The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-08-28

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Sherlock Holmes had better look
TO his laurels. Constable @. @. John.
son Of Pemberton will make Conan
Doyle's sleuth look like "piker"
II "Sher" doesn't have n care. ,
Mamie Shanahan. the girl who mys-
teriousiy departed from the home Of
her uncle, Michael Tweit OF Medo
township, on Wednesday. July 20. has
been found. G. G. Johnson, con-
stable OF, Pemberton. discovered her
late Saturday afternoon in Minneapo-
liss Mamie was with another woman
in Minneapolis. and the two were
about 70 enter n large department
store on Nicollet venue.
The moment Johnson caught sight
Of Mamie. he was sure he had
found the right girl. lie pulled a pic
ture, out OF his pocket, stopped yer
and pretended that he was picking
up the picture. Then he said, Eek
cuse me. lady. I believe you have
dropped something" Mamie turned
and Johnson handed her the picture
Of herself. She a. surprised and
started back. saying. az didn't know
thatI had that" She kept hold OF the
picture. however. The woman who
was with her quickly remarked: This
is not Mamie Shanahan." Up TO that
moment not one Of the three had
mentioned the name Of Mamie Shana.
han. what do you know about Ma
mie Shsnahsn?" said Johnson TO the
strange woman. "ob. 90 on!" the WON.
an exclaimed. Il have been going on
for about three weeks" johnson re-
piled. t"and I have landed her"
Would Not Return Home.
Johnson then talked with Mamie
and asked her why she had done such
a thing. She answered that she was
OF lawful age TO do as she pleased.
johnson then asked her II she would
20 10 her uncle's home with him.
she said II would be impossible at
this time. Then she appeared 70 be
angry. Johnson turned to the strange
woman and told her that Mamie was
not a criminal. She had committed
no crime. Her relatives. however,
were greatly worried about her. John.
son asked Mamie II anything that
her uncle had done and anything
that the hired man had done had
anything TO do with her going away
from her uncle's home. Mamie replied
that she did not know that II was
any affair Of Johnson's. Johnson told
her that II she got funny" he would
call the police and show her that u
was some affair OF his. Mamie prom
ised that she would write home and
explain the whole affair.
Mamie was dressed In a new white
hobbie skirt. She wore heavy lenses
for eyeglasses. Her eyes were blood.
shot. She wore a new hat and a but.
terfy waist. with blue rufles in
front. She had on a pair OF new style.
low shoes. with Fat heels.
The woman who was with Mamie
was tall and slim and apparently
about t~hirty-fye years, old. She ap.
peared TO be Scandinavian and was
dressed In blue.
Believes He Has Riaht Girl.
Johnson does not remember ever
having seen Mamie before he saw
her In Minneapolis. There is no
doubt. however. that he managed to
find the right girl. II had been re-
ported that Mamie had written to a
girl friend In either Medic or Maple.
ton, but Il now appears that this was
not the case. according to Johnson's
statement. cd,
Mamie left her home on Wednes.
day. July 20. She walked from MI.
chael Tweit's place ten miles to the
station at Waldorf. She took a route
seldom travelled by her. On her way
she was spoken TO by Mrs. John
Groll. who lives a little .west-south-
west Of the -Tweit place. Mamie
would not answer. because she was
afraid she would be recognized. At
Waldorf she took the Milwaukee train
to Hose Greek, which is a few miles
east Of Austin. She was at Rose
Greek while people were looking for
her through the country around the
TSeits place. expecting to find a.
mangled corpse in some field or a
drowned body in a n~eighboring
stream. She afterwards came back
on the Milwaukee as far as Freeborn.
whence she was driven across the
country to Minnesota Lake. The agent
OF the Milwaukee road at Minnesota
Lake remembers having seen her at
the station. She purchased a ticket
north. but TO what point the agent
could not recall.
She Was At Rose Greek.
Constable Johnson went to Rose
Greek, having learned that Mamie had
schoolgirl scquaintances there. He
was unsuccessful In obtaining any
Information concerning her until he
met a gentleman to whom he con.
yhded and related the story Of
the missing girl. This gentleman re-
tnembered having seen a strange
girl answering Mamie's description
In Rose Creek a number OF days pre-
yious and told Mr. Johnson that he