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

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Barnes and her children and two men,
Jay Chittenden, ST., and Dick Graves.
Il heard Mrs. Dolson say that she
was supposed to be at church and
then one of the men remarked
We'll have hell of a time here"
Admitted Beer Drinking.
81 went to the door then and
knocked Mrs. Dolson came to the
door. and l told. her l wanted to
speak to her and asked her to come
out. She came out and ] asked II
| Chittenden was there. She replied
| that he was and admitted that they
! had beer inside l went in and Chit
tenden skipped out the back door,
but Graves stood his ground. | asked
Mrs. Barnes if Chittenden bad been
\ there and she also said he had
been. She said. too, that he had
i drank beer there.
! Graves then began to talk: He
l said he would take beer there when
4 ever he wanted to and he called me
4 some vile names. | wouldn't stand
1 for that. / stepped to the telephone
Ito call, for police assistance because
j did not know whether there was
anyone else around or not. Graves.
i yelled: I'll smash your head, and
] told him if he touched me would
wipe the floor with him and l. would
1 have. When I went to the telephone
Graves grabbed the receiver, jerked
it off and smashed the telephone.
reached for the receiver and finally
managed to get hold of it. Then l
told Graves that l was going to take
make any further disturbance, but
tried to buy me off. l made him
walk ahead of me and | carried the
telephone receiver to use If he show
ed signs of fight. We went down the
railroad track and when l got to
those box cars was afraid that per-
!, haps there might be gang there and
III picked up a big rock with my
other hand l would have used it,
too, if any one had interfered, even
!, if | had been killed the next minute
Invited to Take. a Drink.
eve came onto Front street and
. Graves wanted me to go in a saloon
: and nave drink or a cigar, but
z refused Then l told him he could
= go into the saloon and | would looE
:, around for Chittenden a little. He
: went in and l went into Heinze'.
: store and telephoned to the police
stood and watched then and saw
To- &c III a,,f
= saw Chittenden come across tn,
: street and talk to him. l went owe
: then and the officer came from thu
2 other way, so we had them both.
: bad made up my mind to get Chit
tenden at all costs-he has cause,
- been able to get evidence against hin
. before He told me when we got hin
= there that he wanted to join tn
y Salvation Army.
u 1--WE took the two men to tn
10 police station without any troubl
?, and then l called up the manage
" of the telephone company and toll
IL him that Graves had smashed tn
~ phone in Dolson's house, and h
~ said he would appear against hiI
~ this morning
oi chittenden Pleaded Guilty.
% Chittenden pleaded guilty to tn
IN charges preferred against him b
H. Captain Buyer and admitted that h
&c had no right to go to Mrs. Dolson
w. home because he had been orde
III ed to stay away both by the court an
q by Mr.. Dolson. He also admitted tn;
he knew that Mrs. Dolson was G
1e parole to the care of Mrs. F.
d Buyer of the Salvation Army, ar
ih said that he knew that he W;
violating the orders of the court
:. taking liquor to. her. He was Sc
ny fenced to spend ninety days on IL
ws hill and remarked when the senten,
nu was pronounced it wasn't as mut
ne as he thought he would get.
us Dick Graves was charged Wi
re- drunkenness and disorderly conduc
~ and entered plea Of guilty. F
up said that he had been working fl
3D. some time for the Consumers Pow
go company near Coon creek, and TIL
nd bo bod oor,a ,o.,!t ,i'', IT,; .,
/, iO iie1u SOhiC " tOWn On ,-uuolucs
gu and dropped in to see Mrs Dolson
III the afternoon. He said that he b;
Sd been drinking before he came theI
M and that he had "chipped in" wi
u.s. Chittenden to buy the can of bee
III ". He was ordered to appear in con
10 at two o'clock this afternoon F
lce admitted having had a tussel wi
III Captain Buyer and that he had u.s.
'nt abusive language, but told the ca
et' tain this morning that he was We
'es sorry for this and asked for lenienc
oh Captain Buyer is taking the rig
Ell stand against both fellows, and sa
ite that he has had trouble enough wi
=" them, especially with Jay Chittend
icy and that he will push the charge
nu the limit.
ne Graves Given a Chance.
Dick Graves appeared in court
rs two o'clock, and Judge Comstock CT
rty tinued his case until September II
Oh a. m. He said that by putting t
wv defendant in Jail now would work
undeserved hardship upon the maj
family who. are now at Coon Cree
rn- and told Graves that the senten
am given him on September would {
me pend largely upon his conduct
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