The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-09-14
Emil Scheurer is Held on
the Charge.
DISAPPEARS MYSTERIOUSlY
Earnest Mallory, Who Stole From
Seaman's Restaurant Confesses
to Ease His Conscience.
From Mondays Daily.


Amel Scheurer was placed under ar
rest early this morning on a warrant
sworn out by Chief Donahue, charging
him with grand larceny in the second
degree i'm the theft of seventeen razors
from Nelson Weeds drug store August
4th. valued at $3.50 He desired an ex-
animation and his hearing was set for
Thursday next at 9 a. m, and in default
of $500 bonds he was committed to the
county Jail.
On August or ) Scheurer was taken
10 the city hall to account for half a
dozen raZors that he had in his posses
sion. He had been selling some razors very
cheap He claimed that Il stranger had
let him have some twenty raZors, some
lackknives. spectacles and shoes to sell
on halves. He did not know the mans
name. nor where he got the articles. No
spectacles. knives or shoes were found in
Scheurcr's possession.
1t was mystery to the police where
the raZors came from. They were OF a
quality that could not be sold at the
price that they were sold at. Not until
yesterday was an explanation offered.
On Saturday Nelson Weed had call
for a razor and when he went to show
l.. Lo
teen of the cases empty. He was
amazed, and yesterday reported the mat
ter to the police. The razors had been
stolen. and the thief had shut the cases
and put them back in their places. The
cases had Mr.. Weeds private mark.
which shows that the thief was bright
enough to leave them. Mr.. Weed does
not have calls for raZors very often, and
did not have occasion to look into the
cases for a month past. He remembers
that about a month ago he left the rear
door of the store unlocked one night,
and few days later the front door I'M
locked on Sunday when he went home.
1t is thought that the thief took adj
vantage of this fact and stole the razOrs
on one of these occasions. The raZOrs
are valued at $3.50 and So each. and two
of the three brands are the same as
what Scheurer had. Scheurer denies that
he stole the razors. He lives over the drug
store, and says that he has made pur-
chases there few times.
Three of the razors that Scheurer sold
have been recovered.
August Niebel was arraigned before
Judge Comstock this morning on the
charge of assault in the third degree,
preferred by his wife, Emelia Michel, al
legged to have taken place Sept. 6. Me
bel pleaded not guilty and his trial was
set for Sept IA at 10 a. m, and he was
allowed to 90 on furnishing 800 bond.
c. Wixon was this morning fined S3
and costs or seven days in Jail for disOr
derby conduct.
Ernest Mallory, the cook at Seaman's
restaurant who on Aug. p stole S25 or
parts unknown, surrendered himself to
the police department at Duluth yes
terday and confessed to the robbery He
said that his conscience had troubled
him to such an extent that he would
find satisfaction in confessing and pay
ing the penalty.
Chief Troyer of Duluth notified the
officials in this city of the matter, but
upon investigation it developed that
Mallory's mother had made restitution
for her son to Mr.. Seaman, and that the
latter did not care to prosecute the young
man, who is twentysiX years old. Ac
cordingly Sheriff Williams last night
telegraphed to Chief Troyer instructing
him to release Mallory.
The police last evening received Il
telephone message from Mark Veasey,
who lives at 955 Summit avenue. st.
Paul, and is a former resident of this
city, saying that Mrs. Frank Schuman
of this city has disappeared. He de-
sired that her husband. who lives at S22
Poplar street, be informed. He said that
Mrs. Schuman had been visiting at his
home, and had gone to Somerset, and
then to Saltwater, but had not been
seen since. Mr.. Schuman, who is rail
road man, has not yet been informed,
as he is out of the city, Friends of the
family will hope that Mrs Schuman will
return safely.
Officer Robb this morning ran in a
big. husky tramp, who was begging and
insolent where he was refused food.
The board of public works this after