The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-10-28
HE DIDN'T STOP.
Kept on Collecting After he Was
Discharged.
A Former Pioneer Press Collector Gets
Into Trouble in Maakato for Wrong
Doing.

appearing young man on the shoulder
and requested his presence at the
city hall. The young man raised no
objection to going, but protested
earnestly that he had done nothing
wrong and that the chief had gotten
the wrong man. He was given cell
in the lookup, nevertheless, and spent
the night there.
The young mans name is ID. f.
Crabbe, and his home is said to be In
Wisconsin. He is of refined appear
ance and evidently comes Of q good
family, and he was very DESTROYS that
his parents should not hear of his
trouble. He is charged by the Pio-
neer Press Co., of St. Paul, with COL
lecting money without authority and
applying it to his own uses. He was
employed by that company as COL
lector up to last April, and since then
it is claimed that he has collected
and kept $500. The Pioneer Press has
published notice to the public warn
ing it's patrons not to pay money to
anyone but an authorized agent.
Mr.. Crabbe, who is about rs years OF
age. has not lived up to the laws of
the land in the past as we'll as he
ought to have done. His course led
to his being sent to the state re-
formatory at st. Cloud several years
ago, but he was liberated on parole.
He states that he was sent there two
wears ago last March and that after
being there eight months he was
liberated on a six months parole and
was to have received his discharge at
the end of that time, on good be-
havior. He sent his reports in regu-
larly and asked for his discharge, but
was told that the board was not yet
ready to discharge him. He says that
he does not think that he was treated
''on the square, by that institution.
Mr.. Crabbe states that after being
liberated on parole he ran a store for
a man. at Little Falls, for three
months. Then he went to work for
the Pioneer Press Co. and worked for
it about year. When he was dis
charged last April everything was
satisfactory between him and the
company and his accounts were square.
He admits that since then he has col
lected without authority, but says
that this has sbeen his first wrong
doing since leaving the reformatory.
He says that he has probably collected
800 in all since leaving the company.
He could not see how it claimed that
he had collected $500. He did not
have the subscription lists with him,
but collected from memory, calling
upon the people upon whom he called
when he was in the employ OF the
company. He had receipt book
with him, similar to the ones used by
the company. This was found upon
him when he was searched at the po-
lice station, as was also S62. 70 in
money.
Mr., Crabbe states that he came to
Mankato during the street fair and
has been here ever since, stopping at
The Saulpaugh. He states that he
has only collected about So in Man.
kato. When first arrested. he denied
that he had even worked for the Pho
peer Press Co. or that he knew any.
thing about the reformatory. He
claimed that it was a case of mistaken
identity. Friday morning he made the
statement given above, to Free
Press reporter. He said that he did
not see the warning notice published
in the Pioneer Press or he would not
have remained here as long as he did.
He admitted that he had done wrong
and did not try to excuse himself.
The arrest of Mr.. Crabbe was Sc
cured by J. B. Gray, of Minneapolis,
who has been stopping at the City
Hotel for couple Of days. Mr.. Gray
is solicitor in the employ of the Pho
neer Press Co. He ascertained
Crabbe's presence in the city and laid
the matter before the police officials.
He did not haYe warrant for Crabbe's
arrest, but gave sufficient assurances
to Mr.. Wagon, so that the latter de-
cided to make the arrest. Mr.. Gray
at once telephoned to the Pioneer
Press Co., asking what course to take,
and he received reply to the effect
that Mr.. Johnson, superintendent Of
the circulation, would arrive in the
city Friday noon.
Crabbe was identified by Otto Mann
as having collected an account from
him due the Pioneer Press Co., Thurs
day.
Mr.. johnson arrived here Friday
noon and with Mr.. Gray had a con-
sultation with County Attorney
Hughes. He states that Crabbe has
collected 5000 to $500 wrongfully. and
has signed the names Of Crabbe,
Knapp, Wilson and Kirby to the re-
ceipts which he has given out, using
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