The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-06-11
C. r. Barrett Was Up Against
II; That Is Story He
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From Tuesdays Daily.

fFoH Tuesdays Oattf.
Arrayed in handsome clothing of
up to date pattern, and waiting for
more to be delivered to him nj the
hotel, where he was staying In this
| city. c. r. Barrett, n youth who ar
| rived in the city a short time ago
| from Sleepy Eye. was placed under
arrest last evening by Chief of Police
Klugherz.
The young man promptly con-
fessed his guilt. lie had passed a bad
check In the sum of $50 at the Kruse
/ clothing store. The youth bought q
| suit OF clothes, a silk shirt. some silk
hosiery. a travelling bag and other
things. lie was waited upon by Al
bert Kruse. The latter said today
that the young man was not appar-
emily at all careless I'm the way in
! which he selected his purchases. lie
appeared to be very particular about
the quality of what he bought, and ut
times il seemed very doubtful wheth-
or he would buy or walk out
Crawn on ST. Paul Bank.
The check was drawn against the
American National bank at ST. Paul.
Just a few OF the things that were
pu' chased by the stranger were taken
| with him when he went back TO the
| ho;el. II was arranged that Mr.. Rruse
should deliver the rest. After the
youth had gone, Mr.. Kruse called up
the American National bank at St.
: Paul and found that there was no ac-
count there in the name that the
Young man gave. e.. II. Barrett. Mr..
kruse then called up the chief Of
nOliCc and the latter went over TO the
hotel and arrested the stranger
Tho latter broke down and con-
fessCd soon after being arrested. lie
gave back the four dollars that he
had received I'm change for the check.
lie also admitted that he had given
". other worthless checks Il Sleepy
Eye against the same hank. Each
Of these was i'm the sum Of ten dol
lars. Part of this money waa To pay
y hoard bill.
Was Up Against IT,
~ vas up against I, that was all"
sill Barrett IN his cell at the police
intion. IL had tried an advertising
game with business card at SleeDy
Eye and coul not make II 90" lie
seemed greatly worried. lie cared
little about eating any breakfast this
morning. He drank the coffee that
was brought him. hut his two sand
witches he handed ove~ 20 man in
the next cell. arrested Tor being
: drunk The ether had called for some
breakfast.
, IGrrett stated that he had IN IN
: Gle living at Little Rock. Ark He
: said he would get word To him and
, he thought the uncle would square
things mp all right. Barrett said he
, was twenty-four years old.
! The young man was arraigned In
the police court this afternoon He
waived examination ana was held to
: the grand jury on bonds OF 5000.
erc-, TUESDAYS Daily
At the regular meeting ~ the Wis
iting nurse board. held Yesterday AFT
ernoon ut the public library. II was
: reported that Miss Emma holman.
the visiting nurse had resigned. Much
I regret was expressed. rs Miss Boil
, man had done very good work. Her
report for the month OF May showed
that she had during that month made
1G8 calls. or these twenty-six were
school calls. She had visited thirty
: families. Nineteen OF these visits
were on account OF grown peODle and
I eleven were on account Of babies.
Twelve children during the month
z had been sent to the dentists.
e Officers were reelected yesterday
I afternoon. as follows: President. DR..
4 G. c. Pratt. state bacterioloeist; vice
president. Mrs. d. D. Smith. repre-
senting the Civic league: treasnr
Mrs. w. II. Merchant. representing
" the Civic league: trea"urer. Mrs. w.
n .Morehart. representing the Ladies'
5 the Ladies' Relief society: secretary.
: Mrs. II. r. Hance. representing St.
4 Peter and Pauls church: on the an-
: diting committee. Mrs. A. =. Winter.
representing the German Lutheran
, church. and Mrs. Ole Nelson. repre-
a scnting the Dorcas society.