The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-26
Arrested Husband of Murdered
Woman Without Slightest
Reason for Doing So
MEANTIME THE REAL MURDERER
MADE HIS ESCAPE FROM CITY
Details of the Horrible Crime Which
Has Been the Sensation in Winnipeg
for Three Days-POlice Overlook
Many Things in Search

Winnipeg, April 26.-Though three
days have elapsed since the occur
renee of the tragedy ON Dominion
street which startled Winnipeg Fri
day morning, the mystery seems no
nearer solution. At the post-mortem
held yesterday by DIR. Gordon Bell and
Coroner Inglis, it was found that the
death of Mrs. James was due to frac-
ture of the skull extending from cut
diagonally across the forehead above
the left eye to point three inches
back. Internal hemorrhage had re-
suited. sufficient to cause death. In
addition, there were at least two dis
tinct bruises OH the back of the head,
short distance above the base of the
brain. which may have caused COM
plete or partial unconsciousness. On
the right side of the throat the skin
J was broken in three places. portions
f, of it being torn off, and on the left
side was another similar wound. all of
which appeared as if they had been
caused by the fingers of strong man.
The arms, above the elbows, were
bruised and discolored, and on the
right elbow there were abrasions.
These lead to the belief that there
was a struggle prior to the delivery
of the death blow
Sensational stories of tramps hav-
ing visited the premises have been
published, but these are not borne out
by the facts. On Thursday morning a
stranger was seen in close proximity
to the James door at the time when
Mr.. James was at the Banning street
house. but he does not tally with the
description of the tramp. He has
not been accounted for or located by
the police.
Many attendant circumstances are
coming to light, some of which may
or may not have significance i'll con-
nection with the tragedy. The miss
ing jewelry and money point to a
definite motive for the crime, though
the fact of its having been stolen was
not discovered by the police till a
friend of Mr.. James went to the house
to inquire about it. milk boy, whom
it is alleged was discharged by To-
cal milk company, and who is suppos-
ed to have been in trouble because
of his shortcomings is also being
looked up. The club with which the
murder was committed has been
found and bears evidence of the trag-
edy in the hair and blood clinging to
its surface. 1t is piece of round
! poplar. sixteen inches long and two
inches in diameter The possibility of
James having been implicated is en-
tirely disposed of by the evidence he
has been able to bring forward as to
his movements during the whole of
/ Thursday afternoon.
Hasty Action by Police.
/ The story of the arrest of Mr. James
does not make pleasant reading. Inn
mediately upon the arrival of the pol
ice at the house he was interrogated
briefly by them and was then placed
under arrest, handouts being placed
upon him. The constable said 81
charge you with murder" The con-
stable and his prisoner remained at
the house till the s:rival of the cor
oner. who, after a few inquiries, or
dered that the handouts be removed
Mr.. James was later taken down to the
police station where he repeated his
account of his movements during the
afternoon. and when witnesses ap-
peared in confederation he was al
lowed to leave i'll company with E. C.
Davis.
Several times yesterday Mr.. Davis
attempted to secure permission from
the police to get suit of clothes for
Mr.. James. who was dressed in his
working SUIT. Inspector Robertson
put him off several times with an en-
cuse. and finally at the house refused
to permit him to take the clothes away
without an. order from the coroner.
AS it was then late in the afternoon.
the permission could not be secured
and Mr.. James was forced to receive
relatives of his deceased wife as he
was.
Failed to Discover Robbery.
At the time when Mr.. Davis called
at the James house yesterday. inspect
or Robertson and two detectives were
on the spot. They were making
thorough search of the premises. but
had failed to see a couple of articles
of jewelry which were in boxes in the
bedroom. MIR. Davis asked if they had
found a gold watch and chain and