The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-27

Ithey had rome. lie repife- tE0t tlies
had walked away. She asked hin
when and he said It was more thar
as hour ago.
Miss Laurisch. II is said. thei
asked him what had taken place
where they had gone and why h,
had not called up other members o
/ the family or sent word to them. III,
replied that he had told her tina
they had walked away an hour be
fore and he did not consider Il hil
business TO call them up or motif,
anybody.
Saw Breeht Again.
| Miss I.aurisch. II Is further re
ported, then went up town and
tried 10 find the marshal. but did
not succeed in doing so. While
walking around town she saw iir'chi
20 up street from his house, lead
! ing a horse and carrying some robes
aid a bl1nkei on his arm. She
went TO finJ another live-sman 20
I send word 10 her brother In the
corstry about the kidnapping If the
boy. She saw no more OF Brecht
after that.
A. o. Cole Is said to have told
parties that ne saw Brecht driving
/ in a nortaerly direction trcm his
barn for block or so on Tuesday
evening, but he did not pay any
attention to the way In which he
was going.
|, narshai Saw Girl Driven Out Of
Town.
Sheriff 0sten called up the mar.
shall at Minnesota Lake on wednes.
hpy night and the marshal told
the sheriff that he had seen some
one drive Alma In the country. He
expected her to return that same
day and would notify the sheriff
when she did. Up to late kcur .i:s
afternoon. the sheriff he'd not heard
from the marshal. 81.
When Frank Laurisch. ---;her OF
the kidnapped boy, arrived NJ Hin.
pesota Lake, while he was at the
depot he overheard a conversation
In which some one mentioned the
fact that Brecbt had taxan AHA
and Russell out of town" He al
once called at Brecht's residence.
Mrs. Brecht came to the door and
Mr.. Laurisch asked II Mr.. Brecht
was at home. The wife replied
that he was not and that he had
left early In the morning on a
horse trade. Mr.. Laurisch asked !:
How early?" and she replied; cav.
full early" He asked, where did
he go?" She replied, 81 10 not
know; you know a woman don't
always know . mans business" Mr..
Laurisch said. Il understand that
he left last night" Her voice, II Is
related, choked up, as she said,
well. you will have to see him
about IL WHEN he gets back" Mr..
Laurisch said. well, I or somebody
else will"
Mr.. Laurisch then engaged a
livery rig and drove TO Blue Earth.
Before doing so, however, he called
I'D the sheriff's Office at Blue Earth
and told him what had happened mt
Minnesota Lake and asked him 10
inform the county attorney, and al
so said that he was coming over.
On arriving at Blue Earth. he
found the county attorney out OF
the city and the sheriff gone into
the country on other business.
While at Minnesota Lake, Mr..
Laurisch did not call on the priest.
He was advised not to do so by
his brother, Attorney c. j. Laurisch
CT this city.
Mr.. Laurisch did not happen TO
be at home on Tuesday night when
messenger arrived with the It'd.
ings OF the taking of the boy, but
he ound the note which had
been left for him. He did not
arrive home until one O'Clock
In the morning. He reached Mime.
sota Lake six o'clock Wednes-
day morning. On arriving at Blue
Earth, he was informed that the
county attorney would not return
to Blue Earth until Saturday.
Declares He Will Ask for Warrants.
Mr.. Laurisch declared yesterday
that he would swear out warrants
for both his daughter, Alma. and
the priest.
Mr.. Laurisch will charge his
daughter Alma, with kidnapping. He
has not yet decided what charge
he viii bring against the Rev. Hol.
per, whether he viii charge him
with being principal or an acces.
sorry to the same offense.
About four weeks ago, Il is re.
lated. the two boys, George and
Russell, received letter from
their sister, Alma, but she did not
say anything as to where their
mother or the two girls were living
or what they were doing. They
could not tell by the postmark at
what town the letter was mailed.
but the mark. Minnesota, was
very plain. The priest, Il is related,
told George that he had received
the letter from Alma and at her
request mailed It TO the boys. The
letter itself was addressed to George