The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-09-01


private office, and heard the story
of the assault from the lips of Mrs.
Reed.
After court reassembled, Judge
Comstock sentenced Christian Reed
to serve sixty days at hard labor
in the county Jail, and sentenced
Spence to pay a fine of $40 and
costs, which he did, the whole
amount being $4,000. The court
gave the defendants some good ad-
vice as to how to conduct them
selves toward women in the future.
From THURSDAYS Deity.
Farmers living on the Eagle Lake
road complain of the speed at which
three autoists who travel that road
go. One of these paid "a fine the
other day for fast driving in the
city. Some of the farmers have timed
these autoists, and have found that
they have fractured the speed limit
allowed in the state law for country
riding, and they also break the law
by not turning out reasonable dis
lance ahead, but cling to the middle
of the road until just in front of a
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having no regard for the drivers feel
ings.
Yesterday one of the farmers on
the road motioned to the driver OF
one of these three cars to slow
down his speed, but instead of hav-
ing the effect he sought, one of the
party of young men in the car shout
ed out derOgatory remark as the
car shot past, and referred to the
farmer, who is one of the most re-
spected on the road, as a hay
seed"
1t is time that something was done
to punish the few who make unlaw-
full and disagreeable use of the roads.
If the numbers on their cars can
be secured, they can be apprehended,
and an effort should be made to get
the numbers if the parties are un-
known to the observers. The Man.
kato Automobile club will back such
a prosecution if it can get the evil
dence to convict, and the court can
be depended upon to do its duty.
George Shivers, who was arrested
night before last on the charge of
having stolen a raincoat from Wal
bert Bolman of Wellsburg, Iowa, from
the Stahl House, was allowed to
plead to charge of drunkenness
yesterday afternoon, and entered a
plea of guilty and was sentenced to
pay a fine of $40 and cost He did not
have the money, but the court gave
him an opportunity to go to work ana
earn it,
Shivers has been working on the
paving job for three weeks, and it
was while he was drunk that he took
tn ecoat by mistake. He made no at
tempt to conceal it. He had taken off
his own coat and sat down and went
to sleep. When he awoke he went and
took the cravenette coat by mistake,
evidently, and then sat down again
for awhile. The owner came in just
after he went out, and Clerk Bresnan,
learning of the miXup in the coats,
hurried out and found Shivers. AS
there did not seem to be an intent
to steal, the charge of grand larceny
in the second degree was withdrawn.
Jay Chittenden had his trial yester-
day afternoon on the charge of u.s.
ing abusive and obscene language
toward Mr.. Rubbins, an old gentle
man residing on Poplar street. Rub
bins and Ika Weinstein testified for
the state, and the defendant, who
had no attorney, took the stand on
his own behalf 1t was shown that
Chittenden took quite an interest in
the mail received by Rubbins from
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young lady writing to him, and
the fact of Rubbins resenting this in
quisitiveness led to the dispute in
which the words complained of were
used. According to Chittenden's
own testimony his own son told
Rubbins to hit him with his cane.
The court found Chittenden guilty
and sentenced him to serve thirty
days in the county Jail at hard labor.
The court also gave him an express
sion of opinion of his actions in the
city the last few years. 1t was as
choice a roast as has been handed
out to a Mankato citizen Ly the court
in many dag.
A drunken stranger was locked up
this morning, and was so timber that
Officer Pollei had difficulty in ham
ding him. A fire truck came along
about that time, and the man
was placed in that and carried to
the city hall, where he lay on the
floor of his cell for a time. He later
developed into quite a good natured
and humorous individual and felt
quite happy While in the hose
wagon, he begged the firemen not TO
turn the hose on him, as it was
enough to ride in water wagon.
In one of his sallies with the Off
GERS the fellow quoted: HE that
hath no liquor in his stomach hath
no ear for music and is therefore
not to be trusted" The man frankly
said that he has several names and
said that nobody in the world knew
him, and that he had all he could
do to know himself. In fact, he said,
very few people are able to know
themselves. He gave his age as fifty
seven years.
County Attorney Schmitt today