New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-15
o:ERYERT COMMITS
SERIES OF CRIMES
ESCAPED INMATE OF RED WING
REFORMATORY CAP
TURED HERE
SLEEPY EYE AND GOLDEN MEN
ARE ENRAGED AT HIS
BRUTAL ACTS


Solly Karp, degenerate, escaped from
ne Red Wing Training School, is an
innate of the Brown County jail, await
ng the action of the Grand Jury in his
:ase- He is accused, and admits the
:harge, of having committed a criminal
.ssault upon Mrs. Hollis Laid whose
lome is near Golden, and also of stealing
coat from farm house and snatching
purse from Mrs. Jerry Reardon of
his city. All these crimes were COM
nitted within the space of few hours,
he assault being perpetrated during the
orenoon and the purse snatching just
,efore six o'clock last Tuesday. The
riminal was captured Wednesday
morning.
Karp is not yet eighteen years old and
vas sent to the Red Wing Training
school about four years ago for forgery.
lis mother and step-father live at
Marshall and it, was the step-father's
lame that he forged at the time he, was
ent to the Training School.
Last July Karp made his escape from
Red Wing, and was able to keep free
rom his pursuers until now. He worked
IN farm near Waseca, but decided
ately to 60 home and visit his mother
It Marshall. On his appearance at
lOme his mother became fearful that the
authorities would find him as she knew
hey were constantly watching his home
md so she gave her son some money and
4old him he had better go away again.
He had decided to 60 return Waseca
tut first thought he would visit relatives
1t Candy. Leaving the latter place
liter the visit, he rode as far as Tracy
md then his money gave out and he
started to bum his way to Waseca. Near
Golden the brakemen found him and
put him off the train.
At the point where he was let down,
The main highway crosses the railroad
rack and the criminal saw a woman
coming along the road. He at once
made up his mind to course of action
hat would horrify any normal minded
person and succeeded in carrying out
lis plans by using a ruse to get Mrs.
Ladd to stop and speak to him. He
asked for information and then showed
her some photographs of two girls,
asking her if she had seen the originals.
BE then drew revolver and revealed
his real purpose. $685. ..,.
Following the assault, he continued
IN his way down the railroad track a.
loot. He decided that he had better get
rid of fur-lined coat which proved
heavy for walking and also as a means
Of concealing his identity. He therefore
threw it into ditch by the side of the
track and coming near to Sleepy Eye,
made a detour about that city to avoid
capture which he knew would be certain.
A farmer going in the same direction
gave him a lift in an automobile and
brought him towards Milford. He then
walked Tor distance and stopped at
farm house where he asked for some
thing to eat. He was refused and for
revenge he stole rain coat that hung on
the fence. Another ride with a farmer
brought him to New Ulm and he prowled
about the streets.
1t was near supper time then and his
hunger urged him to commit the third
crime of the day. He saw Mrs Reardon
on the street and took note of the fact
that she had hand bag hanging on her
arm and that her hands were in muff.
He decided that a Christmas Shopping
bag ought to furnish him meal and he
followed her home and in front of the
,Heidemann place grabbed the bag and
made off with it.
Mrs. Reardon promptly reported the
theft to the police and search was made
and several suspects taken in charge but
none of them answered the description
Of the purse snatcher. Then one of
Policeman Herzog's daughters in going
for the milk noticed a man running
across the middle bridge and mentioned
the fact to her father and he decided to
90 to CORTLAND, thinking to head the
fugitive off if that should be his destina-
ton. He left by the lower bridge but
saw nothing of his man and returned to
New Ulm empty-handed.
Meantime the thief went past the
Mueller farm and reached CORTLAND
BY q roundabout route. He applied for