The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-01-24
JOHN M'CLOSKEY GIVEN
Term IN STATE PRISON
From Tuesdays Daily.

FTofn Tuesdays bdiIy.
John r. McCloskey was today
given an indeterminate sentence in
the state penitentiary after plead,
ing guilty TO charge of grand lar
ceny in the second degree. The
term of Imprisonment for this crime
is not more than five years.
McCloskey told Judge Pfau of the
| district court that he was twenty
two years of age and was born in
Oswego, n. Y. His mother and ia
Their live there now. He was mar
ried October s, 1912, and his wife
| is now employed at the Ideal res
| taurant.
| Up TO three years ago he lived
at home and worked as a plumber.
! He went from Oswego to Los An
! geles, where he remained about a
| year working at the plumbers trade.
Last summer he worked in North
| Dakota on a farm. After coming here
| last fall he worked about a week in
! the dye rooms of the Mankato Mills
/ company, and then worked at the
! Heinrich hotel for about two weeks.
! 1t was while there that he was ar
rested on the charge of grand lar
| ceny. He said that he was under
! the influence Of liquor when he took
the watch and clothing, but that he
seldom drank before coming here.
Member of Y. M. c. A.
McCloskey said that he was a
member Of the Y. NJ. c. A. and of
the Christian Mems Benevolent So
ciety of Oswego.
Judge Pfau, in pronouncing the
sentence, told McCloskey that if the
evidence in that case had been such
that a suspended sentence would
seem advisable he would have been
glad to give such sentence, but
he felt that the prisoners conduct
had not justified suspended SEN
tence. The Judge said that the
term of Imprisonment would depend
almost entirely upon McCloskey's be-
havior while i'm the penitentiary.
Mrs. McCloskey was not present
when the sentence was given.
McCloskey will probably be taken
to Saltwater at the same time with
+. j. Hawley. who has not yet been
escorted to the pen" I'D
McCloskey was careful not to give
"a recital of his prizefighting es-
.capades, nor did he deal in bum
cumb and braggadocia when he was
talking to the court. For jai!-break-
er, McCloskey gets off with a light
sentence.
Barnes VS.. Fleming.
The case of Ed Barnes versus
ri inn te, Nj, ,.,so
district court today. This is a civil
case.
Ray Adams was brought to Man
kato late yesterday afternoon from
New Ulm. He was in the custody
of Deputy Sheriff Ed Ario and was
arraigned before Judge Comstock inn
mediatelv upon his arrival in Man
kato. The charge preferred against
him is burglary in the second de.
gree. Adams asked for a hearing,
which was set for Monday, January
Y. Adams is the man SUSPECTED
of having been implicated in the
burglary of Geo. e. Brett's Inc, store
last Thursday night. .
A. b. Gabler has identified Adams
as the man who came to his restaur-
ant on the night of Thursday, January
16, and w. R. Spornitz, ticket agent,
identified him as the man who was
around the Omaha depot Thursday af-
ternoon selling cuff buttons. He was
in the Model restaurant, owned by
Gabler Brothers, shortly after eleven
O'Clock on Thursday night and had
a lunch. He carried on a short
conversation with Mr. Gabler, using
"a pencil and paper. He told Mr..
Gabler that he had come from Ro-
chester and left a picture postcard
showing Rochester scene. He was
in the restaurant about fifteen min
uteS after the man who tried to sell
the pieces of silk was in the build
ing. 49,. ...
Pencil and Paper.
When Adams appeared before
Judge Comstock he carried on his
conversation with the judge with pen
Gil and paper. He was then taken
to the Jail and Deputy Sheriff Ed
Ario asked him number of ques-
tions. Adams said that he was born
in New York city and was thirty
years of age. He claimed to have
had the fever seven years ago, and
since that time has been deaf and
dumb. He says that his parents are
dead, and his only brother was last
heard of in Butte, Mont, ten years
ago. He stated that he was selling
shoe strings and other articles as a
means of earning a living.
Regarding his stay in Mankato
Adams said that he came to town
on train early Thursday evening.
He went to the Opera Cafe and
later in the evening visited num-
Der of other saloons. He said that
he did not know whether he had
visited Al and Joe's place, as he did
not remember the names of any of
the places except Osons saloon.
No knowledge of Package.
When asked about leaving a pack
age at All and Joe's saloon he said
that he had not left a package, be-
cause he had no package with him.
He .disclaimed any knowledge of the
man who tried to sell the silk at
the Model restaurant and says that
he had no pal and knew absolutely
no one in Mankato.
When asked if he was at Eugene
Coy's bus barn during the evening
he said that he did not know where
the barn was and that he was not
off of Front street all evening. He
says that after getting several drinks
in the saloons on Front street he
went to the Clifton house and spent
the night On Friday he was on the