The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-11
CARL LEO WAS KILLED;
ACCIDENT IN A QUARRY
From Tuesdays Daily.

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From Tuesdays Daily.
Carl Leo, stone cutter employed
in the Mcclure quarries, north of
the city, was accidentally killed
shortly after three o'clock, this af-l
ternoon. IA
In some manner he was caught be-
tween stone that he was working
on and one which was in the hook
of a derrick.
Leo's body was crushed and his
head and face badly bruised. He
died almost instantly.
Leo resided with his wife. and
three children on the ST. Peter road
in the north part of town. He was
thirty-eight years of age and had
been employed in the quarry for
some time.
Immediately after the accident &C.
Cured the chief of police and coro-
ner were notified.
Leo has been stonecutter for
fifteen years. He has been employ
ed in the Widell and Mcclure quar-,
ries at different times; also in the
quarries at Kasota He was a men,
Der of the Swedish Congregational
church. He is highly spoken of by,
those who know him.
The stone that killed Leo was!
about twelve or fifteen feet in the
air when it was being handled by
the derrick The cable slipped off
the drum in the engine room allow
ing the huge piece of stone to fall
and it struck Leo on the head and
body, crushing the life out of him.
He was member of the Workman
lodge.
Too much booze, according to his
own statement, caused John J.
Flieschmann, laborer, to so con-
duct himself this morning, that his
actions indicated that he was max
ing an attempt on his own life.
Flieschmann came to Mankato on
July 8, and says that he has been
drinking heavily since that time.
He hung around Paul Zeigler's sa-
loon at COL North Front street this
morning and asked for gun at two
different times. The bartender, Her
man Lamm, refused to, give, him the
gun, and still the man continued
to hang around.
Picked Up Butcher Knife,
About eleven o'clock, Mr.. Lamm
was writing postcard at the writ
ing desk in the saloon, and had his
back partly turned to Flieschmann.
Out of the corner of his. eye he saw
the man pick up a large butcher
knife from the lunch counter and
start for the back door. Mr.. Lamm
caught up with him, and he had
furious struggle to get the dam
gerous weapon away from the
drink-craZed man. In the scuffle, Mr..
Lamm barely escaped being cut sew
eral times
Michel Came to the Rescue.
After the combat had progressed
for several minutes, Conrad Michel,
friend of Mr.. Lamm's, came in
the back door, and took hand in
the ARRAY. The two men had all
they could do to get the knife away
from Flieschmann, but when, this
was accomplished, they tied Fliesch-
mann up with rope, and called for
policeman. Officer Albert Nier-
dahl and Deputy Sheriff Ed. Ario
went to the saloon and brought
Flieschman to the station. He had
Gained down good deal then, and
talked very rational.
Admitted His Drinking.
He admitted that he had been
drinking too much, and gave this as
the cause of his trouble. He. also said
that he had not eaten very much for
several days. He had an honorable
discharge from a coast artillery
corps, which showed that he, had
been in the United States army serv-
ice for three years, and that his
conduct had been excellent, His
father Frank Flieschmann. lives on
North Broad street, but the son says
that he has not been home. since he
left the army. He was discharged in
1911, and has been working for a
contractor named George Kiser at
Cloquet.
No Grudge Against Anyone.
He says that he is fireman by
trade, but has been working at ce-
ment construction for Mr.. Kiser. He
is thirty-fve years old. He would
give no reason why he wanted the
knife or the gun but said he had no
grudge against anyone and, did not
intend to shoot anyone. =
Fleischmann was locked up in the
city Jail and no determination had
been reached as to his case late
this afternoon
Especial to The Frea Press.J ~
Los Angeles, July S.-Lou;s A. Lar.
son is in the county Jail here &C.
cused by coroner's jury with the
murder of his wife, Mrs. Mary Olson
Larson. The murder was committed
at Casa Verdugo last Sunday and
Larson was arrested on circumstan-
tal evidence. ~
A tailor named Gustave Schubert
gave one of the most important clues
to the identity of the murderer. He
showed a postcard signed by Mary
Larson, on which was written: "Are
you still at the same. address? AID.
dress me general delivery" Schubert
haIiauaC fIof Mrc nnoox, A.