The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-09-29
MYSTERIOUS ABSENCE
OF cp.,,,' 'TARlD

ep
Hay 1rno committed sui
cif a the question that the
polo trying to solve this
morn 1t appears that Mr.. Torno
disappeared early Monday morning
and has not been home since. Mrs.
Torno and family think that he
has committed suicide and are very
much disturbed about it. 4,
Yesterday morning his wife asked
him to go out after a scuttle rof
coal. He went promptly enough but
when he returned and set the bucket
down, he said: well, this is tho
last time will ever get coal Tor
you" ia, f.s5I.-r@..,
Mrs. Torno thought little of il. at
that time, but later when he went
outside she saw him looking aup at
the ropes which hung from a; rafter.
At. first she thought he went out
side to do the morning chores. but
when she saw him gazing UP at the
ropes, she thought he was acting
queer and her suspicious :. were
aroused. 1850, ese-
Mr.. Torno did not remain long in
the barn. He. soon went away. with
out doing the chores, and since then
he has not returned. John Fleisch-
mann, who lives near the fair
grounds, reported this morning that
he had heard that someone else
had seen him walking towards the
fair grounds early yesterday morn
ing. At the time this party saw
Mr. Torno, the latter was hatless
and coatless, walking merely in his
shirt sleeves and trousers. AS 1t
was a rather cold morning, the
stranger remarked that he, thought
there must be something queer
about Torno to go out SO poorly
dressed at this time of the year.
Frank Bienapf was informed. OF
the disappearance and Immediately
set out a search in all saloons in
the city. However, when he did not
find Torno he informed the Chief
of Police, John Donahpe.
This morning when the report
came in that Torno was seem near
the fair grounds, the chief. of police
Immediately hired :: a buggy and
drove out to the place Ito, search,
for the missing man. go.
Mr.. Torno, who was employed by
George Weidemann, was. good
worker when he was : sober. but
was also heavy drinker, and
spent great deal, of his time and
money in the saloons, Just before
he left, his daughter.in-law,t Mrs.
Otto Torno, VINO was staying at
the house. at the time, said she saw
him go to a medicine self on the
wall and after rummaging about
for some time, took "a bottle from
the back recesses of the shelf. His
wife thought it. was whisky bot
tie and that he wanted a. drink,
but his daughter-in-law. suspected
that he was acting queerly. 1t seem
ed to her that the bottle was an
old one containing carbolic acid.
She Immediately grabbed the bottle
away and found that her surmise
was correct. He had attempted sui.
eide but had been saved. -
Mr.. Torno was born in Germany
but came to this country when a
young man and is an old resident
Of this county. No reason can be
given for his rash attempts or why.
he should commit suicide. =
William Liebrecht, son to- Mrs.,
Torno by her first husband was a.
street car conductor here for many
years and well known here, and up
to the time of his death last Feb
ruary, he was always on good terms
with Mr.. Torno. Also, there appears
10 be no family troubles, so that
MS recent actions are a mystery. -
Police Find No Clue. #eig
Upon return of the chief of police.
he reported that there was no trace
IF the missing man at the, fair.
grounds. He went through all the
sheep sheds, and other buildings on
he grounds, but could not find any
racks or clue that would lead to
he belief that the man had been
here. ~
Otto Torno, son of the missing
nan, left his work at the Hubbard
mill today and instituted a search.
ng party. He tried to communi:S
,ate with some relatives, who live
It Minneopa and in Nicollet county
or it is believed Charles ToronO
night have gone to these. So far,
lothing has been learned as to his
but the police are on
he lookout for him. 80