The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-12-19
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nicholas. VIRGINS denied repeatedly
that he had ever owned "A gun or
revolver, Also that he had ever
owned a fashlight When confronted
with the flashlight he admitted that
1t was his but said the last time he
had used it he had laid in down In
a wagon box and that some of the
neighborsrs must have hid 1t in the
horse power.
On May 10 Mr.. Lawler went TO
Albert Lea in the hope of being able
| to enlist the services of Fred Reims.
The young man was a nephew of the
defendant, had worked for him and
for that reason might be able to
secure information from him. Fred
REIN was working for his uncle, c.
II. REIN a farmer living near Albert
Lea. He succeeded and REIN return
ed with him to Fairmont on May
21st. REIN interviewed Virgens in
the jail on the evening of May 2lst
and again on the following evening,
at which time he obtained informa-
/ llOn dDOut Tic Jul iCFoi'oA ~"
ammunition. Mr.. Lawler described
how he and Carver, Dean and REIN
drove out to Virgens farm that night
and dug up the revolver, which
had previously been described by
Sheriff Carver
M. Lawler then described the find
ing of the cartridges in beer
bottle, which was related in the
Free Press at the time.
Mr.. Lawler was subjected to
most rigid cross examination by At
torney Allen especially as to mat
tiers pertaining to his bringing REIN
to Fairmont Among the questions
asked were these:
Attorney Allen: Mr.. Lawler did
you not force Fred REIN to come
back with you to Fairmont by threat
ening to have him arrested for steal
ing a motor cycle if he refused to
help you?
Mr.. Lawler: | did not, told him
all | knew about tha motor cycle.
/ Fred REIN, the states star witness,
was on the stand nearly all of today.
From Mondays Daily.
/ Mrs. Hazel Aubuchon Of Kasotl,
who was arrested Friday on the
charge of arson, has been held to
the grand jury of lie Sueur county
by a justice at Montgomery, before
Whom she was examined Saturday.
Mrs. Aubuchon was accused of set
ting fire to her house in Kasota
I November 10. The furnishings were
found soaked in oil, SO it is claim
ed Sheriff Keogh arrested Mrs.
Aubuchon. At the time of the fire
Mrs. Aubuchon lived near the de-
pot in Kasota. About two o'clock
/ on the morning of November 10
Silas Benjamin, a farmer, was driv-
I ing by the house and discovered it
to be on fire. He aroused Mrs.
! Aubuchon and assisted in putting
out the flames. Mr.. Aubuchon, who
was a signal man for the Omaha
road, was away from home at the
time.
1t is understood that Mrs. Aubuch-
ION carried $3.50 insurance on the
contents of the house. This insur-
ance was taken out in July.
Mrs. Aubuchon is out on $500
bond. Her attorney is George T.
Oleson of st. Peter.
From Mondays Daily.
C. E. Reynolds, former proprie-
tor of the Nicollet hotel at ST.
Dat ~, Dn,.J latN
Saturday by Deputy Sheriff Rel
chow. He is wanted in Nicollet
county for alleged failure to pay
$500 almony to his wife, who was
granted divorce last spring.
Deputy Sheriff c. J. Norman OF
Nicollet county returned TO st.
Peter Saturday night with Reynolds.
The defendant is now an inmate
of the jail at st. Peter. He was
found living in fiat near the
State Capitol. building, st. Paul.
He claims that he has no money
and therefore cannot pay the ali
mony.
This is another chapter in the
look OF troubles which have befal-
len ReynCiOS OF late. lie Is defend
ant in a suit for $4,000 instituted
by George E. Perkins of this city
for olienation of Perkins wife's af
fections.
/ About two weeks ago Reynolds
was cited to appear before Judge
OlesOn at New Ulm and show
cause why he could not pay the ali
mony. The court. granted Reynolds
| ten days in which to ray the $500.
! Fror, MONDAYS Oairv.
! Willis Eldridge, who pleaded guilty
! to charge of issuing checks on
a bank where he had no credit, was
before Judge Comstock this morn
ing, and the county attorney stated
that on looking up the law in the
matter he had found that such an
act came under the head of gross
misdemeanor, and that the munich
pal court had no supervision over
| such cases. Eldridge waived ayam