The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-05

Sheriff Bowen has not succeeded in
bringing Anton Diemel back from
Missouri as quickly as was expected.
The following telegram from him was
receivedsMonday morning, dated Sun
day:
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.
Will be home on first train without
prisoner. Tell county attorney to get at
tidavits as to his guilt ready TO lille
with governor of this state, so L can
send them when l get home.
d, T. BOWEN.
1t is thought from this that Diem
ell has retained legal assistance and is
fighting the case in Missouri. Two of
his wife's brothers live at or near Gill
more and are believed to be helping
him.
Mrs. Diemel was seen at the jail
this afternoon by FREE PRESS re-
porter, and resolutelY refused to talk,
referring the questioner to her attor-
neys. She claimed not to know where
her husband is or when he went
away. She claimed that she had
done nothing unlawful. When it was
suggested to Der that the state
claimed that she stole harvester,
she replied: "a harvester! What
have I to do with harvester? l am
no farmer" She said that she had
not heard from her husband. When
it was suggested that possibly he had
left her she seemed to be assured that
this was not the case.
A Missouri paper gives the follow
ing graphic account of Diemel's ar
rest:
Mayor Horace A. Talley, of Wentz-
vile, was here yesterday, and he tells
of a very exciting encounter and cap
ture of alleged horse thieves at that
place at 2:30 o'clock this mornsng,
which was not without its ludicrOus
Incidents.
A telegram was received by Agent
Richardson, of Gilmore, two miles
and half east of Wentzville Tuesday
from a sheriff in Minnesota, request
ing him to have man who would ar
rive there ION the fast freight early
horses and two mules, as the animals
had been stolen from Mapleton, MINI.
and that he would be down after the
prisoner on the next passenger train.
The car was billed through from
Mapletonto Frankfort, Mo-, via. Gil
more, but later in the day the agent
learned that the fellow had given Or
ders TO have the car Sidetracked at
Wentzville, presumably to get rid OF
paving the freight, which amounted
TO Sl29. Richardson lives at Wentz
Vile, and when he went home in the
evening he notified Tom SidebottOmS,
marshal of Wentzville, who immedi.
,ately went to work to get a posse tC
arrest the man.
He selected Squire Daniel, Agent
Richardson and Henry Sahm as his as
sistauts and then awaited the coming
of the train. 1t arrived at 2:30 a. M.
and as soon as it slowed up it was sur
founded. each man with brace of re
volvers. and the men were placed I'M
dor arrest. 1t was found that he flaC
vonnp man assistant, who wher
calied upon to surrender placed hi'
hand ON his hip pocket and came very
nearly losing his life for the act.
The man gave his name as AnJor
Diemel. who said that he mao come u
this country from Germany WITHIN Tn
mast wear, and claimed to be d oroCnei
in-IaW of Frank and Henry Iocntrop
off this county. He said ne mdrrie'
their sister and took her TO Mlhnesor
with him, where be worke as Ialn
Ind He refused to say where he go
tho horses. He could speak but yer
little English. He and his partne
were locked I'D in the calaboose ar
the /. es placed in the livery STAB