The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-05

man who had kept company with the
murdered woman about three years
ago. She said that she had known
Mrs. James very intimately for five
years before the latters marriage,
and that they had worked together at
the boarding house of Mrs. Cum
mlngs on Notre Dame avenue. Mrs.
James had kept company with the
man for about one year when their
engagement had been broken off.
Miss Cantin said that the man was
of very jealous disposition, and in
this she is borne out by j. Ward,
father of Mrs. James, who is at pres
ent at the general hospital. Mr.
ward stated that his daughters let
ters had often referred to the jealousy
or the man to whom she was engaged.
Worked for Local Firms
When 1t was learned last night
that this individual was in the city
an Investigation was made which
disclosed that the man, while in VIM
nipeg, had been employed as plumb
er with the Steam Power and Heat
ing company. of Pacific avenue, and
also with the Bearisto Plumbing COM
pany. Jos. w. Chambres, the mana
ger OF the former concern. was in
terviewed and stated that he remem-
bered short, dark man who worked
for the firm about three years ago,
whom he thought might be the man
referred to. and he remembered dis
tinctly that the man had boarded at
the Arlington boarding house, where
the late Mrs. Jamesswas at one time
employed. The man, he said, was of
surly disposition, and not very we'll
liked, he had been discharged from
his position, after which he went to
another firm, and finally disappeared
altogether.
Mr.. Bearisto could not say VIII :ther
the man had worked for him without
consulting his books at the office.
1t is stated that the man who was
formerly engaged to Mrs. James left
Winnipeg in 1906. and went to the
old country. On his return he went
to the Pacific coast, from which he
had kept up a steady correspondence
with the late Mrs. James. Some of
the letters came from Vancouver, but
during last summer it is said they
were postmarked Seattle. So far as
can be ascertained all of the letters
were destroyed.
The police have been furnished
with a photograph of the man which
was found in all album belonging to
Mrs. James.
Might Have Been Agitated.
The detectives working upon the
case have apparently excluded the
possibility of tramp or stranger
being in the neighborhood. and It is
expected that very important evil
dence will be Forthcoming before the
inquest is concluded. One feature of
the case, which would appear to be
of slight consequence. but which
might have an Important bearing. is
that for two days prior to the mur-
der. according to Lewis James. his
wife talked Q very sreat deal much
more than ordinarily in fact, which
might indicate that she was nervous
and agitated over some incident. Ac-
cording to the evidence of Mr.. James,
his wife did not tell him of seeing a
stranger around the premises shortly
before he arrived home little before
9 O'Clock on the day of the murder.
Mr.. Germain states definitely that he
saw man step frcm the rear plat
form of the house, although he did
not see him leave the house. The
kitchen window in the rear of the
place overlcoks Greenwood lane. to-
ward which the stranger walked