The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-08
From Thursdays Daily.

The Sleepy Eye Dispatch prints this
story: After trying to secure lodS-
ing at all the hotels and then at a
livery barn, tourist giving his name
as Frank Burg, and who claims to be
the murderer of DIR. Gebhardt, was
finally given place for the night in
the city Jail last Thursday, and the
next day Judge Geschwind fixed him
up for fifteen days stay with
Sheriff Julius in the county prison at
New Tim.
Burg walked into Plath's livery
barn and started up to the hay loft
with a lighted cigar, when Andrew
Johnson, who is employed in the barn,
told him that he couldn't be accom-
modated with lodging there unless he
would throw away his cigar. Burg
said the cigar had cost him ten cents
and he wouldn't throw it away for
whereupon he was taken to
the street and advised to move OH.
He had not gone far when Chief Jacob
sen took him on a charge of intoXi-
cation and put an end to his worry
over a place to spend the night.
Burg protested that he wasn't drunk,
but said that he was on his way to
New Ulm to collect the balance due
him for killing DR.. Gebhardt. He
said he was the mysterious man who
did the bloody deed, but he was not
paid in full, and he wanted his money.
City Attorney Schmitt has prepared
for Joseph Theissen to sign.
Joseph Died., Otto Kronfeldt
and Herman Schmidt with riotous
conduct the other evening. The COM
plant against Diedle alleges that he
made a loud noise and assaulted an
other party and entered Mrs. Anna
Theissen's premises. Otto kronfeldt is
charged with breaking into and en-
tering the premises of Mrs. Theissen
and making a loud noise. Herman
Schmidt is accused of drawing large
knife and threatening to strike an
other and making loud noise with
the intent of disturbing Mrs. Theissen
and the guests in her hotel.
John J. Rooney arrived in the city
this noon from Minneapolis, and spent
the afternoon in the city, expecting
to leave this evening for Chicago. He
had expected to 90 to Montreal, but
has given that up for the present, as
one of his arms is out of commission
as a result of his wrestling match
Tuesday night with Policeman Gordon
in Minneapolis.
Rooney states that he injured his
elbow in the second bout by striking
it against chair, and that he was
obliged to wrestle Gordon with one
arm the third bout, which lasted an
hour and thirty five minutes. The
referee was unfair, and he did not have
4 show.
Rooney states that this morning he
offered to throw Gordon ten times in
an hour, but that the offer was not
Il will wrestle with him
again, or I will show him up" de-
,lared the big Chicago champion.
The Mankato Commercial college
football team was defeated at Wells
Yesterday by the high school team of
that place bv a score of seventeen to
nothing Nevertheless, the game was a
fine one, and well played. The score
1T the end of the first half was
nothing to nothing, and until just before
he close of the second half the Man
lato boys held their own, but for some
reason went to pieces at the finish.
The Mankato boys were crippled by
he fact that two of their best players
missed the train, and the team was
obliged to use two substitutes.
The suit of Patrick McTighe against
he Omaha railway company went to !
rial at ten O'Clock this forenoon IN
he municipal court.
The case went to trial with jury
his afternoon, C. 0. Daley appearing
or the plaintiff and j. B. Sheehan OF
st. Paul and Pau & Pau and c.
i. Laurisch of this city for the de-
'endant. The suit is brought to re-
cover $500 damages arising from the
,yerhowal of the plaintiffs land,
through the negligence of the de-
'endant, as he claims.
This Afternoon the case was continued
until the next term, with possibility
hat it will be settled.
The suit of w. A. Plymat VS.. Otto
to recover 500 fees for pro-
essional services rendered by Plymat
I Plymat, was set for trial at l:3O
o'clock this afternoon.
The disclosure in the case of Zim-
herman VS.. Lorentz Mayer came on
lgain this forenoon.
G.. f. DOYLE of East Chain said to
The Fairmont Sentinel: | will guar
lntee. an electric railway and street
ars in Fairmont within two years.
rhe road will carry eighteen freight
ars from Chicago to Fairmont. The
is that it shall be built
IN to st. Paul.