The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-17
Were Taken Off Train Here.

torn into bits.
Were Taken Off Train Here.
Chief of Police Donahue received
a telegram from the authorities at
Omaha, Neb., requesting him to
make a search of the Omaha train
bound for the twin cities, that ar
rives in Mankato at 4:45i p. M, and
arrest couple, who are thought to
have known something of the death
referred to in the above Geographic
story. The telegram gave a minute
description of the couple together
with instructions to arrest and hold.
Chief of Police Donahue, Deputy
Sheriff Ed Ario, Officer Budde and
Detective Gates Phillips went down
to the Union station and waited for
the train. They detailed Rudolph
ltolfeson, baggageman at the Omaha
station, to look through the baggage
car for trunk with check mo. GOT,
sos, C & NV" which the authorities
had telegraphed was the number OF
his check, and then communicated
with the railway officials at st.
James, through Agent Spornitz to be
allowed to hold the train ten min
utes longer than the usual time in
order to make a thorough search.
Police Search the Train.
This permission was granted, and
when the train arrived, the authori-
ties here, together with Agent
SporntZ and the conductor went
through the train. Deputy Sheriff
Ario and Chief of Police Donahue
went through the first section of the
train while Officer Budde and De-
tective Phillips went through the
day coach, and there saw a man
who he thought tailed closely to
the description.
81 believe that's him there" he re-
marked to Chief of Police Donahue,
but as he wanted to search for the
woman, he did not place him under
arrest at that time, but went on
through the second coach, and to-
ward the rear of the train.
The man who was wanted got out
and purchased ticket to Shakopee,
and then was about to return to the
train. Meanwhile, Chief of Police
Dinahue had espied the woman on
the train and placed her under ar
rest. He brought her outside near
the vestibule, and asked her where
hnr rim I,rCt ha
her, the man came from the station,
having purchased the ticket, and see-
ing that the police were holding his
wife, so he said she was, came up
and said, I'm the man you're look
ing for, | guess"
did not believe him.. as he did not
tally very closely to the description
given him. However, he was search
ed and the baggage check found.
which correspondent exactly to the
number given him by the authorities
at Omaha.
Closeted With Chief.
The couple were brought to the
police station and there closeted
with Chief of Police Donahue and
Deputy Sheriff Ario. The man gave
his name as Adams, and said that
the woman was his wife. 1t is said
that the man goes under the name
of B. B. Ridley and R. G. Rigley, and
F. Davis, and is said to be a tran
sient
After the short interview at the
police station, they were taken to
the county Jail, and the authorities
at Omaha notified. When some of
the couples belongings were search
ed at the county Jail, a torn letter
was found addressed to G.. L. Castle,
and the letter signed by Miss Dor
othy Rankin. 1t is believed that
these are their true names, although
the man denied this and said that
Adams was his real name.
When aksed concerning the cir.
cumstances and how the affair hap
pened. Adams told Free Press re-
porter that he was connected with
a weekly paper, and that while he
was down in saloon Thursday
night, an old friend, Paul Simpson,