The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-11-22
TOM MOON PLEADS NOT
GUILTY TO THE CHARGE
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily. so
| The grand jury now in session
/ for this district returned two true
bills this forenoon. Hugh Kelly was
! indicted for arson in the first de-
gree and Thomas Moon for assault
in the first degree. Kelly is the
man who confessed that he set fire
to the houes of Otis Dolson few
weeks ago. He is now in custody.
Mrs. Otis Dolson is also in custody,
charged with being Kelly's accom-.
plice in crime. Her case is being
investigated.
Thomas Moon, durirg his "fulr'
phase, is charged with attacking
Ernest Sorell with a razor while
both were in a saloon some time
ago. He has been in custody since
| his arrest following the alleged cut
| ting.
Moon Is Arraisned.
Thomas B. Moon was arraigned in
district court this afternoon at two
O'Clock, and after hearing the indict-
ment of assault in the first degree
read, entered a plea of not guilty.
c. J. Laurisch appeared as his at
torney.
| Hugh Kelly, indicted by the grand
jury this morning for arson in the
! first degree, was arraigned before
Judge A. r. Pau this afternoon and
did not enter a plea His attorney,
J. e. Regan, asked that the case be
continued until 9:45 tomorrow morn
| ing. His request was granted.
The First Civil Case.
The first case on the civil calender
| that will be tried at the ensuing term
! of the district court is the case of
! Louise L. V. Belanger VS.. Thomas H.
Williams. Walter A. Plymat and
| G.. S. Strom are the attorneys for the
, plaintiff and Hughes & Ellsworth for
the defendant Mrs. Belanger, it will
be recalled, is the wife of man
| who was known in Lake Crystal for
many years as Butch" Epson. He
| was convicted of arson and is now
serving term in states PRISON. Mrs.
Belanger sues Williams for a large
sum for an alleged assault on her
! person. The lady claims that as she
i, was leaving Mr. Williams store in
Lake Crystal one day after buying a
| pair of shoes the man caught and
held her in a manner very humiliat-
ing to her. 1t is on these grounds
that she brings suit against him.
Williams alleges that he held the
women to keep her from making off
| with pair of shoes which she had
bought but had not paid for. The
| suit is for 100000.
H. H. Hinicker, who operates the
Willow Grove Poultry farm about
! two and a half miles north of this
! city in Nicollet county, reported to
the police last evening that his
hired man had stolen team and
wagon from his farm some time in
| the afternoon, and late last night
the team was found tied on the
street near the Stahl house, in this
city. Mr.. Hinicker told the police
that he had come to town yesterday
morning and hired a man by the
name of Smith to husk corn for him.
| He took the man out to his place,
gave him his dinner and then sent
him out in the field.
Fellow Had Skipped.
When the fellow did not come in
! at supper. time. Mr.. Hinicker went
to look for him am found that
Smith was not in evidence. Tracks
of the wagon were found leading
| from the corn field to the road, and
| about four O'Clock in the afternoon
farmer on the ST. Peter road told
Mr.. Hinicker that he had seen the
| team going in the direction of st.
DIT IN
| town and told the police of his
t loss. He said that one of the
horses was black and the other
bay. The team pulled three inch
tired, double box wagon and wore
a harness trimmed in brass.
Team Is Located. ..
At nearly midnight Officer Lund-
berg found a team of horses tied
on Plum street, near the Stahl
house, and as the driver did not
show up for some time, the officer
took the team to Hilger's livery
! stable. He then reported to Desk
| Sergeant Scovel, who at once look
! ed over the animals. They Tailed
exactly with the description given
by the owner of the lost team and
Officer Scovel called up Mr.. Hin
! ECKER and informed him that his
property had been found. The man
Smith has not turned up, and there
was no corn in the wagon when it
was found. Steps will be taken to
locate the bold thief.
Mr.. Hinicker called at Mr.. Hill
gers barn this morning and took
possession of his team.
Wac loarpad fh;c al bo
the 'hired man" sold five bushels
of corn to a local dealer who paid
him So for the same