The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-29


uncle were put upon the stand and
testified that they had conversation
with Sorg in the harvest field late in
September, 1894, which was shortly
after the escape of U. S. Grant from
the Jail at Redwood Falls. According
to the testimony of the two witnesses,
SOrg said to them that he knew who
got Grant out of jail, and if they
| would agree not to say anything about
| it, he would tell them. He said that
he cut the bars, and that Lawyer
Byron Hughes, of Mankato, gave him
the tools to do it with.
Attorney Hughes strongly denied
this, as also did Sorg, and claimed
that the witnesses had testified falsely.
The case went to the jury late this
afternoon, after being argued by W.
i e. Young and Byron Hughes.
Deputy q. S. Marshal ReddiDg ar
rived from ST. Paul today, and this
afternoon went back with Sorg, who
will have his hearing there. Byron
Hughes went with Sorg to represent
him. If bound over, Sorg will be
brought back to the Mankato Jail, and
will have his trial at the November
term of the U. S. court.
Ned Abbott pleaded not guilty to
the charge of grand larceny in the
second degree. and entered plea of
guilty to the charge of petit lar
ceny. The court allowed him to do
this, and sentenced him to jail for
sixty days. He is the party who stole
Rev. Washburn's bicycle.
The trial of Fred Brooks. for assault
in the second degree, is the next case
for trial.
The Amboy Herald says that the
school election Monday evening for
the purpose of voting on the PROPOSE
tion to bond the district to the
amount of Sc, 900 to build four room
brick school house, was carried al
most unanimously, there being only
20 votes against the measure out of
total vote of 143. There is much re-
joicing over the result by patrons of
the school, and within few years all
those who saw fit to vote against the
measure will acknowledge it as mis-
take on their part. A meeting of the
board was held Tuesday evening at
which it was decided to sell the old
building to the highest bidder, and
advertise for bids on the new build
ing. The work of putting up the new
building will be pushed with all pos
sible haste.
st. Peter Herald: st. Peter is to
have still another newspaper. 1t is
not to be local paper, however, and
will not encroach upon the field of
those already established here. The
paper is to be religious and will in
reality be the official organ of DR..
Stafford, presiding elder of the Man
kato district Of the Methodist church.
Rev. JoScelYn of this city, will be edi-
tOr-in-chief and the mechanical work
will be under the direction of l.. O..
Butler, now night operator at the
Omaha depot. The name Is to be the
Religious Interchange and is to be pub
lished in the interest OF the MankatO
district. The board of editors will
probably include the major part of
the district clergy.
The sidewalk and area walls
around Fred Kron's block settled a
little during the winter and spring,
and the board of public works have
had under consideration how the mat
ter should be repaired. They finally
decided to allow Mr. KrOn to lower
the gutter about two inches, this to
be done at his expense aud the mat
ter is satisfactorily settled to all con-
cerned