The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01
Stories PIucked From the Po-
lice Court Record Today.
THIRTY DAYS FOR STEVENS
Armstrong Family Must Bid Farewell
to Msnkato; lanes Kelly Again
Before the Judge. r'"
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Mason Stevens was arrested last even
ing at 630 o'clock at the residence on
strong and her family. He was intoXi
Gated and some one sent a call to the
police and he was found in the house.
This morning the charge of drunkenness,
first oifense, was placed against him.
and he pleaded guilty. He stated that
he lives at Lake Crystal, but that his
family are visiting in st. Paul. He ad-
mitted that he had once been arrested
on the charge of selling liquor without
license at Lake Crystal and that his
case was looked into by the grand jury.
He said that he had gone to the Arm
strong place in company with a young
man, but refused to diyulge his name,
claiming that he did not know it. He
was sentenced to pay fine of $40 and
costs OF to be committed to the county
jail for thirty days at hard labor at
the option of the county authorities.
Judge Comstock advised that when his
time is up he had better stay out of the
city unless he was looking for more
trouble. He was committed to jail, but
expects to pay his fine from money
coming to him at the railroad grading
camp.
The police have had the Armstrong;
under surveillance for several days, on
account of suspicious that the were
conducting a disorderly place. At nine
O'Clock last evening they observed the
place and noticed three men and three
women there drinking beer playing an
organ and doing some musical stunts.
They deemed the hour too early to
make a raid so Chief DOnahue and two
Of his patrolmen visited the place at
eleven o'clock and searched the house,
but found everything all right. Because
of what he had previously learned, MIR.
Donahue served notice on the family
to leave the city, and they agreed to
90. The son and daughter will 90 this
evening and Mrs. Armstrong probably
Monday next Their destination is said
to be st. Paul The family moved to
the city from North NIankato some two
weeks ago, and previous to that had
moved about quite rapidly Mrs. Arm
strong does nursing.
Mrs. Armstrong hired a livery rig
too quickly the carriage was smashed.
The proprietor has made complaint
against her, but owing to her coming de-
parture the case will probably be drop
ped or settled He claims Sl0.50 for
damages to the carriage and S. for liv
cry hire on two occasions
James Kelly was again before the
court this morning on the charge OF
drunkenness. first offense under the
state law. He was locked up late yes
teray afternoon, having been found
in an intoxicated condition in an alley
off of Jackson street. He pleaded not
guilty and claimed that he was merely
sick. II had a spell of blood rushing
to my head. | have had this for ten
years, and when | felt it coming on |
started for home. but fell down. The
spells generally last four or five min
utes, and | was just getting over this
one when the officer arrived"
Had you been drinking" asked the
court.
Not any. to speak of. l had a glass
of wine in the morning and a glass of
beer later
Officers Lundberg and Vogel We're
sworn and made out clear case against
Kelly The latter claimed that he could
prove by several witnesses who saw him
just before his arrest that he was not
drunk, and called upon Dog Catcher
Brooks The latter said that it was six
hours before the arrest that he had last
seen Kelly.
The court found Kelly guilty and
called attention to the fact that he was
before the court April 9th for vag-
rancy, and was paroled, but broke his
parole and was before the court again
May 4th for disorderly conduct. The
neiehbors had complained of annoy
ing proceedings at the place that he call
ed his home. These things must stop,
said the court, who said that Kelly was
substantially local hobo, and his con-
duct such that he was not entitled to
any consideration whatever. He SEN
fenced Kelley to serve forty days in
the county jail at hard labor at the dis
erection of the county authorities.
solicitor for magazine was run
i'll last night as drunk. He put up the
claim that he was suffering from tooth
ache and the officer had mistaken that
for drunkenness. He was brought be-
fore the court this afternoon.