The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-16

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n name OF Joe Doe, charging
him with assault in the second
degree. Chief of Police kIugherz
this afternoon found at F~aribauit a
man corresponding to the de-
seription and said TO be the man,
and arrested him.
Just n d~isgraceful mixup last
evening married what would otherwise
have been an exceptionally orderly
circus day. This was a cutting affair
that took place near the circus
grounds. A stranger, giving the name
OF Michael Murray, apparently n OF
that numerous class OF men that drift
from place to place. working from
time to time, and with no settled
abode, received a bad cash in the
throat with a razor. He is now In st.
Joseph's hospital, and DR.. j. w. An
drews. who Is attending him, Is of the
oninion that the man will be out after
about a week. IL was found that the ra-
zor came within an eighth OF an inch
OF reaching and SEVERN ore Of the main
arteries OF the neck. and such a wound
would have been fatal.
Murray was seer at the Iospital this
morning by a Free Press representa-
tive. Murray was rather weak from
loss OF bleed. but otherwise there was
nothing serious about his condition.
He stated thai his home was at New
ark. New Jersey. He was asked
whether he was employed by the cir
Gus and he said not. but he seems,
from what other pecTle connected with
The circus Say. to haze been n hanger
on. waiting for any kind OF a job that
might show up.
Murray Says He Was Drunk.
Just what were tn" details of the
affair is a hard matter to determine.
Murray states that he was drunk AT
the time. snd that the assailant was So
Der, but others say the ~assnilant was
also drunk. Murray states that he had
about so cents i'm his pocket at the
time. He had met the man in a saloon.
The men were near the circus grounds
when they quarreled. Murray states
that the other man demanded that
money and tried to reach into Muir
rays pockets to get il. When he could
not get IL, MURRAY states. the other
drew the razor and slashed him.
Murray, just after he was struck.
fell to the ground. \ crowd. gathered
about him instantly The police sent
for DIR. j. w. Andrews and he hur-
ricd to the place in nm automobile.
and applied emergency treatment to
the helpless man.
Just after the ARRAY. the assailant
fed across a neigliboring garden. Two
~ tho .irsn, l.,,la,t t,Al A.. ....l.
him. and, II is said. pounded and kick
ed him In the face. In some way he
got away from them. Whether they let
him go or not. or he broke away from
them. Is not certain. At all events he
disappeared.
Would Recognize Assaiiant.
A young IMAM giving the name OF
Kenneth Gibson appeared Mt the DO
lice station sthis morning and stated
hat he knew both the as~sailant and
the ass1iled by sight and would rec
cgnize them. He would also know the
men who had grabbed the as~sa;lant
and pounded him. The assailant had
worked for the circus at different plac
Murray told the same story saying
that he knew that his assailant had
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that he would mt recognize him, IL he |
saw him again. He said, however, that
the man Was about five feet ten inches
tell, and was stout and heavy set.
Murray himself! Is rather a strong
looking man. He says he Is forty five
years old.
Murray's meager description of the
conforms with that which
has been picked up from different
people by the chief of police. The
wanted man is said to be about five
ten inches tall, and IL is reported
that he wore a black suit of clothes. a
black slouch hat and n red tie. lie is
to be a well-built man and TO
a roughlooking face. [
Hanging About the Show.
The cbief was told by some OF the
men that both of the two men
had been hanging around the circus
for some time and had been seen
around 1t even when the show was
playing In Nebraska. There appears To /
some reason To- suspect that Muir
ray knows more than he "a willing 10
tell. Perhaps h2 does not want the
man caught ut all.
YVES With the Pinkertons.
Sierin Osten and the police look
TO Gibson. as a man who is likely to
them valuable aid in this matter.
Gibson has been with the circus some
months, waiting on the tables for
OF the actors. He Is really an /,
of the Pinkerton Detective
agency, he says. He came To this
from Australia. where his
home Is located. The Pinkertons gave
him a vacation and he has been spend
Ing II with the circus people. He says
ne has been doing this just TO get a
OF circus life.
steps were taken this morning TO \
get out a warrant for the assailant
ma The sheriff planned to take Glib
on with him in an automobile to
.Faribauit. IL was the theory of the
sheriff that the wanted man would
make his way to Faribault, that being
ne city where the circus vas to play
.oday. IL was hoped that the man
would be caught or some clue to his
would be discovered by
going to F~aribault.
For waiting on the tables on the
'ircus train" said Gibson today. I'VE
ire paid the muniiccnt salary of 81 n
-But We cannot complain. for
ne actors give us lots of tips. I have
a table that a worth SIS a week
rhcse actors get lots Of money.
nov some Tint draw S1c1 a week."