The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-03

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He did as she requested. giving
her all the money that he had.
about s135. They then went TO the
grocery, but she did not make any
purchases. She simply said that
she wished to go TO drug store. so
they walked on to drug store.
where she left him, saying that
she would be back in two or three
minutes.
She Did Not Come Back.
He waited there for about two
hours, and then, despairing OF her ever
coming back, left the store and be.
gan to plan how he should get
back TO his home, now that all Of
his money was gone. On the street
he met a policeman, whom he
knew. a former resident of Nlcollet.
He told the policeman of his trouble
and the officer lent him So.
lie reached home about 1890
that evening and said scarcely any
thing to anybody He did few
chores down around the barn and
when he came back he told them
all they had better go to bed.
They could not make him talk about
where he had been or what had
happened, but he was extreriely
morose.
How the man arose before any.
else in the morning and how he
was found in the barn has already
been told in The Free Press.
His nephew, William Strusz, who
was. at the house at the time,
tried hard to get him to tell how
he had been shot. but without sue
Icess. To the question whether he
did II himself, he always replied in
the negative. When asked who did
II. he said he did not know. He
stubbornly maintained this attitude
for some days. though the circum-
stances indicated plainly that II
was case of attempted suicide
and the family had little suspicion
THAT he had been shot by anybody
else. w.. sn4
Neishbor Saw Name In List.
II was not until last Saturday
that the family learned of the
marriage and then II was from a
neighbor, living in Nicollet, who
noticed Mr.. Nickcs name in the
list Of marriage licenses, as pub
lished. This gave Fred Strusz a
suspicion that there might be
some foul play. and he called up
: County Attorney Olson at st. Peter
The county attorney came that
same afternoon in his automobile
and had a Icing interview with Mr..
MickS getting from him the whole
story OF the marriage and desertion.
! One reason why Mr.. Micke had
so little to say about the intended
marriage 10 other members of his
family was that he had meant TO
surprise his sister, Mrs. Fredericka
Strusz Of North Mankato. by cali
ing on her and her family on his
way home with his newly-wedded
wife. II Is believed now by all
the members of the family that the
worry over his disappointment was
what led TO his attempted self-de-
struction. d.
No Return OF Marriage. p. I,
] County Attorney George T. OIL:
son OF st. Peter in an interview
with the Free Press today In re-
| gard to the Micke case stated that
he had been at st. Paul looking in
to the matter. but had obtained lit
tie information throwing any light
on the identity or present where.
abouts of the young woman.
Mr.. Micke says he was not
under the influence OF liquor
when the marriage took place and
that was the first time he was ever
+, In st. Panl. He describes the wo.
an as about five feet high, slender,
with dark hair and blue eyes. He
says she wore a small black hat
with two feathers, black skirt,
white shirt-waist and black coat.
He says her complexion was fair.
J He says he could readily identify
her. She was able to speak both
German and English. She was about
thirty years OF age.
4 mct woman AT depot.
Mr.. Micke arrived in ST. Paul at
1880 in the morning. He met the
woman at the depot and the two
walked together to the court
house, obtained a license and then
walked to the house where the
ceremony was performed and then
they walked down Wabasha street.
II was at this time that the won.
an said she wanted to 60 to
grocery store. When he made an
excuse to leave him she said she
had sister in town and wanted to
go and see her before leaving with
her newly welded mate for the farm
in Nicollet county. It was nearly
one O'Clock when he parted from
her.
Mr.. Micke says the man who per.
formed the marriage ceremony was
tall aud rather large. and had dark
whiskers. He could not describe
the osher man and woman who were
present when the ceremony was
performed, except to say that the
woman was rather fieshy and the
man was rather boyish in appear.