The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-18
Peter Rehome Was
|. Fatally Injured
From Mondays Daily.

Peter Rehome, aged sixty-one.
farmer of Washington township, LIE
Sueur county. was fatally injured
In collision between his buggy and
a freight train yesterday a few min
utes after noon near the Omaha sta
ton at st. Peter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rehome had been at
tending the morning sevice at the
Z, Peter Catholic church and were
on their way home with a horse and
busy. The train came from the
south md was hidden from them by
the staten. the crossing being on
the north side of the building. More
over the wind was coming from the
wrong direction. Furthermore, as
the weather was cold, both of them
were much bundled up, and that un-
doubtedly had much to do with their
not hearing the approaching train.
Husband Injured the Worse.
Mr.. Rehome, who was seated on
the right side of the buggy, which
was struck by the train. was much
more seriously injured than Mrs. Re.
home. He was cut about the head
and on the right arm quite badly his
right leg was broken above the ankle
and he also suffered internal injur.
les. which later resulted in his death.
Mrs. Rehome was cut about the face
and shoulders. The horse was killed
outright and the buggy was splinter
ed into kindling wood.
The train rushed on for a short
distance and then stopped and re-
turned. and the crew made an en-
vestigation Of the affair. Mr.. and
Mrs. Rehome we're carried to the
"alih Haven hospitla, at st. Peter
where Mr.. Rehome died. five minutes
after arriving there. Mrs. Rehome
has been making good progress to
recovery.
Native Of Quebec.
Mr.. Rehome was a native of Que.
bee, Canada. He had lived i'm lie
Sueur and Nicollet counties during
the last twenty-five years. Since
1902. he has lived on the farm that
is now the family home. He is sur
vived by his wife. seven sons and
two daughters, as follows: Phillip
Rehome, Quebec: William Rehome.
Mrs. S. G.. Kendall. Al
bert Lea: George Rehome, Long
Prairie; and Lewis, Henry. Napoleon.
John and Miss Josephine Rehome. all
living on the farm at Lake Washing
ton.
er. Theodore Rehome. Traverse town.
shin. north Of st. Peter
Coroner G. F. Merritt today i'm.
panelled a jury and an inquest will
be held at nine o'clock tomorrow.
The remains were viewed by the jur-
ors this morning.
From MONDAYS Caiiv.
Mrs. Charlotte Sharpless was taken
from the Hennepin county jail I'm
Minneapolis to the penitentiary i'm
today. there to serve
life sentence for the murder of her
husband. Leaning Sharpless. an en-.
gineer on the Omaha road, and
formerly resident of this city
The woman was accompanied to the
states prison by the wife of one
of the deputy sheriffs and Mrs. Nels
Clausen the jail matron.
When Mrs. Sharpless was called
TO the bar on Saturday to be sent
enced. she answered questions as
follows: MY name Is Charlotte
she said answering Judge
Leary's questions. For the last four
years have lived at 1929 Yale
Place. was born in Minneapolis
January 26, 1880. My parents died
when was very young. have no
relatives living. The only friends
whose names | care to give to the
court are Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Hicock. Mankato. and Mrs. Bertha
Luhman, Pennington. Mimi. belong
to no society or social organization.
Sigh In Court Room.
Mrs. Sharpless did not even bow
her head after sentence had been
passed. She tuned slowly, stepped
down from the stand and resumed
her place beside Mrs. Clausen. A
Iong-drawn sigh swept through the
Mr.. Finnev said he would ask
hat the ceremonial sword with
which. Mr. Sharpless met death be
turned over to the widow. "She has
little else left in the estate besides
hat" he said. This conviction has
her right to $4,000 life in.
;urance policy drawn in her favor
oy Mr.. Sharpless. That will now
revert to her husbands nearest OF
kin, his brother. Louis Sharpless.
Would Not Break Down.
Acting as she might have acted in
he parlor OF her fiat when friends
,ame to call Mrs. Sharpless sat last
hight with Mrs. Nels Clausen, wife
" the county jailer. and discussed
Ter coming trip to Saltwater.
II am going to prison an innocent
she said. and smiled. II did
Tot kill my husband and don't know !
Who did" ...
The women came TO the court =,
| suppose, that would |
freak down." she continued. She !
miled calmly ...
II guess they expected would
20 to pieces and they wanted to see
ne do it." Then she. laughed. II
Iuess they were disappointed"
/ OF her ability to maintain a calm !
xterior through trouble Mrs. Sharp.
ess spoke. apparently with a slight /
ouch of pride. Il always was that
way" she said, addressing Jailor
'lausen. who looked In for a moment.
| could go to the dentists when I
vas little girl and have my teeth |
xed and not make any fuss about !
bout II at ell. Oh. yes, Il hurt. but
wouldn't let ON that II did" To
he suggestion that this was perhaps