The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-08-10
STILL IN CUSTODY.
The SaIfers and Graves are Re-
arrested.
The Condition of Edith Wats,n Said TO
Be Worse.-Murray Still
Evades Arrest.

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Graves are still being held in custody
by the officials of LIE Sueur county
The warrant upon which they were
originally arrested charged assau 1t
with intent to do great bodily harm.
They were discharged upon this and
rearrested upon warrant prepared by
st. Peter attorneys charging all three
of the parties with the crime OF rape
The county attorney of LIE Sueur
county arrived at Kasota Tuesday
afternoon and the preliminary hearing
was set for Aug. 18th. 1t is not neces-
sary that the parties charged with
rape be admitted to bail, and the au-
thorities refused in this case to accept
bail.
The prisoners were allowed to go
about the village at their pleasure
when they were first taken there. The
mayor of Kasota finally notified the
constable to have them put in the lock-
up. and they have been there since.
The lookup is strong structure OF
brick and stone, but the sheriff, who
arrived yesterday and remained all
night, concluded to take the men to
the county seat at LeSueur Center. 1t
was his intention to take them there
this afternoon.
Tuesday night about fifty men gathered
around the Jail and the report arose
that at was intended to lynch the pri-
soners. Some had revolvers which
they fired off, and it is said that there
was plenty of rope handy. We are in
formed Tuesday by reliable parties,
however, that there was no intention
to lynch the men. Our informant
stated, nevertheless, that had the men
been released there was no saying what
would have occurred. as the feeling at
Kasota against them is intense A. R.
Pfau has been retained by Dick
Graves, and w. L. Comstock by the
Salfers, and they were in Kasota last
evening. Mr.. Pau went to LIE
Sueur this afternoon, probably to try
to secure the release of John Safer
on bail
Edith Watson, who was taken to
Minneapolis Monday morning, was
reported as being in worse condition
this morning than at any time yet. 1t
is understood that she is in a hospital.
Sunday evening she was opposed to
being removed, wishing to appear at
the preliminary hearing of the pri-
soners, but on the advice of her
friends, who thought it best to have
her removed from the scene of the out
rage, she finally consented.
The hack driver, Dick Graves. as
previously stated, made a confession
of the horrible proceeding, but claims
that he was not concerned in the abuse
of the woman and did not hear her
cries for help, although he acknowledged
that they stopped at several places
along the road for water for her. 1t
seems almost incredible that he could
not hear anything, when number of
people along the road heard the
woman's cries.
Martin Murray has not yet been
caught, but the authorities are on the
lookout for him. 1t was reported in
Kasota Tuesday afternoon that he had
been arrested in North Dakota, but
this is probably not the case. Chief
Bruels and Deputy Sheriff Albert
Gerlich went to ST. Peter this after
noon to follow up clue.
County Attorney Hughes was Mon
day afternoon asked by the county at
torney of LIE Sueur to be present at the
hearing of the prisoners, and was in
formed that it would come off Thurs
day at 9 a. M 1t is likely that the
time was postponed in order to allow
Miss Watson to recover sufficiently to
be present.
1t is said that several things have
come to light that make the case look
darker for the prisoners.