The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-04

Thro one night last week. The
manner in which the two men were
working their way into the store at
Nicollet is similar to that by which
parties tried to enter the drug store.
| At Nicollet the fellows used two
kegs that hold the center pins on
box cars to pry open the basement
window. They had cut hole in the
door large enough to admit mans
arm. The rest would have been
easy, as the bolt could have been
pulled back.
"a man named Thomas Sullivan
was arrested today. 1t was thought
complete alibi
Postoffice Inspector Smith is look
ing into the case of Cimes and Han
Ion.
Charles Ford of Lake Crystal Sat
urday afternoon swore out a warrant
against Herman Schmidt, charging
him with petit larceny in the alleged
theft Of a basket of fruit that he
had left at the Mankato Candy
Kitchen. When arraigned late in the
afternoon, Schmidt entered plea of
not guilty, and his trial was fixed
for two o'clock this afternoon. AS
he was unable to furnish 500 bond
he was turned over to the custody
of the sheriff. He is a single man,
residing in this city.
T. M. Sayles, one of the three men
who witnessed the shooting of George
Conway in a box car at Lake Crys-
tai, was taken into custody Satur-
day evening on the charge of being
the party who accompanied Schmidt
to the Candy Kitchen and got the
fruit He tells an entirely different
story, that throws new light on the
case.
Sayles says that the three were
together when Ford bought the fruit,
and that they went away together,
had a few drinks, and Ford sent him
back to the store to get the fruit.
Schmidt accompanied him to the
store, but did not enter it. Sayles
went in and got the fruit for Ford,
and took it back to where he had
left the man, but Ford had gone
| away. Sayles says that he carried
the basket of fruit around the streets
for an hour or two looking for Ford,
but as he could not find him he and
Schmidt ate the fruit He says that
but for the fact that they had been
drinking they would not have done
! this.
County Attorney Schmitt investi-
gated the story, and decided to al
low Schmidt to plead to the charge
of disorderly conduct
The warrant also charges Schmidts
companion with the same offense.
| This afternoon Schmidt and Sayles
each pleaded guilty to the charge
of drunkenness and each fined SIS
and costs.
County Attorney Schmitt was to-
day Investigating a very serious
complaint made against Ernest Wer-
nemot, fifteen year old boy living
in the north part of the city. Ac-
| cording to the story told by the par
! ties making the complaint, young
Wernemot shot two little boys, Her
| bert and Leon Brockmeyer, six and
| four years old respectively, and in
/ jured if not destroyed the eyesight
of the younger one. The shooting
was done with an air gun.
! Shot Boy in the Eye.
/ According to one account, the
/ Wernemct boy first shot the six year
! old boy in the hip and then told the
smaller brother to run along or he
would shoot him, also. AS the little
tot did not go fast enough to suit
him, he hauled up and took aim and
shot the little chap in the eye.
| Leon was placed under the care
nr Il ~
able to see out of either eye until
yesterday afternoon. Both eyes are
| so bloodshot that it will be several
| days before it is known whether
| the sight can be saved. The boys
are sons of Otto Brockmeyer, and
the shooting occurred on North
Broad street.
| Wernemot Tells His Side.
The Wernemot boys tells differ
ent story, it is said. He says that
he shot at a telephone pole and
the shot glanced and struck the lit
! tie boy in the eye.
Late this afternoon the county at
/ torney had not taken action one way
| or the other. 1t is said that Verne
mot took shot at an autoist the
other day He was reported to be
out shooting again yesterday.
James Godfrey, who for two weeks
or so has been filling the position
of night cook at the Northwestern
restaurant. quit yesterday and said
that he intended to return to Mont
real, Canada, where his mother is re-
siding. He went to the railway yards
| in the evening to try to catch a
| freight train for ST. Paul, and in
running along the track to catch
upon a train he ran into switch
stand and fell so that his right foot
went onto the rail The train was
moving on the track at the time, and
Godfreys shoe was struck by the
wheel and slid partly off the rail, but
the heel was caught and crushed.
He was able to make his way to
the police station, where he reported
his injury Desk Sergeant Scoville
called DIR. Roy Andrews, the coun-
ty physician, and the man was re-
moved to Emmanuel hospital, where
his heel was treated. 1t is thought
that the injury is not a serious one,
for Godfrey can move his foot and
toes. but it will probably lay him
up for a Couple of weeks. 1t will
not be known whether the bone was
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