The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-10-10
Richard Cation Charged With
Adultery and Embezzlement,
Committed i'm England.
He Disappears Suddenly with
the Police at his Heels.
His Connection with Robt. L. LIMBS
Estate.

sensational features. When Robt. L.
Lind came to this city from Minneapo-
lis some three or four years ago and
opened boot and shoe store next to
the First National bank building, he was
accompanied by Richard Cation, an old
man of sixty or more summers, who
brought with him his wife and baby.
Mr.. Cation has since become known to
many of our citizens, especially to the
members of the M. E. church, of which
he was an active member, and where
his goodness was rewarded with class
in the Sunday school. His actions we're
such as to impress everyone, even his
most intimate friends, with his moral
rectitude, and if anyone had mortgage
on mansion in the Elysian fields, eve
ryone was certain he was one of the
elect. He never allowed an opportuni-
ty to pass to preach against the sins of
the flesh to those who visited his little
room in the rear of the shoe store, and
goodness seemed to be scattered in his
path, uprightness of heart beamed from
his open, honest countenance, and the
more imaginative could almost see cir
Gle of light above the white curls that
adorned his unwrinkled brow.
But this picture seems dashed to the
ground by the light of recent revela-
tons. 1t will be remembered that the
$4,000 of insurance money on the life of
the late Robt. L. Lind was secured by
Cation, after he had broken written
promise to surrender 81 800 of it to the
family of the deceased. Action is now
pending against him to recover the
money. William Lind, the brother of
Robert, and the young man who came
to Mankato to look after the estate, mas,
it seems, been looking up the antece-
dents of Cation, whose old home is but
thirty miles from the home of the
Linds. Thursday letter came from
him addressed to L. A. Under, admin
istrator of the estate, saying that he had
discovered indisputable evidence that
Cation was a criminal and a fugitive
from English laws. The letter goes on
to say that Cation, who owned store at
his town, and was greatly interested in
church affairs, suddenly, and without
warning, disappeared one day after a
church service, leaving wife and fam
lily and taking young woman, presum-
ed to be his present wife. Nothing was
ever again heard of them. They came
to America and thought to elude Justice
in Minneapolis, where they fell in with
Lind and came to Mankato. Not only
this, but the letter asserts that Cation
took with him several hundred pounds
which had been left with him in trust
VIM. Lind asserts that he has seen the
men who are conversant with all the
facts of the disappearance, and that Ca
toms wife and children are still hvins
there as living evidence of his blackness
of character.
| VIM. Lind is young man and not en-
tirely conversant with human nature
and the sinfulness of this world. In hi
innocence he on the same day sent .
letter to Cation telling him that he hao
made these discoveries. and hintinj
that unless the $1,000 was disgorget
prosecution might follow. Contrary t.
the effect that he supposed the lette
would have, Cation made instant prep
aratio ms to depart, and sold his house
hold goods to j. G. Fowler. HI,
left for Minneapolis Thursday afte,
noon, and was followed by his wife AM
child Friday morning.
Mr.. Under went before Judge Sever
ance and secured writ of Ne er eo1
which in plain United States vernacula
means writ to compel Cation to CIV
bonds for the amount of the money IN
volved, which in this case is $1,000. Al
med with this legal document, Mr.. Lin
der, accompanied by Chief Fowler tool
the train Friday afternoon for Min
neapolis In search of Cation.
1t seems that just before Robt. Line
left for England last spring, Cation, VIII,
had hitherto said that his first wife wa
; dead, called him aside and explained
that he had had some trouble in Eng
land, making him amendable to tn,
laws of that country. He extracted
promise from Lind not to mention hi
name in England, but Lind mentioned
the matter to his mother, who kept still
until the matter of the estate came up
Thos. Hughes, attorney for the admin
istrator, says that if Cation has fled thu
state he will have him arrested for adul
terry. The writ of Ne er eat is withou
force outside of this state.
The Mankato banks have refused t.
cash Caton's draft of $4,000, and it i
feared that he has secured the money il
Minneapolis. The estate does net car,
further than to secure the money. w
L. Comstock is attorney for the insur
; ance company, and Byron Hughes TO
Cation.
These revelations will be shock t.
those who have 80 long looked upol
Mr.. Cation as "a man of uprightness AM
honor. If anything shall occur to re
lieve him of the imputations it woul,
afford relief and pleasure to those VIII