The Mankato free press., 1911-09-08

MANKATO, MIN
the Omaha road as a brakeman. His
run was from st. James to st. Paul
and return. On the fifth day of his
run he was injured and settled with
the company on wages basis. Up
son claims he is still suffering from
that injury.
Butch" Upson, as he is called in
Lake Crystal, does not appear to be
in high favor in that community
While he was quiet fellow, never
given to blow or buster, still the
people have not placed confidence in
him. Although he has been suspect
ed of having had knowledge of the
postoffice robbery there some weeks
ago, it is claimed by number of
people that he was not in Lake
Crystal at that time, and did not
return to the village until two weeks
after the postoffice robbery occur
red
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seemed to have plenty of money un-
til few weeks ago. He made 1t a
practice of paying his house rent
several months in advance and was
reported to have treated his family
well, with the exception of one Oc-
casion four years ago when he is
said to have abused his wife to such
| a degree that warrant was is
sued for his arrest. Husband and
wife afterward made up. About two
weeks ago while Upson was absent
from Lake Crystal he wrote liv-
eryman in that village requesting the
loan of $40 and asked that nothing
be said about the matter.
Upson and Ballinger married sis
ters. Upson's marriage took place
in Mankato and was performed by
William F. Hughes when he was
judge of probate.
Upson Arrested Saturday.
Upson was arrested at Forest
Lake, twenty-five miles north of
Saltwater, Saturday night by Sheriff
Louis d. Jarshow of Saltwater. Mar
shall Neuman learned of Upson's
whereabouts and notified the sher-
| ifs office in Mankato. Sheriff Osten
sent word to the marshal at Forest
Lake and he found Upson asleep at
| the home of his mother. The mar
shal did not want to arrest UpsOn
without a warrant, and so Sheriff
Jarshow was appealed to. That Off
Ger arrested Upson at about ten
o'clock Saturday night. Sheriff Os-
| ten went to st. Paul Sunday morn
| ing and returned with his prisoner
at noon. Upson was locked up in
the county Jail, in a cell on the
second tier. Shortly after he was
locked up he was taken i'll with
heart trouble which necessitated the
calling of Dr. Roy Andrews.
Yesterday morning Upson was
feeling bad and he requested that a
priest be sent for.
Upson has a small birthmark on
the right side of his nose, and his
arms and body are tatooed, showing
that he had led the life of a sailor
On the night the postoffice at
Lake Crystal was robbed Miss Han.
nah Nelson, dining room girl at the
Crystal house, was staying at the
Upson home and occupied the same
bed with Mrs. UpsOn. Between one
and two o'clock in the morning Miss
| yn1c hoo o,,1 Il
to her as if someone was firing off
a gun. She made the remark 81
wonder who is shooting this time of
night" Mrs. Upson, SO Miss Nelson
claims, replied to the effect that
someone is cracking safe. Then
she laughed and placed her hand
over her mouth as if she had said
something she ought not to have
said.
The Night Of the Fire.
Mayor James was in st. Paul Sat
urday and traced Upson from one
place to another. He learned that
Upson had made application at one
railorad office for job on the road.
On the night of the fire Frank
Kelsey was stationed at the rear of
the Crystal house. Two young la
dies and shotgun were his COM
panions. Shortly before one o'clock
Saturday morning Frances Peterson,
employed at the Crystal house, and
one of the young ladies who was
assisting in the watch, heard a click
as if someone was turning a key in
a lock. She gave an alarm. Kelsey
heard the noise also and he was
ready for instant action. Just then
a man was seen to come out OF
the front door of the Upson house.
He turned and walked a few feet
west and then slipped into the area
way between the Upson home and
the residence of John Williams. Kel-
sey was up and after the fellow The
deputy marshal ran swiftly hoping
to head off the fellow, but he mis-
calculated his bearings and ran into
La barbed wire fence. He
was thrown to the ground, but this
little incident did not deter him from
renewing his pursuit and with the
aid of his dog he Overhauled the