The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-04-21
JOHN TRAUNSBuRGER HELD BY
THE OFFICERS.
Defendant Denies He Stole brew Of
the vat"; Claims He Bought 1t
From a Tramp.

FROM Tramp.
From Tuesdays Daily.
John Traunsburger was arrested
late yesterday afternoon on war
rant gotten out by John Kelsey.
charging him with burglary in the
third degree, in breaking into the
Standard Bottling works the night
beer. The authorities are looking
for Rooney Saenger and Erwin Huss,
who are believed to have been i'm
plicated in the theft.
Deputy Sheriff in Search.
Deputy Sheriff Ario went to Lake
Ballentyne today, expecting to find
Saenger there. Huss is believed to
have left the city.
Traunsburger was caught by the
bottling company management as he
was leaving his home near the plant,
and was held until the officers could
be summoned. and Chief Donahue
and Officer Andengaard went and
got him and locked him up.
Officers Find Beer.
Traunsburger denies having stolen
the beer or brass fixtures. He says
that some tramps sold the beer to
him. In his barn the officers found
about thirty full bottles of beer and
fifteen empty ones, and three empty
eases have also been located Some
more bottles are evidently unaccount-
ed for. Traunsburger denies any
knowledge of the brass fixtures. He
is about twenty years old, and in
years past has been in trouble from
time to time.
Mr. Ario returned on the 1926 p.
an. train with Saenger, who tells the
same story as Traunsberger, and de-
sires TO settle the matter by paying
for the beer.
The two defendants had their ar
fragments at two o'clock this aft
ernoon.
Two Grocers Are Fined.
Two grocerymen were before the
court today-One charged with Of
fering for sale creme de mint cher
ries mixed with coal tar dye. and
the other with offering for sale bak
ing powder not properly labeled
The direct fault for the offense lies
with the manufacturers. The grocers
pleaded guilty and were fined
The jury that tried Chester Ewald
on the charge of stealing S. from
Leo Klugherz was out only few
moments after the case was submit
ted TO il late yesterday afternoon,
and then returned verdict of not
guilty. The young man was dis
charged.
During the trial the jury, com
posed of staid gentlemen who are
not devotees of the frivOlitieS was,
given an interesting description of
that interesting game known as
pill! pool" II was alleged that the
theft of the five dollar bill occurred
during the progress of this game at
the pool rooms managed by Edwin
Pfeiffer on North Front street II
developed during the progress of the
trial that young men-and some of
them under age-were in the habit
of playing pill pool for money.
Their bets never run very high--the
range being from 10 to 25 cents
game. Sometimes ..double-head-
er" was played, and this meant that
the stakes were doubled
AT the conclusion of the trial Mr..
Pfeiffer informed Attorneys Phillips
& Hunt, who defended Ewald, that
he once took the pills" away from
the boys and forbid them from play
ing. He stated that he did not know
the boys were playing for money
Anyway, the judge, the jury, coun-
ty attorney and court attaches are
now all familiar with the game of
pill pool The game may yet be-
come as popular as bridge whist or
800"
Money and JeweIry Taken From
House of Miss Kate Roway
Friday afternoon, while Miss Kate
Roway was absent from her home
on South Front street, the house
was entered by burglar and ran
sacked, and everything turned up
side down. A small amount of
money and some jewelry was stolen,
but the burglar overlooked some
more money The burglary was not
reported to the police, but the work
may have been done by the same
party that entered Physical Director
Allison's house and stole two chill
drens banks.