The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-31
man is FINALLY JAILED
Pays Fine For Violating the
County Option Law
CAPTURE OF ASTRANCER
This May Lead To Unearthing
Of Auto Thefts: What Has
Come To Light
From FRIDAYS Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Will LOOMS who lives on a farm
half mile north Of Wells, Ernest
Penhoff, of that neighborhood, and Il
stranger IN the town, are in Jail at
Wells under suspicion, although no
charge has as yet been placed against
them. 1t appears that for the past
four or five weeks two strangers have
been staying at the Loomis farm. In
the daytime they would appear on
the streets of Wells dressed in good
clothes and to all appearances were
gentlemen of leisure.
In the evening, however, they
would be seen in their old clothes,
dressed as though ready for work of
some kind. They were usually seen
about eleven o'clock at night Au-
thorities at Wells became suspicious
of the fellows and notified Minneapo-
lis officers. Deputy Sheriff A. A.
Buck and his assistant, S. H. Holt,
went to Wells to look the situation
over.
They found, on visiting the LOOMS
IudJ IWO ucW LsUlCh olACS "C Y
there. These they identified as cars
having been stolen, one missing from
Minneapolis, and the other from
Spencer, Iowa. Wednesday Roy Loom
is, ron of Will LOOMS, was arrested
at Winrebago for bootlegging. The
two strangers at the farm apparently
became suspicious that something was
brewing end while the officers were
away, arc alleged to have planted
parts of automobiles at point be-
tween MnDIeton and Good Thunder.
Was Out Joyriding.
Late yesterday afternoon one OF
the strangers took a woman from
Wells out jovriding. While he was
gone the officers from Minneapolis
and Deputy Sheriff Will Payne of
Faribault county arrested his pal
and placed him in Jail at Wells.
Then it was planned to take into
! custody tho stranger who was JOY
riding.
Scouts had been posted to watch
| for the fellow A message was re-
ceived nv the officers that he was
heading for tha Loomis farm. The
| officers hastened to. the scene and
were met nv .oonlis who, although he
displayed 10 firearms, threatened, Sc
| it ia claimed to shoot anyone who
stepped foot on his premises, claim
ing that the officers had no search
warrant or other legal documents
Parleying resulted in nothing being
done.
| Following Loomis' resistance and
his threat. saving he had q gun in
his pocFot County Attorney Fruendt
was called and he advised that the
home guards be called to take the
man.
Hc-1n Guards Called Out.
Accordingly several members o.
the company went cut but LOOMS
| threatened them also. He became
overbea-ing and bluffed the men un-
til one of the guards struck him
| Others Joined the FRAY and in the
battle oomis YVES badly beaten up
Ernest Ponhoff, who was also on the
farm. went into the battle armed witt
a bottle of beer. He was overpow-
cred and is now in Jail with LOOMS
and the stranger.
| A search warrant was made ou
and upon entering LoOmis' premises
lis bottles of beer and double mar
ness YVES found, but the second
stranger had flown. Sheriff Antor
] Ostend las reason to believe that the
harness was stolen from parties II
this county. The stranger who Is
Jailed gave the na1nc' Of FrarEhn
Ft. DODGE, Iowa. He would not droi
any information regarding his action;
or occunation. His pal has not beer
caught yet.
This afternoon 9ornis wrs brough
I'M befc~n the justice of the peace q
Wells c',arged with violating the or
/ der of he State Safety commission
REGARDING the having of liquor in dr.
territory He plead guilty to tn
charge ord was fined $75. 1t is IN
derstood that another charge will b.
preferrc1 against him for having
stolen cuaomobilo in his possession
Cars have been stolen recent.
from various points, at Waseca, Mat
tewan and Bricelyn, and the man unde
larrest ,nay knew something abou
these tbofts. Officers are of thu
; opinion that one Of the men may have
been concerned in the holdup nea
Waseca LIST week. when BUICK ma
chine WIS stolen bv highwavrnen an'
a man named Jacobsen robbed OF
sum of money. One of these mel
!, was redheaded. The man in custod.
is auburn haired.
A. J. Tuzick is the name of the maj
whose harness was stolen.
Durin~ tha day parties brought j
tires. ard other artcmob'le part
which bad been hidden near TIL
Loomis farm and near Mapleton.
The Wells officers and the hom
guard did not finish up their parley
and suuabbling with Loomis unit
about three o'clock this morning.
Sixty. seven ISa-:ous N '.euion.
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