The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-10-11
YOUNG NAN BUMPED
TROUBLE IN IHlSC'|TY
GARAGE MAN .SMELLED SUS-
PICI0N;; CALLS POLICE
Officers of Law Gave Stranger
Sweat Box Process; Story
Unsatisfactory

AFTER attempting TO Sell Ford car
which did not belong to him and
which bore the license number of
a Studebaker machine that was stol-
en- last spring from Elk river, c. H.
Mcmillan was yesterday afternoon
taken to the police station where he
which he came into possession of the
car he was driving and the number. 1t
appears that the young man, in COM
pany with partner by the name of
John Martin arrived in Mankato yes
terday shortly before noon.
They took the Ford they were driv-
ing to the Layen garage and had some
repairing done. When they came back
for the car, Mcmillan is reported to
have offered to sell the machine to
the garage. Chief Ario was informed
that Martin took hand in the sale
here, explaining that he and Mcmillan
had played poker at LeSueur the night
before and that Mcmillan owed him
500 which he wanted at once.
Suspicious of Story.
Suspicious of their story, Mr.. La
ven called the chief of police and aft
er taking the license and motor num-
bers of the car Chief Ario took the
two men to the station. Here it was
found that the number on the Ford
11772, was registered for Studebak-
err car belonging to w. c.. Lindgreen Of
Minneapolis. w. C. Lindgreen, the
chief learned upon investigation was
called to Camp Dodge in the draft last
spring and before going sold his car
to party at Elk river. At Elk river
the Studebaker was stolen and no
trace had yet been found of it. Nc
MILAN declared he did not know
where the number came from but said
he got it from his father who is de-
tective in Minneapolis.
What He Tried to Sell.
The young man said that the Ford
he endeavored to sell belonged to H.
G. Penneman, a travelling salesman
for the Northern Insulating company
of Minneapolis. He asserted that Mr..
Penneman had given him permission
to use the machine whenever he want
ed to and that he had been driving it
around Minneapolis for several
months. The Ford was practically a
new car and Mcmillan is reported to
have offered it to the Laven garage
for $780,
Chief Ario called Mr.. Penneman
and informed him that his car was
being held at Mankato and explained
the circumstances of the case. Pen
neman came to Mankato last evening
and identified the machine as his own.
1t appears that the story Mcmillan
told, in regard to being allowed to
drive the Ford around Minneapolis
was correct. That the young man
intended to dispose of the property he
had been allowed to use appears like
ly from the fact that the real number
for the Ford was found in McMillan's
suitcase.
Explanation Was Unsatisfactory.
The young man was unable to give
satisfactory explanation as to why
he had changed the numbers on the
machine and there was no proof of
the manner in which he obtained the
license number of the Studebaker
which was stolen at Elk River. This
morning H.. G. Penneman in company
with young Mcmillan departed for
Minneapolis with the Ford car. It is
not known whether or not any action
will be taken against the young man
there by Mr.. Penneman.