New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-27
LAMBERTON RULED
By A H0WLING MOB
"A
-l.OLD RESIDENT OF VILLAGE is
SUBJECTED TO 1ND1GN1T1Es
BYCROWD.
PROMINENT FARMERS WIFE is
ROUNDLY ABUSED BY "VIGI-
LENCE COMMITTEE,


+ Lamberton was the scene of mob rule
Z for couple of hours last Saturday. Dr.
Albert Zindel, veterinary prominent
citizen who has resided in Lamberton for
a great many years was the victim of the
mob and was forced to march from his
home to the so-called public square of
the village and was compelled to kiss
the flag. The mob then marched to the
home of Anton Manderfeld, retired
farmer, for the purpose no doubt, of
subjecting him to the same sort Of treat
ment. Mr.. Manderfeld did not happen
to be at home and this part of the
program had to be cut out. However,
they roundly abused his wife and then
tore down black flag which the Mander-
field children had manufactured and had
playfully placed on the chicken coop.
This flag was torn down and in it's place
was put the 'Stars and Stripes" Before
leaving the mob threatened the Man
derfelds with direful consequences if
! they dared remove the emblem which
Mad been put up.
The mob is variously estimated to
have consisted of about 80 to so people,
prominent among whom were the super
intendent of schools of Lamberton and
two of his assistants, minister of the
gospel, some business men, lot of half
urOwn11Ds ond children
Accused of Insulting Flag.
DR.. Zindel is accused of insulting the
flag. This he stoutly denies. What led
up to the unwarranted action of a small
). portion Lsmberton's citizens was an
alAercaSf What Dr.. Zndel had with
George gNuegel, Mayor Of the village
earlier in the day. It seems that Mayor
Kluegel had placed seme Red Cross
tickets in the store of Peter Seifert, a
hardware dealer, for whom Zindel is
working. About ten o'clock Saturday
morning, Mayor Kluegel called at
Seife1t's to collect the tickets and the
cash for the tickets that might have been
sold at this particular place. No doubt
Meved because no tickets had been sold,
he made several remarks, among them
saying that certain number of people
in Iemberton, including DR.. Zindel,
were being led around by E. C. Stein
hauser, another Lsmberton merchant.
This attack was so uncalled for that
Zindel assumed the defensive and dared
Kluegel to say that to Steinhauser and
ended by calling Kluegel hyrccrite.
Thereupcn Kluegel struck Zindel and
the latter Pre- mptly fcored the Mayor.
AS socn as Kluegel regained his feet, he
went fer Zindel again and kicked him.
It was then that the Doctor closed in
On tie mayer and gave him trouncing.
Mayor the Aggressor.
M Mayer Kluegel later admitted that he
had been, the sggressor and the two
practically called it square, the Doctor
withdrawing the word ''hyrocrite" that
he had hurled at the Mayors head.
Shortly after the trouble County
Attorney Albert Emerson and Represen-
y tative-at-large A. J. F1axel, attorney,
Aspeared on the scene and interviewed
Adel, Peter Seifert, the ownero of the
lie and another man, all Of whom told
same story from which it would
Gear that Kluegel was the aggressor
Il to blame for the alteration that
I'd taken place.. Or. Zindel went home
[ & usual at the noon hour and was about
4 .eady to return to work when the mob
appeared and forced him to accompany
them to salute the flag. When the mob
came for Zindel, his wife objected and
she was 1udely showed aside. From the
excite ment that she went thru, she is
now on the verge Of nervous prostration.
"A prominent travelling man, who was
an eyewitness to the affair on the public
square stated to Review reporter that
in his opinion and as far as he could see,
the sympathy Of the people present, out
side of the mob was decidedly with DR..
Zindel.
May Prosecute Mob Leaders.
Who conceived the idea of getting the
mob started is not positively known, but
suspicion points to one man in particular.
is doubtful if DR.. Zindel and Mr..
Isanderfeld will allow the matter to rest
and it is highly probable that the whole
matter will be aired in the courts. At
any rate both of them were in the city
Monday for the purpose of consulting