The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-08-10
SALFER RETURNS.
The Senior Salfer Puts Up $1,000
Bail.
County Attorney KirwiB, of LeSueur
County, Visits the City on the
KasOta Case.


LIE Sueur, having been released on
So, 600 bail by Judge Caldwell. Two
friends went on his bond. No at
tempt will be made to bail out Joseph
Safer until after the preliminary ex-
animation, and Dick Graves will pro-
badly remain in Jail until the grand
jury meets Sept. 10th. Attorneys Pau
and Comstock, who will defend the
prisoners, returned with Mr.. Safer.
Mr.. Salfer did not care to talk much
for publication when seen by Free
Press reporter Wednesday, saying
that he would rather let the whole
matter come out at the hearing at Ka-
sofa Aug. 10th. He said that he would
then produce large amount of evil
dence to show the character of Miss
Watson, when people would change
their minds about the case. He said
that he would show that she is a
"grafter. " She first came to his hotel
in March and stayed week, and
came again for few days two months
ago, since which time he had not seen
her until Friday evening. On her
second visit she tried to have him
come into her room, to make trouble
for him. She had demanded money
of him and that was the purpose of
her visit to the city Friday. She came
into his saloon and wanted money, no
definite amount being stated, and
asked him to meet her at the post
office. Heidi not agree to do so. He
denies that there was talk of Joe Safer
and Martin Murray meeting her and
getting her out of town He says that
he had nothing to do with what fol-
lows, but thinks that Miss Watson has
been pretending to be a good deal
worse off than she is for effect.
Mr.. Safer states that he was not
frightened when the crowd surrounded
the Jail and discharged fire arms. He
told the other two that if the door was
opened they could take chairs and &C
through the mob.
County Attorney Kirwin, of Water
vile, was in the city today looking
up evidence in the case and consulting
with County Attorney Hughes. He
states that the hearing will come off
Aug. 10Th if Miss Watson is able to
appear. When told that it has been
intimated that she might not appear,
he said that he would see to it that
there was no failure on her part to ap-
pear as witness. Mr. Kirwin con-
siders the case a bad one, and states
that he will do his full duty in the
matter. No matter in which county
the case is heard, he and County At
torney Hughes would work together.
Word was received this morning
from Winnebago City that Murray had
been seen there the past two days,
and Sheriff Gerlach and Chief Bruels
went there this morning, but nothing
had been heard from them up to late
this afternoon. Murray on Saturday
afternoon displayed $25 or $50 to sew
eral parties and said that it had come
easy while other people had to work
for their money. He had no such
money before that. Miss Watson, it
will be remembered, claims that she
was robbed of $40 in the hack.
Mayor Currier states that he will
bring the matter of hack licenses to
the attention of the council at the
next meeting. He feels that every
licensed hack should have reputa-
BILE driver.
Miss Watson is in st. Joseph's hos
pital in Minneapolis and was reported
better last evening. Mr.. Kirwin
states that every effort WILDE made to
bring Murray to justice.
John Safer states that he did not
telephone to Miss Watson and ask her
to come to Mankato. He says that she
telephoned to him, but that Joe Safer
answered the call She thought that
she was talking to John Safer, and
Joe thought that he was talking to
another Miss Watson, who formerly
lived here.