The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-02-02
RUMORS CHASE EACH
OTHER ALL This DAY

This was a day prolific with IN.
mors. The first startling story was
let out of the incubator shortly after
sun-up and it was to the effect
Detective Frank Malloy was
arrested on a charge of Civ asN
cigarets. Up to late tb 1oon
County Attorney J. ~ 1t had
not been appeales 81 warrant
Along towaA ~ another report
was put into D citation. 1t was, to
the effect that number of indig.
nant citizens were arranging for a
mass meeting at which anybody who
so desired could express himself and
denounce, if he felt so disposed, the
alleged methods which Detectives
Malloy and Lund have used in order to
obtain evidence against certain per.
sons who are charged with having
violated the law; also, so the rumor
had it, measures would be adopted
that might result in the expulsion of
the ''fiy-bobs" from the city. The
fountain head of this rumor could
not be learned today. =
Late this afternoon an effort was
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warrant for the arrest of Malloy
on the charge that he gave cigarets
away. County Attorney Schmitt con-
vinced the gentlemen who called
that they would be making matters
worse for themselves.
Asked For More Warrants.
During today Detective Malloy call
ed on City Attorney Daley and
sought warrants for the arrest OF
parties who are accused of having
violated the ordinance regulating
pool halls.
1t was said today that the pro-
prietors of cigar stores have prae.
tically reached an agreement to do
away with the selling of cigarets.
They claim there is no money made
in selling them, anyway.
Detective Malloy stated today that
he and his companion are practically
through with their labors in this
city. Mr.. Malloy made this statement:
81 must say this, the saloons in Man.
kato are pretty well regulated"
Three John Does.
John Comstock this, afternoon
sentenced the three John Does who
were recently arrested on warrants
sworn out by the two detectives.
Frank Malloy and Oscar Lund, for
selling liquor without a license, to
fine of $25 and costs or twenty days
in Jail. The defendants paid their
fines.
Before sentence was pronounced.
Attorney Walter Plymat, who was
the legal adviser of the defendants.
stated that the motives behind the
prosecutions being made in Mankato
were good, especially where the pros
titutes were concerned, but he did
not think a sentence should be Inn
posed in case where the evidence
was secured in the manner he .ur-
derstood the detectives used. He
thought that the lesson taught the
defendants would satisfy the ends
of justice and suggested that the
state dismiss the cases against the
defendants.
County Attorney Schmitt then stat
ed that the state had done all it
could in dismissing the action un.
der the state laws and bringing the
prosecution under the city ordinance
which called for less severe pun
ishment than the state laws, and
hence he could not consistently dis
miss the action. -
Criticised the Detectives.
Attorney Plymat then criticised the
detectives, saying that the agency
under which they worked first tried
to bring the person to commit the
crime and then prosecute him, while
such reliable agencies as the Thiel
and Pinkertons simply prosecuted
criminal after he had committed a
crime. He also said that he under.
stood these detectives to have no IL.
cense in this state although they
were working for an agency in Min