The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-18

little sum of money. This he states he
intends to use toward settling his Ma
pleton losses, and later on he expects
to refund the balance. He had the great
misfortune to lose his wife and infant
in February. Before that he received
a visit from his father and sister. In
this correction he denies the stories
that he started in as a bar tender. He
states that he did not at any time do
this. nor was there bar in connection
with his hotel.
After his wife and child had died. Mr..
Buck learned of the death of his father.
and then he broke his leg, and finally he
was arrested. He had longed to return
to Mankato, and was glad when he was
arrested. He had long wanted to return
and be punished and clear his record,
He was not in fear of arrest, for he
knew that he could not be extradited
if he was to fight it, for he had been
a resident of the island long before the
treaty went into effect, and it only COW
cred those who came afterwards or had
been in the island but fifteen days.
Friends Stood By Him.
The commotion raised on the Isle of
Pines as a consequence of Mr.. Bucks
arrest was without parallel. His friends
from all parts of the island hurried to
Neuva Corona to offer assistance. In
dignation ran high in the city, speeches
were made, and violence to the detec-
tives was only averted by Mr.. Buck S
GOODNESS and his insisting that he de,
sired to 90 to Havana. The temper of
the people of the Isle of Pines was at
such heat that he was offered forcible
release by his fellow Americans if he SO
desired. The next day the steamer hav
ing the prisoner and the detectives was
met at the wharf at Columbia by every
able bodied man there, who cheered Mr..
Buck until their voices could no longer
be heard by those on the steamer.
No Secret of Whereabouts.
While on the Isle of Pines, Mr.. Buck
made no particular secret of the fact
that he was there, but sent letters and
papers to his friends in Mankato, Ma
Il oil bp In
that he left Mapleton he went under the
name of d. w. McGregor and this
week. He told some of his friends on
the island of the defalcation, saying
that his one aim was to make enough
money to pay back the money that he
had taken. The hotel business had come
from nothing to be lucrative, and he
estimated that within two years he
would be able to settle all claims. He
had some options on real estate. Things
are beginning to boom in the Isle of
Pines, for it is a great health resort. It's
magnesla water is famous.
Met Ogle on the Island
Mr. Buck met Judge J. B. Ogle in a
town on the other end of the Isle of
Pines from where Neuva Corona is stu
ated. This was so soon after Mr.. Ogle
left Mapkato that it seems that he
went directly there from here. Mr.
Buck took Minneapolis newspaper,
md before the paper containing the ac-
count of Judge Ogles flight reached him
he saw the Judge. Mr. Buck knew Ogle
by sight in Mankato but had never met
him, and from what he had heard of
him did not care to know him, so when
he saw him on the island he did not
speak to him. Early in July, however
he saw Judge Ogle again and was intro
duced to him. They conversed mo-
ment, but Mr.. Buck did not ask Judge
Ocle about his troubles. Soon after
that Mr.. Buck learned that Mr.. Ogle had
quit the island. Judge Ogle seemed to
be out of money and was unemploy-
ed. He had made no attempt to dis
yuise himself but looked the same as he
did in Mankato. 1t might be that when
he learned that he was liable to be ex-
tradited he left
Mr. Buck states that, contrary to the
general impression, the Isle of Pines
is not refuge for fugitives from justice
from the United States. He says that
lside from himself and Judge Ogle none
of the Americans on the island are
wanted anywhere else The climate and
scenery and the water are all so fine
that it attracts many tourists, while
other Americans are getting business
interests on the island
Will Plead Guilty.
Mr.. Buck states that he will plead
guilty to the charge against him and
take his medicine" He desires to be
admitted to bail for week in order tc
visit Mapleton and see people there AND
in this city whom he would like to
talk with He will probably make APP
plication for bail as soon as Judge Cray