The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-06-25
From Mondays Daiiv.

From Mondays DaIiv. DID.
II. b. Foster, the yonng man who
last Wednesday told The Free Press
sensational story about preventing
two girls at the Northwestern passen-
ger station from leaving for Rochester
| I'm the company OF q man whom they
/ had never seen before, again called
at the office OF this paper today and
| insisted that his story was true, and
a further investigation proves that
/ Foster did tell the truth.
| In company with a Free Press rep
resentative. he went this morning to
local hotel where the two girls were
and still are working. The two girls
corroborated his story. They say that
| they have come from Terry, Montana.
The girls state that they first saw
, the stranger. who sought to have thers
20 with him to Rochester, In the lunch
room at the depot on that morning.
/ This was early In the day, before the
arrival of the five o'clock train. They
went into the place to inquire about
where they could check their grips.
They did not speak to this stranger
but to another man, but the former at
once became interested and "butted
In" with his information. After they
left the lunch room. they say that they
noticed that he kept an eye on them.
and afterwards informed them that
| there was no work for them to do i'm
MankatO, and got them to consent to
go with him to Rochester, saying he
could find work for them.
Man Got Three Tickets.
They relate further that the man
got three tickets. and two OF these
were given by him TO one of the girls
They say that he did not wish to give
them the tickets where people were
watching. They say that he spoke OF
Foster and another man who appeared
to be watching them through the de-
pot window. the girls and their new
acquaintance being on the outside. He
got the girl TO go TO another
place. where they could not be seen
from the window, and then gave her
the tickets.
They corroborate the account given
by Foster of how he got the tickets
from the girl persuading them both to
stay In MankatO and not 80 with that
man, and how he went back TO the
man who bought the tickets and gave
them back To him.
Has Seen Man Before.
Foster says he has seen that same
man in the city before. The girls say
they would know him II they saw him.
He was smooth faced. about five feet
eight inches tall rather slender, ap-
parently thirty five TO forty years old,
and very well dressed. and carried a
grip.
Did Stop At Clifton House.
Foster states that he Is now en-
ployed at tile work on the William
Duffy farm. He has been stopping
much OF the time at the Clifton house.
After Foster told his story last We'd
nesday. an inquiry was made at the
Clifton house for him. and the young
lady that keeps the Office did not re-
member of any body OF his name or
description, and for several days back
the register failed to show his name.
Further inquiry today. however. re-
yealed the fact that the name OF Bert
Foster was registered there on Satur-
day. June ~ The + of the surname
was indistinctly written Foster stated
sohaS WIS HIS OH
the register. He states that he has n
mother and sister living at Sheldon,
Ill.
Foster said today that after he gave
the stranger back the two tickets. the
latter went To the window and cashed
them in. He afterwards left on that
early train for the east. Foster said
that he did not know the mans name.
An investigation at the union station
develops the fact that three tickets
were sold to the stranger on the morn
ing In question and that two OF them
were returned 10 the night ticket clerk
before he went of duty.
Mr. Foster stated today that he In
anxious to find employment here, az
he wishes to move his mother from
Illinois. to this city.