The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-11-05
SEIZED CAR AND BOOZE
OFFICERS MADE RICH HAUL
NEAR WORTHINGTON
They Captured Several Alleged
Whiskey Runners and Brand
New Automobile

Worthington, Mimi. November A.
The Progressive publishes the following
Sensational story:
Six guns. belonging to an Adrian
hunting party. a big Cadillac. $4,000
worth of Canadian whiskey and one
in by Sheriff lease r. Edwards last
night. by following q bunch. The Can
dillao was found stalled In the mud on
ss ,bs 5ead seyoas se
discovered later, nearby. The guns were
found short distance east Of the STALL
ed car alongside the road. the bose In
the tonnsau OF the big seven-passenesr
Word of thu shot gun robbery was
received by Sheriff Edwards at about
eight o'clock. when Ben Forrette. one
Of the hunters. phoned in from a farm
house about four miles east of Adrian:
Forrette advised Edwards to look out
for a big Cadillac. with extra bright
teen minutes on the way to worthing-
ton.
cb.c wsrds ooo%papMts s1.,i BY ,o RepHsy
army rife from the wall case and don
heavy coats. before hurting to the Ford
Garage for the Edwards car Not over
sssy se Ess asd
Main the very car itself was tearing up
Main street. easily recognizable by hs
size and powerful hsadlsm9'' - ,.o,
them with upiifted hand. but nearly got
run over IN 30 doing. AS the machine
passed by he got In one shot at the
tire. as It afterward developed. The
outlaws were resolved to stop for moth
ing. and sped along unchecked. Mar
shsl Baker. rife in hand hopped the
running board Of Lee Shells Buick. but
: by the time Second Avenue was reach
ed the big Cadillac was nowhere IN
The officers. in q communicated car
made q short run down Second Avenue
which satisfied them that the car could
! be easily tracked IN the half frozen
slu.s Then sheriff I lie at S SnS tSs
rnarshals st Heron. Lake and Brewster
were notified TO organize posses and
wa.oh GA cross rosas for ,s Cadillac ca.
sheriff. awe want them bad!''
Try II, Once More.
This done though tho chance seemed
slim. Edwards and his aides went out
the Big tires Of the Cadillac had left q
trail as clear as print Down Second
gravel and from there to the state road.
perry mud. but they were extremely sur
the om.hs. to hnd r.. Tying monster Of
half hour before isnominiously stall
Cd n ire mud all four down.
glance at the tonneau OF the stalled
phcped to town for a truck and men to
load the loot end guard the car. On
his way back to the car he came upon
ins isw sss,n a' the :" sign board just west
Of the railroad crossing. The fellow
protested that he was detective dis
playing huge badge and saying that he
machine until Il became rnirnd. after
eastward Down tn. state road.
Tracks Were Found
Trsoks were then found beyond the
boose ear. but they only led to the hid
Ing Se.ss Ct the Ern:, sionE the ,, Ioaa
vas not ertrieaied nntii this morning.
But r. row at the Ford garage.
.nsassd n the business Of running H.
Tror over tho border was Indicated BY
DE Character end brands Of their load.
fe.,des re Whisky. there we're e few
numbers were carried, among them be-
tnr a sas$atchewan' number plate. A
North Dialects plate IL on the car now.
SCANNED tn. morning by County At
custody BY Sheriff Jesse r. Edwards
last mint rave his name as P: Z. MUIR
My ard hts address a. Des Moines, u.
Ria grt,. brought into town with the
rer. confirmed. besides - couple Of bot
Ties Of whiskev bis credentials showing
bueusss earf. identity him as mr. mayer
~ fts iowa Nstional Detective and cnl-
ieotion seenov. with offices At 1f26
Fleming euii6irR. Des Moines. On tho
revs~ss SIDE Of the, card 10 q verv good
lf,se~Ass % the gentleman. holding q
covpie OF btoodhounds.
Murnhv claims to have net the driv-
~rs az the booze car at Tros,ty. where
T.. was wori,nS IN q bsd check deal.
rhev were ~sinR to p~s Moines and 80
w.s he - hs Spst went along. purch-
.sins q cocois Of bottles Of the liquor
frr s1o q, oustt. After absorbing some
~ ire n.-v fi1u,d ne want to sleep and
know noth'nS more until he was ews|-
e-eH On wortt4nston by Sheriff Ed
wards shot. He declared there were
two other msa. who rot away.