The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-11
Mic Wagner Brought to the
City Hall.
MAY BE AN ASSAULT VICTIM
He Had Been With Men Who Turned
Him Over to the Authorities
Last Evening.
from Fridays Daily.


At shortly after seven o'clock last
evening Me Wagner, a young man who
lives four miles from the city on the
Kennedy bridge road, was found lying
unconscious on the road on ulenwood
avenue. Those who found him were
Albert Frantzke and Howard Madison,
of Decoria, and it was while they
we're driving home that they no.
ticed a dark object in ,he road. Inves'
as he appeared to be dead they placed
BIN in their wagon and took him to the
city hall His face was covered with
blood. but when this had been washed
off they recognized the man as Wagner.
Drs. Holman and Schmauss were sum
moned ard made an examination OF
Wagner's head and found that he was
suffering only from severe bruises on his
nose and forehead, as though he had
Slipped and fallen against the back END
of a sleigh box as he was getting in.
He did not regain consciousness all
night, but improved in appearance, and
his breathing, That had been impercep-
table. became noticeable. He was bet
ter this morning, but still unable to
talk. When he comes to it is expected
that he will be able to explain just how
the accident occurred.
Wagner is twenty four years old, sin
ole. and a son of MiLhael Wagner. He
resides at nome, but for three weeks
past has been working for his brother
in-law. Joseph Henniger in Lime town.
ship. Mr.. Henniger brought him to the
city yesterday afternoon, and he called
at the home of his sister, Mrs. Otto
Kammerer, at five o'clock, saying that
he was in hurry as he had a chance
to ride home.
At first there were rumors of foul
play, but the theory that a robbery had
been committed was refuted by the fact
that Wagner's two valises were with
him when he was found, and had not
been disturbed, and his money and
watch were in his pockets. The nature
of the injuries did not indicate an as
.ault, although some of his intimate
friends inclined to the belief that this
was the true explanation.
Mrs. Kammerer advanced the moss
probable theory, and that was that her
brother missed his chance to ride home
and started to walk. and that someone
drove along and he attempted to get
into the back of the bobsled. but slip
ped on the icy street and fell, strik-
ing the edge of the bon on his nose and
forehead and was severely stunned. He
was found before there was time for
him to get cold. 1t was stated that he
does not drink much He is of quiet
disposition and has no enemies, so far
as known.
Fails to Remember Anything.
Wagner recovered consciousness this
forenoon and was able to go to a physi-
clans office. He fails to recall anything
that occurred after he left Charles
Guth's saloon at six o'clock last even
ing. In fact, his mind is a blank from
that time on. He admits that he drank
five or six glasses of beer at the saloon
and also two glasses of whisky, and as
he was not accustomed to drinking SC
much it affected him strongly. The las:
that he can recall is getting into a lun
Der wagon with Albert FrantZke, Howar
Madison and a young man named Kend
Ter. Mr. Guth corroborates this, so il
appears strange that Frantzke and Mad
ison claimed not to know the man that
they had with them when they brought
him to the city hall at 1870 O'Clock.
The officials are inclined to think thai
Wagner remained il the wagon all o
the time, not even falling out to thu
ground, as he has no scratches such a
he might receive if striking the frozel
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