The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-11-29
From MONDAYS Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Howard James, director of pur-
chases, and s. B. Plechner, purchas-
ing agent, Great Northern road, kill
led when touring Gar slips off en-
bankment, turning turtle.
Miss Margaret Mann, Miss Helen
James and Mrs. Plechner, who were
in the tonneau, escape practically
unhurt.
Accident occurs directly in front
of ]. ]. HIPS farm. North Oaks, ON
"a stretch of "flIled in" roadway, C ON
posed mainly Of sand.
The Tragedy in Brief.
In overtaking and passing another
car outside wheels lose their grip,
allowing machine to slip down in
cline fifteen feet to the bottom,
where it turned over completely.
Men pinned down, by backs of seats
and top saves women.
Bodies first taken to Mr.. HiIT's
country home and then brought to
the city. Mr.. and Mrs. James j.
Hill bring Miss Mann, Miss James
and Mrs .PlechneIs to their homes.
Witnesses say car 7 was moving
very slowly and that Mr.. James, at
the wheel, was driving cautiously.
Tragedy recalls death of Mrs.
James in Athens, Greeee, four years
ago, under distressing circumstances.
Started With Omaha.
He received his education in the
old Franklin school of this city, and
for short time attended a business
college after completion of the
grades. In 1881 he entered the pur-
chasing department p'of the Omaha
road as clerk, andy continued in
that office, rising gradually. until
1889. In that year heF wa9 promoted
to a position as clerk in the gen
eral superintendent Office. He
held that position for two years, and
in 1891 the Great Northern claimed
him.
St Peter, Mimi, November %
| Finding a guard in the hospital for
the criminal insane Patrick III. Glib
bons. the st. Paul murderer, escap.
ed from the prison lates today. He
was at liberty less than zone hour, a
prompt search resulting in his cap
ture.
! Gibbons was sent to the local in
stitution for committing aRdouble
murder, Staying his wifessnd a priest.
Father Walsh At his trial evidence
was introduced to show that lie was
insane when the crime was commit
ted and he was the first manat to be
sent to the criminal insane building
under the new law. 4
During the two years Of his con-
| finement Gibbons has been a model
prisoner. He is employed In the
kitchen and today was. directed to
accompany one of the guards to the
main building. AS they entered the
hospital Gibbons darted out a side
door and ran across an 3area COM
| pletely eluding his pursuers. When
| the guard found that he was Outflis-
tanced he reported the escape ito
| Superintendent r. M. Phelps and the
Halter impressed every available en-
ployee of the institution to make UP
a seaching party. One, Of the men
ascended a steep ravine in the rear
of the hospital and fou ind that Glib
bons had concealed himself in a hay
stack He was returned to his cell
and will be deprived of the small
privileges he had earned,
! Two months ago a quartet of pri-
soners, three of whom were MUIR
derers, formed a conspiracy to es-
cape They sawed the bars Efrom an
upper window and one of their mum
/ Der, Bert Ostby, who killed his faith
er in Duluth, is still at large.
! Since the escapades of PSI. Haw.
ley in Mankato have BEEN published