The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-12
Seven Young Men Before
Court In FaribauIt
TROUBLE IN LONSDALE
lie Sueur Center Boys Said I
Have Created High links
At Dance -

Far1bault, Mimi, August 5-Seven
LIE Sueur Center young men are bound
over to the grand Jury Of the Noyem-
Der term OF court on a charge Of riot.
ing. as a result of an attempted reid
on dance at Lonsdaie late last even.
lang. Those bound over to the grand
Jury are John Emmers. Lee White
FRANK Prochaska, Anthony Fold{
Marquis Whipple.
The young men. in company with 3
| truck load OF men from MONTGOMERY,
arrived in Lonsdale and, upon enter J;
ing the hall where the dance was being
held, endeayored to break I'D the af :
fair by attacking several young men
at the dance.
When the danger Of a pitched bat
tie became apparent, Sheriff Charles
LIVINGSTON was sent for. who, in com
pany with Carl Aberfy, deputy sheriff.
and Herman Aberly and AL Kelly re-
sponded to the call, leaving here
shortly after eleven o'clock.
Before the arrival Of the officers
from this city, however, the group
from Montgomery had left the place,
returning to that village.
An Attempt to Escape
An attempt at escape was made by
Su0 10 OuouI pdI IlcS WHO, III d BUICK
seven passenger car, drove down {
road, thinking 1t was clear. Sherif
Livingston and party gave chase il.
the snertff's Ford and overlook the
men who, In their mad effort to gel
away, had turned into closed road
The party were taken back to Ions !
dale and kept In the hotel at that
place over night. ~.
Sheriff Livingston returned to uhis
city in company with Herman AbeslY
and AL Kelly. Carl Aberly was left In
charge OF the men. Sheriff Livings-
ton, who arrived in Faribault about
four o'clock this morning, left early
this morning for Lonsdale.
Face District Court.
Hearing Of the young men took
place this morning In justice court be-
fore Justice John P. Vikla. A charge
OF rtoting was preferred against the
defendants. Mr.. Moonan appeared ker
the defendant.
They were bound over to await the
action OF the grand jury during the
November term Of court.
Defendants were allowed to return
to their homes in lie Sueur Center
upon the payment Of 500 bail each.
Another similar affair is reported to
have occurred last evening at the
Covert farm, where barn dance was
to be held. It was reported this morn :
Ing that one man was injured In this
ARRAY and was confined In the local
hospital. This rumor appears to have
been untrue, however
According to the statement Of those
at the Covet farm today part Of
young men, two auto loads 1t was said I
from Kenyon or that neighborhood.
came to the farm and showed fight. I'll
was stated that the young men were
evidently under the Influence of in.
toxicants and that they had liquor with
them.
AS soon as It was evident that the
young men wanted a fight according
to the statement of parties at the
Covert farm, the sheriffs office was
called but both Sheriff Livingston and
Deputy Aberly had been called TO
kLonsdale. a.
I'VE couldn't be run OF our own
ground" stated one of the Covert boys
today. From the scattered details
available a battle royal followed at
the termination of which the Kenyon
parties retreated with heavy casual
ties. One Of the injured men is said
to have enjoyed an enforced" slum-
Der party until the wee hours of morn
ing, before he recovered from an al
legged blow from bottle.
1t was said that aside from a few
bruises no one at the Covert farm wss
injured in the ARRAY. It Is not knosSa
now whether any Of the parties will
take the matter into court or not.