The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-11-05


n doorstep, or anything Of that kind.
He was asked whether the baby could
safely BE- taken out In the open air to
the home OF a woman q few miles
distant. who would take care of the
child. He replied that in his opinion
Il would be safe.
story Told BY Williams.
The most interesting interview or
all was that which was obtained this
afternoon by The Free Press i'm a
teIephone talk with Peter J. Williams.
Mr.. Williams was asked whether
Mrs. Williams had made any offer to
take care 81 any baby left ON her
doorstep ar brought tn her other
wise and he declared she had made no
such offer. lie was heard TO call Mrs.
Williams. while he was at the tele-
Uhone, and asked her that question,
and he said that she declared she
never offered TO do anything OF the
kind.
Mr.. Williams told how he heard the
rapping at his door and how the cry
ing of the baby was heard. tie quick
" learned that Il had been left by an
automobile party and he found out
which way the auto had gone. lie
managed To get telephone notice To
his brother in law. John Meyer, TO
head off the auto. lie himself. and a
boy, I'm the mean time hurried after
the machine. ID was John Meyer,
according TO Mr.. Williams. and not
Morgan Brooks. who had the shot
gun ready TO stop the auto. But n
was not necessary to stop the machine
in this way. for Il tipped over and
spilled out IT'S occupants IN making
sudden turn I'm the road. Morgan
Brooks was I'm the hospital.
Mr.. Williams states that when he
came up to the auto, he saw that the
windshield was broken and the
tenders bent somewhat. He imme-
diately asked questions about their
leaving the baby at his door. At fir
this was denied and then admitted.
and a big fellow In the car said: We
will 60 back and get our baby"
One very significant statement
made by Mr.. Williams was that he
round the rear light covered with a
blanket. so that the number Of the
auto could not be seen. lie said that
he himself removed the blanket and
got the number. which was SGO9s
Mimi.
He said he did not trust the occu-
pants Of the auto TO go back and get
the baby without him. He got In
with them and they all rode back to-
gether TO get the child. The baby
was IN a box.
Statement From Or. Paul.
DR. w. o. Henry Paul, chiroprac-
tor. when seen by q Free Press re-
porter this morning gave out the fol-
lowing statement:
On November Miss Emma Haas
left her home at Taunton. Mimi. for
Mankato, telling her parents that she
desired to come down To take chiro-
practic treatment. On the train she
was taken sick, becoming so bad by
the time New Ulm was reached that
DIR. D. c. Stricken telephoned DIR. 10y
Andrews TO meet the train and take
a sick lady TO the hospital, at the
same time ordering the ambulance.
When DIR. Andrews met the sick
woman she insisted on going to my
hospital. She was hardly in DIR. Paurs
offices when she gave birth to q
bouncing baby girl, the cutest little
thing you ever laid eyes upon. | i'm
media.ely notified the Young lady's
parents. who arrived here at s D. m.
November 2, TO take care OF the pa
tient. Miss Elizabeth Enders, a trained
nurse, was engaged. After the ar
rival OF the parents they refused abb
solutely to receive the baby. and the
baby's mother absolutely refused IN
keep IL. Unnatural people to refuse
to care for a sweet little thing like
that The question was discussed as
to what disposal should be made of
the child, and. II was decided to take
il to the Lutheran Orphanage at st.
Paul. The nurse. however, remem-
bered that Mrs. Peter Williams, liv-
ing OF OF the st. Peter road. ON route
4, had stated to her about February
last that II a. baby were left at her
door SO she would be unacquainted
as to who left IL, or It's parentage. she
would be glad to take II In and adopt
il. fearing that II She knew the par
ents they might later re-take the
child. Accordingly an automobile was
engaged. which was Operated by Max
Mueller OF Elysian, who had brought
passengers from Elysian TO Mankato,
and who was accidentally engaged to
take the party. consisting OF William
Haas. the baby's grandfather, Miss
Enders and Miss Thifda homeland, to
the Williams home The child was
carried to the door by the chauffeur
and the nurse, where an alarm was
sounded. and the automobile party
stood back i'm the darkness while the
door opened and one lady and two
men, stood I'm the door of the house.
They picked up the bundle and went
inside, exclaiming. Wen keep 1t to-
night, and notify the police in the
morning.
THE automobile party left after be-
ing assured I'm their minds that the
child would be well taken care OF.
When about three quarters of a mile
away. going east, the machine turned
turtle, throwing the ladies clear OF
the car. and pinning the men under.
meath. After considerable struggling
the men got out from under the car
and started to Mankato on foot. The
chauffeur started to the nearest farm
house for help, and was held up by
double barreled shotgun In the
hands of a man said to- be a Mr.
Brooks. who said:
Yon are the man we want