The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-12-01
MISS HAGWAlL EXPLAINS.
Charges Against Her Were Witho, {
Slightest Foundation.


From Tuesdays Daily.
To the Editor of The Free Press: In
your issue of last Wednesday you cop
led statement from the twin city pa
pers relative to myself which did me
great wrong, and / trust that you will
accord me sufficient of your space to ex-
plain to my friends out of what the dis
patch you copied grew. 1t referred to
my being arrested at Cheyenne, Wyom-
ing, on suspicion of having left Colo
RADIO Springs, Col, with man of that
place.
The facts are that in the month of
March last by brother, nineteen years
old, was so severely afflicted with as
thma that he had to leave this climate.
and my parents decided to send him to
Colorado, and not wishing to send him
alone, they sent me with him. We
went to Colorado Springs where my
brother got immediate relief, and we
concluded to stay there indefinitely, and
| at once procured place in private
family and worked there regularly until
the 18th of the present month. Any
one wishing to learn of my conduct
there can ascertain by writing to this
family, whose name and address they
can get from me any time.
My brother is much interested in cleo
tricity and has wanted to learn to be an
electrician and while at Colorado Springs
became acquainted with a young man
who was working in that line. In
the early part of the present month this
friend sent him word from Cheyenne
that if he would 90 there he could get
him a job at that kind of work. We
lid not want to separate, and after
talking it over [ concluded to give up
my place and 60 with him, and get en-
ployment in the same city. On the 18th
inst. we both packed all our belongings
and took the evening train to Cheyenne,
arriving there early in the morning. On
that trip l went with my brother and
10 one else, and rode in the seat with
him all the way, and was in company of
no other person. 1t happened that
certain man at Colorado Springs went
to Cheyenne on the same train, but what
for I do not know, and he put up at the
same place that we did, but was not in
our company in any sense, though we
both saw him there and talked with him.
On the evening of the 18th while my
brother and myself were at the hotel
together, the sheriff called on us and
said he had a warrant for me, and that
he had the man from Colorado Springs
in custody, whom he had arrested in
some other part of the city. l was tax
n to the sheriff's residence, in company
with my own brother, and after few
hours when the situation was fully un-
ierstood I was released, and the sheriff
wrote my parents explaining the mis-
take that had been made. The man was
llso released, but | did not see or talk
with him from the time we had seen
him at the hotel until this date, he hav-
ing gone back to his home. On what
suspicion or circumstance this action
was taken | have not been able to learn,
but / know that l am innocent, and fell
into an unfortunate combination of cir
cumstances. The lady, where l worked
1t Colorado Springs told me when l left
that she was very sorry to have me 90,
md said | could call on her for rec
>mmendation at any time.
This whole matter was a terrible blow
to me, and thought the best thing l
could do was to come right home and
let my parents know all about it, which
did; and l trust that you will give
this statement the same publicity you
did the former report, which did me
great injustice.
MINNIE HAGWALL.
In copying the dispatch alluded to by
Miss Hagwall. The Free Press stated
that there must be some mistake and
Miss HagwalPs letter sets matters
Alright. The many friends of the young
lady will be pleased to learn that the
charges against her were unfounded.