The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-03
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Three White Boys Travel Around With
Tough Looking Negro.
Claim to Have Been Enticed From
Their Homes by Him.
They Now Want to Go Back to
Their Own Homes.
Negro Charged With Breaking Into
Freight Car.
From Mondays Daily.

FROM mondays Dally.
The, robbery of a Chicago & North
Western freight car Saturday night
iii the company's yards in this city led to
more or less important results. 1t was a
merchandise car, and it is said that eigh-
teen bottles of pop were stolen A color
ed man who has been hanging around
the city for several days was locked up
yesterday afternoon on suspicion, as the
yard man saw colored man come out
o. the car. He was subsequently allow
ed to go, as there was not enough evil
dence to hold him. He is a middle aged
man, with stubby beard and hard look
The negro was accompanied by two
white lads, who ran away from him at
Mankato junction after his release and
returned to this city. They were ar
rested last evening by Officers Bienapfi
and Klughertz because they have done
some begging in the city. At first they
claimed to live here.
The boys, after many denials, admit
ted that the negro went into the car and
stole the bottles and all drank some.
They told quite story about this man.
They said that last week the negro en-
ticed Campbell and one other boy away
from their homes, and Waycah two
months ago. The negro used as an ex-
cuse for getting them away they could
catch fish which he would SELL
The two Boys gave their names as
Thomas Waycah and Lloyd Campbell,
the former of Minneapolis and the lat
ter from Saltwater. The third boys
name is Joe Blanchard of Saltwater
Waycah was formerly newsboy.
Chief Donahue communicated with the
officers of Minneapolis about the boys
and learned that they were wanted there.
The police have been searching all over
the country for Wayeah.
At Chief Donaaue's request, the au-
thorities of Waseca placed the negro and
Blanchard under arrest last night, and
they will be held pending the arrival of
information as to whether the railroad
company wishes to prosecute the case,
and also the arrival of the fathers of
Waycah and Campbell The two boys
held here are eleven or twelve years of
age, and not bad looking.
5 The boys say that they tried to get
away from the negro, but were unable
to do so. They made break for liberty
at Ottawa, in the park, but could not
get away.
The boys deny that they have done
any stealing. They say that the four
arrived in the city four days ago, and
that they have been sleeping in empty
box cars. They say that yesterday the
negro, whom they called 'Shine" for the
want OF, any other. name, had gold
watch in his possession, which he claim
ed to have found The boys claim to
have been afraid of their companion,
who threatened to whip them in case
they should run away. They have fished
some for him, but they are evidently
not telling everything that they did,
1t seems strange that boys as large as
they are could not get away from the
negro if they wanted to do So They do
not complain of any i'll treatment, and
they seem to have been voluntary COM
panions of the colored man except pos
sibly the last few days.
Waycah's father arrived in the city
on the l0:35 a. n. train, and left for his
home with the boy on the noon train.
He said that the boy had been gone two
Policeman Rolla Barnes of Saltwater
arrived this noon and will take Campbell
home.
The boys now charge the negro with an
crime.