The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-06-27

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Unarmed, and in "a position where
the odds might well have peen Two
to one. Captain Franklin Pierce Buyer
of the Salvation army made a sensa-
tional capture about nine o'clock last
evening. when he invaded the resi-
dence of Mrs. Otis Dolson in West
Mankato and found there Jay Chit
tenden, ST., and another man by the
name of Dick Graves who claims to
be some relation to Mrs. Dolson. Mrs.
Dolson is on parole to Mrs. f. r.
Buyer, the wife of the captain, and
is under a promise to cast from her
the flowing bowl.
The snap was given away by Offi-
Ger Albert Neirdahl, who observed
Jay Chittenden getting on street
car with pail of beer concealed in
a paper sack Mr. Nierdahl stepped
into the. Salvation army hall in the
Union block on South Front street
and told the captain that he sus
pected that Chittenden was going out
to Mrs. Dolson's home, as Mr.. Dol
son is out of town.
Captain Took The Hint.
The captain took the hint, and
made his way to the Dolson resi-
dence through a maze of barbed wire
fences, bitches and railroad tracks
and upon arriving there heard un
mistakable sounds of hilarious car
rousipg emanating from the house
Mrs. Dolson was heard to say tina
she had Slipped one over on Mrs
Buyer" as she was supposed to b'
at the Salvation army meeting. WheI
he heard this, the army captain
knocked on the door, and when HI
received no answer, called for Mrs
Dolson. She came to the door, ant
at first answered mo-" when, tn
captain asked if Cbittenden was o.
the premises. Finally, she admitte
that he was there, and the captai
strobe into the. room. At sight G
him, Chittenden resorted to Shanks
ponies, and beat it, out the BAG
door Dick Graves was in the room
and Captain Buyer seized the tell
phone receiver and called for the pr
lice station Graves took a hand /
the fracas and snatched the receive
from the captains ear, tearing,
clear off the connecting wires. II
was about to use the receiver as
billy club, and called the capital
vile names
The Captain Uniimbered.
Captain Buyer, his ire now full
reused, unlimbered his wiry sinev
and in short, sharp, hand-to-han
conflict succeeded in wrenching I'll
weapon from the appraised hand Tht
disarmed, Graves was very peaceabl
and offered to help find Jay Cbitte
den He and the captain started l
town, and in front of the Rcade S
loon, on South Front street, GRAY,
asked Captain Buyer to come in al
have drink His offer was refuse
but not disdainfully, and CAPITA
Buyer told Graves to go in the S
loon and wait until he came for hir
Graves evidently was not suspicion
and went in readily enough CAPITA
Buyer then walked up the street
Heinze's confectionery store and i,
cream, parlor, and called for an of
GER Officer Alfred Johnson was SCI
to aid him, and when the two me
they saw Jay Chittenden and GRAY,
arnccino hn CT hn oil
which. Graves had entered. The me
sat down on the curb on the opposi
side of the street, and in fe
seconds were under arrest. TIL,
were taken to the city lookup al
were there incarcerated to spend Il
night.
When Captain Buyer entered MI
Dolson's home, he saw that the par
had been drinking. for the. pail
beer was on the table, and all sho
ed signs of over indulgence.
Captain Buyers Story.
In speaking of the affair this NOR
ing to The Free Press the capita
said: OFFICER Neirdahl came to n
last night just at the close of t
open air meeting and said that
had seen Chittenden come out of
saloon with pail of beer wrapp
in paper and board "a car going
the direction of West Mankato. IT
officer, suspected THAI AIS destinati'
was Mrs. Otis Dolson's home al
said he thought ] would be able
find him there. We had known I
some time that some one was TAXI
beer out there but could not cat
him at it, so left the Salvati
Army meeting and walked out to t
Dolson home When | reached t
tub factory / couldn't find my W
to the Dolson house, SO | asked t
night watchman the way. He to
me where to go and crawl
through the weeds under barb wi
fences and finally reached the barr
q could see a light in the, hou
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