The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-12
PLACED UNDER ARREST
STAMP STEAL CHARGE
From Saturdays Daily.
11-t.


Prank Morgenthaler, twenty.three
years old, a graduate Of the depart.
ment of pharmacy of Creighton col
lege, Omaha, Neb., and belonging TO
wealthy end prominent family at
Seattle. was before Court Counts
sioner BENJAMIN Taylor late yesterday
afternoon on the charge of stealing
about six dollars worth of stamps
from the postal station at the drug
store of John c. Thro on North Front
street
The young man is said TO have
confessed TO George II. Drake, United
States postoffice inspector, located at
ST. Paul. This officer made the ar
rest late yesterday having found
MOrgcnthaler in the drug store, where
the latter had long maze a practice
of lettering. although he was not
employed there.
Morgenthaler waived examination
and was held to await the action
OF the federal district court at the
April term in Mankato. His bail was
fixed at $500. Being unable at the
time TO furnish this, he was commit.
ted TO the county jail.
Father 10 Wealthy.
The young mans father, Philip
Murecnthalcr. IL Il retired business
man of Seattle. Fer years Philip
Morgcnthalcr owned and operated a
large amount of ranch business In
Nebraska. his land holdings being in
the ncighborhood OF $4,000 acres.
lie vas also educated as lawyer
and was a member OF the bar. though
he never practiced that profession.
The young mans father is dead.
One Of his brothers is a student at
Leland Stanford university and the
other is about 10 graduate from
Creighton college. There is one sister
who is attending school at u convent
IN Seattle.
II was while attending Creighton
college that Frank Morgenthaler be.
came acquainted with Lynn Thro.
John c. Thro's son. who also attended
school there The two became friends
and as result young Morgenthaler
visited Lynn Thro at Mankato last
July. MOrgGnthaler has been in Man.
kato most OF the time ever since
Stamps Taken Tuesday.
II was on Tuesday night about $3.50
o'clock that the stamps were taken
On Wednesday morning. Mr.. Thro,
who Is in charge OF THE station. dis
covered the loss. aud he at once sus-
pcctcd Morgenthaler and notified
Postmaster A. J. VeIgel. The matter
vas soon communicated TO the federal
inspection department and the appre-
houston of Morgenthaler followed.
When arrested he had most OF the
stamps in his possession He has sold
few. however and given away some
others.
At times during his sOjourn i'm Man.
kato. Morgenthaler worked at sur.
veying In the employ of State Dis.
trict Engineer Gallagher.
In addition TO what he has been
earning by what work he did. he has
been receiving q monthly allowance
Of 500 from his father. according
10 the statements made by people
who have talked with him on the
subject and have cashed his checks.
Social activities. however. seem to
have caused a great drain on his
Income.
Speaks Several Languages.
MorgentlIaler. speaks English, Ger
man and Spanish. He is 50 good a
Spanish student that when the two
Mexicans were in the county Jail,
charged with larceny, Attorney S. d.
Wilson. who defended them. had
Morgentlaler do his interpreting.
At late hour this afternoon Nor.
genthaler had not yet obtained his
S5e0 bail and was still In Jail.
rom Saturdays Daily.
Long Beach. Calf. January o.
Mrs. Firestone and daughter. Miss
Eta, arrived yesterday from Mankato
and are nicely settled with Miss
Emma at splendid new apartment
house on Atlantic avenue.
Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Freeman, both
OF Minneapolis, but formerly OF Man.
kato, are spending the winter here.
Mrs. Clark is the wife OF DIR. Clark,
who practlced medicine In Mankato
forty years ago. Mr.. Freeman was
lawyer The older residents will re.
momber the Clarks and Freemans
These ladies both love Mankato stiIl
and enjoy reading The Free Press.
Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Freeman and DIR.
and Mrs. Cornish are winter guests