The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-11-26
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From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
]. @. Remfrey. a laboring man about
forty-six years old. who makes his
home i'm Mankato. met with a shock
ing accident this afternoon. while
walking in the Omaha yards. and mar
rowly escaped instant death. He now
lies at Emmanuel hospital i'm a serious
condition.
When Joe LeClaire. engineer on
switch engine No. 226 of the Omaha
road, and crew were switching back
OF the Hubbard mill. near the pump
ing station they observed a man car
rying a grip walking ahead OF them.
All at once Il seemed TO the engine
crew that the man. after dropping his
grip, deliberately stepped In front OF
the engine, and the engineer thought
Il was a clear case OF suicide. With
an ordinary engine the man would
have been killed. and cut to pieces
Immediately. but with the switch en-
CINE he was drawn completely under
the engine. which passed over his
body without seyering a limb.
Hurried TO Depot
lie was picked up by the crew and
hurried TO the depot. where he was
placed ON n cot In the baggage room.
and DR.. J. w Andrews summoned.
The man was conscious. although
much dazed. and answered the ques-
tons asked him. His name was given
as J. G.. Remfrey, and he has been
doing thing work around Waseca. He
is forty-six years OF age. and said
that he had mo people" Asked
where his home was, he said he made
his home in Mankato. When asked
how the accident happened he said
that he was walking along near the
track and saw the engine coming. and
that he didn't blame anyone for the
accident. He said he was walking too
near the track and stumbled and fell
in front Of the engine.
Face Covered With Blood.
The man was dressed in laboring
clothes and looked like an Industrious
and hardworking person. His hands
and face were covered with blood and
he lay Imply on the cot in the bag
gage room. having evidently sustained
internal injuries. The ambulance was
called and the injured man taken TO
Emmanuel hospital. the railroad COM
paDy taking charge of the case. DIR.
Andrews, the attending physician,
stated that he was not prepared to say
how badly the man was injured until
he had made a complete examination
at the hospital.
Story About Remfrey.
Sheriff Osten, having received a
message from Waseca. to the effect
that Joe J. King. employed on a tile
ditch at Alma City. had gone insane,
and that his wife lived in Mankato, as
certained that the wife was living at
the home OF her sister. Mrs. w. A.
Corbin. on South Front street over
the Kester Style shop.
The real name of the man is Jack
Remfrey. King was the maiden name
Of his wife. He opce took the name
King TO get into n Job. as the man
who hired the working force was
against those who had quit
the job after working a short time,
and therefore the name OF Jack Rem
frey was spoiled for being hired by
that boss.
Mrs. Remfrey stated today that she
thought her husband was not insane,
hut that his mind was directed tenn
porarily by the excessive use of liq-
nor. She said that as he had been
working for the most part In Blue
Earth county. she understood that he
was to be brought before Judge Evan
Hughes Of the probate court OF Blue
af1 OF.
said she believed that IL her husband
was placed where he could not get any
liquor for long time. he would be-
come normal minded.
Mr.. Corbin stated that he thought
Mankato was a bad place for Mr..
Remfrey to stay. as the latter had
fear that a certain rather notorious
local character had been watching and
following Mr.. Remfrey with view 10,
robbing him. Mr. Corbin said he him
self thought that person ives looking
for q chance TO get Mr.. Remfrev's
money. He said the two had OBJ
served this fellow. cycling and follow
ing Mr.. Remfrey. Just after the lat
ter bad cashed a $50 check here i'm
the city few days ago.
One and the Same.
II was discovered this afternoon
that the j. q. Remfrey who was run
over by an Omaha switch engine. and
the Jack Remfrey OF the court case
are the same party. Remfrey was
brought mp before Judge Evan Hughes
shortly before two O'Clock this after
noon, and was discharged. He had
eaten practically nothing for a day
or so, and refused food. Judge Hughes
gave Sheriff Bernard Fisher of Vase
sa, who had been here with Remfrey.
some money. and told him TO make
him eat a dinner. II must have been
shortly after he left the jail that Rem
frey met with the accident.
DR.. Andrews stated late this after
noon that he was not prepared to say
as to the outcome OF the mans in
juries. He bad no broken bones. but
had four bad cuts on the head. pene-
trating TO the skull. but II was thought
the skull was not fractured. He also
had half dozen or more abraslons
all over his body. and general mus
cular bruises.
When visited by Free Press re-
porter this afternoon the divorced
wife OF the injured man had not heard
Of the accident. and was shocked TO
hear OF what bad happened.
When came past the police court
a few minutes ago I heard people
talking OF an accident" she said. "but