The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-27

none OF the people who state that
no person visited the James house on
Thursday saw Mr.. James come or go,
with the exception of Mr.. Germain.
The attorney general stated last
night that up to the present time there
has been nothing done toward Offering
a reward for information which would
lead to the arrest of the murderer. The
department was waiting for more
complete information on the facts of
the case, which it was hoped would
be in hand within few days.
Morbid Crowds Haunt Locality.
All day yesterday crowds visited the
scene of the murder. In automobiles,
in rigs and on foot, men, women and
children went down Greenwood place
round the shack and away again in
continuous stream. Women constitut-
ed the majority of the morbid crowd.
% the morning people peered through
Ecf,. Z window of the shack into the
kl, - j and were rewarded by the
sight If a range, wood box and a
trunk, but nothing to show that a
tragedy had taken place few feet
away. The other windows had been
covered by drawn blinds from the
time when the police took charge of
the shack, and blind was placed on
this window yesterday afternoon.
Description Fits Man.
The description of mysterious
stranger who visited the James home
on the morning of the murder has
been recognized as fitting in every
particular former admirer of the
murdered woman. The presence of
this short. stout man, wearing a short
dark jacket and cloth cap, at the
scene of the murder on Thursday
morning was not known until Mr..
Germain was interviewed, and Mr..
James states that he does not know
the man and was not told of his visit
by his wife. Leah Cantin, who has
been close friend of Mrs. James for
over five years, stated that when she
saw Mr.. Germain's description of the
man, she at once recognized it as
fitting a man whom the murdered
woman kept company with about three
years ago.
81 first met Louise" Miss Cantin
stated. "about five years ago. when
we both worked in a boarding house
on Notre Dame avenue, kept by Mrs.
Cummings. Since then we have been
close friends and l know that before
she met Mr.. James she had number
of admirers. She kept company with
this man for about year and then
the friendship was broken off, but 1
do not know the circumstances. That
was between two and three years ago,
when she was at the Arlington.
know that she had quarrel with one
or two young men through jealousy,
but never heard anything to make me
think any one woulo do her any harm.
l do not remember the name of the
young man who was like the one
whom Mr.. German saw, but he was
a working man. and Travelled round a
good deal, working sometimes in the
city and sometimes at other places"
Heard No Cries.
1t is remarkable that though there
was every indication that Mrs. James
made a desperate struggle; none of
the neighbors heard any cries. "The
place is all quiet now. said ]. T. Rid
die. proprietor of the Jubilee green
housees yesterday. land it has been
quiet ever since the shack was built
a year ago. The shack was built for
my sister, Mrs. Campbell. Her hus-
band is Lachland D. Campbell, C. N.
R. express agent, who is away good
deal. and she was alone in the shack
except for her two little girls, most of
last winter. She never had any trou-
BILE there, and we never saw a tramp
down here, nor policeman either,
until the last few days. l think we
ought to have some police protection
in this part of the city. We are all
naturally very much upset to think
that a woman could be murdered in
her own home and nobody have any
idea who committed the deed. 1t
would be quite possible for anyone to
60 to the house without our seeing
them. We men were working in the
green houses that afternoon, and the
women were in the kitchens, which
do not look out that way"
Did Not See Anyone.
The only other house near the scene
of the murder is the residence of John
Stoney, who also has green houses
and market garden near the ASST
boine river. 200 yards west of James,
Mrs. Stoney was seen yesterday and
had evidently not yet recovered from
the shock consequent on hearing of
the calamity that had befallen her
nearest neighbor. She was first in
formed of the tragedy when the police
drove up and inquired of her son how
they could get to the James shack
with their rig. The officers asked the
way. Mrs. Stones states, and said
James has murdered his wife," When
asked If she saw anyone go to the
house on the afternoon of the murder
she shook her head and said mo, and
it seems very strange to me. I was
in my kitchen all that afternoon, and
my window faces in that direction.
The boys were in the green houses
and about the yard all the time, and
] don't see how anyone could 60 there
and murder her and none Of US see
him."
Asked if tramps or other undesira-
BILE people were often in the, neigh
borhood, Mrs. Stoney said they were
never troubled that way, and there
had not been a tramp to theif place
for five years. She thought, however,
that the police should visit the dis
trict sometimes. There had been Of
ficers on duty occasionally for short
time after the murder on Mimic street
seven years ago, but that only lasted
q few weeks.