The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-24

From Tuesdays Daily.
Ed. temple young farmer OF
Ceresco, is lodged III the county jan on
a serious charge, preferred by GustaV
AIrotZ, on behalf of his sister, Miss En-
ma. who resides at his home. The al
fair upon which the charge is based oc-
CURED at $3.50 O'Clock Sunday after
noon, i'm Ceresco, in an out of the way
place, although Oh wagon road.
According to the story of the yonng
woman, who is twenty-four years Old,
as related to the officials by her father,
she had been visiting at her brothers
house during the day. and started to
walk home, IA distance of two miles.
When she reached point where the
road dips down into a raVne and crosses
a culvert, sne found Temple. He sliced
hold of her and upon her making an
outcry he threw her down and held a
handkerchief over her mouth, smother
ing her cries and choking her, and rem
dering her partly unconscious. After
he had accomplished his purpose he re-
leased her, and she returned to her
brothers house and he hitched up his
team and took her home.
County Attorney Plymat and Sheriff
DOnahue were notified OF the affair and
Yesterday the sheriff went to Ceresco.
After consulting the father he saw JUS
tice j. F. klatt and secured warrant
for temples arrest on the charge of
rape. Then began a long chase, contm-
uine eighteen miles across country, end
ing in temples arrest last evening at
Lake Crystal. The prisoner was brought
to this city and lodged III the county
Jail.
This noon Mr.. Mrotz, who is a we'll
TODD farmer, came to the city and sign
ed formal complaint charging Temple
with rape. The arraignment took place
this afternoon.
temple was seen at the county jail
this afternoon by a Free Press reporter
and admitted the essential features OF
the complaint. He said that he is TWEEN
ty-siX years of age, and that his father
is a farmer Both he and Miss Mrotz
were brought up in the township from
little children. The farms are two and
a half miles apart. He has been en-
gagged to Miss Mrotz's younger sister
until she Tilted him two weeks ago.
Sunday afternoon he saw Miss Mrotz 90
along the road but thought that she
went to church and that she would
return home the other way. In the
afternoon he was out walking and Il
man drove to the culvert in the ravine
and found it broken and turned back
and asked him who the pathmaster was
and suggested that the road ought to
be fixed Then temple went to the
culvert to see what was the matter
with it and fix it if he could. While
there Miss MrOtZ came along, and when
he threw his arms about her she made
an cutlery and he took his handkerchief
and held it over her mouth, at the same
time forcing her down. After the as
sault he SAYS that she was angry and
went to her brothers. He had removed
the handkerchief when she had asked
him to.
Fearing that there would be trouble
temple had started for Mankato next
morning to consult an attorney, and
took old clothes, intending to 90 to
Louisville today and do some painting.
He walked six miles, then got ride
to near where section crew was at
work, and rode to Lake Crystal on the
hand car. He admits having used some
force.
Deputy Sheriff Mccarthy of Walton
wan county assisted Sheriff Donahue
in the chase and capture of temple, as
the Mrotzs live just across the county
line in WatOnwan county, although the
crime was committed in this county.
temple was arraigned before Judge
Comstock ut three o'clock this after
noon and H. l.. Schmitt appeared us
his attorney. He wished to have a
hearing and 1t was set for May 81 ut
2 p. m. Temple was remanded back
to Jail, as the court had no discre-
ton to fix bail.
Miss Mrotz's condition is said to be
serious, and she is under the care of a
physician.