The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-25
BOYS FLY THE COOP
RUNAWAYS MAKE A GETAWAY
FROM CITY BASTILE.
Chased BY An Officer, They Headed in
the Direction of Lake Crystal,
Scampering Like Bunch Of Rab-
bits; One of the Lads Came Very
Near Being Run Over BY a
Freight Train.
z rom THURSDAYS Daily.

y rom lnuTSQdy . Lazy.
The five Council Bluffs runaway boys
took French leave of the police station
yesterday afternoon. They had beeh
playing noisily in the front part of the
station, and Chief Pond told them to
90 back 10 the cells and lie down
They did this, but were soon in front.
playing as noisily as ever, and We're
again told to 90 back and lie down
1t was the intention of the chief To
hold them until he could get an an
swer To the telegram that he had sent
10 the chief of police of Council Bluffs
Boys Were Not in Evidence.
Mr.. Pond. after a while, thought
that it was unusually still in the cell
room. and went back To investigate.
Then he found that the boys had gone.
The lads had gone out through the
municipal court and opened the side
door and hiked up the alley or mp
the railroad tracks. Mr.. Pond sent the
day police out diminishing to see If
they could locate the lads.
Were Off Like Rabbits.
Officer Bienapn, riding on his bicycle,
came up to within forty feet of the
bows near the north end of the rail
road bridge across the Blue Earth river.
They were seated around Il camp fire,
eating some lunch that they had
bought with fifteen cents that they
found in one of the cells. AT sight
of the officer they were off like rab-
bits and crossed the track just ahead
of freight train. The smallest boy
barely escaped being run over. end the
officers heart went up into his mouth
as he saw what he feared would he
a tragedy The officer was obliged 10
wait for the train of fifty ears to pass
before giving chase.
Were Headed for Lake Crystal.
In the meantime three of the boys
had climbed the hill across the road
from A. G. Reemer's and two had hid
den in a barn. The officer struggled
up the hill, perspiratiOn pouring from
every pore, and when he got up to
the top he was just in time to see the
three boys crossing the wagon bridge
and the two from the barn going on
the jump for the railroad bridge. Mr..
Bienaph followed across the wagon
bridge and when he got to where he
could see the boys he found that the
five had joined company and were
streaking it up the track towards Lake
Crystal. He let them 90.
May Be From Minneapolis.
1t is possible that the five boys are
from Minneapolis The following story
is from The Tribune of that city,
'Wearied by the monotonOus exist
ence at the home for old women and
children at Thirty second street and
Stevens avenue, five boys made n pact
to go out west and start things
"They made good and disappeared
and now the police are looking for
them. They are described as follows:
"Alfred Couse twelve years old, light
complexioned, blue eyes, dark clothes
and cap; John tombstone, nine years
cid. light complexiOned. blue eyes, dark
clothes, light cap; Vernon Baldwin,
twelve years old. dark hair and eyes,
dark clothes and cap; Robert Yates,
nine years old, dark hair and blue eyes,
stoop shouldered, dark clothes and light
cap; Frank Bartonick. twelve years
old, dark complexioned, dark clothes
and cap. He is also described as hav-
ing square head The Yates boy
made his escape about two weeks ago,
when he was found at 500 James ave-
nue. north, but inquiry at this place
last night brought no results. The
boys had not been there.
"St. Paul and other outlying villages
have been notified by the police, but
so far no word has been received about
the runaway boys"
The five lads who were here yester-
day answered to the description of
those referred to in the above story.
Evidently they STALLED" the police.