The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-08-21


he remarked 10 J%orgenson the day
after NAMES disappearance that II
she was not back soon he would
have TO go and look for her, but Jor-
~lgenson remarked, I'VE had better
keep on stacking" Mr.. Tweit as
serts that Jorgenson made the same
reply every time anything was said
about making a search for the miss
ing girl.
/ J~orsenson Was Joviai.
When Sheriff 0sten interviewed
the men at the farm last Saturday
about the matter, Jorgenson remark
ed that Mamie would not come back
and laughed. When asked what he
meant by the remark lie replied that
he really didn't mean anything *
cept that II wasn't a very attractive
place for a girl to stay. and that
she would have better surroundings
and could be happier some place
else.
A strange thing about the case is
that the girl was not seen On the
road between her home and Mime
sofa Lake, and as far as Is known
between her home and any other sta
ton. Several people stated that
they saw her that day going to and
from the Faukald home, but when
the matter was looked into carefully
1t was found that she did not go TO
the Faukald home that day, but that
her cousin, Esther Rosko, had been
seen on the road. II was proved
by the statement Of Mrs. Adolph
Fahlbusch that on the Friday or
Saturday following Miss ~Shanahan's
disappearance that Esther Rosko was
seen on the highway going to the
Faukald home. How Miss Shana.
han got to a railway without hav.
ing been seen by anyone along
the way is a mystery. She has a
peculiar walk and could be easily
recognized by this popularity.
Made Trip to Wells.
The sheriff and county attorney
and two newspaper men went to
Wells yesterday afternoon to inter.
view %Jorgenson. They went immedi'
ately to his home and his wife ans
wered to their summons. Jorgen.
son was not at home at the time,
but she stated that he had been home
two days, and had spoken about Miss
Shanahan's disappearance. She also
stated that she had examined her
husbands pockets and had found
two locks OF hair. which she said Is a
woman's hair. She spoke to her hus-
band about the hair, and he replied
that 1T was some of the girls fool.
ishness."
Later I'm the afternoon the sheriff
assisted by Deputy Sheriff Rentz, To-
a room in the Park hotel and closely
questioned by the authorities. He
admitted having made the remarks
credited to him by Mrs. Faukald and
her son, and when questioned about
the lock of hair in his pocket, he
said he couldn't understand how 1t
got there. However he intimates that
It must have been placed therein
when he was not looking.
Why Jorgenson Left Farm.
Jorgenson stated that he had his
own reasons for leaving the Tweit
home when he did and intimated
that he did not intend to have any
thing slipped over on him" The
basis for this statement OF Jorgen-
sons may develop later. %Jorgenson
claimed not to know where Miss
Shanahan is, although he declared
that he believed she was alive and
that he believed she would turn up
again. He said he was going to
work in the Tweit neighborhood again
Monday.
Jorgenson "A asked why he had
urged Tweit to continue with the
stacking as he did when Tweit spoke
about searching for Miss Shanahan,
and he replied that he had no spe-
cial reason for doing so except that
he was anxious to get the stacking
done.
Mamie Shanahan Is about twenty
years of age, and as stated before
has lived at the home of her uncle,
Michael Tweit, since she was two
years old, when her father died. Her
mother, who was Tweit's sister, died
about five years ago, and since
that time Miss Shanahan has been
her uncle's housekeeper most of the
time.
Was a Quiet Girl.
She has never been in the habit
OF going to any town frequently
and as far as her uncle knows she
has eve been In Mankato. She
Is Of a quiet disposition and has
never been intimately friendly with
any young ladies of the neighbor.
hood. She has never kept company
with any young man. Her uncle
said that he had depended upon her
"a great deal, and said that he was
very anxious that she return home.
He stated that they had never
had any trouble. and that she had
appeared to be well contented at
home. The only time she had ever
been away for any length of time
was three or four years ago when
she attended the Norwegian Luth-
eran college In Albert Lea. About
two years ago she wanted to go to
Alder Lea To visit with har formar