The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-13
Fatal Bullet Passed From His
Chin To the Top of Brave
Officers Head
Man Named Foster Assisting
Is Wounded; the Ball Went
Through Jaw
Slayer Escaped and Every Effort
Now Being Made to Effect
The Capture

The Capture
Sheriff Terry Mccall Of Mobiles
! county was shot and Instantly killed
/ last evening at Miloma, q junction
( point on the Omaha and Milwaukee
Spads northeast OF Worthington,
4 Shie searching q man who was sus-
/ beoted Of having stolen two suits OF
klothes belonging to q man named Jack
Foster. who was working at Worth
1ngton. Foster who had acoompan-
Jed the sheriff in pursuit OF the thieves
from the revolver Of the thief but
VIII i've. He 10 now being cared for
IN an hospital at Heron Lake.
/! On Saturday morning two suit
ceses belonging to man named Eos
&c were stolen from the Omaha de-
poa ct worthington. These grips
Vere found Sunday morning at the
east edge OF the city, where they had
been rided One Of them had CON
tanned two suits Of clothing.
but Just how many could not be de-
Sheriff Mccan was notified that
aun1e tools had been found near
BreWvtes, q station between Worth
ington and Mtloula- Sheriff Mccall
accompanied by Mr.. Foster left Wor-
thington DURING Sunday to find out II
possible who bad left the tools u a
secluded spot He received word that
to- ta ID sd s 2 Mon and w TssS
the shessS and M Foster neared MI.
5pana they say Two men coming up
lie track from fSe eaak One Of thoss
men was about eighteen years of age
and The other probably thirty- i've.
When the two men approached the
DEPOT platform et Miloma, Mr.. Eos
Ter az once identified the suits worn
By the two men as those taken from
his sasoha sh.r,r Wa. shot.
Sheriff Mccall Aezed the older
ssn s1 Ss s gSsss Ssi ss Sas
man ne sheriff searched him. but
found no weapons On him Then the
sheriff started TO search the older
snan who had q cost THROWN over BIS
right arm. In such rnanney that he
had concealed Q r0vrlser beneath y
This man fred three shots through
>tbe coat, the first one 1vtrikins Foster
on NE left side Of the lace passing
throusa and out through tho nsht
Mccall In the chest and the third, on
the chin and then Collected upwards
and came out On bop Of the head kin.
tng him instantly. When the older
man realized what be had done be
took to his heels and fad toward the
east when Foster xas struck by the
i6rst bGiies nrsd, be still bad hold OF
tho younger man, The shock OF the
impact OF tho ballet caused Foster 10
Ifsn b such . manner that he knock,
ed the Young nan deyn and 1s. fell ell
ay 10 escape. Later the young man
ND shas he knsw nothing whatever
"a he steaiing Of the SUIT cases or
Mhe cfofSes, Trat 10 bad met the
bojder man DC BSewster and had walk
sd fron there to Mfoma with him.
kOn She way Over the cider man had
given BIN ) srtt Of clothes. and pro
Educed spotneT Rutt Dor. himself. The
two men changed their clothes and
shsld not for from Brewster:
sthe remains o. Bherftf Mccall which
were brougf1t TO Heron Lake,
M Foster 81 being cared for at
the Heron Lake hospital. He wfli
prsme ~ Jso,vsoN ooprft.
The crime wss committed IN Jack
eon county. Sheriff Ole O. Lee OF
90 ls.ses osyntE vas w sgpriss tie Of a, the
sos.1 no hnsss csc p y the e 'Sse.
tedy. Ateo he gave description Of the
MIN wanted which IS as follows:
! PesoriptarN ~ Suspeet.
NleA Desk Sergoant Louis Wolh
Iof ne local police force received a
tcad frum Eherff o, 9. Lee Of Jack
son county about two o'clock this
morning Stating that Sheriff MCCALL
dad bean murdered, and asked the
haukato POLICE force to be on the
hoctoYs tpr the suspected murderer,
Stout xhirty- Aye years Of ase Ave
feet esyen inches tall, light brown
fhAty taE eosnpiexion. and blue eyes,
weight about lib, The man had three
gold Aiiinss tn-hts front teeth, and
had about one weeks growth Of
beard He had on either kahh suit
OF dothes or dark blue suit, When
last seen was wearing SIX md half
black shoes.
roSss eoens " s e. s.s s seat that
city are much wrought up over the
:,urder of the sheriff, They are det-
srnsined that every effort shall be
haade to capture hts siayer,
BIoodhounds Sent For,
IT now develops thas sheSif Terry
.scCall of Worthington mst his death
rom the discharge OF two thirty-two
:alibre bullets fired from pistol OF
that calibre in possession Of the man
: Sho has made his escape. It was q
outlet from this same weapon which
passed through both Jaws OF Jack
Foster, the owner OF tbs two stolen
satcdels,
Eherfff Mccall has held the office
since last September, Immediately
previous 20 his appointment, Sheriff
james Mitchell, who had been elected
10 position, died. He was succeeded
by Ira Mishler, who was accidently
killed. and then Sheriff Mccall was
appointed Sheriff Mccall was a man
tfty years of age. He Is survived by
his wife and two children, son and
daughter.
A telegram has been sent to Water
loo, Ia, for blo0dhounds, which are
being speeded to the scene of the
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