The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-05-06
COLO IS IN The LOOT
ONE DENTIST OFFICE ROBBED
SATURDAY NIGHT.
Attempts to Invade Others; Late Hour
Stranger Makes Quick Getaway,
and Is Followed BY Officer BienapA
Who Fires Three Times in Hope
That Fellow Would Be Frightened
Into Hating.
From Mondays Daily.

TToW WOUudy Oauy'
Gold thieves were; in the city Satur
day evening, and one exciting encoun.
ter took place, in which a policeman's
bullets played part. Two attempted
bnrglaries seem to have been frustrat-
ed, while two were puiied Off
DIR. r. o. Eberharts dental Office i'm
the Richards block was entered some
time Saturday night, but the burglar
did not secure anything. DIR. Eberhart
had placed his supply of leaf and
other gold in his grip and left the
city, and all that the thief found was
some scrap gold, which he gathered to.
gethcr and placed in a handkerchief,
| after prying open the roll top desk
and breaking it. He seems to have
been frightened away, for the gold in
the handkerchief was found in the
! office on DIR. Eberhart's return.
Looks Like Attempt to Rob.
What looks like an attempt to rob
/ DR.. William Standish's office was foiled
by the suspicious of NJ. L., Fallenstein,
who saw n stranger climb the stairs
F! to the second floor of the Williams
block. Mr.. Fallenstein had just closed
his barber shop, at l2:l5 a. ~, Sun
day morning, and thought it strange
that anyone should be going into the
! building across the street so late ut
night. He saw Officer Bienapf and
told him of the circumstance, and Mr..
. Benapa went to the block. and went
up to the hallway on the second floor,
where he met the stranger, who was
, smoking cigarette.
r. Fellow Made Getaway.
The officer asked the man what he
/ was doing there, and the man replied
! that he was looking for doctor. The
officer told him that he knew that no
! doctors were in their offices at that
time OF the night, and asked him to
accompany him to the city hall, at the
same time placing his hand on the
! fellows shoulder. In this position they
descended the stairway, and when ut
the foot OF it the officer removed his
hand, as he had no intention of ar
resting the man, but simply wanted to
1 n""hc ~ iiIIc ihluiy 40 W MS ouSt-
ness. As soon as Mr., ,Bienapa re-
moved his hand from the mans shout.
lder., the latter, started TO, ryn for the
railroad yards, the officer following
and calling upon him, 10 stop. In
crossing 1.-The sidewalk, back. OF the Man
kato State bank the stranger stumbled
and slid ACCESS the walk, but regained
his feet and madenfer, some box cars,
land rolled under one.Q' Thoaofficer went
around, hut itheI u,an, had disappeared
! the darkness, leaving his hat, which
is now at the police station. The hat
is comparatively new one, and is a
] black, soft hat, and has an Omaha
storekeeper's name on it, showing that
it was purchased there.
Fired Into the Ground.
During the chase, Officer Bienaph
fred into the ground three times with
his revolver, hoping to cause the man
to halt, but the fellow was too anxious
to get away, for some reason.
| Officer, Bienapf. describes the man
as we'll dressed. about thirty-f five years
. old. with small, st,ibby brown mus.
tachc. The hat size, 6$4, indicates a
small man. ''f' par VIE
The same night, the Rex was en-.
tered by 4 rear window, which had
rot been securely fastened down. The
screen was pulled off and the win.
dow raised The intruder took about
SO in change from the. cash register,
but John O'Brien, the proprietor, does
not know whether any goods were
! stolen or not asr'
Stole Gold From DR.. Peterson.
DR.. c. p. Peterson, in the Exile
block. was a victim of the gold thieves
All of the gold in his office, and even
his eye glasses, with gold frames, and
some postage stamps, were stolen. The
value OF the gold stolen was only
about $l5, az DR.. Peterson does not
leave very much in his office. En-
trance must have been gained by the
hack door. with the use Of skeleton
key, and the robber probably went out
of the front door. as that was found
to be unlocked This door has a Yale
lock- The shades were found to have
been drawn down.
If the man that Officer Bienaph ran
across had just come from DR.. Peter
sons office it might account for his
Of hainrr M,