The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-20

according to DR.. Seashore.
Mrs. Sharpless, the police say.
showed evidences OF being under the
influence Of liquor when she was ar
rested.
The Sharplesses never had any
children.
His Reputation Excellent.
Sharpless was industrious and
bore an excellent reputation among
his associates. Neighbors said Mr.
Sharpless was at home usually when
not at his work and that Mrs. Sharp
less was given a free hand in the
home management.
AS an engineer Sharpless earned
! from $3.50 to $500 monthly and this
was turned over TO his wife, accord
ing to L. Sharples, SO Royalston
Avenue, a brother. and also all ergi-
neer employed by the Omaha.
Mrs. sharpIess an Actress.
Mrs. Sharphss was at one time
Louis Sharpless says, a vaudeville
actress at Mankato. She told Aetiug
Captain Weare she was reading a
motion picture magazine the nigh
of the crime and had studied TO be
come a motion picture actress.
She was known as "Lottie Smith" In
Mankato. Before her marriage she
was Charlotte Smithers. She was
born I'm Minneapolis. She told the
police all her relatives were dead.
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short time previous to her marriage
moving TO St. Paul. where she lived
at 609 Randolph Street following her
marriage to Mr. Sharpless at ST
Paul. Two years after she becama
Mrs. Sharpless she again moved I,
Mankato and lived at 22s FIT,
Street north. in that city. She re
turned to st. Paul, then moved t
Minneapolis. where she lived at the
Carlton Annex for about one year
She lived at 26O6 Dupont Avenue
south until she moved TO 1929 Yale
Place. in the Lowenhaupt Apart
ments, about three pears ago.
Held in High Regard.
"Eevery man who knew Sharpless
was terribly shocked at the murder.
said Thomas Kavanaugh, 3241 Fourth
Street north, night foreman of the
Omaha roundhouse. last night. Il have
known him for fifteen years and
Differentiated, bigger-hearted or bet
ter-liked fellow never ran an engin,
out of this roundhouse. We neve.
heard of any trouble from him ar
! don't think he ever had any"
William Krivanek, his fireman
hadn't heard of the murder when h,
came down to take his engine thc
morning" continued Kavanaugh
land there were tears in his eye
when a nextra engineer climbed int
the cab
Krivanek, who lives in st. Pau
said the same at the Mankato en-
Of his run last night.
Never Took a Drink.
Sharpless was known to be ma
of temperate habits.
MY brother never took a drink /
his life that | knew Of" said
Sharpless, his brother. Il knew the
everything wasn't right with his wifi
but never heard of any seriou
trouble between them. Lem was
man whom everybody liked and h
was popular on the road. / can
throw any light on the mystery
is all a shock to me-"
Fred Chrisman. janitor OF the Low
enhaupt Apartments, could aid H.
police but little yesterday. He sal
he had known Sharpless ever since
they lived in the apartment building
and liked him. He knew of famil
quarrels, but said they were the kin
that occur occasionally in any HON,
and never were serious.
A second police observation of the
apartment, taken yesterday, shove,
that there Is no door between thr
bedroom and the living room. TIL
foot of the bed Is less than three
feet from the doorway, against tn,
opposite side of which the lounge
stood. Mrs. Sharpless was in be-
she says, when she first heard hei
husbands groans as he lay on tn,
lounge.
In the position I'm which Sharp
less was found his body could cas-
lily be seen in any part of the bed
room. The police will present &c
the grand jury the underwear worn
by the dead man and thrown from
a window to the street where II was
found by detectives; the suit of won
ans underwear and a night gown
found in a closet, and the clothing
they say was worn by the woman
when they reached the scene. These
are also said to be blood-stained gar
ments.
The funeral of Mr. Sharples will
be held tomorrow afternoon at $3.50.
from the residence of his brother.
Louis Sharpless, SO Royalton avenue,
Minneapolis. Among those who win,
attend will be Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Hickok and Mr.. and Mrs. John Hyde,
all of Mankato, who were great
friends OF the victim.
from me6Ssy's Daily.
tecoNvENes JANUARY 9th.