The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-20
PARKER PUT IN PRISON
TAKEN TO CELL TO-DAY
From Fridays Daily.

embezzler of $1,000 from the State
Bank of Commerce at Winnebago,
passed through MankatO this morn
ing en- route to the state penitenti-
airy at saltwater where he will serve
an indeterminate sentence Of from
one to ten years. He was in charge
of Sheriff Freer Parker was feel
ing at ease. He rather welcomes a
stay in the states prison. He feels
that the punishment is coming to
him and, therefore, has no COM
plaintS to make.
By this time Parker is behind the
prison walls. He had nothing to
say beyond that he is innocent of
the charge of misapplying funds to
the amount of $4,000. as charged
in the indictment which was return.
ed by the grand jury yesterday.
The Sharp Indictment.
| The Indictment against John Sharp
charged. specifically that in a report
dated March a, 1912. purporting to
hf sRS9rt fG We elgse sE
the bank that it had no rediscount-
ed notes and that the cash on hand
amounted to $9.l61.59 and the over
drafts to $1,977.24, whereas the rec
ords of the bank at the close of
business on the latter date showed
] that the rediscounted notes of the
bank amounted to $4,000; that the
cash on hand amounted to only &c..
! $3.50, and that the overdrafts to.
tailed $4,977.24, making a discrep.
ancy of $4,000 in the sworn state
ment of the bank. .".s
! Motion to Quash Indictment.
! This morning Attorney Carlson of
j Albert Lea appeared before Judge
=, Quinn and moved that the indict-
Iment against Mr.. Sharp be quashed.
/ Attorney Carlson demurred to the
indictment on the ground that the
4 law relating to bank examinations
I is unconstitutional. a. ~ .-
! The motion was opposed by AS
! sistant Attorney General Jaynes. The
attorneys devoted considerable time to
iarguing the motion. after which Judge
/ Quinn took it under, adyisement. He
may decide the point before even.
ling or will hold the matter over In.
! til the. opening of court tomorrow
/ morning. -, s.E ...
Judge Quinn expressed desire to
have the question submitted to the
supreme court for determination at
once. 1t is quite likely that he will
certify the question to that body
tomorrow. ..,...a ~
Sharp Has Not Plead. ~--'s
/ Meanwhile, Mr.. Sharp has not en-
tered a plea to the indictment.
| = Bid Goodbye to Family. g..
| Mr.. Parker. bid goodbye to the
members of his family yesterday.
They all passed the ordeal as well
as could be expected under the cir.
cumstances. -. s.-.' ~. ~.
Sheriff Freer and Harry Parker
went to saltwater via the Omaha
road, passing through Mankato at
| 7:35 a. m. But few people at the
depot were aware that Parker was
aboard the train. .@,,~-
| The postoffice and general store
of NJ. A.. Foss e Sons at Pember.
F., ton, were destroyed by fire at an
early hour last Saturday morning
! says The Mapleton Enterprise. Both
! were located in the store building
| owned by NJ. E. Williamson of Bird
Island, and not a thing was saved
as it was all afire inside when dis.
! covered by Mr.. P. II. Hammer
! cashier of the Pemberton State bank
who had not gone to bed but was
sitting up reading. The alarm was
given as quickly as possible but
nothing could be, saved. ....
The building was insured to the
extent of $1,000 and NJ. A. Foss &
| Son, who carried a large stock OF
general merchandise, considering the
size Of the place. give their loss at
/ between $4,000 and $4,000 with only
I 81 500 insurance It is the supposi.
i ton that the fire started either from
the stove pipe or defective chin
) ney. ..... &c., L. .@rs1
! Postmaster Olson lost his entire
equipment and even the key with
which to unlock the mail pouch. He
has since secured temporary sup.
/ plies and the office is now located
in the hardware store of Nelson &
| Oftedahl but it is not known where
| he will find permanent location as
the building which formerly housed
| the office will not be rebuilt. 1t is
possible that it may be given a
place in the old bank building as
the new bank is nearly ready for
occupancy.
Captain F. P. Buyer of the Saliva
jtion Army is doing a wonderful
amount of good in the work of re-
| deeming lost souls and returning
| them to God. He has succeeded in
! lifting number of men up out OF
| the gutter and started them walking
along the path that leads to bet.
/ ter and more desirable citizenship.
He has fitted up q workshop on
! Front street and he has given these
men something to do.
Their hands and minds are occu.
pied and they are not idling away
their hours in those places wheSe
humanity is given the push down
/ the toboggan. Captain Buyer is de.
| termined to make these, men credit
to society and albeit useful members
| thereof
The captain has these men at work
at various occupations. They are
gathering up the waste paper that
| is left lying in. alleys and this is
bailed and shipped to factories that
pay good price for it. Other meth.
DDS of. employment are offered these
once derelicts on life's troublous
sea. They are doing nicely and are
| happy in their work.
/ Captain Buyer has reached out to
them the helping hand and put new
| life and ambition into their hearts