The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-09-05

complaint sworn TO Dy City AttOf-
ney Arthur Schaub. County At
torney ]. w. Schmitt told Mrs, Ait
ken that she had right to select
a lawyer to advise her in the case,
and she decided to do SO. The ex-
animation was continued until two
o'clock this afternoon.
Her costume was somewhat chang
ed this morning Yesterday after
noon in municipal court she ap-
peared as Barbara Fritchie, with the
stars and stripes pinned to her
dress. The flag was gone this morn
ing. She was very calm and com.
posed, and made no display of her
religion whatever When Sheriff Anton
Osten went to arrest her, she asked
only for time to change her clothes
and clean up the house bit, and
this was readily granted her. Her
mother, Mrs. Charles Denney was
with her. Mrs. Aitken gave her age
as fifty years.
Letter to the Judge.
Judge Comstock received letter
from her yesterday in which she at
tempted to, explain the incident when
the Judge came across the street to
warn her against speaking so loud.
ly. She said that she did not no.
tice him particularly and thought
that it was someone coming to dis
turb. the meeting. She also sent to
ind Of tod
warnings pasted on postal cards.
The warnings are quotations from
the Bible calling on all sinners to
beware the vengeance, of the Lord.
Hearing in Probate Court.
Mrs. Athens hearing in the pro.
bate court was resumed this after.
noon and Attorney H. l.. Scb-:itt.
acting for County Attorney j. w
Sehmitt, appeared in. her behalf
Drs. C. j. Holman, A. q. Liedloff, A.
F. Kemp and Roy N. Andrews heard
the testimony offered City Attorney
Arthur Schaub went ON the stand and
rehearsed the two hearings which
Mrs. Aitken has had in municipal
past conduct since she has been
speaking ON the streets. John Nc
Dermott testified that he had heard
Mrs. Aitken speaking loudly and
rather boisterously on Front and
Walnut streets on Tuesday evening
land that her talk had been very
, vendictiye, and that she was repeat
ing the curses that would fall to the
lot of those who dared touch the
Lords Amounted. She claimed to be
the Lords Amounted, and she es
pecially warned City Attorney Arthur
| Schaub, Judge w. L. Comstock anG
other city officials. He said thai
she also called to mind the two boxes
which she had sent to the judge
and, the city attorney which contain
ed the warnings to these two, gentle
men.
| Mr.. Schaub produced the letter O
warning which Mrs. Aitken had sen
the Judge in evidence. -
Calm and Unruffed.
Mrs. Athens calm and unrufflet
demeanor did not change through
out the trial. She admitted, how
ever that she had learned in the las
| twenty-four hours that she: had beer
making somewhat of mistake, ant
that she was very sorry that sh,
had caused anyone any inconvenience,
by her loud speaking. This she salt
had not occurred to her before. SC
am perfectly willing said she, It,
get down on my knees and. wash TIL,
feet of any man or woman in thi
1, city or anywhere else, and it woult
be far from me to harm any of Cod
| children, be they good or bad. 1 an
willing to go before any one and pub
licly apologize if I have hurt any
ones feelings. This was farthes
from my thoughts while warned tn
dear people to mend their ways o
prepare for what would befal1 them.
Hearing Concluded.
The hearing of witnesses was con
cluded late this afternoon DIR. R. n
Andrews, S. H. Grannis, Rev. Com
stock and D. L. Harris testified il
behalf of Mrs. Aitken. Mrs. Aitkel
made a statement setting. forth he
faith. She claims to receive mes
sages from God through prayer.
City Attorney Schaub, ]. F. Ma
honey and John McDermott were Wi
nesses against Mrs. Aitken. Tn
hearing was continued until Thurs
day, September H., at 10 a. m. Thi
is done to see how Mrs. Aitken be
HAYES in the meantime.