The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-17
Young Syrian Mixed
With Police Officer
From fridays Daily.


place on Owatonna street near West
Front. just outside OF the carnival
grounds last evening. William Aldo.
young Syrian, living on James ave-
nue., son of Main Aldo. the dry
goods merchant, was placed under
arrest by OFFICER Walters. There
was great commotion over this
arrest, and a large crowd followed
all the way to the police station.
Abdo's shirt was nearly torn on. He
declares that this occurred while he
was struggling with Officer Waters
and an assistant to the officer, re-
sisting arrest. Aldo resisted being
taken into custody, but after he was
on the street car he made no fur
ther objection to being taken to
the station, but was much excited,
and kept telling his story all the
way TO the station and again told 1t
after he got there.
: Statement Of ABIDE.
Aldo works for the Schwender gar
age. He says he IVES out mt the
grounds 70 the purpose of getting
business for this company, taking
people 10 their homes. According
to his story, he had been crying .out
for the trade, when pm intoxicated in
diyiduai stepped up 10 him and chal-
lenged him to fight. Aldo says he
told the man to go away and let
him alone, but the man made a
pass at him, Then, Aldo says, he
struck the man, knocking him down.
The man then, according to Abdo's
story. made another pass at him,
and Aldo knocked him down again.
Aldo says he then sought help from
the police. AS he was going down
Owatonna street In search of this
help. he declares that he was set
upon by three or four more men.
He says one OF them struck him on
the side OF the head. At length he
reached Officer Waters, asking him
for help. The officer had been
searching around for those who were
In the fight. He at once ordered
Aldo to go on the car with the as
sistant officer. and report at the
station. Aldo refused, saying that
he wished TO get his hat and that he
would come to the station in the
morning.
officer Ordered Him 70 Station.
The officer would not hear of this
and ordered him to go at once to
the station. According to Aldo,
Waters struck him over the head
with HIS club.
That Aldo did resist being sent to
the station Is certain, for that was
seen by the writer of this article.
When he said at the station that he
had been struck on the head by
Officer Waters club, Night Ser
geant Foley felt for the bump but
could find none. This may have
been due in part TO the heavy growth
OF hair on Abdo's head. Aldo was
much excited and wept as he told
his story at the police station. He
did not seem to be at all under the
influence of liquor, however.
Aldo said he knew all OF the men
that attacked him and would have
them arrested. He said one was
railroad brakeman and one of the
others was street laborer. He did
not seem certain about their names
but said he knew where to find them
all.
Charged With DIsorderly Conduct.
VIII Aldo appeared in police court
today before Judge Comstock, was
charged with disorderly conduct and
pleaded not guilty. His case was
set for trial on the morning of July
IL at nine o'clock. The case Is ex.
citing much public comment and the
general interest Is great II Is likely
that the court room~will be crowded
when his trial occurs.
Naif Aldo, the dry goods mer-
chant, father of the defendant, has
retained Attorney c. o. Daily to han.
die the case on behalf OF his son.
Main Aldo blames officer Waters.
claiming that the officer struck the
young man over the head with a club
and seized him by the throat. He
says he has a great many Witnesses.
whom he win bring into court.