The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-07-28
ARREST Of IA. BUCK
How II Was Brought About Is
Now Explained.
Havana Post Tells the Story
of His Capture.
He Was In the Hospital There
But a Few Days.
People Didn't Want Fugitive
Removed From Island.

The Havana Post of July 10 gives
the following story of the arrest of A.
A. Buck:
Alfred A. Buck, alias w. j. McGregor,
Nueva Corona Isle of Pines, OH Monday
and brought to Havana last evening
charged with having embezzled from the
Mapleton State bank of Mapleton, Min
nesota, of which he was cashier, the sum
of $1,000.
On the 10th of June Mr. Buck entered
Mercedes hospital with a severe inflam
nation in the left leg, giving to the hos
pitaI authorities the name of w. j.
McGregor.
Four days later he left that institu
ton only slightly improved, without
leaving any word as to his future add
dress.
A few days since the secretary of
state informed Chief of Police Jerez of
d communication received from United
States Minister Squiers, demanding the
arrest of and permission to extradite
one Alfred A. Buck, alias w. j. Nc
Gregor, wanted for the embezzement
of Sl7 10000 from the Mapleton State
bank, of Mapleton, Mimi.
Chief Jerez detailed to the difficult
task of finding the missing man who
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cause he had been found so greatly
wanting, Sergeant Rivas and Detective
Goicuria, two of his ablest men. These
learned of the arrival Of their man at
Mercedes hospital on June. IL, and his
leaving there ON the goth inst. without
any clew to his future movements. In
dustrious investigation led the detec
tives finally to the belief that he whom
they were in search had either gone to
some interior point on the island or to
the Isle of Pines. They were quite sat
isfied themselves that he was not in
Havana, and soon learned to an equal
certainty that he had not left for the
interior
They then turned their attention to
the Isle of Pines, and took passage for
the islet
There they had little trouble, for in
the American hotel, which is the only
comfortable hostelry of the town, say
the detectives, they found as fellow
guest man answering perfectly to the
description of Alfred A. Buck alias w.
j. McGreoor, ie e., a man with Il slight
scar. partly concealed by the right eye
brow. about five feet ten inches in
height and weighing 245 pounds, of ath-
letic build, short. black beard. black hair
aud lame temporarily in the left leg.
At seven O'Clock on Monday morning
having arrived at Neuva Corona the
previous night. the detectives arrested
their man.
When the large sum which he had
ambezzled was demanded of him, the
fugitive declared that he had none of
it, as he had expendede it Il upon the
sickness Of his wife and child, both of
whom he had buried in March, and on
the disease in his leg.
A thorough search of Bucks effects
resulted only in the finding of gold
Waltham watch, with a chain, which
was taken from his person, as also a
gold "Elks' emblem, "A fine shotgun and
revolver and vouminous packet of
letters.
So favorably had Buck impressed the
people of Nueva Corona during the short
stay there. that they were very loath
to allow the detectives to take him
away.
Sergeant Riyas and Detective Giocoria
left the Isle of Pines at III O'Clock yes
terday morning and arrived at the sec
ret police headquarters with their pris-
oner at eight o'clock last evening.
Chief Jerez and his subordinates, not
unfairly, plume themselves upon the
fact that since the conclusion of the eX-
tradition treaties with the United
States, Canada and Spain, they have
placed each of those countries i'll Cuba's
debt by capturing for them fugitives,
before any of the said countries have
done so much for them. With Mexico
they did even better, catching and hold
ing here the hero of the clever parrot
cage swindle until the governments had
made arrangements for his surrender.
"Of course" said one of Chief Jerez'
lieutenants, "we have more chance
to catch their criminals than they have.
because they let theirs escape after the
commission of their crimes, while We
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