The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-06
Trial of the Case Of Butter.
worth VS.. Butierworth


From fridays psrfy.
After a trial lasting several days,
the divorce suit of Mrs. Louisa NJ.
Butterworth of Eagle Lake and Man.
kato. was closed. as far as the taking
of testimony was concerned. before
Judge |. n. Olsen in the district court
last evening. Attorneys Pau 4
Laurisch for the plaintiff and s. b.
Wilson for the defendant are TO sub
nit the case on briefs on or before
February 20.
Mrs. Butterworth was Miss Louisa
Cook of Eagle Lake. She also at
tended the Mankato normal. Short.
ly after graduating, she became a
school teacher. II was while teach.
ing i'm Iowa that she met Oscar r.
Butterworth. well-to-do farmer, who
afterwards became her husband. The
two we're married at Mankato Il
April. 1896.
Have Three Children.
They have three children. Charles
Forest Butterworth, aged fifteen;
Leslie II. Butterworth. aged thirteen
and John Everett Butterworth, aged
four. The children are now with
their mother, sometimes at Eagle
Lake and sometimes at Mankato. The
husband makes his home at Gilmore.
The wife accuses her husband OF
being addicted to the excessive use
OF liquor she says that he has ire
ouently abused her, called her vile
names and on one occasion threw a
hammer mt her, which she managed
IN dodge She also says that he once
adjusted the drafts OF the coal stove
for the purpose of suffocating her with
coal gas.
According TO the wife's statement,
the husband Is worth about $780,
coo. SG0.0 900 OF which Is In farm
lands and the rest in personal prop.
erty. consisting for the most part OF
notes and other evidences OF debt.
The wife asks for complete separa
ton. for 500 a month for the support
Of herself and children, and $3.50
for attorneys fees and other expenses
ol the suit. She asks for custody
Of the children. ".
Des Moines, Ia, January SOP
II. Finneean. grain and hay
broker at Nankato. Mimi, was ar
rested by government officers in
Des Moines yesterday afternoon on
an indictment charging him with
misuse OF the mails in selling
worthless copper stock. He was re
leased on bonds OF $4,000. s.
The accused man Is wanted al
Marquette. Mich. lie is alleged to
have swindled approximately 2oC
persons living in Michigan. Mime
sofa and Wisconsin out OF an aegre
gate sum OF $4,000. The indlct
ment was returned by the grand
jury at sault Ste. Marie.
Denies the Fraud Charge.
The prisoner is sixty years aid
and apparently a well-educated man
lie was found by the officers In
local hotel He admitted that he hat
sold some copper stocks, but denied
that he had ever defrauded anybody
His bond was signed by Nj. p
Halloran and W. II. Steellmacher
The latter said he had known Mr.
Finnegan for many years. He de
clared he was highly respected by
the residents of Mankato. where h
has been in business for man!
years.
His Trial In April. r
The indictment on which Finne
gan was taken into custody alleges
that he used the United States mai
TO sell stock in the Kelyin-Arlzon;
Copper company OF Kelvin. Ariz
which firm long ago went out o
existence. The prisoner said tina
his arrest wars the result OF spit
work. He stated that an agent 70
rival firm had caused his indici
ment.
Finnegan has been ordered TO al
pear in the federal court at MAJ
guette on April IL for trial.
Arrest Caused Surprise.
The news OF Mr.. Finhegan's Al
rest caused no end or surprise {
his many friends In Mankato ii
has always borne a good feputi
ton here and has always bee
regarded as a man OF integrity. Hi
friends here will be loath to believ
that Mr. Finnegan Is guilty Q
fraudulent transactions
From Fridays Daily.
Symphony Orchestra Appreciates.
The ST. Pau, symphony orches
ira was greeted yesterday Afternoon
by an enthusiastic audience wfiicl
packed the Grand Theatre TO IL
capacity The audience include
great many out of town peopl,
II took some time 20 seat tn
crowd SO that the program was no
commenced until after four o'clocl
The program was rendered a
previously published In these co
umns. beginning with spirite
French military march by St Saen,
and concluding with rousin
viennese Waltz. The enthusiast
audience remained in their seat
aftor tho tact n,lfuher ard defnanda