The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-06-25
JIM JAIL
NOT THE FORMER BANDIT; BUT
TRAMP OF THAT NAME.
Arrested Because He Struck Frank
Finch On the Back of His Head
With Cane; No Provocation For
Assault; Defendant Said He Had
"No More Home Than a Rabbit"
Sent UP For Ten Days.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
A man giving the name of James
Younger was arraigned late Saturday
afternoon in the municipal court on Il
warrant charging him with assault in
the third degree upon Frank Finch,
and he entered a plea of not guilty.
Both sides said that they were ready
for trial at once, and no time was
lost in the preliminaries. Younger con
Quoted shis own case, and seemed fam
liar with court practices. He was
somewhat loquacious.
Young Finch Witness.
Frank Finch, fourteen year old
boy, was the first witness called. He
said that during the afternoon, while
with Percy Barry and Paul Warren,
near the Saulpaugh corner, he was
accosted by Younger, who said that
he had insulted some ladies and then
struck him hard blow across the
back of the head with his cane There
had been no words, and no provocation
for the assault. Young Barry had
just whistled to the witness, but the
latter did not see Younger until he
struck him.
Percy Barry corroborated the testi-
mony given, and said that none of
the boys had insulted any ladies.
Paul Warren gave the same testi-
mony, but was closely cross questioned
by Younger, who claimed that the wit
ness had kicked him. Younger demon
strated the manner of the kick to the
court
Defendant Tells History.
The defendant was sworn on his
own behalf and said that he had fire.
quently been annoyed by boys, who
would pull his coat tails, in something on
his back or do some other thing. He was
proceeding to the union depot early in
the afternoon, and one of the boys
made a remark, and his passion got
the best of him. He was only sorry
that he did not hit the boy harder
He then proceeded to the Saulpaugh
lunch room, and the boys threw rocks
at him, and Warren kicked as he went
III the door. The lady in the lunch
room stopped them. The witness said
that he was sixty-three years old,
and union miner, and crippled, and
he asked for the judgment of the
court
"No More Home Than a Rabbit.
Cross questioned by County Attorney
Plymat, Younger said that his home
had been near Macon, Ca, but that
now he had mo more home than "a
rabbit" He mad catarrh of the stomach
and could not eat much and took a
little stimuant for the trouble, other
wise called spirits frumenti He had
started an action against a mining
company for injuries sustained four
years ago, and got verdict for $3,40O
in the district court at Hibbing but
it had been appealed to the supreme
court, and for this reason he could
not leave the state. This latter was
in reply to statement by the court
that Younger was not wanted around
here and that he had better stay
away.
The court concluded to give Younger
ten days at hard labor in the county
jail unless he could produce $40 and
costs.
Younger has been selling various
small articles, and begging, and spend
ing the money for booze.
Edward Olson was before the court
Saturday afternoon and pleaded guilty
to the charge of disorderly conduct and
was sentenced to pay fine of So
and costs or to serve ten days at hard
labor