The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-09-24
Hanson the Painter
Returns to Bastile
From Tuesdays DAILY

From Tuesdays ,Oaiis.
George Hanson. who last Monday
stole 500 from a farmer in n lodging
room on Front street not long ago.
was to have been brought before
Judge w. l.. CCmstOck of the district
court yesterday, but his case was
postponed on account OF his illness.
lie has been in St. Joseph's hospital
receiving treatment for lead poison
ing. but he was taken back to Jail yes
tcrday. because he was reported TO
have dropped remarks that he intend =
cd to make his getaway. One of the
sisters al the hospital late yesterday
reported to Sheriff Osten that he had
better come and get the prisoner and
take him back To Jail. The sister did
not think the man was nearly so sick
as he pretended to be. The nurses
had kept his clothes out OF his reach.
so he could not run away. but il was
reported 20 the sheriff that Hanson
had been heard to say that he had
q friend who would bring SEINE shoes
and stockings and other garments. and
he would be able 10 make his escape
in them. But he is i'm Jail now. II
is HansOn's intention to plead guilty
This will he taken up on Thursday
afternoon.
Was Playing Solitaire.
The other day. when Sheriff Osten.
and Deputy Nerdahl came to the hos
pital. Hanson was sitting up on the
floor Of his room. playing solitaire
He had a bright healthy look. but aft =
er the officers arrived he complained
CT a had pain i'm his side and made out
that he was quite sick.
Clarence Cloush. who on August 2S
stole suit case from a woman at the
union depot. pleaded guilty in the dis
trict court late yesterday afternoon
The matter OF his sentence was de-
ferrGd To September 23. The charge
is grand larceny i'm the second degree
His application for parole will be
heard Oh Thursday afternoon.
The application of Clayton Scott to
plead guilty will be heard by the court
Gil Thursday afternoon. An informa =
ton will be filed by County Attorney
J. w. Schmitt. II is expected that he
will plead guilty. This Is the young
man who took C.. J. Laurisch's auto
mobile.
VIM
failed TO respond to a notice to appear
In a district court proceeding, settled
the matter mp yesterday by paying the
costs and he was discharged. There
was judgment against him and he
was ordered to appear and be exam
ined as to his assets, but he did not
show UP at that time. Then the court
sent for him.
Dissolution Of Association.
An application for the dissolution OF
the Blue Earth County CO-opcrative
association was set for hearing on
September %.
a hearing took place yesterday or
judicial ditch No. 2. The appointment
of an engineer was ordered
The Maplcton bond case is to be
tried Friday morning. I'm that case II
is claimed that the school election was
not properly held.
In the case of William T. Bierbauer
against w. r. S. Rath and others an
application rs made TO transfer the
case to the federal court. This is to
be submitted on further papers that
viii be filed. II is case OF alleged
misrepresentation i'm regard to the
sale of some stock.
The same proceeding will take place
with regard to the case OF Rudolph A.
Bierbauer against the same defend
ants.