The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-04-04
and William pitman spoke to Martini

and William Ditman spoke to Martini
and laid their hands on his shout
ders. Deputy Ario then took hold OF
his hands, and in a twinkling the
handouts snapped and the quarry
was captured.
Martini did not make any strug-
gle but walked along to the house
willingly enough The violent spell
seemed to have worn off and the
|only evidences Martini gave oil be-
ing crazy was that he talked fool
|ishly. He denied stoutly that he
was insane, and all heartily agreed
with him. He was told that he
was to be taken to his fathers place
and i'm few minutes all were on
their way to Mankato.
Before leaving the place. the
cabin was searched, and in 1t was
found shotgun rifle and re-
volver and goodly supply OF am.
munition. Two or three dollars
worth of pennies. mixed with but.
tons we're found i'm drawer. In a
little shop near his barn was found
another shotgun. One OF the VIM
dows in the cabin was broken. and
when his attention was called to the
broken glass, Martini replied fool
ishly. "Yep. l kicked that out with
my right foot"
All agreed that he was "some
kicker" when it came to kicking up
a fuss. When asked about the fash
from his chimney. Martini explained
that he had put a dynamite cap in
the stove. 81 put one in there two
years ago" he said, land she blowed
'er up. l just wanted to see if it
would do it again." The captured
maniac pointed out where he had
cracked the lid of the stove with a
rifle ball, and tin pan was found
that looked like a sieve. large
poster had been tackled on the elm
tree behind which the officers watch
ed the cabin and in the growing day
light it could be seen that the poster
was ridddled with buckshot.
Martini was brought to Mankato
and the authorities at the st. Peter
asylum were consulted over the
phone. 1t was learned that Martini
was released from st. Peter on pa
role, and that another commitment
was not necessary to have the man
reincarcerated. He was taken to st.
Peter yesterday morning.
, Martini has been insane several
times, the first time as the result of
a sunstroke. His last outbreak was
last July when he was captured af-
ter a fierce hand to hand struggle
with William Schostag and William
SeafieId In his rawlings Saturday
night, Martini called down the curses
of the gods upon Seafield and Schos-
tag, frenziedly screaming. "Bill
Schostag, Bill Seafield! I'll get you.
I'll show you that ] am man enough
for three like you. I'll give you till
twelve o'clock tonight"
The man lives alone in his little
cabin dirty, smoke begrimmed one.
roomed hovel. He owns the twenty
acres on which his house is built.
and raises chickens. He has team
of horses and a cow or two. He
does a good deal of hunting. and is
a fair shot with either rife or shot
gun. 1t is thought by some that his
manner Of living is responsible for
his insanity, and his relatives. il is
understood, wanted to take care of
the man from this on to keep him
from going to st. Peter again. 1t
is said that Martini goes out and
shoots a chicken. and sometimes half
cooks it and again does not cook
it at all. and tears the flesh from
the bones like wild beast. Every
Saturday night he comes to town and
buys a supply of coffee rolls, and
last Saturday night was no exception
to this rule. He has never been
seen drunk. although he takes a
glass of beer occasionally. He is
about thirty years old.