The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-11-26
CRACKS SPRINT RECORD
DEPUTY LANDED MAN HE
WAS CHASING
Officer Eli Klugher Got There
All Right; Suspect Tried
To Escape

Deputy Sheriff Klugherz has esta-
blished worlds record as sprint
er. according to those who saw him
this forenoon run down and capture
an alleged automobile thief. who
managed to elude him while his back
was turned near the county jail af-
ter the deputy had taken the young
man into custody. About $3.50 o'clock
this morning word was received from
the Lee Sorrell farm in South Bend
stating that a young man was camped
alongside Of the road in an automobile.
Deputy Sheriff Klugherz responded to
the call. The young man could not
give a straight story as to who owned
the machine, and he was told to drive
the machine back to the county Jail
in this city. When the jail was reach
er the young man stepped from the
car with the deruty sheriff. who turn
ed for an instant to close the door
Of the auto, It was then that the
young man made dash for liberty.
Despite the fact that the officer was
CARRIED In a heavy overcoat ha dash
ed down Walnut street hill brandish-
call from the officer for low speed had
the same effect on the fleeing young
man as stepping on the exhillator
Chase of Ten Blocks.
After chase OF about ten blocks
around and about town the fleeing
man gave Up his attempt and surren-
dered to the officers near tho And
rews apartments on South Second
street. When he reached the Jail he
completely collapsed.
A few minutes later the sprinter
stated TO The Free Press that his
name Ii o. B. Dryden, that his home
is IN San Francisco, and that he had
been In st. Paul about. two months.
Yesterday afternoon man by the
name Of A. L. Morton met him at the
Central Garage, on Sslby Avenue, st.
Paul, and hired him to run the ear
found in his possession to Omaha.
Previous to goirE to st. Paul, Dryden
stated that he was employed in an
automobile accessory house owned by
"If the man who hired me TO drive
this car to Omaha stole 1t, can't help
it." said Dryden between gasps for
breath he not being over the effects
Of the chase when interviewed
The car 10 a Cadillac, but bears q
Minnesota license number S4034,
police was found to have been taken
out by Joseph Siefert Of Jordan,
Mimi, for a Studebaker car. The Jug
Cling of the license numbers from
one make of car to another looks
suspicious to the officers. The car is
a new one. and all parts are In ex-
cellent running order.
1t looks plainly evident that Dry
den did not intend to stop in any ho-
tells enroute, for when the car was
searched there was large piece of
pressed ham, a full cake of Swiss
cheese and an abundance Of crack
ers found stored beneath the back
seat of the machine.
Dryden expressed a desire TO see
an attorney at once. CHANGING through
the bars at Deputy Sheriff Klugherz,
Dryden said: Dad, you are some
runner or my legs may not have
been working right; anyway you ran
me to a finish"
The prisoner is man about TWEEN
ty-fiye years of age, tall and slim,
and rather dark complexioned. He
sticks to the story that If the car Ia
stolen he knows nothing Of II. He
drove the greater part Of the night
from st. Paul and toward morning
stopped along side of the road near
South Rend and fall aaIaan