The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-01-24
ROY ADAMS IS BROUGHT
BACK FROM NEW ULM
From Mondays Daily.

Kay Adams, Claimed 10 De ueal anu
dumb, was arrested at New Ulm Sat.
urday night on suspicion of bein" the
man who stole two pieces of silk
from the dry goods store of Geo. E.
Brett Inc. The arrest was made by
officers John T. HerzCg and William
Emmeigh. The man was found by
the officers standing on a street cor.
ner selling shoe-strings, cuff-buttons
and collars buttons. He was taken
to the county Jail where Sheriff w.
J. julius searched him.
Found a Search-lieht.
The sheriff found on the stranger
fine electric search light, finer
instrument than is usually carried
by policemen and others. Chief of
Police Klause was notified of the ar
rest and he having read in The
Free Press of the robbery here, and
the further fact that the man who
turned the trick must have cut his
hand, he at once notified Sheriff
Osten, of the stranger taken in Gus
tody.
Hand is Cut.
Adams has two cuts in the palm
of his left hand When he was first
arrested he wore a bandage on that
hand and the cuts were still bleed
ing. The bandage was removed yes
terday and the wounds are now heal
ing. The cuts have every appearance
of having been done with a sharp
knife or a piece Of glass. Adams
claims that he sustained a fall while
in Mankato and the cuts are the re-
suit. He claimed to know nothing
of the robbery in this city on Thurs
day night.
Chief Klause Examines Adams.
Chief Klause put Adams through
course of spront. But the fellow
did not tip himself Off, but kept
up the deaf and dumb claim to the
last. When Chief Klause put Robert
Hanenstein, who is acquainted with
the sign language, in the cell with
Adams, the latter made good with
the signs. In fact it was through
the sign language that the chief
managed to learn something about
Adams, who claimed that his afflic-
ton was caused by an attack of ty-
phoid fever.
Among the articles found on Adams
were a pair Of auto goggles, which
he claimed he always wore when he
rode the blind baggage" a practice
in which he INDUCED frequently. The
electric search light aided him in
showing his printed deaf and dumb
cards in the darkness of the night.
Left Here Friday Morning.
Adams claims that he left Man
TN,id in q T.o
taking the train which goes to New
Ulm via ST. Peter. He rode as far
as Kasota and then walked to St.
Peter where he boarded the blind
baggage" of train leaving there
on Saturday for New Ulm. He was
discovered on the train at Nicollet
and forced to pay his fare to New
Ulm.
Is Not Taking.
Chief Klause and Deputy Sheriff
Brust are convinced that Adams is
not faking but is really a deaf mute.
Derutv Sheriff Brust planned and
carried out all kinds of surprises on
TIE fellow, and he did not fall" for
any Of the tricks.
Deputy Sheriff Ed Ario went to
New Ulm today 20 size up the man
and perhaps will bring him back to
Nankato or late train this after
noon.
Wore Fur-Lined Coat.
Adams wore fur-lined coat with
an astraksn collar, when he was in
Narkato. Conductor Clark, who
runs Whit is known as the "Scoot,"
The Mankato-New Ulm, via st. Peter
local, told William Spornitz, the
Omaha ticket agent th"t. Adams went
out of Mankato on Thursday even
irg boarding his train at 40
Adams made the statement in New
Ulm today that he left Mankato Fri
day morning. The robbery at the
Brett store was during Thursday
night
Will Bring Adams to Mankato.
A warrant for the arrest of John
Doe and Richard Roe was gotten
out today and Deputy Sheriff Ed
Ario, armed with these went to New
Ulm on the noon train, which was
an hour late. To Ario, Adams claim
ed he did not understand the sign
language, but he could write with
degree of rapidity that was surpris.
ing. Adams told Ario that he slept
at the Clifton house last Thursday
night.
The cuts on his hands are slid
Ing and the skin laps over. Deputy
Ario will bring Adams to Mankato
on late train. If Adams has
pal he is not in New Ulm.
The man who left the package of
blood-stained silk at the AL and Joe
saloon Friday morning was not a
deaf mute. He could call for a drink
just like any ordinary mortal that
INDUCES in highballs.
Registered at Clifton.
Roy Adams was registered at the
Clifton house on Thursday night. He
came in at midnight and registered
from Nantucket, Mass. The stranger
slept until noon. Several times dur
ing the forenoon, Mrs. Klein, the
proprietress of the hotel, attempted
to arouse him from his slumbers.
Night Clerk Joe Drahof states that
the man did not make sound while
In the hotel. All his communication
to the clerk was done in writing.
He engaged room about seven
o'clock and returned to the hotel
between n:30 and twelve O'Clock.
He had no baggage, package and did
not wear an overcoat
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