The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-01-09
AUGUST ZINCLER CAUSES
THE ARREST OF HIS WIFE
AND HENRY SCHULTZ
From Tuesdays Dairy.

From Tuesdays Dairy.
Deputy Sheriff Nerdahl went 10
Fairmont last night 10 serve war
rant on Mrs. August Zlngler and
Henry Schultz on the charge OF adult
terry. arrest them and bring them Ia
Mankato. The deputy With HIS pris-
oners returned this afternoon. The
warrant was issued on the complaint
of August Zingler. the woman's bus
band.
1 Zingler formerly resided on farm
in Medic. Trouble between the
two over Mrs. Zingler started more
than two years ago. On May %.
1911. when Zineler was in Mfrse-
ton on business. according To his
own story. Schultz took Mrs. ling
Ter out riding There were some
bitter words over that. Three weeks
later. on June II. when Zirgler was
again IN Mapleton. Schultz again
took Mrs Zineler out riding. The
husband learned OF this. so he says,
and returned TO his home very much
I
home and crying when his wife
spoke to him. He asked whether
she had been ridin gwith Schultz.
At first she denied IL but afterwards
admitted she had. and acknowledged
she had done wrong. She took up
her Bible and prayed and besought
her husband TO forgive her.
Amer that. however. Schultz kept
coming To the Zingler home. so Mr.
Zingler claimed to The Free Press
+, today.
Claims a Conspiracy.
There were high words between
the two men at times. Zingler goes
on To relate. and at one time he
shot nc Schultz. also ordering him
tn gD away and keep away from
his homo. \ conspiracy was hatch
out Of the way. so Zingler alleged
in his Interview today. and Ion Sep.
tember 10. 1912. he was committed
To the state hospital for the insane
ut 50. Peter. Here the husband
remained until June 3. 1913. when
he escaped ~ this time he was
] out walking with another inmate by
Nthe name or panl Materna and the
two got away together.
ZinGler found that his wife and
children were living in Decoria. He
went there to see them. but as
son as he arrived n guard was
waiting for him and he was prompt.
~ taken into custody and sent back
To the asylum. - lie again escaped
on October 8. 1919. On this occa.
sion another inmate. one TimlitZ OF
New Ulm, loosened the bars on n
window. and the two made their
exit lie went from St Peter TO
Blue Earth, thence to Waterfowl.
s. H.. and later to Buffalo Center.
II s. D.. where he remained for a
long time employed ut husklng corn.
for which labor he was paid So TO
81 n day.
Talked With His Wife.
on December 10 Zingler called up
his wife from Germania. Iowa. told
her where he was and asked her
how she was getting along. She
was on Schultz's farm near Fair.
mont nj that time. according to his
story. He says he told her just
where he was and that she and
Schultz thereupon Immediately con.
suited n Mankato lawyer. in an ef'
for to get IZingler apprehended
and sent hack to the St Peter
asylum.
Zingier has been in and around
Mankato for several days, seeking
information In regard to the rela
lions between his wife and Schultz
Late yesterday afternoon. he swore
out the warrant for the arrest OF
both.
Zingler and his wife were mar
ytied on February >a2. 1908. and have
four children. The children. he
says are with their mother on the
Schulz farm near Fairmont. He
says what he most desires is tc
have charge of the children.
zinoIer's Story Of Shooting.
When Zingler was examined IN
the probate court at the time of hi:
sanity. he was charged with shoot