The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-09-29

ducked when another question bear
ing on the political situation was
asked him. Mr. Pfaender was cor
dial, genial, affable and courteous,
but he was not in Il mood to talk
politics.
From Thursdays Daily
Passing her time in singing ana
whistling, Mrs. Edna FELTON, seems to
be perfectly contented and as happy
as a clam in high tide at the coun-
ty jail When questioned by The
Free Press today, Mrs. FELTON, said
that this was the first charge of any
kind ever brought against her or
knew She admitted freely that
she stole more than $500 from her
employer, Samuel Blaisdell, the Medo
farmer. AT no time has she at
tempted to deny the theft and
would have pleaded guilty when ar
raigned in the municipal court if she
had been permitted to do SO. She
was advised to obtain the services of
an attorney and she engaged Frank
| +. Ellsworth to look after her inter-
ests.
Yesterday afternoon, however, the
woman signed an application for a
! hearing before the district court to
plead guilty to the charge of grand
larceny in the second degree. This
was the original charge.
Wants to Learn a Trade.
Mrs. FELTON, does not seem badly
worried over her prospects and told
the Jail officials that If she were
sent to Saltwater she would have. a
! good opportunity to learn trade.
Yesterday she was visited by man
giving his name as Hurtle, who, she
says, she met at Tracy. The man
went to Mapleton expecting to see
her there, but when he found that
she was in the Jail, he came here.
When questioned about her rea-
son for taking the money she said
that she took it simply as means
of getting away from the Blaisdell
| place. She states that Mr.. Blaisdell
came into the house on his return
from taking the former housekeeper
to the station at Pemberton and
! engaged in conversation with her.
Mrs. FELTON, says that she objected
to what he said and decided then
that she would not remain Mr..
Blaisdell went out of the house, and
while she was cleaning up about
:, the rooms she knocked coat be-
longing to her employer onto the
floor.
Money Was Tempting.
! AS she picked up the garment she
saw the money and according to
her story, decided that she would
go away She telephoned for an au,
tomobile and prepared to leave. She
claims that she did not have any
idea that there was as much money
in the roll as there proved to be-
but when she learned the amount
she said she decided that it would
have served Mr. Blaisdell right if he
should lose all of it, just because OF
his carelessness in carrying such
large amount in his clothes.
The woman says she has every
thing she needs to make her com
Portable and that her clothes had
been brought by Mr.. Blaisdell tc
! her.
The term of Imprisonment foi
grand larceny in the second degree
is from one to five years. No doubt
Mrs. FELTON, will have plenty of time
in which to learn a trade.
I County Attorney Schmitt is look
ling up the woman's past record. He
has learned that her mother died
when she was thirteen months ole
and she was five years old whei
her father died.
Need Probation Officer.
Speaking of the number of cOur'
cases set for September 80, County
Attorney Schmitt stated today thai
ficer to look after such cases as the
Krummell case for instance, to take
care of hayward children, and t.
: act as truant officer.
In many cases where the family
= is poor, where the mother work:
5 hard to support the children, ant
} where the father is drinking man
, an officer of this kind would be ;
> great help to the city and relieve
the other officials of great dea
of work, which cannot now be prop
erly looked after.
~ 1t is not at all likely that Herr.
u Ballinger, charged with arson. will
be released on bail. An effort III
that direction was made by the pris
}, oner's attorney, ]. e. Regan, wh'
! offered to put up bond of 5000
/ for his clients appearance at thu
Z ODeninp of the district court in Nc