The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-10-03
Hopes OF Clew
Still In Teeth
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Sheriff Anton Osten made a sutile
search yesterday of Fort Smelling,
and the twin cities for some clew
that would lead to the identification
Of the murdered man who was found
aear the Minnesota river here last
Monday afternoon, and his efforts
were not blessed with any marked
success, although he learned that
the name written on the inside of
the cover of the memorandum book
found under the murdered man is
probably Silas c. Shields, and that
there is private by this name in
Company F of the twenty eighth in.
fantry now stationed at Galveston,
Texas. 1t will be remembered that
the name was written SO far over
on one side of the cover, that there
was room for only the first four
letters, and it was thought at first
that the name was Shien, and that
telephone through inquiries at Fort
Smelling. 1t has developed, how
ever, that the name must have been
Shields, but according to the de.
scripion of this man he is not the
murdered one, but probably was &C.
quainted with him.
Shields a Young Man.
Shields is a young man, twenty
five years old, has light brown hair,
weighs about one hundred forty
pounds and is about five and a
half feet tall The unidentified man
was probably over fifty years old,
and must have weighed one hundred
seventy pounds. He was about five
feet ten inches tall, and had black
hair. Shields enlisted in Company
T in 1912, and was sent to Calves.
ton last February. Unless he has
deserted, he is still there. Sheriff
Osten looked up all the records o,
deserters since that time, and
Shields name was not found. The
sheriff has written to Shields for
information. Under the name Silas
c. SHE in the note book was what
was taken for Company II, but up
on closer examination, the III has
turned out to be an Of"
Check Still Missing.
On the margin of one O.; tbs
pages was written. Check No. 1O9
Twin City hotel" and the sheriff
found this hosiery, and looked IL
vain for a package with the check
100 upon it. The proprietor was
very obliging, and hauled all the
forgotten baggage from two rooms
but the package or bundle repre-,
scented by the number was not dis,
covered. The proprietor reports ths
the. check is still missing.
at Fort Smelling. the authoritie
claimed that they did not know an
man by the name OF Roy Moore, anf
lis name could not be found. 1t wa,
learned, however, that there was I'll
Corporal Moore stationed at the Je,
ferson City. Mo-, barracks, and Chic
of Police Eli Klugherz expects an a
swer to a letter written to him, b.
the first Of next week.
Man With Mashed Face. II
John Wilson, who is employed
the Minneopa barn reported this
morning that a few weeks ago h,
had seen two men from Mapletol
who he thought might have beer
the murdered man and the man wht
was found after he had fallen off {
train near kasota ON August %
1t will be remembered that this
man had broken jaw, and tina
only short time ago he committee 1
suicide. Mr. Wilson said that on
of the men had a badly mashed face
when he was seen, and that h.
claimed that negro had hit hir
with stone. However, the descrir
tion of the clothes worn by thes
two men, does not tally at all will
the clothing worn by the murderef
man and the suicide.
Wheeler Murder Recalled.
This is not the first mysterior
death that has occurred in thi
AUOuI thiSC sCoio o6O,
will. be remembered, a stockman
the name of Wheeler was found
the east side Of the Poplar stree
tressle, and that at first 1t wa
thought the man had fallen from
passing train. However, bullet hol 4
was found in the mans abdomen, br
there was no hole in his clothes
The last seen Of him alive was
the evening before. when he was
car with some fellow stockmen. A
this time he was reported 70 hav
asked them to come with him, as b
was going to see a woman.
Traffic Officer e. V. Waters an
Health Inspector w. A. Corbin. VIII
have been doing great deal of wor
in connection with the last murdt
case, claim that at the place wher 1
the man was found and covered
with willow branches, the willo
trees look as if the br,s1ches hf
been cut twice. as some of the Gu
are more blackened by the wealth
than others. The deduction is, tn; 4
the murdered man was covered