The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-19
TWO YOUNG G|RLSlEFT
HOME; MET MEN N CITY
We're Taken in Charge BY Min.
neapolis Humane Officer.

Minneapolis. April lG.-After near
ly four hours spent i'm trailing two
men and two young school girls
about the downtown district Friday
night. going from hotels to lodging
houses, and from lodging houses to
rooming houses. where the two cou-
pies were refused rooms each time
owing TO the youthfulness OF the
girls, Detective Thomas Garvin and
w. w Bradley, secretary OF the HUI
name society. early Saturday arrest
ed the four persons, who are now
held at Central station.
The men gave their names as
Frank ST. John. twentyfo four, and
Henry Newman. twenty-five, and
both said they were stopping at the
st. James Annex, Second and Wash
ington avenues. The girls grips
were found in their room. The girls,
sisters, of fourteen and seventeen,
OF Fairmont. Mimi, were taken from
a room ut the Hotel Nicollet.
Notified of the Hunaways.
Early Friday evening telegram
was received by Bradley telling
him the girls were on their way TO
Minneapolis. They had run away
from home, the message read and
were coming here TO meet 4 man
who had sent them money TO pay
their fare. bradley and Garyin
waited at the Milwaukee depot and
when the train arrived at 1915 p.
m. they noticed the girls alight and
greet St John, who was waiting
i for them. There was an affection
ate meeting between the three, the
detective says. before Newman ar
rived. Then all four left the depot
Bradley and Garvin decided not
TO interfere with the two couples,
but 10 follow along and learn what
the men intended doing. They
watched the men enter The ST.
James Annex and leave the girls
grips. then trailed them along half
| a dozen downtown streets, where
they entered hotel after hotel in an
effort to get rooms. In each place
| they were refused.
Taken to a Hotel.
Finally Newman left the other
three and went to his hotel. Then
LIST. John took the two girls to Hotel
Nicollet and got a room for them.
| AS he left, he said he would call
| for the sisters in time for break
| fast today. No sooner had he gone
than the girls were taken into Gus
tody. At Central station the old
lest girl told her story.
She said st. John had formerly
been photographers at Fairmont,
| but that he was forced TO leave
town after being arrested and fined
for selling immoral pictures. The
| two had become acquainted there
and when ST. John wrote and told
her there was plenty of work in
| Minneapolis and that he could get
positions for herself and sister. they
decided to run away and come to
Minneapolis. st. John sent them the
money, she said. and they left home
Friday.
Would Marry Girl, He Says.
ST. John refused TO admit he had
lured the girls here for any immoral
purpose. He said he had work for
! both the sisters and that he was
prepared TO care for them until they
got settled.
! Il am ready and willing TO marry
the older girl any time she will
/ have me-. st. John told w. w.
Bradley OF the Humane society, to-
day. she was very unhappy nj
home, and I sent her the money to
lcome-Sl0 ii was-and did not feel
il was doing anything improper
The girls relatives at Fairmont
We're tolephoned OF the arrest, and
made request that the girls be held
luntil further notice. Meanwhile the
stories told by all four persons are
being investigated by the police aud
Humane society.
| Case Failed to Materialize.
The Minneapolis Tribune says:
The case promised by the Humane
society against Henry Newman and
! Frank st. John on white slavery
/, charges in connection with the al
| legged Turing OF two sisters from
!, Fairmont. Mimi, failed to material
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