The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-31

len room at the Randall hotel
there and stolen suit of clothes
and also a Knights Templar sword.
This was last Friday night The
name "Gustaf Johnson" was engraved
on the sword. 1t was Mr.. Johnson's
room that Mcdowell entered.
The work seemed to come easy
for Mcdowell. He was well dressed
we'll appearing young man.
The description given by Sheriff
Olsen, was that he wore blue serge
suit, black soft hat, tan shoes, was
smooth shaven, dark complexioned,
! five feet nine inches tall and weighed
about $50 pounds.
Mcdowell is a cigaret fiend. A
nervous wreck. He is constantly call
| ing for tobacco and the "makins."
Mcdowell Was In Mankato.
Mcdowell was in Mankato Satur-
day and Sunday, and part of Mon
day. That he was preparing to turn
trick" or two in this city is evil
denced by the number of blank
checks which in some manner he OBJ
| tanned from the National Bank of
| Commerce These were found among
his belongings when searched at
New Ulm. One check drawn on the
National Bank of Commerce was
made payable to William Suit and
signed by William Mcdowell. This
check was dated May %, and the
amount was SAC. 1t was not en-
dorsed.
Also this receipt was found among
McDowells effects:
"Mankato Savings Bank, Mankato,
Mimi, May 25, 1912-Received from
Lewis Suit one bank book No.
$4,000, Peoples Savings Bank. Evans
vile, Ind, for collection. Balance
shown $3.50. Mankato Savings Bank,
per w. A. Sanborn."
Mcdowell had in his possession a
notebook on which was written the
name, william Mcdowell, Newark,
N. j." He had cards from the Eagle
Jewelry company. Kansas City, Mo-.
! a number of coins, pennies, etc. He
| has envelopes addressed to Lewis
Suit, 1909 Chestnut street, Evans
Vile, Ind" On one of these en-
velopes was the corner card of the
National Biscuit company. He had
silver watch in his possession.
Claims Suit Is a Friend.
Mcdowell claims that Suit is a
friend of his and that he wrote the
check made out in Suits name just
| for practice" He denied having
committed any wrong act during his
stay in Mankato. He stated to the
New Ulm police that he is paint
er by trade.
"a 1trh oil
evening when Officer Herzog, one
of the night policemen at New Ulm,
learned of the thefts committed at
the boarding house of Mrs. Alvin,
and he Immediately began work on
the case. He telephoned to neigh
boring towns in the hope of locating
his man in one of them. During the
night he was told about the stranger
showing up in Klossner. He at
once notified Sheriff julius and they
started for that village. Arriving there
they found Mcdowell peacefully
asleep in the depot He did not at
tempt to resist arrest, but it was
some minutes before he would re-
veal the place where he had the
stolen goods concealed. He admitted
having stolen the sword from the
room of Gustaf Johnson at ST. Peter.
A man answering McDowell's de-
scription put in an appearance at
the Mankato Savings bank about
three o'clock Saturday afternoon and
requested the collection of an &C
count at the Peoples Savings bank
at Evansville, Ind. He was given the
receipt which appears above. He
requested an advance of IS, but this
was turned down by Mr.. Sanborn,
who issued the receipt. Mcdowell
requested Mr.. Sanborn to collect the
! money as soon as possible, as ne
was in a hurry. 'He was a pleasant
appearing fellow said Mr.. Sanborn
today, land was quiet and gentle
manly in his bearing"
Mcdowell did not present the check
made out on the National Bank OF
Commerce to that institution tor
payment. 1928.
Mcdowell was scheduled for
hearing in the municipal court at
New Ulm this afternoon.