The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-13

the robbery, and places the most Of
blame on the man Stone.
During the height of the excitement
following the robbery, Chief OF Police
Jacob Hilgers co-operated in every
way with Sheriff Osten by first dash
ing out to the scene Of the capture Of
the men accompanied by Officer Lilo
and later speeding to Burdette, where
1t was thought that Stone had shown
up. On the latter trip he was accom-
panied by Officer Frank Miller.
Meantime other police officers We're
on the alert on the outskirts Of the
city ready to capture the men wanted
in case they came their way.
Dennis Donahue, whose ancestry
can be determined by his name, at
olIod Gun 10 eInldgo fgg6 STU s5lnqIp
Rican to the fact that Collins who is
several shades darker than Dennis,
recognizing the Hibernian features Of
his captor, refused to resist coun-
tryman, and gave up without a strug
gle. Collins says that If he is not
Irish he ought to be, for his name If
not his color indicates that he came
from the "ould sod"
Fourth Suspect Caught.
The fourth alleged participant in
the robbery of the Northwestern de-
pot at Eagle Lake was captured about
dark last evening by Captain Fred
Day in pasture near Lake Eagle
and was later brought to Mankato
lodged in the city jail. The fellow
got tired of lodging his pursuers and
walked into the open. He said that
looked as large as big Berthas."
This morning in an interview
given representative of the Fress
Press the young man stated that his
true name was Melvin Jones, and not
Henry Stone, as he had stated to
young Flora and others. Before the
death of his parents some four orfve
years ago, young Jones said that he
lived in Belaire, Mich. Since that
time he has worked at odd jobs
about the country. The last position
the Workman Carnival company, now
playing Rochester, MINI. He quit
the show four days ago, and reached
GAINESVILLE Wednesday night, when he
was locked up over night together
with young Flora. Next morning
these two young men together with
Harry Collins, the negro, and Bruce
Peake beat a passenger train to Eagle
Lake Tuesday morning. 1t was after
they had all reached Eagle Lake that
the negro, Collins suggested the
IOoo-S VI tAo o0PoI' tc4uAh6 ~
Jones.
Denies Entering The Depot.
did you enter the depot and take
part OF the money!" he was asked.
mo, did not go into the depot,
the small boy about my size, Flora,
went into the depot and got the swag
and came back with fourteen bucks.
The Niger made him diyvy up. l got
1925, Flora ten bucks and the niger
$3.50"
"Peake denies that he had any
part in the robbery, is that true"
Says Peake Was Lookout"
"Of course Peake had hand In il"
said Jones, His part was to stand
and keep talking to the depot agent
and the two farmers, while the Office
was beng robbed. During this time
stood at the side door near the office
watching. When Flora came out
with the money, and 1t was divided up,
the niger told us to beat it." and
Flora and ] struck out on the run for
a corn field Just as we were striking
the main road for Mankato"
Yes did some tall lodging
through the corn field, and at times
saw men with shot guns that looked
as large as cannon, but ] finally eluded
them by walking into the PUSHES in
edge or the lake and lying down l
left the rushes about dark and started
TO CROSS a pasture when i was taken
up and brought in here"
mo, am no safe cracker, merely
told the boys that / could open any
safe, but cannot Just said II for
a bluff" said Jones.
Warrants were sworn to by a spe-
cial agent Of the Northwestern rail-
way, charging the young men with
grand larceny In the second degree
The young men suspected of the rob-
berry were arraigned this afternoon
before Judge Hiram Gof on that
charge.