The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-19
WITH THE POLICE,
Criminal Doings of a Day in
MankatO.
Several Thievings Reported, Alleged Pick
pocket "PulIed," st Paul Man Ar
rested, Stolen Go0ds Recovered.

These are busy days at police head
: quarters, where the officers have
their hands full looking after the
! tough gang that always focks to points
where crowds are expected to as
semble.
Late yesterday afternoon, a stranger
approached Deputy Sheriff Geo. At
Gibson and asked him whether he
| would not like to purchase a bolt of
cloth which he displayed. Mr.. Atchi-
son promptly arrested him, and it de-
| veloped that he was wanted by o. Cd
jard for the theft of the cloth. He
gave the name of Ed. Rogers, and said
that he had bought the cloth of man
in Omaha and intended to have suit
of clothes made of it, but got hard up.
Later, 81. E. Hance identified the
man as party who, early in the
week, stole two pairs of trousers from
the Model Clothing store. Mr.. Hance
caught him in the act, and he threat
ened to shoot Mr. H. if detained by
him. The fellow spent night in the
lookup early in the week. He is to be
held on the charge of stealing the
cloth
A man giving the name of ]. W. Will
son was locked up on suspicion Of be-
ing pickpocket. Later, Mrs. sGuen-
Their identified him as being the party
who picked her pocket at New Ulm a
couple of years ago, when she held him
until he was arrested. He served six
enssmonths for that ..offense. He is
still in custody at the city hall, and
the officers will probably hold him a
day or two longer.
James T. Murphy, who was arrested
on suspicion of having stolen shoes
from an Omaha freight Car, was ar
raigned today on the charge of vag-
rancy and was ordered held for two
days. The detectives hope to have
more evidence against him by that
time He claims that his home is in
Iowa and that he makes business of
selling coat hangers.
/. A bicycle belonging to Ed. Neubel
was stolen from in front of Neubel
Bros. hardware store on North Front
street this noon. The theft was re-
ported to the police.
A Mr.. Mohr, who resides on Sixth
street and who works with has father
in lime kiln at Caroline Station, lost
a watch this forenoon at the kiln. A
stranger asked him what time it was,
and he looked at his time piece, which
was in his trousers, .. that were hang
ing in the building. He stepped out,
and on returning the--stranger and the
watch were both gone. The watch
was silverine one, with open face
and Elgin movement.
Last evening Jack Beatty was arrest
ed on the charge of having attempted
to snatch a purse from the hand of a
young lady on North Second street
Two or three other ladies saw the at
tempt and positively identified Beatty.
The later stated that it was all a
mistake, that people were throwing
confetti and he had put his hand out to
brush them away. He did not remem-
Der the instance but thought that this
might have been one of them. The
young ladies deny that they were
throwing confetti 60
Beattyssretained A. R. Pau Jr. as
his attorney, and an arrangement was
made whereby he agreed to leave the
city for two years. on condition that no
charge was made againsts~.him. When
he was arraigned, Judge Shisslersgave
him severe lecturing on morals and
one hour to leave the city.