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

sorry wore 10 pounted.
Mr. johnson said to The Free
Press that he was sorry to know
that so many people doubted his
word In regard to the conversation
he had reported that he had had
with a girl that answered Mamie
shanahan's description, In front OF
a Minneapolis department store on
Saturday afternoon. August 20. Mr..
Johnson declared that he was> ready
10 place himself on oath and on
record in writing for every state
ment he had made In regard to
that meeting.
/ Mr.. Johnson said he did not see
how there was any room for doubt,
In view Of what he had seen and
heard, that the missing girl Is in
the twin cities, or went there after
her flight from the home OF her
uncle, Michael Twelt. In Medo town.
ship.
| Followed Girl Several Blocks.
"WhenlI made my first trip to
Minneapolis. about the middle OF
August said Mr.. Johnson, Il saw
a girl that thought answered the
description OF Mamie Shanahan at
the corner of Washington and Hen.
nepin avenues In front of the NIcol-
let hotel. was about to go into
the hotel to leave my grip when /
caught glimpse of that girl. I
took after her. She walked very
fast! followed her for ten or
twelve blocks. had TO walk fast
to keep in sight OF her at all. I
followed her until saw her 60 into
la somewhat shabby-looking house.
did not 60 in, but took care
ful notice Of the place, and re-
member II very clearly now.
f"I asked some fellow who It was
that lived there and he said the
name was Pollski, and that a Polack
Flived there. He said he thought
they had a girl living there. l
asked whether the girl was Poliskrs
daughter. He said he was not quite
sure. but he thought she was. Then
dropped the clue for a time.
Took Tweit to Cities.
1T was on last Tuesday that !
went to the twin cities for the
third time on the case. That time
had Michael Tweit with me. A
young fellow whom I had known to
work around In the neigborhood Of
the Tweit farm met us on the Mil
waukee train. He was on the train
hnN hts,lr la sxN
on at Wells. He got to talking
with US, and we told him we were
on our way to the twin cities to
look for Mamie Shanahan. He pro-
posed that ne would 60 with US and
said that was not necessary, as
Mr. Tweit was with me. He got
on the train at Mankato. II the
statement has been published that
that young man went with US to
the twin cities, and to the dwelling
where suspected Mamie Shana.
han to be living, It is false re-
port. psIfVl
"Mr. Tweit seemed perfectly will
ing to 60 with me to the twin
cities. He made no objections to
that at all. We went to the hotel
right across from the old st. Paul
union depot That is the Cont.
mental. That was on Tuesday even.
ing.
Wanted to Go to Minneapolis.
II wanted Mr.. Tweit to 20 to
see Miss Emma Faukald, who works
at SIC Portland avenue and the two
Hintz girls, one of whom works at
27s Carroll street and the other In
some factory. The one that works
In q. factory stays sometimes with
one OF the two domestics and some
times with the other. Mr.. Tweit
twas not willing to go to see these
girls. He did not seem to like
the idea of staying IN st. Paul at
all. He preferred to get over to
Minneapolis.
THE next morning, Wednesday,
We started out for Minneapolis, TAX.
ing the Como-Harriet car. and had
just gotten one block beyond the
capitol building, when Mr.. Tweit
suddenly remarked that he saw some
body that looked just like the miss
ing Mamie. He declared he had
seen a girl on the street that was
the dead image of her. When II
looked he said she was already ont
of sight. He could not tell me
and he could not see her again.
| Went TO Depart nent store,S
I'VE went to Minneapolis and the
first place to which we went was
the department stofe, In dront of
which had the conversation on
Saturday. August q. with the girl
whom took for Mamie Slianahan.
wanted Mr.. Tweit too 90 to a
saleswoman in the store and ask
her whether she saw ne talking
i with two women out IN front OF
the store on that day. 1t was very
hard to get him to do anything.
He would not do this. I cannot
remember the pane sot the depart.
ment store, bat it, As about two
blocks south OF the West hotel.
wanted ,fr. Tweit to talk with
i the woman In the Store. talked
with her myself and asked her
whether she hid onbt remember see.
1. Ing me talk with two women out
In front Of theas store. She said