The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-08-21
CASSIDY MADE HOT:FOOT
Former Egg Man Pursued in Chicago
BY Indignant Creditor.
Attempts to Give Latter the Slip,
But Is Caught.
Meeting of Howe and the Redwood
Falls Man Later.
Mr.. MeIges Has an Experience With
Cold Storage Firm.
From Mondays Daily,

While Howe and Cassidy are enjoying
the balmy lake breezes from off the
waters of Michigan, the many creditors
of the Southern Minnesota Cold Storage
company are wondering if they are GO
ing to realize anything from the wreck
that occurred in this city several weeks
ago. If reports are true there is not
much salvage and the creditors are not
likely to receive anything in return for
the eggs shipped to this firm. Howe and
Cassidy were still in Chicago when last
heard from. OF late they have not issued
a proclamation to their creditors, but an
other one is about due. These clever
gentlemen offered their notes to the
creditors, but the proposition was not ac
cepted with that alacrity with which
country dealers dispc of eggs to them.
The couatry dealers probably are not
looking for a second scorching of fingers.
If they get fooled again it will be their
fault, they say.
There has been some talk of bringing
Howe and Cassidy back to Mankato and
prosecuting them under a charge of
fraud, but whether this talk will result
in anything being done in that direction
remains to be demonstrated.
Recently Albert G. Melges, manager of
the Redwood Falls Cold Storage COM
pany, visited Chicago for the purpose of
comforting with Howe and Cassidy re-
garding a settlement of the account
which his company holds against them
On arriving in Chicago Mr.. Melges call
ed at the residence of Mr.. Howe, but was
informed that the head of the family was
not at home and further inquiry did not
develop any first-class clew to his where
abouts. Mr.. Melges then went to that
section of the city where the commits
sion men hold forth, and made diligent
search for either gentlemen. He was
told of their haunts. Later while walk
ing along one of the prominent business
streets Mr.. Melges observed Cassidy
coming toward him. But about the same
time Cassidy caught sight of Melges.
This gentleman's presence there was
rather unexpected. Cassidy turned about
and made tracks in the opposite direc-
ton, going at pace that Dan Patch
couldn't equal. Melges kept his eagle
eye on the fleeing man and followed him
closely. Suddenly Cassidy "ducked' into
a large department store, expecting of
course, that Melges would follow with
the impression that he had made his
exit via door opening on another
street. Mr.. Melges, however, was wise
to Cassidy's little game. He figured it
out that Cassidy would double his
tracks and come out of the door he had
entered. This proved to be the correct
calculation. Presently Cassidy came
forth, peeked up and down the street in
order to determine whether the coast
was clear. As he was about to step out
onto the sidewalk Mr.. Melges reached
out his hand and seized him by the nape
of the neck. Melges informed the egg
dealer that he was going to return him
to Mankato Cassidy squirmed consider
ably and was scared almost out OF his
boots. Mr. Melges asked to be taken
into the presence of Howe, and Cassidy
lost no time in escorting him to room
where that worthy was. Howe would
/, rather have met the prince OF
Wales than Melges. However, their
greetings were not altogether frigld.
Condor, the attorney who came to Man
kato Just after the wreck and made GER
| tain statements as to Howe and Cas-
sidy's condition financially and who pro-
posed reorganization of the company,
was present. A conversation with Howe
and Cassidy convinced Mr.. Melges that
F., these two men were about call in" and
| that the creditors stand poor show OF