The Mankato free press., 1915-11-12
Faribo Store Robbed
H,am Mondax.a paiis.

Prem Mondays Daiiy.
Chief Of Police John Lick OF Fari-
bault. accompanied by Policeman Joe
Coughlin OF that city. and chauffeur.
Inotored into Mankato Yesterday
morning. with news that set the po-
lice and the attaches OF the sheriff's
Office TO doing some lively thinking.
II appeared from what the visitors
said, that the strangers may have
been the fellows who burglariZed the
Carlson fur store in Mankato early
one Sunday morning few weeks ago.
had attempted and come within an
ace OF successfully pulling of the
same stunt In Faribault. another early
Sunday morning job.
To Mr.. Coughlin belongs the credit
Of having stopped II all. He was 60
ing through dark alley. in that city.
about f:30 Sunday morning. when he
spied a dimly lighted auto. With a
revolver In one hand and a fash light
In the other, he stepped up TO two
men who were near by and asked
what they wanted and why they were
there.
Recognized as Irishman.
The strangers seemed to know In
an instant that he was an lrishman,
and one of them began chatting I'm a
friendly way about the Knights of
Columbus. The patrolman was not
interested In that order just at that
moment What he demanded was to
know what they were doing around
there.
The men replied that they were
fist waiting for DR.. +. u. Davis.
They said they had an appointment
with him. All were going out hunt
ing together. This did not satisfy
the patrolman. He commanded them
TO get out and to turn on their lights.
They obeyed. He took the number
OF the car.
The auto had scarcely pulled away.
when the patrolman. throwing his
searchlight around the alley. saw
quite a stack of firearms. There
were a score OF rifles. and quite
number OF reyolyers. stacked up
against a lumber pile. Looking fur
ther. he found FIVE sacks OF furs.
Surmised a Robbery.
The officer at once surmised that
stores had been broken into and these
goods stolen. II was evident that the
men with the auto were In the act
OF loading the goods into the vehicle.
when he interrupted them.
The matter was reported TO the
chief of police and he found that the
number OF the auto was that of Ford
owned at Fairmont.. The auto seen
in the alley was not Ford. The chief
at once determined to go TO Fairmont.
and see what could be ascertained.
Evidently the number tag had been
stolen.
Sheriff Osten joined the party I'm
Mankato, and all four men motorcd
ON to Fairmont
Back From Fairmont.
Sheriff Anton Osten arrived i'm Man
kato about midnight last night from
Fairmont. coming with the Faribault
chief OF police and another police Of
fcer OF that town. i'm the same car
that took them there. They had made
no discoveries OF any value. There
seemed TO be no clue TO the thieves that
were frightened away from Faribault.
IL was found that the number seen
on the auto of the robbers was that
or Ford belonging to a farmer three
miles from Fairmont. but his number
tag had not been taken or disturbed.
Evidently the thieves had used an
other tag in imitation OF the real
one.
Four Stores Robbed.
There were four burglaries Sunday
night in Faribault. Three of these
are believed to have been the work
M hn a1
pulled of in the Herbert +. Kester
wOmen's apparel store. where the furs
were obtained: in the Bloxam GU.
shop. whence the weapons were taken
and In the Swartz candy factory, where
two cases OF candy were stolen. All
of the stolen goods were found. At the
Blexam gun shop the thieves got I'm
through a window that was not locked.
At the other two places. q window was
forced open with a pick-axe. This in
strument was found with the stolen
goods. II was marked with the let.
ter r.
A dwelling was burglarized the same
night at Faribault, and some jewelry
was stolen. II Is not thought that this
was the work of the auto thieves.
Herbert +. Kester also conducts the
Style Shop on South Front street
this city.
Frnn Mondays Daily
Opening i'm Eagle Lake last Satur-
day afternoon the Blue Earth County
Sunday schools of all the churches
held a very successful and largely at
tended convention. A program Of help
full talks, discussions, and inspiring