The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-06
M'ClUSkY ARRA|GNtD;; .
NOW VERY RfPEN1ANT

From Fridays Daily.
MccIusky Arraisned.
John McClusKy was arraigned be-
fore Judge Comstock this morning
on warrant sworn out by Henry
Westera, porter at the Heinrich, the
man from whom McClusky stole
the laundry. The warrant charged
him with grand larceny in the sec
ond degree He did not make any
plea but a hearing for him was
set for two this afternoon. In the
meantime he sent for Attorney c.
L. Benedict as he was not sure
, whether he wished for an examina-
ton in the municipal court this af-
ternoon and whether it would be
better for him to waive examina.
ton there and make a plea before
, the district court and have his SEN
tence announced at once.
Engineer Burns appeared at the
police station this morning and was
given back his watch. Christ How
land also appeared and was very
anxious to start prosecution against
McClusky for having been held up
on the night of November 16 Nc.
Clusky says that he had nothing
whatever to do with the holdup
and that he can prove an alibi if
necessary. Something evidently hap.
pened to Rowland, as he has a de-
preston in the back of his head
about two inches long and at least
a quarter of an inch deep. Whether
he got the bump at the hands of
McClusky or not is quite a differ
ent question.
The case was adjourned until 5
o'clock this afternoon so that addi-
tional witnesses could be summoned.
Contrary TO the expectations of
the police, John McClusky, who was
chased all over town Tuesday night
for stealing a. package Of laundry
i, and $1.75 from the Heinrich hotel
and a gold watch and 81 from an
engineer who was sleeping in room
over Gus Peterson's saloon, was
found by Officer Romack sitting in
, the lobby of the St. Paul house on
Fourth and Washington streets Wed.
nesday evening about nine O'Clock
and was Immediately taken into
charge. He tried to put up a bluff
when the officer first approached
him and made known his mission,
but broke down and admitted that
he was the man that was wanted
when he saw that the officer had
him dead to rights. 1t was thought
that he shook the town for good but
Officer Romack was on the lookout
for him and as the st. Paul house
is on his beat, he lost no opportu-
nifty of looking up every possible
hiding place for his man. On the
way to the station McClusky asked
if the officer would do him favor,
land taking from his pocket the gold
watch he had taken from Engineer
Burns, asked if it could not be re-
turned without making any disturb.
ance. The officer said he would do
the best he could. 1t was not GER
tain that he had taken the watch,
although it was strongly suspected
that he was the guilty one, but his
producing the timepiece removed all
doubt
McCluSky was very repentent when
he was locked up and his wife, who
met her husband and the officer on
the way to the station. was almost
in Mysteries. McClusky said that he
had been with the fireman, Late
Davidson, the night before and that
he had told him all about his part
ner, Engineer Burns, being asleep
upstairs, and that the watch would
be easy to get. 81 did not know
the police were after me the night
before and / do not remember of
chasing round through the railroad
yards" said McClusky. 81 remember
taking the watch but J didn't know
until ] read it in the paper that
went to the Heinrich afterwards
where they say that they chased me
out after going through a travelling
mans trunks. was awful drunk
from about nine o'clock on and !
don't know what I did do. I don't
know when I took the laundry.
Yes. l kept the $1.75 that the travel
ing man gave me for his bill at the
Heinrich I don't know what time
it was when l went to bed at the
st. Paul house, or how l happened
to be there, but I did not get up
until late Wednesday afternoon.
had just eaten supper when the Of
ficer came down and was reading
the paper about my doings the night
before. Most of it was news to me,
but as they found the goods ON me
it must be SO. ! was just going
to the Ideal restaurant to see my
wife when they arrested me. l want
cd to return the watch before any
one found out / had it and avoid
trouble if possible, but / guess there
Is no hope. Hovland's story about
my helping to hold him up though
is a lie. | don't know as l remem-
Der what was doing that night
but l didn't take anything from him.
Why, l don't even know the guy.
This is the first time was ever in
scrape Of this kind. / never drank
a drop until three months ago and
never smoked cigarets. My home
is in the east, in New York, and
If my folks found out about this
they would never forgive me. /
went to drinking because l was dis
couraged; / owned some property.