The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-20
FIRED A SHOT.
Fred Macbeth Caught it in the
Leg.
AIois Getzel Thought That he was to be
Held Up and Pulled His
Gun.

in his left leg Mon day night, from a re
Ivolyer held by Alois Getzel. While
not serious, it will confne him to his
bed for some time
1t appears that Macbeth. Getzel and
Rolla Liesman were together during a
part of the evening. Getzel, who was
placed under arrest soon after the
shooting, gave the following account of
the affair to Free Press reporter this
morning:
"The three of us met in Klein
schmidt & Mettler's saloon at about ten
O'Clock Monday night. The other two
went out first and I went out after
awhile and went to Blatterman's
saloon, where 1 found the other two.
This was about eleven o'clock. They be-
gan to have little fun with me, and
we had two or three drinks One OF
the party said something that made me
mad and I called him name. Fred
took the matter up, but it was settled
in friendly way by my paying for an
other drink all around. then left the
place and started north toward my
home. When I had gotten as far as
Hildebrandt's barber shop, on North
Front street, Otto Dollar and Fred
Macbeth caught up with me. I was
! afraid from the way they acted that
they were going to hold me up and l
pulled my revolver, intending to fire in
the air and brighten them. fired once,
but did not intend to shoot anyone, and
did not know that had shot Fred un
til was arrested later"
The shooting occurred at the corner
of Front and Spring streets at shortly
after 1870 o'clock. Liesman, Herman
Nigg and Mic Schneider were walking
! in the same direction as the other three
and about eighty feet behind them, but
did not see the shooting, although they
heard the shot and hurried up.
Macbeth was taken to the home of
his brother, John H. Macbeth, on North
Second street. opposite the City Hotel,
and DIR. Webster was summoned. 1t
was found that Macbeth had been shot
in the left thigh. The bullet had en-
tered the front of the thigh, we'll up,
and went nearly straight downward,
being found imbedded in the muscle
Just above and inside Of the knee. 1t
traversed about thirteen inches. DR..
Webster cut out the bullet, and it was
found to be only slightly flattened. as
though it might have just grazed a
bone Mr.. Macbeth had some fever
] Tuesday and he was forbidden to
talk with anyone. He will be confined
| to the house for some time.
After doing the shooting, Getzel re-
placed the revolver in his pocket and
turned up Spring street and proceeded
to his home at No. 1921 North Fourth
street, where he was undressing to go
to bed when Off ,ers Daniels and Ohm
stead arrived and placed him under ar
rest. The revolver is an old one. of 80
calibre, and had two empty shells, but
one had been fired some time ago.
Getzel is day laborer and never has
been in any trouble before. He is fifty
nine years of age and has resided in
Mankato for an even quarter of cen.
tury. He has wife but no children.
He was somewhat intoxicated when
arrested. When searched $3.50 was
found in his pockets It is known that
check for $25 was cashed for him in a
saloon at about ten o'clock in the
evening.
Fred Macbeth has been employed by
Tomlinson & Staffard, a stock COM
mission firm, at South st. Paul for a
year past. He came home Saturday
for visit, and intended to return
early this morning. When seen
by reporter this forenoon, he said that
| he did not think that he would have
Getzel prosecuted, as he did not know
what good it would do. His account
of the MATTER closely comedies with
that given by. Getzel. He said that he
was walking by Getzel's side. with
Dollar a little behind. Nothing was
said or done by anyone to make Getzel
think that he was to be held up or
robbed, Getzel was somewhat intoxi-
Gated. Mr.. Macbeth did not notice
him draw a revolver and Getzel did not
give any warning of his intention, so