The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-09-11

ernoon: Can person swear
when injured7 One Of the young
lady witnesses in the case Of the
State We. Hermei, charged with
violating the speed law, testified
that one Mic WiImes could not
have been very badly injured
when bumped by Hermel's auto
because he was still able to stand
up and emit cuss words. Eroo,
" you swear following an acct
dent, you arc not badly hurt.
Moral, don't swear.
Adolph Hermel, the young man OF
North Mankato who was driving
the automobile that struck a BIZ
cycle which was ridden by Mic
Wines at Front and Washington
streets, on the evening of August IA,
was on trial late yesterday before
Judge Comstock in the municipal
court, on the charge of driving an
automobile at a greater rate of speed
than the maximum allowed by the
law. The case was tried without a
jury. The Judge did not decide i'm.
mediately, but took the case under
Amusement
The testimony was conflicting on
two vital points. Some of the wit
nesses testified that the automobile
was going very fast. Lewis Kopp
thought 1t was going at thirty-fve
miles an hour. Patrolman John Al
brecht placed il at about twenty-five
miles per hour. Mic Wilmes was
another who placed the rate of speed
high. On the other hand the four
occupants of the automobile Adolph
Hermel, Logan Boettger, and two
restaurant girls, Esther Barrett and
Isabel Kelly, placed the rate very
slow, about five to six miles per
hour.
Differed On Another Point.
Another point on which they diff.
fered was the place at which the
bicycle was struck Patrolman AL
brecht, Lewis Kopp, Mic Wilmes and
Miss Erna Bierl, all stated that the
bicycle was going on the right side
OF Washington street and straight
across Front street, when 1t was
struck. S. b. Wilson, attorney for the
defense, sought to show that the &C.
cident was due to the bicycle being
on the left side of Washington street,
and out of its proper place, at the
time when II was struck. In support
of this view, he had the testimony
of Adolph Hermel, Logan Boettger
and Katie Walport.
City Attorney Schaub grew very
sarcastic about the persistent decla-
rations Of the young people in the
automobile, that they were not con-
versing at the time of the accident
He sought to show that they were
out joy-riding, and were not paying
much heed to what direction they
were going.
Esther Barrett stated that after the
accident the automobile slowed down,
and she saw Wilmes standing and
swearing. She remarked that he
could not be hurt II he could swear
like that, and Boettger then told Her
mel to go ahead, and the latter
did SO.
Wines declared that the auto
mobile simply hurried on after strik.
ing him. There were other witnesses
who stated that the auto went faster
after the accident than before.
Judge Comstock OF the municipal
court today announced that the de-
cision Of the case of Hermel would
not be announced until ten o'clock
next Tuesday morning.
From Saturday, Daily.
One OF the most interesting fea-
lures of the speaking program,
which took place in the pavilion of
the Blue Earth county fair at Gar
den City yesterday, was the presen-
tation OF the silver cup, awarded
by the Minnesota Stock Breeders
association, for the best general ex-
hibit of stock at the fair. The cup
was presented by George w. Nor
man, president of the Blue Earth
County Fair association, to F. s.
Hemingway. farmer of Vernon Gen.
ter. Mr.. Hemingway replied with
few we'll chosen words.
The stock show at the fair was
splendid department Many peo-
pie took more interest In that than
In anything else that was on exhibit
ton.
Two prize essays were read dur
ing the same meeting in the speak
ers' pavilion. One was the best
essay on alfalfa and the other was
the best essay on the county fair
In general The alfalfa essay was
written by Elmer Williams, the
twelve year old SON of John VIII,
liams. farmer, Of Lake Crystal. The
other was the work Of Adrian Moses,
aged sixteen, son OF Lucius Moses,
also a Lake Crystal farmer. Each
of these boys was rewarded with a
prize of FIVE dollars for his efforts.
Other Interesting Events. :
Other interesting events of yes
terdsy were the Shetland pony. race,