The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-07-12

the ladies' say: we Will get an
officer" ..- ..
why don't you get Officer
Builder l heard Hack say, and
then the young ladies replied, No,
we will not get Budde.' ..,
"'Be careful, or we will get an
officer now l heard Mrs. Liedloff
say. H
At that time Mr.. Leiferman and
myself were standing within a few
feet of the mail box in front of the
Corner Cafe. The trio crossed the
street, to Kron's corner, still at outs.
The two young ladies then went up
Main street to the alley between
Front and Second streets, and /
crossed over to Krons corner to see
what was the matter. When l got
near the alley, I saw the young la
dies coming back and when they
reached the corner of the streets,
they met Officer Pollei and Mr.
Hack" s..-.
Where did you see Officer Pollei
first" Mr.. Murtaugh was asked.
Saw Hack Break Away.
"The first / saw of him, was near
Thomas drug store, going south on
Front street toward the police sta
ton. After the two men left the
corner going toward the Saulpaugh,
! watched them and saw the ladies
following in the rear. When we
were half way across the street, /
saw Hack break away and run up
toward the bridge. The policeman
followed and shot at him. Hack
was shot through the back We ran
over to where he lay, and in a few
minutes Officer Pollei returned with
Officer Budde and an automobile.
He was then picked up and brought
to the hospital" ...
mo, sir, l did not hear Hack
insult any woman that night" re.
piled Murtaugh emphatically when
the question was put to him. 81 see
no reason why he should have been
shot"
Story Told BY Women.
Mrs. LiedlOff and Miss Werts tell
more detailed story put one that
does not quite agree with the one
Mr.. Murtaugh had stated. When the
two women were interviewed, Mrs
Liedloff related the following:
1--WE had been up town shopping,
and had purchased a basket into
which l had placed some groceries
and left the basket at the F. G.
Thomas drug store, while we went
up town for little while. On our
way back, l stopped at the Pastime
for a few minutes and then caught
up with my sister. Miss Werts. Just
as we came to the corner, we saw a
man throw his arms about a young
lady and hug her, while she fought
to free herself and actually escaped.
Did Not Know Hack.
I'VE were near by and 1 remarked:
We'll, what do you know about
that?' when he turned on us, and re-
torted TO h with you We
then crossed the street to Kron's
corner. while he walked abreast OF
us. The. crowd paid little attention
to it, except two men, who seemed
to sympathize with Hack. We had
never seen Hack before, to our
knowledge, and did not know him:
nor did We request him to come
with us.
Miss Werts made some remark
about him, and l said, Leave him
alone, for he was drunk anyway. He
turned on me at that and called me
liar and ] replied that he had bet.
ter be careful about the language he
used or | would call an officer"
A short argument followed in
which words passed between the two
women and Hack, she said, when
Mrs. Liedloff saw Officer Pollei ap-
preaching them at slow gait. She
walked up to him, and said that a
man was molesting her and her sis
ter, and had insulted them
Wanted Man Identified.
The policeman asked Mrs. Lied.
loft if she could identify the man
who had molested them, and receiv-
ing an affirmative reply. asked her il
she and her sister would wait at the
corner, while he went to arrest the
accused. Meanwhile Hack had also
seen the policeman. so said Mrs.
Liedloff, and Immediately he ran up
Main street to the alley in the rear
OF kron's store. The policeman fol-