The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-06
BRUTE ON CYCLE
SOUGHT BY CHIEF
From Tuesdays Daily.

Seldom has II been the lot OF peo-
pie of this or any other community
TO witness an act OF such disgust
ing cowardice and brutality as occur
red on North Broad street late yes
terday afternoon, when six.year-old
Tredwig Olson was knocked down
by a motor cycle. dragged about
forty feet, jerked from the machine.
which could no longer move with
his leg caught in the rear wheel.
and left lying on the street, while
the rider made the best of his way
off.
The child was standing on the
corner Of Broad and Spring. talking
with another boy Of about the same
age. when the motor cycle came
northward on Broad street. The vic
tim had stepped out on the main
roadway to 60 across, when he saw
the motor cycle coming. He tried
20 get out of the way. but was not
quick enough. He was struck by
the machine, which was brought to
halt by the manner in which Il
was encountered with the child's
body. The rider dismounted. pulled
the boys left leg from the wheel,
cleft him lying on the pavement and
sped away in the same direction in
which he had been going.
Description Of Rider
John Eggerstoffer. Jr., employed at
the Hubbard mill and residing at
1906 North Seventh street. waG -.
a block away when 1t happened. u"
was walking southwark on Broad
street He hurried to the prostra.c
child. He took little notice ~ thc
rider. as he thought OF littIo else
than how badly the child was hurt
but, he was able afterwards to give
some description ~ a. -Irv
brute who ran the boy down. He
said the man was elderly. He was
dressed in such a way as to give the
impression that he was not OF the
laboring class, but might -. icon
a solicitor or office worker OF sor',
kind. Mr.. Eggerstoffer thinks the
man had a mustache and he + p"
sure OF what sort OF clotL'.-
wore, but Is Of the impression that
he had a blue coat. Some women Of
the neighborhood, however who got
n glance at the man, said they
thought he wore gray. Mr.. Egerstof.
fer thinks the man wore a cap. He
is inclined to believe 49, -.--
not located far from this place, as
he believes he saw him on a motor
cycle out on the prairie road some
time last summer He believeF ~
would recognize him. II he saw him
again.
Cycle Had Blue Frame.
The motor cycle, Mr.. Eggprstoffer
says. had a blue frame. II was quite
dirty and the number could not bc
made out, but he thinks It was a
number OF three figures. one Q,
which was a three. He thinks the
make was by the name OF Phor or
some such name as that. Chief
KlugherZ is inclined to think the
cycle was a Pope. as other items o.
the description tally with that con.
clusion.
Mr.. Egerstoffer carried the child
10 the home of the mother, Mrs
Henrietta Olson. a widow. living
at 507 North Second street. The
boy was attended by DR.. ]. P.
Rosenwald and was taken to the
Emmanuel hospital. II was found
that both bones of the latt ~ ',
tween the ankle and knee had been
broken. There was a fracture in the
ankle joint. The left collar bone ho'
been broken. There was also quite
a cut in the scalp.
Mr.. Egerstoffer says a farmer was
driving by on load Of hay at the
time of the accident. He does not
know who the farmer was. but says
he wore a beard. He thinks this
farmer got fairly good look at the
man on the motor cycle. II is thought
that the farmer, II he could be found,
might be able to furnish some In.
formation that would lead TO the
discovery OF the identity OF the
much-wanted rider.