The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-11
DEFENDS A. A. BUCK.
Owatonna Travelling Man Says He 10
Not Desperate Individual.

c. B. Allen, travelling man, who
resides at Owatonna, inquired of The
Union if we had copy of The Martin
County Sentinel of July 2lst. We had.
He stated that he had dictated con
versation with "A person connected with
The Sentinel, in answer to an article
that had appeared in print and been
copied by The Mapleton Enterprise and,
we believe by one or both of the Man
kato dailies in the shape of an interview
held by Judge Severance with some one
about Judge Buck. The substance of
this article was, that Al Buck had
grossly deceived his father before the
old gentleman went to the Isle of Pines
to see his son, that he was constantly
asking for money from his father, time
and again stating that he was running
a hotel at the Isle of Pines, and that
after his father went there he found
him engaged in running an up-to date
saloon, bad man in short, and spuan-
dering money faster than he could earn
the same.
Mr.. Allen is the gentleman who ac-
companied Judge Buck to the Isle of
Pines. The Judge had no notion of 60
ing to see Al until informed by Mr..
Allen that he and his wife were going
to the Isle of Pines. Mr.. Buck made
some remarks in the conversation, wish
ing that he could go too. To this Mr..
Allen replied that he would be pleased
to have him 90 and advised the Judge
to do SO, even if he was an old man,
saying that he would see that he got
there So much for that.
Mr.. Allen says that Al Buck was
conducting himself in most gentle
manly manner, in every particular
quiet, inoffensive in all his dealings and
hoping that the time would come when
he would be able to make enough money
to pay back the sum he wrongfully took
from the people. The hotel business was
small, and very little was realized from
the income, just enough to pay ex-
penses. 1t was Al's desire to live an
upright, honorable life and he was do
ing so.
The story that Judge Buck died
broken hearted from the acts of his son
is not altogether true. No denying the
fact the Judge worried about what was
best to do for his son, and Al wor-
ried because of the sorrow he had caus-
ed his father, but at no time was Al
practicing a deception upon his father
while at the Isle of Pines or elsewhere
since the transaction. Mr.. Allen believes
the interview was incorrect, if any in
terview took place at all. 1t is believ-
ed that Judge Severance never made
the statement attributed to him.
Mr.. Allen says that AL has sins
enough for which to answer, without
heaping upon him more than he is gull
ty of. We mention this matter to have
things set at rights and if a wrong
statement has been published it can be
corrected, to give the poor fellow a
chance for his life.
The many kind acts of young Buck
has done for his friends by helping them
i'm time of need have all, been forgot
ten in the abuse heaped upon him by
those who have been befriended time
and again. It's the old story, that those
for whom we do the most, are the first,
nine times out of ten, to turn against
one, when in need and help is eX-
pected.
There are many points in the talk
that we had with Mr.. Allen that are
not here brought out but would be
worth knowing if the gentleman would
but state the same to one of the Man
kato papers-Lake Crystal Union.