The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-08-03
Admitted That He Had Been
Imbibing Some Beer
OLD TALE OF STRANGER
Met Fellow at Rooming House;
Then Followed Meal and
Other Things
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
That he was assaulted and robbed
by the very man for whose supper
he had paid was the story told al
the police station asst night and
this morning by Chris Madison, a
young man from st. James, whose
trade is that of tiler, and who
came to Mankato to look for a job
and incidentally had "a God time"
The assault and robbery are alleged
to have taken place on the north
side Of the river, not Far from the
bridge. Madison says he was struck
unawares in the jaw and stunned and
that $50 nd odd change were taken
from his pockets.
Was looking For Job.
Madison said he had been drawn
in the draft for the army. He said
he had about $500 in a bank, and
he decided to raw out little over
$50 and come to Mankato, looking
for job here, and having that
money handy to live upon, if he did
not land work to his liking right
away.
He admitted that he drank consid-
erably yesterday and was not sober
last evening. Madison met the
stranger in the rooming house on
North Front street, where Madison
mas been staying. This stranger was
with another roomer of that place.
Ate Two Suppers.
Madison does not remember just
how it happened, but he and the
stranger between eleven and twelve
O'Clock last evening were in the
Mitchell cafe to get supper. He said
he an the stranger both ordered
suppers. The stranger went out and
both suppers came, and it happened
thus that Madison ate both of them
and paid for both. Then the stranger
came back, and third supper was
ordered for him, Madison paying for
that also.
Memory Was Befogged. Is
Madison does not remember great
deal about what happened in the
restaurant, but he says one of the
clerks told him today that he saw
Madison take out his wad of bills from
his trousers pocket. Madison says the
clerk told him that at that time he
remarked to himself: eff that man
does not get robbed tonight, I miss
my guess
Madison says he also talked to
that other roomer about the stranger,
and the roomer told him he knew the
stranger, having worked with him
last winter. So it seems that the
situation is not without strong clues
to the identity of the alleged robber
They. Took Walk.
Madison relates that after getting
supper at the Mitchell cafe, he and
the stranger took walk at the
strangers suggestion. over to North
Mankato. After walking for a time
around the grove, Madison said he
would go over to the city and get a
drink of water and go to bed. The
stranger said Madison could get a
drink right along the North Mankato
bank. He spoke of tiled spring.
The two listened to hear the water
bubbling out.
Jaw Felt Pretty Sore.
That was the last Madison could
remember, until he found himself
walking across the bridge and his
jaw felt pretty sore. He perceived that
he had been struck. He felt for his
$50 in bills and that wad was gone.
All he had left in his pockets were
a 10-cent piece, key and silver
watch.
Madison said the stranger was a
well-dressed man, about 25 years old
with dark whiskers and dark felt
hat.