The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-04

years he had been engaged I'm the
real estate business. ...
Mr.. label leaves n wife and two
children, boy Of fourteen and q
girl of twelve. He is also survived
by his father, August label, Sr,
living at Minnesota Lake: by four
brothers, August label. Jr., Louis
label. Theodore and Emil label. all
of Minnesota and by three sisters,
Mrs. Peter Craver and Mrs. Henry
Fahlbusch, both of Minnesota Lake
and Mrs. Henry Kusel of Kansas
City.
From Tnyrsday's Daily.
Jerry Halsted, an aged bachelor
farmer. living n mile southeast of
Fairmont, last Tuesday night shot
and perhaps fatally wounded J. C..
Claussen, young married man Of
Ormsby. in the IIalsted home. Hal
sted had been at neighbours home
on an errand and when he returned
According to his own account he
ordered them out He saw that they
had been drinking whisky and hav-
ing good time. He said they re-
fused to go and he went and got his
gun. Then, according to what an eye
witness said there was d struggle
between him and Claussen. The
gun was discharged and the con-
tents struck Clanssen in the left
groin.
Halsted was taken to The county
Jail at Fairmont. He acknowledged
that he did the shooting and said
II was done In self-defense. Claussen
was removed to his home at Ormsby.
Halsted rented his land from the ia
ther of Claussen.
Albert Lea. Mimi. November 90
Peter Coleman, husband of Mrs.
Irene Coleman, whose body was
found in the ruins of the Minneapo.
lis and st. Louis railway depot ut
Manchester, Mimi. which burned
! Monday night, was arrested ut noon
yesterday, and Is In custody pending
the Developments at an investiga-
ton to be conducted this afternoon
by the county attorney regarding
the woman's death.
New Witnesses, who contradict the
testimony OF Coleman regarding his
whereabouts at the hour of the fire,
will testify, is Is said.
Coleman at the coroner's inquest
on Tuesday said he had accompan.
led his wife on her way to the de-
pot, where she was agent, Monday
evening, only as far as the home of
q neighbor. where he transacted
some business. He arrived In Man
; chester about three weeks ago. He
was asked at the inquest II he had
threatened while In Minneapolis to
kill his wife, and replied:
"No: that's n false alarm"
from thursdays Daily.
Henry Jesse, the fireman. late
yesterday found large black val
Use on the river bank near the north
end of the city. He took II to the
police station In Il were found
papers indicating that 1t belonged
to Robert L. Mccarthy, who was APP
parehtly travelling salesman. Let
tiers and kilograms, signed "Mar-
ion," were in the grip and appeared
TO come from his wife in Min
neapolis They were mostly adj
dressed to the Saulpaugh hotel.
The police believe somebody stole
McCarthy's grip. took all from IL
that was of merchantable value, and
threw the grip into the river.
A plate glass window on the Main
street side of the Kron department
store was broken by two frightened
horses last evening about 7:15
o'clock. The team, which belonged to
John A. Johnson, farmer of Route
No. 6, had been tied to a hitchirg
ring on the sidewalk on Main street.
opposite the store. Some thing hap
pened to brighten them and they
broke the rope with which they were
tied and rushed up on the walk.
poking the wagon tongue through
the window. They were brought to
halt by by-standers before they
had time to do any further damage