The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-08
UNDER ARREST.
Parties Who Entered Point
Pleasant Cottages.
One of the Supposed Parties Tells on the
Other for the Reward.-==TwO
More Cottages Entered.

The parties who broke into num-
Der of cottages recently at Point
| Pleasant have been located and one
was arrested Saturday evening and the
other was probably taken into custody
today. The party arrested Saturday
is Frank Dolliver, who lives near the
village and was arrested and convicted
of similar 'offense five or six years
ago. He was brought to Mankato last
evening by Constable Will Fl.
Hanchett of Madison Lake and oc-
cupied a cell at the city hall over
night
The offer of a reward of $50 by l.. P.
Hunt and the ladies who own the
Uneeda Rest cottage is believed to
have been the moving cause in the ap-
prehension of the pilferers. On Satur-
day, Elmer Tappey of Madison Lake
confded to Constable Hanchett that he
and Dolliver had taken from Geo. E.
Brett's barn on the Point the articles
missing from the Hunt and Uneeda
Rest cottages and had hidden them.
Yesterday the owners of a number
of the cottages on the Point drove out
to see what was the condition of their
property They were Mrs. Baker, Mrs.
Sherman, Miss Van Blarcum, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. II. Spencer, FL. A. Patterson,
G.. A. Lewis and John Ray.
1t was found that the Patterson cot
tage had been unlocked and new set
of carpenters tools, macintosh coat.
a rubber coat and a quantity of mems
clothing had been stolen. The only
thing missing from the Ray cottage
was pair of ice tongs. The other
cottages had not been disturbed.
Dolliver admitted to Mr.. Patterson
that he had entered the Patterson and
Ray cottages, and said that he had
unlocked the former and found the
door of the latter unlocked. He would
not tell where the stolen goods were
located, but offered to accompany
Chief Bowen to the spot, and finally
revealed to him in confidence where
the place is. Mr. Bowen induced him
to take Constable Hanchett to the
place, and they left this forenoon, &C
companied by Mr.. Hanchett's father.
1t was the intention, of the Hanchetts
to arrest Tappey. Dolliver thought
that the latter ought not to have given
him away for $50, and remarked that
he would not have given Tappey away
for $780,
Dolliver stated to Free Press re-
porter this morning that he is twenty
one years Of age and that Tappey is
about forty-six years old. He said that
they took the goods one night three
weeks ago, doing the whole of the
business on one night.
Chief Bowen says that Dolliver is
good hearted fellow, but has been
drinking heavily, and has foolish
notion that he wants to be though. "
Mr.. Patterson will probably sign the
complaint against the two men, and
their case will very likely be brought
to the attention of the grand jury that
meets this week.
The Hanchetts returned late this
afternoon with Dolliver. They were
unable to find Tappey, who they say
has skipped the village. Dolliver took
them to an old building east of the
village, where some of the stolen plum
der was found. The remainder was
found Saturday night hidden in gar
ret in the village, Tappey having re-
vealed it's location. 1t is thought that
everything has been recovered.
H. A. Patterson today procured
warrant for Dolliver and Tappey,
charging them with grand larceny in
the second degree.