The Mankato free press., 1916-03-17
Royal Richardson Was Defend
ant In the Action
STICK PIN IS "sWIPED"
unfeeIing Jury Found Him
Guilty; He Was Presented
With Ten Years
Especial to Free Press.)

out by the high school and grammar
students last Friday afternoon. Ihe
case was the state against Royal
Richardson, for the theft OF a dla-
mond stick pin from Miles Thurston,
plaintiff. on the night of January Il,
1916, during the Leap Year party at
the school house. The jury consisted
of Maynard Fleming, Ailene Jay, Or
lin Church, Lawrence Johnson, Roy
Updegraft and. Leland MorpheW.
State witnesses were Miles Thurston,
Paul Meservy, Alias Anton Osten,
sheriff, Ruth Richardson, Harold
Hazel, Luola Nickerson, Laura Pet
ating Mehitabel Catchfellow in cos
tune, and Pearce Roberts. The de-
fence Ethel Thomson, Theodore
Thomas, Mae Terry, as Mrs. Catch
fellow, MehitabeFs mother, Wayne
Thurston, Ralph Mccormack, Nina
Duffield as Henrietta Catchfellow,
Methitabels sister, Everetta Terry
and John Peterson. Attorneys for
the state, Kenneth G.. Crane and
/ Eva Mccormack For the defense,
Mayo Chapman and Hazel Hazel.
Miss Lois Mills acted as clerk of
court, and professor J. C. Mckee
presided as Judge. The parts We're
well taken and showed preparation.
The jury returned verdict of guilty,
and the judge sentenced the prisoner
| to ten years at hard labor at Still
: water Spectators at the trial were
Margaret Fleming, Lucy Gates, Jessie
| Thurston, Alfred Mccormack, former
students, and the writer was admitted
as reporter.
Somebody says, such and such a
thing happened and there wasn't a
| thing about it in the paper. Why not
| tell the correspondent so it would
get in? Don't keep it to yourself and
then complain. or.. ,.s y.
Remember Mr., - yIefald's food
demonstration Thursday, Friday and
Saturday this week. He will be glad
| to see you, ~. ,.as
j. C. Mckee spent, Saturday with
his parents in Madelia.
Miss Valrah Wood entertained Miss
Vera Kitch at dinner Sunday.
S. T. Sheppard is assisting in the
work at the hotel and says he, finds
plinty to do. He has trimmed up the
/ trees along the walk, which adds to
the general appearance of the prop
erty.
| 1t is more than probable that the
people will hearIa lady from away
| sing in the Irish program Friday
! night. .j,Su Ysr ~,.t4 avg.
j. C. Ward and family moved to
! Lake Crystal recently.
! A caucus was held Saturday night
in preparation for the election, Tues
day, March IA, which promises to be
quite a lively spring election.
! Thurston John, Merel Goodall, Earl
Vefald and Royal Richardson were in
Lake Crystal Tuesday evening last
| week. ~ ...-r..,.
! Mr., and Mrs. M. F. Crane enter
tanned Lucas Crane and wife and L..
D. Mills and wife at dinner last
/ Wednesday. ,.t..,s e. .af~
Mrs. Ida Boynton has charge of
the household duties at the home of
Albert Beer. Mrs. Beer continues to
| improve in health. - s
| Bert Wilson and Miss Lucy Gates
! spent some time with relatives in
Vernon Center last week and heard
the closing number Of the lecture
course there on Tuesday night.
| Frank Updegraft returned from
Vernon Center on the four o'clock
train Wednesday, He had been help
/ ing his brother in his removal to a
farm east of Vernon.
| G. H.. Hazel was a passenger to
Amboy Wednesday. He expects to be
gone about ten days.
Mrs. Scott left for her home in the
| northern part of the state one day
last week, her mother, Mrs. Masters,
having improved in health.
| Main street was badly flooded dur
ing the thaw and then the freezing
made travel very difficult, the whole
! street being covered with ice. If the
/ thaWs continue, the hum of autos and
Fords will again be heard in the
land
A quartet consisting of Will Ram
ibo, c. M Warren, Dan Thew and j.
G. Olmsted sang at the Sunday School
convention in the Baptist church in
i Vernon Center last Wednesday.
| The Missionary meeting held with
Mrs. U. G.. Ward Saturday was par
ticularly well attended, twenty per-
sons being present. 1t was delight
full meeting.
Conkling and Torgerson are still
very busy saving wood about the
community m VS. 4s
Miss Myrtle Thomson is doing the
tasks of the H. E. Jeppeson house
! hold at present. sff
The various committees are busy
this week preparing for the program
and supper to be given Friday, March
IL. This will be St. Patrick's' day in
the evening. Decorating will be at
tended to one or two evenings of this
week and Preparations for the pro-
gram are being vigorously pushed.
! The program will be given in the
Christian church at eight o'clock and
Will consist of old andcnew Irish song
and recitations, some of which will
be especially for this occasion. The
supper in the basement will follow
| the program and will also be in keep
ing with the day. The cooks and wait
ers will appearlin costume all wear
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