The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-09-22

to act. He telephoned the constable
and marshal at Mapleton of the
theft and requested that officer to
arrest Mrs. FELTON,. The officers ex-
perienced no difficulty in locating
the woman and she was taken in
charge.
But the arrest was not made until
after the woman had invested $40
in wearing apparel, and $6.75 in a
beautiful creation in the headgear
line.
She Engaged a Livery.
Mrs. FELTON, was at livery stable
engaging team to take her to Good
Thunder when the arrest was made
by Constable John Johnston. She
was taken to the hotel where Mrs.
Schlingem, the landlady, found the
money, $4,000, gold watch and
chain on her person. The watch and
chain are said TO be the property
of a sister of Mr.. Blaisdell. She was
kept at the hotel all night and brought
10 Mankato on the 10:45 train to.
day Constable Johnston and Blaisdell
brought her here and took her TO
County Attorney Schmitt's office,
where Sheriff Osten served a war
rant on her. She was then taken to
the municipal court where she was
given a hearing before Judge Com
stock When the judge asked her if
she wanted hearing she replied:
Il suppose | might as WELL The
woman said she had not consulted
any attorney and was advised to do
so. Unable 10 furnish $500 until her
hearing, which will be held at
O'Clock next Tuesday, she was taken
by the sheriff to Jail.
When questioned by Constable
John Johnston, and the marshal Of
Mapleton, Mrs. FELTON, said that she
had been married and had a daugh-
ter eight years of age. She gave
her own age as twenty-four When
asked where her husband and daugh-
ter were she said that her daughter
was with friends in Lake City and
that her husband his left her four
years ago, and she didn't know where
he was now. Her former residence
was given as Mazeppa and she has
no relatives or friends in this local
ity
Story of Her Life.
When interviewed by The Free
Press after her hearing today, Mrs.
FELTON, had nothing to say concerning
10 of
family and herself, however. Ac-
cording to her story she was born
and brought up at Mazeppa. Her par
ents are both dead, and she has a
half brother and half sister. The
sister lives somewhere in st. Paul,
but Mrs FELTON, does not know her
address. She doesn't know anything
of the whereabout of her brother.
When she was fourteen she worked in
a hotel in Owatonna and that year
she married. She and her husband
lived in Owatonna a short time and
then moved from place to place until
about four years ago when her hus-
band left her. She has one daugh-
fer, eight years old, who is living
with friends at Thielman. Her hus-
band was professional gambler, she |
says. She had been working on
farm near Tracy until last Friday,
when she went to ST. Paul She re-
NAMED there until Saturday when
she was engaged by Mr.. Blaisdell
She did not have enough money to
take her to Mapleton, and has no
money or means of any kind now.
When she was taken to the Jail
she talked and laughed with Sheriff
Osten, and did not seem to be greatly
worried over the affair.
Mrs. FELTON, confessed, so it is
said, to Constable Johnston of Maple
ton that she stole the money from
the Blaisdell home.
She Shows Neglect.
The purse in which Mrs. FELTON,
had placed the money was a small
leather one with a metal top, and
had the advertisement of a Redwing
saloon, From Fred's Place" in the
inside of the top 1t had evidently
been used a good deal The watch in
her possession is her own.
Mrs. FELTON, is rather below medium
height and quite slight. She has
gray eyes and dark hair, which was
rough and of uneven length She
looked to be about twenty-five years
of age and was of the usual type of
working woman. Her appearance is
not hardened although she shows