The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-09
JOHN FONEOEN FOUND
WITH .[G BROKEN

~
IS GIN, the father of ten chill
was found lying between. the
4naila and Chicago and Northwest
ern tracks just this side Of the Blue
Earth river bridge at about $40
o'clock this morning, by the train
crew of east bound Chicago and
Northwestern passenger train No.
504. The train was stopped and, the
man was found to be suffering from
a serious injury and nearly exhaust
ed, and was placed upon the train
and brought to the depot at 5:25 a.
m. DR.. ]. W. Andrews was sent
for at once, and he made brief
examination of the man at the depot
and then ordered him removed to st.
Joseph's hospital, where he was
taken in Coy's ambulance.
Left Leg Is Broken.
1t was found by the physician that
the mans left leg was. broken twice
below the knee, but no other injuries
were discovered, although it is pos
sible that he sustained some inter-
nal injuries. He seemed to have
been lying where found for long
time, as he was thoroughly chilled.
He gave his age as seventy-nine
years, and said that he had recently
been in the hospital at New Ulm.
He said that he has ten children.
one being a daughter at Sleepy Eye.
He evidently intended to visit this
daughter, for he had a ticket TO
Sleepy Eye, stamped June Z, and he
also had $29 in money. -.
Foneden can talk but little English,
and for this reason it was difficult
to get his story. Last evening he
wandered around in West Mankato.
At about ten O'Clock he went to the
residence of William Polchow, $50.
West Fourth street, and Mr.. POlchew,
had conversation with him and
concluded that he was little out
of his head. He was hard to I'M
derstand. He said that he has 1000
acres of land, and that he had been
in the New Ulm hospital. He said
that he had been gone for thirty
years, and he asked every one: "DO
YOU know me?" and "Who was your
father" He had an overcoat with a
fur collar, and when Mr.. POlchow.
asked him what he wanted that for
in summer he replied that he wanted
it to keep the dust out of his eyes.
Police Were Notified.
After the man had gone, Mr.. Pei.
ALhalan. discussed
the matter and decided that the POI
lice had best be informed, and Mr..
Whalen went to Hallman's store and
called up the station. Messrs. Pol
chow and Whalen then followed the
old man as far as Mrs. Zenopolski's.
but there lost track of him. Officer
Andengaard was sent by Desk Ser
geant Scovel to try to find the man,
but could not locate him.
At 11:15 D.. m. Christ Peterson,
residing at 62O West Fourth street.
called up the police station and re-
ported that two men had been held
up near the park, At about midnight
the two men came to the police sta
ton and reported the occurrence.
They said that they had gotten off
of the car and had started home
by way of the park, when they met
a man who wanted to talk to them
but who could not talk English or
anything else. This man had gun
in his pocket, they said, but he did
not get anything from them. They
were so badly frightened that they
would not go home, but slept down
town last night.
Believe the Man Was Foneden.
The police believe that they met
Foneden, who tried to ask them the
way to the depot, but that they
could not understand him and be-
came frightened. Had they remained
and talked with him the accident
might not have happened. Foneden
had no weapon of any kind. -
1t is not known whether the man
was struck by a train, but it is pre-
sumed that he was unless he fell
off of the tressle and managed to
crawl back up to where he was
found. If he was struck, it must
have been after midnight, after buy
ing a ticket and wandering down
the track
1t is not known when Foneden
came to the city. He ID not able to
throw much light on his movements.
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Luverne, MIMI, June 6.-Kenneth
Carver, aged sixteen years, SON of 2
Presbyterian pastor, was instantly
killed yesterday morning at the Lu-
verne Brick and Tile company's fac
tory, in an elevator accident. He
was found caught by the neck be.
tween the elevator floor and the
third floor of the building, his head
being above the floor of the elevator
and his body hanging beneath, His
neck was broken. No one saw, the
accident.