The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
RAYMOND IS TO FIGHT
CHARGES AGAINST HIM

UnAKuEO AuAlMOl nIIII
From Thursdays Daily.
John H. Raymond, who was re-
Gently arrested in Chicago, charged
with grand larceny in the first de-
gree, arrived in Mankato this noon,
in custody of Sheriff Anton Osten.
George H. Lang and Phil Landmark,
who had business in Chicago, ac-
companied them on their return from
Chicago to this city. A large crowd
had gathered at the station to see
Mr. Raymond, and one photographer
was there with his camera, but sue
ceeded only in getting rear view.
Fooled the Crowd.
The party emerged from the smOk-
ing car, and fooled the spectators
for some time Sheriff Osten said
that the long ride had made them
tired-looling and dirty, and hence
they wanted to avoid the crowd.
Mrs. Raymond was not with her
husband, she having remained in
Chicago. Sheriff Osten had no war
rant on which to arrest her, and
hence she was not brought back,
but she will probably come to this
city in short time to see her hus-
band
Raymond Is Interviewed.
! When Mr.. Raymond was inter
viewed by a Free Press reporter
this afternoon, he had little to say,
but promised full statement for an
early issue He looked worn and
tired, from the worry and the long
ride. But he was confident that he
would be cleared and reinstated at
the Unique and Wonderland the
aires.
When asked for a brief account
OF the entire case, he said that be-
fore he left, he went to the garage
of the Hoerr & Clements Auto COM
pany and asked for Mr.. Clements.
He had with him SITS with which
to make another payment, but Mr..
Clements was not there. Mr. Ray
mond said that he wanted to tell
Mr.. Clements that he intended to
go to Chicago for a few days.
Deal Fell Through.
| Mr.. Raymond stated that the NOV
ing picture company which first
promised to handle "Circumstantial
Evidence" pictures finally decided
that they could not do it and the
deal fell through. So when he
heard this, he decided to make a
flying trip to Chicago and try to
land the deal with some other NOV
ing picture firm there. He left Sun
day night about twelve o'clock and
made the trip to Chicago in twenty
three hours, which is considered
quite a fast run. He denied the
story of his having been seen and
lost near Lake Jefferson.
When he arrived in Chicago, he
proceeded Immediately to make ar
rangements to complete the deal
with the second company. He said
he was just about ready to swing
the deal, when detective arrested
him. He was locked up in Jail, and
held there four days without even
being given the opportunity to send
message to notify Manager
Chamberlain or to secure any outside
communication whatever
Will Fight Auto Charge.
Mr.. Raymond was asked whether
he would fight the charges against
him, to which he replied that he
would fight the automobile charge,
because he said he had a clear bill
of sale on the automobile and no
mortgage on it. He said he had
paid $3.50 on the machine, but even
at that, he said he had the bill of
sale before he had paid half the
l pr nd h@ 4
! it as he pleased.
The money that it is alleged he
took with him, was to have been
used in the moving picture deal, and
hence, he had no intention of not
returning it.
No sympathy Gag"
| Mr.. Raymond said that his wife
would not return unless the authori-
ties required her presence, for the
reason that he did not want to
work the sympathy gag" or have
her present for sympathy. He was
going to stand trial and take his
medicine if necessary. He felt very
confident, however that he would be
cleared of all charges, but if not,
ne would make no further bones
about it.
Mr.. Raymond stated that he had
been soldier in the Philippines and
at that time, seven marks of merit
for bravery were issued by President
Mckinley, and that he was given
one of these seven. He studied
medicine two years at Louisville,
Ken.
When Raymond was about to
leave at the railway station at Chi
caog, Mrs. Raymond was there AL
though she was downcast and dis
couraged, she did not weep, but tried
her best to encourage her husband,
and said she would try to get a posi-
ton and earn enough money to help
clear him.
How Capture Was Effected
| According to the story told Sher-
iff Osten, Detective Stephen ]. Bar
ry of the Chicago police force, was
detailed to hunt up Raymond, after
the receipt of the telegram, and the
number of the trunk, which was
shipped by Raymond to Chicago He
went to the depot to look up the
trunk, when he saw an expressman
approaching from the same depot
for which he was destined He
hailed the expressman and went over
the numbers of the trunks, and
! found that Raym0nd'S trunk was