The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-29
She C0nfesses After Arrest at
Sioux Falls Saturday.
Brought Back to Mankato Today
BY Sheriff Williams.
Trapped BY Information From
Former Mankatonian.
From Mondays Daily.

AAohA Uhonuay Dally.
Mrs. c. H. Wilson or Mrs, Frank Fox.
whichever is her right name, who is
wanted on the charge of forgery, was
taken into custody at Sioux Falls, S. D.,
Saturday evening by the chief of police
OF that place, and is now on her way to
Mankato, and probably by the time this
paper is issued will have been lodged in
the county jail
Credit for the apprehension of Mrs.
Wilson is largely due to E. ]. Himmel-
man of Sioux City, proprietor of the City
hotel in this city. He was on his way
from Sioux City to Mankato last We'd
nesday afternoon, and soon after he had
entered the smoking car to enjoy his
cigar young man sat down beside him
and started up conversation. Tt was
Fox. Mr.. Zimmerman soon tumbled to
the fact that he was talking to one of
the parties who created sensation in
this city a short time ago, as he takes
a Mankato paper and read the account
of the affair in it. He did not say any
thing, except to ask Fox where he was
going. Fox replied that he was on his
way to Pierre. Mr.. Zimmerman asked
him whether he was not nephew of
John Graham, whose horse, "Duster,"
Fox had been talking about, and Fox
hot ho hut @ho4 L.
was a nephew of Ed Weaver Mr.. Him.
melman knew that this was not the case,
and after Fox had gone into another car
he asked the conductor where the man
had ticket to. The conductor replied
that it was to Sioux Falls. Fox chang
ed cars at Worthington and had lady
with him.
When Mr.. Zimmerman got to Mankato
he asked Assessor Jordan whether for
gerry had not been committed in Manka-
to recently. The assessor did not recall
one at the moment, but told Chief Dona-
hue about the matter. The chief found
Sheriff Williams and together they saw
Mr. Zimmerman and got the facts as stat
ed above. This all occurred at the races
at Sibley park Thursday afternoon. The
officers Immediately went to County
Attorney Wilson's office, and that Off
cial promised to get out warrant the
next morning and advised the officers
to wire the Sioux City officers at once,
which they did.
Chief Donahue sent the message that
night, and not hearing anything called
up the Sioux Falls chief the next night.
The Sioux Falls officials said that he
had seen nothing of the parties whose
description had been given him. Sat-
urday night Mr.. Donahue was called up
by the Sioux Falls chief, who said that
he had Mrs. Wilson in custody. Yester
day, Sheriff Williams called up the Sioux
Falls official and asked whether Mrs. Will
son would come without requisition pa
pers and whether she confessed to the
charge. Later, he received a message
from Sioux Falls, saying that Mrs. Will
son admitted everything and would come
without papers. Sheriff Williams and
wife left last night for Sioux Falls to
bring the prisoner back with them, and
are expected on the 4:45 p. m. train.
The warrant against Mrs. Wilson
charges her with forgery in the second
degree. 1t is signed by w. ]. Flachsen
har, of the National Bank of Commerce,
who alleges that the bank was victim
lied out of $5S by the woman by means
of forged check for the amount drawn
upon the American National
bank of Aurora, ILL.,, bearing date of
June 26, 1904, in favor of Mrs. G. HI.
Wilson, and purporting to be signed by
Fred ]. Sears, and bearing the endorse
ments of Mrs. G. H. Wilson and S. S.
Smith. This was cashed by the bank on
July 9th on the strength of the alleged
endorsement of S. S. Smith, which turn
ed out to have been forged. Mr.. Sears
also denounced the check as forged
1t will be remembered that the woman
also got Mr.. Smith to endorse a check
for SIS, which she got cashed at another
bank, and this check also came back,
pronounced forgery. Fox, who claimed
to be the woman's husband, brought
her to the city on the June goth, and
they visited his fathers step father, Mr..
Smith, and his two aunts. He cannot
be held on the same charge as the wom-
an unless she claims that he is the party