The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-02
Friday, July 2. 1903
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SMITH AND THE WOMEN MEET.

Late Smith ledbeer ana MIS-
Schwand of words in the Kitchen Mrs. LedDetef
Smith liar and dirty lowived pup She tod
Deputy Sheriff Phillips and the reporters that she nst
that Smith liar when he claimed to have large sum
coming him from party Iowa. 1t developed that
Smith and William Garner and another party whom Smith oa
local the night of March last and
made check for 1865, made payable to Mrs
Lebee and signed Frank Smith The check drawn on
First National bank.
Smith said that previous of the
expected wndfal him of
money help his straits This Smith promised
do that had been made by Smith, Garner and the
Smith could remember taken to the Led
better presented Mrs Iedber who turned to her
husband two later Mr. and Mrs Iedbeer presented the
check the bank and informed that Smith had
depote there Smith admitted that the check drawn for the
purpose oog Idbete Smith claimed that Mrs Idbeter had
asked him to let her have the check she wanted get enough
buy horse and buggy The balance she would turn
to her husband denied that she had made any
request of Smith Smith and Mrs Ledber had rather in
tervew Mrs Ledbe would bring her together with
that sounded like steel trap closing the leg of wild animal
Smith cool and never baed eye If both acting they
certainly played their parts we'll 1t that would fit nicely
IN farce comedy There also dispute and several
times Mrs lbeter referred to Smith buheaded Dutchman
when these men to town. with them; do not want
you around here another night" declared Mrs I.edbeter.
Smith claimed to hold for $500 against Mrs. Thompson
of Wilton Iowa. and that the note deposit the Farmers
Savings bank of Blue Grass Iowa. afterwards told Deputy Sheriff
Phillips that the story false and up fool the reporters
Smith few days promised beter which he
claimed have deposited the National Bank of Commerce in this
ARRESTED ON PERJURY CHARGE
1t charge of having committed perjury that Smith
arrested Saturday During trial Smiths damage against
Patrick McTgue at the term of court Smith while the
witness stand denied that he had been Minnesota Lake Sau
day the fellow admitted that he fese
Lake Feb 16, last Deputy Sheriff Phillips concluded take
Smith perjury charge and accordingly the locked up
Saturday evening. t..
ANOTHER YARN BY SMITH
Another yarn told by Smith the effect that William
Garner had informed him at the time the check for 1855
out that Patrick McTgue had offered Garner 500 if (Garner)
would ledbeter of the
Mr. Mgh for the 800 together they 90 away and
go aroadng days Smith met Garner and asked him
if he had money from Mcgh replied that he had
not that "Pat would not give up any money! claimed that
Mcghe wanted Ledbeter out of the
Smiths
Smiths fairy stories.
SEARCH FOR LEDBETERS BODY RESUMED
Yesterday afternoon the search for Ledbeter's body
smed Many from Mankao took part but the majority
the vicinity of the Ledbeer home distance
gagged in the search Most of Ldbeter negher believed
along that he murdered All told premises
yesterday Early in the afternoon while
Manato and Justin Bristol American Company
ger running between Mankato Huron d. searching in
the creek not great distance from the barn. they brought
surface the of black found at the
mouth of the cuvert just where Smith
thrown it. Deputy Sheriff Phillips took cap
Mrs beter identified it her husbands Of the opinion
that the by him morning disappearance
Later she SAID she was not sure that the the that he
that morning
The searchs divided into groups along
the banks of the Bristol waded almost the entire
length Of two creeks in the hope discovering body
Another walked considerable distance
spot where they hoped dig up remains Others
searched the woods while another crowd hunted the field
without
When the crowd returned the poughed ground
neghbor OF the Iebee advanced opinion
body would be found buried theory was at once accepted
and number of began sounding depth
four five feet The worked Systematically
They repaired to the rested minutes
Shortly after they returned rewarded
FOUND THE BODY.
The three who using their spears BODY
discovered Tom McTghe, and Matt Sanger
farmers whose homes the Ledbe Sanger forced his
down depth Of about
thought OF plank He pulled the the end
to his noss and peculiar to narallv de-
flesh His penetrated one the heavy boots
the murdered mans body
The body was exhumed, placed board covered by