The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-12-12

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vest their money in Mankato prop
erty.
! W. E. Brooks, who has charge of
!, the surveying for; an outlet. for the
line, has had in mind the proposed
outlet and will look into it's feasibili-
ty and the, possible expense as COM
pared with. the THOMPSON ravine
route. s., asli .,.l jn.a ~ st.
From Fridays Daily. as.,:.,
Sheriff Anton Osten returned this
morning from. st. Louis, bringing
with him Willis Eldridge. the young
1 man who is wanted in this city on
q charge Of passing checks on banks
:; il, which he had no account.
! i. When seen by the. Free Press in
the sheriff's office shortly after din
ner today, Mr. Eldridge said that he
thought he would be able to get
, ont of the trouble in which he found
himself. He stated that he had
written to some of his relatives to
assist him, and he expected the help
would be forthcoming. He did not
know in just what light the banks
would look at the matter but hoped
that they would be willing to drop
the charge if the checks were set
tied for
Eldridga said that he did not
know that the police were looking
for him while he was gone, but was
+, not at all surprised when he was ar.
] rested. He thought that he had
been located through the postal
card that he sent to this city, which
bore in one corner his address at
the Jefferson barracks.
While Eldridge was in Davenport,
Iowa, he enlisted in the Coast Artil-
lery corps and was sent to st.
Louis to the Jefferson barracks.
! When he was taken from this place
! by the sheriff, Eldridge was given a
communication from j. M. Holmes.
i first lieutenant of the twenty-seven-
| tn infantry, stating that his arrest
did not excuse him from fulfilling
the duties of his enlistment and
that lin case he was released with.
out trial, tried and acquitted or re.
leased without Jail sentence that
he is TO return at once to the bar
racks to complete his enlisted time.
/! Eldridge said that the division in
which he enlisted was to be sent
to the Philippine Islands shortly
after Christmas.
/ When asked whether he had pass.
ed forged check on a bank in Wis
consin he denied that any occur
renee of the Kind had taken place.
Eldridge was brought before
Judge w. L. Comstock this after
:. noon on a charge of making, utter.
ing and delivering checks on banks
wherein, he had no funds or credit.
Wh2n called upon to enter a plea
he said that he was not ready and
was given I'll ten O'Clock Mon
day morning to consider the matter.
Eldridge hopes that by that time
that brother from Dakota will be
here to aid him in his predicament.
l. His court bond was placed at
$500. He made no effort to fur
nish this and is now in the ciunty
Jail
From Fridays Daily.
| With a view to determining the
question as to whether o person can
! practice dentistry in Minnesota with.
/ OUT incense, an appeal to the dis
tr1ct court will be taken in the case
i OF E. e. Murphy, charged with vio-
Eating the state laws in practicing
dentistry in Winona without a Ii.
cense. The first round of what yir.
tually is a test case under the new
dental law of 1911, was concluded in
the municipal court at Winona yes.
terday morning when Judge S. Fl,
Somsen denied q motion for dismis.
sal and fined the defendant SO with
the alternative of three days in iail.
A stay OF ten days was granted and
Immediately notice of appeal was
made and the action probably will
be tried in the January term OF the
district court before Judge Snow. In
case of an adverse decision there,
IT IS not improbable that the action
will be carried to the supreme court.
After the state, through an attor-
ney for the state dental board. had
proved by the testimony that Muir
ply had practiced in Winona and
had secured no state license, Ed.
ward Lees, attorney for the defend.
ant On Tuesday, moved for dismis-
sal! contending among other things
that no public offenso had been es.
tablished. The court took the mat
ter under advisement and yesterday
denied the motion and imposed the
fine.
The defendant, it is understood,
Will base his fight through the high.
er courts, on the ground that he
rad committed no public offense in
advertising himself as dentist with
signs on his window, and that the
new law does not make it a crime
to practice without license if he is
a graduate Of a dental school. Muir.
ply was graduated from the Catho.
lie Jesuit university of st. Louis in
1911
From Fridays Daily.
This is to notify a certain con-
science smitten sinner reader of
st. Paul newspapers, that he is
square with the world at least, says