The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-20
From Tuesdays Daily.

the receipt of post card by Mrs.
Fred Meyer from one who is sup.
posed to be her husband. It reads
as follows:
"New UIm, December 16, 1912.
am feeling fine. (Sisned) Fred
Meyer"
Mrs. Meyer notified Marshal Har.
Vey Weldon at LewisviIlc of the re.
ccipt of the card, and Constable
Sonnenbend Immediately released
Schram, as he thought that there
was no further reason for holding
him on the suspicion that he had
a hand i'm Meyers DISAPPEARANCE.
Mrs, Meyer stated that the writing
on the postcard was that of her
husband.
Marshal Weldon also heard en- the
street in LewisviiIe that Meyer had
man Meyer a BROTHER of the miss,
ing man, expected to arrive in Lake
Crystal late this afternoon and in.
Vestigate the report. ... +.
1t was reported by John Cooling
of Ceresco township that his wife
saw man going through the door
yard Sunday morning between eight
and nine o'clock. The man answered
the description of Meyer fairly we'll
and he was followed by a yellow
dog. A yellow dog arrived at the
home of John Hiatt some time Sun
day and has been staying there ever
since. Mr.. klatt did not know of
the disappearance of Mr.. Meyer and
the dog until this afternoon, when
he Immediately phoned to his wife
- All oh rs he
still there. He says that the yellow
pup was at his place this morning
when he left for Mankato.
So far Mrs. Cooling seems to be
the only one who has seen Meyer
since his disappearance. None of
the farmers living in the neighbor-
hood of Mr.. Cooling's place seem to
have seen either Meyer or his dog.
Thus like Zip Van Wrinkle and his
renowned canine, perhaps Meyer
and his dog have become estranged
and are wandering in search of
each other. AS Meyer has always
been of sound mind, it is possible
that he has been bumped on the
head" or suffered injury in some
way, so that he is not now respon.
sible for his meanderinss.
No trace of Meyer could be found
at New Ulm. Inquiry at that place
this afternoon developed nothing
new. It was said that a stranger
stopped at the lodging house of Sic
benbrunner Bros. for a day or so
and yesterday afternoon departed,
saying he was going to return to
Mankato. He was a large man and
had the appearance of one who had
spent much time on a farm. Wheth.
err the stranger was Meyer cannot
be definitely determined
Through a peculiar and astound-
ing series of incidents the disappear
ance Saturday night of Fred Meyer,
farmer in Pleasant Mound town
ship, has created one of the most
battling mysteries since the Ledbet-
ter case, which was finally solved
after an extensive search, and the
finding of the murdered mans body,
buried six feet deep in his own pas
ture.
Why Fred Meyer left home is
still unexplained. That he is still in
the land of living is indicated by
subsequent developments, the story
of which is found in an adjoining
column. Mystery surrounds his dis
appearance. He may have become
mentally unbalanced. There may
have been other reasons.
Schram denied positively that he
went TO Meyers home at any time
Saturday night. He stated that he
did not call there at two o'clock
and inquire if Meyer was home.
Sheriff Anton Osten and two
newspaper men spent last night in
Lewisville and on the farm which
is the home of the missing man and
iscovered-mystery. William Schram,
a laborer. was held in Lewisville on
suspicion OF being responsible for
Mr.. Meyers sudden disappearance.
1t seems that Fred Meyer left his
home about four and one-half miles
east of Lewisville about noon Satur-
day, taking with him a crate OF
chickens and two cans of cream.
He spent the afternoon in Lewisville
attending to ordinary business af-
fairs and was ready to start home
shortly after nine that evening. He
was not a drinking man and had
drank no more than a glass of beer
that day. William Schram, an erst-
while Farmland and we'll digger,
asked permission to ride with Mr..
Never to q point about a mile out
of town to the home of one Pat
rick Lyons, for whom Schram in
tended doing some work. Mr.. Meyer
readily assented and the two drove
away. That was the last seen of
Mr.. Meyer except by Schram.
Schram, as he says. got off at Pat
Lyons home and Mr.. Meyer drove
on. This, he says, is the last he
saw of Mr.. Meyer. The next morn
ing, Mrs Fred Meyer, who had been
worrying all night on account of the
non-arrival of her husband, went out
TO look around and found her hus-
bands team in the barn, tied in
their regular stalls, embarrassed, and
munching peacefully at the hay in
the managers. Her husband was not
TO be found. She hunted all over the
place for him and then notified some
of the neighbors, who joined in the
search. The search has been kept up
almost. continuously since that time,
but not a trace of the missing man
has been discovered.
Story Told BY a Brother.
III. r. Meyer, a brother of Fred
Never, who conducts a restaurant
in Lewisville, told the Free Press
the following story, last night: Il
~ om;ou;lla from EairmOnt