The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-09-04

made up that story about my con.
versation with the girl In front OF
the department store In Minneapo-
lis a week ago Saturday. / would
certainly be a fool to cook up any
thing like that. Suppose the body
OF the girl should be found with
evidences OF murder. Would people
not point the finger of suspicion
at me and say that had been
trying to cover It up by reporting
that I saw the living girl?
THE girl with swhom I talked in
front of the store said Mrs. John
Groll spoke to her just after she
had left the Tweit farm. I am
told that Mrs. John Groll denies
this. / have not seen Mrs. Groll
but / intend to. II may be that
II was Mrs. Jacob Groll who made
the statement that she did not see
Mamie or speak to her, while the
latter was making her escape.
1T is a notable fact that Mr..
Tweit did not report the disappear
ance OF the girl to the authorities
OF Medo. and II was about a week
after she had gone that I received
Instructions from the town board
to look her up. II happened that
long after the girl left home, and
he told several about II. In that
way the story spread until the town
board members became aware of II.
Later Tweit instructed me TO search
for the girl"
Sheriff Calls On Tweit Again.
Sheriff 0sten paid another visit TO
the Tweit farm Saturday afternoon
and arranged with the uncle of Ma.
nie Shanahan for the payment Of
a 5000 reward to the finder OF the
missing girl. Postal cards containing
the offer of this reward, together
with a picture OF the girl and her
description, will be sent broadcast.
II may be that arrangements will be
made to have the girls picture APP
pear in moving picture films through
out the country.
Mr.. Tweit gave an account Of his
visit to st. Paul and Minneapolis.
His story agrees In every detail with
that told by Constable Johnson, ex.
cept that Mr.. Tweit did not say any.
thing about his refusal to visit the
Faulkald and Hintz girls. Tweit said
he did not overhear any OF the con-
versations that Johnson had with DIFF
ferent people in Minneapolis.
Tweit scouts the idea that his niece
may have been murdered or that she
has committed suicide. He still is of
the belief that she is held In cap
tivity.
Esther Rosko. Is now making her
home with the family OF Barney
Olson, who lives about half mile
west Of the Tweit farm.
The report has been published that
Mamie's father was dead. This may
be an error. He may be alive. Mr.
Tweit told Constable johnson, a few
days ago, that he did not know
whether the girls father was living
He was formerly a railroad man and
lived in Chicago. Mrs. Shanahan is re.
ported to have left him because he
did not support her.
Stone Throwing Episode.
Again Tweit referred to incidents
which he alleged occurred on the
night before the hired man, Carl
Jorgenson, left the farm. 81 was up
quite late that night making a batch
of bread. Someone was throwing
stones on the roof of the house. I do
not know who the party was and l
could not understand why anyone
should do such a thing" Tweit said
he did not make an investigation of
the stone-throwing episode.
Another incident, which Tweit ap-
peared to be reluctant to talk about,
concerned a conversation that took