The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-22
Edward Thiel and Albert E.
Deere Are in Jail At
Worthington
sren fridays Daily.

Globe says that two men are under
arrest and confined in the Mobiles
county jail charged with the murder
OF Charles Dlliehay at Ellsworth.
Mobiles county. Minnesota, on the
night OF Wednesday. September %,
1918. % ....
THE two prisoners are Edward
Thiel and Albert Z. Deere. Both
have confessed their completely in
the crime. Deere acknowledging that
he struck Dillehay with the piece o;
gas pipe used i'm the assault. Thiel
says he himself framed up the job
A third man, Jesse Thiel. brother
or Edward Thiel. is still at large but
the authorities are after him and
expect soon 10 cnsnarc him in the
meshes Of the law. ..ar
Story Of the Murder.
"a. The full and complete story OF the
murder appeared at the time Al
1880 a. m. on September %. the life
less body Of Charles Dillehay. a maj,
some fifty-fye years of age and the
proprietor OF the moving picture
show at Ellsworth, was found lyin,
on the sidewalk in front Of his home
His face was crushed in and his
hands tied behind his back. He had
been robbed. A piece of gas pipe
three feet long lay near the body, in
dicatin% that with II the fatal blow
had been struck. The authorities
were notified and shortly aften ter
O'Clock Coroner 4. b. Williams
County Attorney Z. J. Jones ant
Deputy Sheriff Ira Mishler wore AZ
hand. Mr.. Mishler had a BLOODHOUND
with him hut owing TO the fact tha'
the body had been removed and the
ground had tecn trampled by man,
feet the dog was unable TO get thu
trail.
Authorities On the Job.
The authorities went Immediately
TO work 10 find trace OF the Grimm
nj or criminals Shortly afterwarT
two men were arrested. John Wilson
and one named Edwards. the former
at Ellsworth and the latter at Ha-
warden. Iowa. For lack of evidence
they were released ina few days.
Meantime Detective p. s. DeLait-
tire, vice president ard general man.
ager q! Sweeneys Secret Service o.
Duluth. was summoned into the case
Mr. DeLaittre arrived in Worthing.
ton Sunday after the murder. and O,
Monday morning accompanied Sheriff
James Mitchell To Ellsworth and be
gan his investigation. INQUIRIES n
Ellsworth ELECTED the information
that one Jesse Thiel had been seer
IN Ellswprih with strangers the nigh
OF the rnurder. Jesse vita mis- brothe
Ed make their home. in Luvernr
Their father-and mother live, at Dur.
and FRS "a Ifrist IisI a Ihusiciai
and had 1reqhentIy played for dance,
and parties at Ellsworth.
F.u An investigator followed.
80 Investisatiors followed. will IN,
subsednehti street 6f tsd 'rhfei. IL
was placed in the Mobiles county Ijai
and ifsnaie what he claimed was 81.
lcfean breast OF the affair. Ed THE
iteid the authorities thar he had beel
in Ellsworth one night and see;
-Dillehayu"nashi his roll Which h,
Invariably tartfed with him, He aist
noted cash In aldrawer. Theil aycrre,
that he informed hts brother Jess,
and their companion Deere. of IN,
conditions obtainable at Ellsworth
and advised them to get him" Hi,
story. as told The Globe. Is that n,
himseif did not commit the murde,
put that one OF the other two did n
Ihe facts seem 10 bear out the con 1
tentton OF. Ed. Thiel that Jesse THE
and Albert Deere Killed Dfllehay.
Is The opinion OF the authorities tba /
robbery WIS the motive of the as i
sault DillelIay was probably nj
harder than his assailants Intended
Then. tn1. the hndy Law on, az Moi /
exposed ihithe open. 49,.
Tho TIN thinls had kcen mi,o5 ,,r
IN rambling Erairs in Lrverne anT /
On the evening of September IA
room was raidcd I'm that town anf
Deere cscahcd by crawling under IN,
PED. Hn lay around In Minneso,.
Two weeks or so and was next hear
OF at PiDesionc. where he had
young lady friend. Later this youn
Iady received letter from Deer
postmnrScd at Manhattan. Kansa,
Detective DcLlittrc learned of mi
ana immediately wired the auibor
tiles ut that place Ia arrest and boI
Deere on n charge OF murder in IN
hrst detrec. The messaRc was scp
IN Sheriff Mitchel1s name as that Of
ncial had authorized him 10 do.
Deere Under Arrest.
Last Saturday the detective hear,
from Manhattan that Deere had beersI
arrested and was there awaiting bi~I
orders. Sheriff James Mitchell wa,
at that time in Sioux City and conf,
not be communicated With So no. /
tective DeLaittre started at once
arriving IN Worthinrton from Lu.
verne at 1:le a. m, Sunday. and de.
parting from here after short ston
The detective arrived ct his destin,-
ton In kans1s at 3 D. m, Sunday. n,
started back with HIS prisoner. VIII, II
offered 10 come without the formal
ity of rcquisliion papers. arrived 1,
on the return trim n.
l:S0 a. m, Wednesday and safely
landed his charge I'm the Noble,
county Jail. On the way back n
Minnesota the detective said nothin,
.. his prisoner for many hours abou
ne charge against him but talke,
with him as with companion. Fin
lily, when nearing his destination
ne detective told HIS prisoner what :
serious charge was laid at his door !
ma advised him 10 make clear :
breast OF II. Deere yielded and told1 I
lis captor that he himself struck the | !,
blow with the easnina that fa,,..- | !,