The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-07-12
BAIL BONO OF $4,000
PREPARED FOR POLLE|


This afternoon Charles PoIlei re-
signed as member of the Mankato
police force. He was not requested
by the, mayor to do SO, but Mr.. Pol
lei felt that he ought not to serve
in the capacity of an officer Of the
law as long as re is under the pend
ing charge. He expects to obtain
employment in the city to support
his family. Mayor Taylor has APP
pointed Ira Romack, the tariff Of
ficer, to succeed Mr.. Polei, and he
will take up his regular duties at
the end of the month. Mayor Tay-
Tor stated this afternoon that the
matter of appointing traffic officer
would be taken up when Mr.. Ro-
mack became a regular member of
the police department. No other
changes were made in the police de.
partment today.
Officer Charles. Pollei will be re-
leased from the custody of Sheriff
Anton Osten late this afternoon or
tomorrow morning. A bail bond in
the sum of $4,000 and signed by
Gustaf Pollei, a brother of the de.
Donahue, Jacob Wagon and Police
Officer Ole Andengaard is all pre-
pared by his attorneys, S. B. Wilson
and C. j. Laurisch, and ready for
presentation to Judge A. R. Pau of
the district court. 1t was intended
to file the application for bail at
two o'clock this afternoon, but owing
to the absence of Judge Pau in st.
James this part of the program
could not be carried out. If the
judge returns on the late train this
afternoon it is expected that the
bond will be laid before him and
there is no doubt but that it will
be approved by him. If the matter
should not come up this afternoon
it will tomorrow morning.
1t is understood that several
gentlemen had expressed willing
ness to go on the bond, among them
IT. R. Coughlan, the well-known
quarryman.
County Attorney 'Schmitt stated to-
day that he would not recommend a
bond of less than $4,000. However,
the prosecuting attorney stated that
this was not an important matter as
IHSiO "do noI, III OplulOh IlS
slightest danger of Mr.. Pollei running
away.
Sentiment in North Mankato.
The rumors that several parties
in North Mankato are trying to raise
funds with which to prosecute Police
man Pollei for shooting Hubert Hack
on July 3, are without foundation.
Shortly after the shooting several
people expressed the hopes that
Pollei, being policeman and in the
discharge of his duty, be let off, as
a great many policemen have been
let off before, and this caused others
to say that every effort would be
made to prosecute the officer.
The people of North Mankato, as
whole, seem to think that Hack
had committed quite q serious Of
tense and that he ought to have
been punished, but on the other
hand believe also that the policeman
went too far, and ought not to have
fired his revolver, although they
realize that the officer never intend
ed to kill Hack.
County Attorney Schmitt said to-
day that none of the members of the
friends or anyone else had approach
ed him with offers of assistance in
the prosecution of Pollei.
Has Not Been Asked to Resign.
When Officer Pollei was inter
viewed by The Free Press this after
noon, and asked whether he had
/ handed in his star and resigned
from the local police force, he said
that he simply hung up his coat
with the star on it, in the police
station He had not been asked to
resign, and he had thought no fur
Their about the matter. If asked
to continue on the police force, he
may serve again, although he has
made no plans.
That Previous Warrant.
The warrant which was sworn
out against Hubert Hack on No.
vember II, 1910, was on complaint OF
John Postels, constable of North
Mankato at that time. This warrant
states that Hack threatened to kill
Mr.. Pcstels and not Mr.. Hack, while
the records of the justice of the
peace reads that Hack threatened
both Mr.. Postels and Henry Hack.
However, the word land" was mis-
takenly inserted, and hence the com
plant should read that Hack threat,
ened Mr.. Postels only.
Walter Daniels, who served on the
Fpolice force a number of years, stat
ed today that he once arrested
Hack for disorderly conduct.