The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-09-20

ing Stories.
OfficerDaniels Wason hand when the
$40 p. N. train on the Omaha road
pulled up to the station half an hour
late Monday. A young lady stepped
off the rear platform and started up
town. Mr.. Daniels was with her in a
moment and informed her that she
was wanted. II guess not" she re-
piled, but the officer convinced her
that he was correct and took her to
the police station and placed her in
one of the cells.
The prisoner is wanted on several
charges, and during the past week or
two has well earned the title of an
adventures, although but seventeen
years Of age and bearing an innocent
face. She gives the name Of Helen
Baylor, although lady who knows
her family states that it is Pauline
GaylOr. She claims that her home is
at Faribault and that her parents are
both dead, although her stories are
conflicting on this point. 1t is said
she came from GAINESVILLE. She has
been in Mankato for several months
and for a time worked for Mrs. Hill,
and later boarded with Mrs. Ratloff.
She was in court a couple of weeks
ago on the charge Of stealing dress
skirt from the latter.
The girl confessed after her arrest
to stealing a gold watch from the
house of Mrs. Pettis, on South
Broad street, where she represented
herself asa Normal student DESTROYS of
securing board for herself and four
other students. This was an ingen-
ious falsehood told for the purpose of
gaining admittance to the house and
when in the house she asked to be al
lowed to go into the bedroom to
comb her hair While there alone
she ransacked the bureau and alb
stracted a valuable gold watch. This
she took to Geo. Lang's jewelry store
and traded it for a heavy gold band
ring and had her silver watch clean
ed. From the gold watch she scraped
off the initials 81. A. p" The sill
yer watch may also have been stolen.
1t is small and has a diamond
shaped face, and has a double black
cord attached to it.
Miss Gaylor also confesses to steal
-ng the gold pin from Miss Nellie
Corps room at Mrs. MiXon's on Main
street, by the same plan. Officer Dan
iels stopped at Mrs. MiXon's house
while on the way from the depot to
the city hall with the girl, and the
latter was identified by Mrs. Nixon,
who also instantly recognized Miss
Corps pin worn by Miss Gaylor at her
throat.
Miss Gaylor also secured deposit
book on the MankatO Savings bank
owned by Miss Peterson, who works
for a family On South Fourth street.
With this she twice presented herself
at the bank and represented herself
as being Miss Peterson and drew first
$40 and then Sc, forging Miss Peter
sons name. Miss Peterson had depos-
tied her savings in the bank, but she
will not be the loser. Cashier Cotton
this morning identified Miss Gaylor
as the woman who drew the money.
With this money Miss Gaylor pur-
chased a quantity of silk and was hav-
ing some dresses made. She wept
copiously in the cell last evening, and
seemed TO be repentant. She went to
Minneapolis week ago, and has been
expected back for several days. and
the trains have been watched. OFF,
GERS Daniels and Kelley have had the
case in charge and did the work on it.,
which has ended so successfully, and
they are deserving of much credit.
There was very little to work on.
In the municipal court this morn
ing, Miss Gaylor waived an examina-
tion and was bound over to the grand
jury. The bail was placed at 2O0,and
being unable TO furnish it she was
committed to Jail.
"A warrant has been issued for the
arrest OF Dennis t. Hayes, on COM
plant of Health Inspector VIM. Brad
ley, on of charge of refusing to comply
with the health ordinance. Mr..
Hayes was arraigned Monday
pleading not guilty, and his trial was
set for Sept. Goth.