T IDENTIFY JOHNSON.
Some See a General Resemblance, but
Positive, Legal Identihcation Is Lack
4 ing Prisoner Will Be in the Status
Of a Deserter from Navy ifs Dis
charged Here. ID

Not one Of the men who witnessed
the murder Of Charles O.sBader in his
saloon on the night of Dec.S22, is able to
identify Carl A. johnson as one of the
murderers. A dozen witnesses were.
called into the county attorney s office
today and shown the accused. None Of
them could say positively that he was
the man. "A few Of the witnesses said
that he was about the same height and
of the same general appearance, but:
further than that they could not go.
The Investigation Of the johnson case:
was continued today with zest by the
county attorney, chief Of police and de-
stectives. The alibi given yesterday by
the accused was dispproved ffnrmany par ar
ticulars, but there was no new conVinc-
ing evidence brought out against him.
The officials are working on certain
leads and running down certain portions
of the man s story and no decision as to
whether the case will be submitted to
the grand jury will be made before to-
morrow.
Deserted If Released.
Deserted is the charge which will
hang over johnson, should he be re-
leased. A damage suit, with the per-
sons who brought him to Minneapolis
the situation.
When johnson was arrested he was
serving as a7ascoal tpasser on board the
battleship Texas at Charleston, IS. G..
The commander Of the Texas allowed
him to &c upon the theory that he was
murderer. lie has now been absent
from duty without leave for over ten
days, and, if he is acquitted, he is, ac-
cording to the rules of the navy, de-
serter. His new kit, valued at $45, will
be sold and 1t will be his duty, to re-
thes persons who brought him to Min
neapolis should see lit to repair the
damage done him by paying his fare
to Charleston. s-,@,sieaTs
Lieutenant I. G. Wettengel, in chargA
at the local recruiting station, said TO-
day that he did not see how the gov
eminent could be called on to pay
johnson 8 way back to his ship in case
of his release, as, technically at least.
he is a >deserter. It is customary to
let deserters make their. way back as
their ofense is aggravated. by every
day Of absence from duty. -
Ryan Case Similar.
The only similar case which the re-
cruiting officers call to mind was that
Of a coal-passer, Ryan, who was taken
back to Chicago last March, held for
| six. weeks on a criminal charge and
then released. He gave himself up as
a deserter and was sent back to his
ship with the understanding that his
transportation should be stopped out
Of his pay. Ryan began suit against
Cook county for Z the amount Of his
transportation and the value of his kit
but the suit was never finished, as RYAN
was killed in31 fist fight aboard the
| Dixie a few weeks after he sreioined
The linesof action adopted in the Ryar
case seems TO appeal to the naval, men
here, and should johnson. be released
he may be: compelled to start suit
against the private persons who
caused his arrest, in order to. escape the
penalty for desertion. ~'' Y Y