The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-27
SKIPPED With MEXICAN
PRETTY MRS. HARRIETTCLARk
RAN AWAY FROM HUBBY
Woman and Her Param0ur We're
Found This Morning In
Local Hotel

Forsaking her husband. small boy
and her home on farm near Steen,
linn. pretty Mrs. Harriet Clark ran
away from home last week and this
morning was discovered in a local no
tel in company with ]. M. Baldemar,
a Mexican who had been employed as
farm hand by her husband. The only
remembrance of her former home tnat
the runaway wife carried with her
was a large willow bird cage with
pert young canary sOngster inside. Inc
little bird seemed quite unaware or
the role his mistress was playing ana
filed the police station with sweet
songs and warblings this morning,
making decided hit with the patrol
men.
A. G. Clark, husband Of the young
woman, arrived in Mankato on the
early train this morning, having trac-
ed his wife from Sioux City to Man
kato. He made inquiries at the local
hotels and finally found where 81. M.
Baldemar and wife" had registered.
Officer Morrow of the local force was
called and arrested Baldemar in his
room. Clark described the man as a
dangerous character and a thirty two
ca}ibre revolver was found in one of
the suitcases he and the woman were
travelling with. Mrs. Clark declared,
however, that the weapon was hers.
Baldemar talked quite freely, in his
cell at the local station.
Not Drunk, Says Mexican.
mo, / was not drunk when / ran
away with the woman. l did it, on
purpose" he stated calmly. "a few
weeks ago a friend told me / would
get in Jail sometime. said l wouldn't
but l didn't knock wood and here /
am. | guess a lot of fellows have
done the same as /, before now"
The fellow was dark and swarthy
with the high cheek bones of an In
dian. He stated that he came from
Mexico about ten years ago and it
is said that he is claimed to be part
Indian and some Spanish. For sever
al months Baldemar says that he
worked in Mankato for the Minneso-
ia Pipe and Tile company Later he
went to Sioux City, Ia, and from
there out to the Clark farm, where
he has been husking corn.
Was Good Worker.
Mr.. Clark stated that the fellow was
e best worker he ever had on his
farm and that he never noticed any
thing wrong with the man and his
wife until they both skipped out Ac-
cording to Clarks story the woman
eft he farm about week ago say
ing that she was going to Sioux City
to visit friends they knew there
Thursday Baldemar disappeared
and accol line - his own story met
Mrs. Clark in = TX City yesterday
and came directly Mankato, arriv-
ing here last night. Mrs Clark is a
young woman, twenty three years of
O. light cOmpleXioned and pretty.
Her husband is twenty eight and runs
his fathers farm near Steep, MINI.
They have one little boy about year
Old and have been married for five
years.
Hubby Paid Fines.
Wher arraigred before Judge Ply
mat on a charge of disorderly conduct
this morning the Mexican stated that
his name was Marcus M. Baldemar.
He ard Mrs. Clark both entered pleas
Of guilty. to the charge preferred
against them and were fined S25 and
costs. Mr.. Clark paid the fines of
both. 1t appears that he owed Balde-
mar over 500 and paid him in part
by settling his fine.
Mrs. Clark declined absolutely to
give out any statement as to why she
left home Or where she intended to go
or do, either to officers or for the
newspapers. She and her husband
left this noon for their home. but
is understood that she told BaIdemar
she intended to go to live with her
parents hereafter.
ut is too bad she have to go back
with that man." the Mexican remark.
ed. He claimed the women was not
treated well by her husband.
Did you intend to marry her." he
was asked.
Such were my Intentions he re-
piled