The Mankato free press., 1921-12-30

MINNEAPOLIS TRIBUNE

that was open Kelly telephoned. When
he came back he said he was talking
to friends in st. Paul , ... "
I'VE walked around for while look
ing for tire shops to be open When
l came down here last spring with
Sheriff Carver from Fairmont looking
for q whisky runner we stopped In a
garage down here, and L recognized the
garage with him. when he and l were
walking down the street and l told him
there was a place that was open. so We
stepped in there and asked them If they
had a tire 32x4. and they said they
didn't, but there was a fellow they
called up at another garage. We pulled
in there to change tires. We hit for
the north from there and went to Elk
River. We talked to the night watch
man at ELK River. He was over at the
depot walking around. Then We turned
around and came back.
Returned to School.
I'VE went a block or so and turned
| arouno and came back down to the
school house.
THAT is where the crime took effect,
Here Slater described the conversation
| he had with Kelly en- route from Elk
River to the school house.
I was looking for, l says: I was only
here once before and l don't remember
the place; There's a school house on
the right. Of course, Iounu out tnere
I was a school house along there on the
road from Elk River 1t was on the
! road. right on the main road, so he
wasn't particular about that, he was
back before it got light again and to
get through the cities before the next
morning. So when We got to the school
house We went just little bit beyond
he stopped the car quick. and jumped
out and went back to the school house
and l tried the door and 1 see it wasn't
| locked. only just with a catch on the
on the knob at all. and 1 just gave it
n bump with my shoulder and 1t flew
! open and went in there then. l hadn't
quite decided how l could get Kelly in
sign this check over to me and the
money which l wanted.
Kelly Gets Nervous.
81 was in there for long time and
the school house yard and went around
there hollering for me, looking for me.
So I stepped to the door and l says,
| Come here a minute, Kelly, We have
there?' he says. and says, Yes
: this stun So he came in and when
he got inside OF the door had a flash
covered him with my gun and told him
to sit down. 1 wanted to talk to him.
81 didn't really know what I was 60
| ing to do. in fact. I told him that
Mankato to bring him north and that
they wanted to make him sign papers
or something to that effect. that it was
to their interest. l wasn't particular
money in your pocket than there is in
this $1,000 deal we will deal. And he
told me just exactly wnat he had.
Indorses Check.
He told me he had this check of $3.50
drawed up in his name by the cashier
of the bank in Mankato and $50 bill
didn't even have. any change in his
pocket. He said that is all he had and
all he could get hold of, and he told me
that if would take that check and
that $40 bill that | could have it and
worried because he saw that gun point
ing at him and wanted to know If
would do it. 1 told him 1 would. Sc
Inc and reached in his pocket and pulled
out his wallet that he had the money
| in and handed me the $50 bill I asked
him if he was positive that is all he
! had on him and he said, yes
| II said, You just sit there my inten-
tion was to cover him until 1 got to the
| door and then beat it, because he left
| the car running, and to run and jump
until l got to the door: of the hallway
! there. is two doors went into the school
room. the door that goes outside and
covered him until I got to this door in
the hallway. Then l turned to run and
just got off the steps, and 'bang!'
didn't know he had a gun. l asked him
if he had a gun on him and he said, no.
he didn't. l told him 1 thought he
would need a gun, but he said he didn't
have any, but anyway l knew then he
did have. So made tear for the
car. l figured if he got the car he
| would get me.
Kelly Fires Again.
| "I started down the road, / was fig
uring on making it down by the track
some place and hiding and waiting for
| a way freight to come because 1 had
| his check IN my pocket you know, and