The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-01-24

himself. and had taken a train to
Minneapolis.
Last evening McCloskey arrived
in the city for the second time, on a
train from st. Paul, arriving about
ten or eleven o'clock. He saw his
wife early this morning and was
advised by her to surrender, so he
says. He had few drinks, and
was then apprehended and locked
up. He says that he has not de-
cided whether to plead guilty or not
10 the charge of larceny that is pend
ing against him. He had. before es-
Gaping, consulted with C.. ]. I.aur-
sch and G. l.. Benedict, but did not
know as they would see him again.
McCloskeys smoked cigarettes con.
tinnally while lying on his bunk and
talking. He was anxious to see last
weeks newspapers giving accounts
of his escape and having his pic
tire, and promised to give extended
these papers. He intimated that his
life had been a sensational one. He
said that he had spent some time
in the training camps of prize fight
ers in New York, and while in ST.
Paul this week had been offered
5000 to do some ring work. He told
how fighters sometimes dope their
weaker arm in order to throw lis
strength into the stronger one.
McCloskey said that he had led
n better life mp 10 two weeks before
coming to Mankato. lie said that
his wife owns some land in North
Dakota.
The proprietor of the restaurant
where Mrs. McCloskey works says
that she did not see her husband
this morning.
Sheriff Osten was right glad to
get McCloskey back, and now all OF
his prisoners answer at roll call.
How Capture Was Effected.
When Ed Randig, member OF
the firm of Randig e Thissen. who
conduct The Stag saloon on Jack,
son street, opened his place of bust
ness this morning, John McCloskey
was among his first customers. Nc.
Closkey was sight to behold. His
face was black and he looked as ii
he had been sleeping in coal
bin all night. Mr.. Randig recog.
nized McCloskey, who remained in
the saloon some time. Every time
patron entered the saloon Nc.
Closkey would step into the toilet
room and wait there until the coast
was clear. Finally he left the sa
loon. and Mr.. Randig at once called
up Deputy Sheriff Hilger and in.
formed that officer that McCloskey
was in town. Deputy Hilger found
McCloskey at. the 'Rcade on South
Front street.
Hawiey Told of Capture.
p. J. Hawley did not express any
surprise today when he was told
that ,McCloskey had been re-arrested
and was again in the county jail
He laughed some and said: 81
don't believe that he ever left
Mankato, or if he did leave, he did
not come back with the intention OF
giving himself up. He must have
been drunk when he decided to give
himself up. l did not know where
he was, and the only thing | did
know about it was that he told me
when we got out of here that he
was going to Chicago. He was a
fool to come back here. | did not
tell him my plans when | left here
because | did not trust him, and
| did not plan to be here now
when got out ] thought that he
would be the boy who would be
brought back, and that | would gel
away all right. He was foolish tC
try to get out of here in the frs
place. His sentence would have
been light anyway"
When asked what he was going
! to do in district court this after
noon he said: THAT all depends or
what they do to me. | will plead
guilty to the charge of attempt al
grand larceny in the second degree
! but | will explain just why l plead
guilty. | will tell them that it is
only so that my wife and the boy
can get out of here and so that the
child will not be taken away from
her. If they won't let me plead
that way ! won't plead, that's ALL"
McCloskey has made UP his MIND
to plead guilty to the charge O
grand larceny in the second degree
His case will be taken up Monday
or Tuesday.
p. ]. Hawley entered a plea o
guilty to the charge of an attemp
at grand larceny in the second de
gree this afternoon before Judg'
Pau, who gave him an indetermin
ate sentence and said that he would
recommend to the board OF cOntrO
that Hawley be released as soon a!
properly while in the penitentiary
The penalty for this crime is i'm
prisonment from one to two and ;
half years in the state penitentiary
Hawley said in his examination
that he had been employed as ;
travelling salesman and that the OF
been the result OF sickness of hi!
wife and child and no work.
Mrs. Hawley appeared before tn
judge and was released on her owl
recognizance. She will keep tn,
child with her and stated that sht
would go to Minneapolis, where sht
has friends and where she expects
to obtain work She left Mankat,
this afternoon.
| Hawley will be taken to the peni
Tertiary as soon as commitment
papers can be issued by the clerk o
court, no later than tomorrow.
i c. J. Laurisch made a plea to tn,
court in behalf of Hawley.
County Attorney Schmitt eX
planned the case to Judge Pau.