The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-12
CAPTURE OF M'COOL
New RichIand Newspaper
Gives the Details
The FEARED THE |. W. W.
Said That Was Reason Did Not
"Bum" Rides On Rail-
way Trains

New Richland, Mimi, August g.
The Star published this story Of the
capture of Frank McColl, the gun
man who escaped from the criminal
ward of the state insane hospital
at St. Peter last Monday night:
Frank McCool, twin city gunman,
who escaped from the criminallyF in
sane ward at st. Peter asylum, last
Monday evening was captured three
miles south of New Richland Wed
nesday morning shortly before ten
o'clock by Frank Whittier, state pa
role agent. and R. e. Nelson, secre-
tary to the warden of the saltwater
penitentiary.
1.-THE first news of McCools where
abouts was received Wednesday
morning when he stopped at the
Harry Jensen home north Of town
where he begged his breakfast and
cleaned up. He told Jensen's that he
had been hit by a fender OF an auto
mobile which had injured his shout
der. He wanted to stay at thei{
home for a few days to rest up, but
did not press his request further.
They gave him breakfast and allowed
ing on a conversation with him.
This was at eight o'clock, and he re-
manned there for three quarters OF
an hour, leaving afoot for New Rich
land, from where he planned to go to
Kansas City, and thence to a brother
in California.
When the man had left. Mr.. Jensen
went out to get the mail and the
first thing to catch his eye was a
picture of the man he had just siven
breakfast to. with a full accou OF
The local officials were called and
search was ade uorth Of town
but no clue could be found Of the
fugitive whereabouts.
From Jensen's, McCool had walked
into New Richland and as he was 60
liz east on the Wilson Highway, he
hailed Frank H. Johnson, near
the B. H. Schlooser home, and asked
for a ride to Albert Lea. Mr.. john
son paid little attention to the man
informed him that he was not going
Lea.
/ Stopped BY Bulldog
"At the Lars Grove corner at the
the Lars Grove bull dog, Mick, and
was not allowed to go farther until
Mrs. Grove called the dog of. Nc
Cool thanked her for her act, saying
| that she was lucky to have good
dog like that these days. He then
asked her II he might have q drink
Of water. She feared the man and
gave him glass, and showing him
the pump let him get his water. The
/ all ~ ffvVrao
Mrs. Grove had to call the dog on
She had been In the house several
minutes when some one raped and
to her surprise McCool was back at
her door with the glass. He thanked
her very kindly and tipping his hat
bid her good day. AS he tipped his
hat she noticed deep cash in his
forehead but did not recognize the
man as McCool.
Before he had reached a few hun
dred feet on the Wilson highway he
of Waseca, who is selling coffee In
Freeborn county. This was at about
9:15 and as Mr.. Anderson drove up
in his car, McCool. hailed him for q
ride to Albert Lea. AS Anderson
was not going that far, he gave him
lift to the county line. During the
ride McCool opened a conversation
during the course of which he told
the same story of the auto accident
he had told at Jensen's and when
asked why he did not bum the trains
said that 1t was too dirty and he
feared the I. w. w. men. With the
same polite smile that was charac-
teristic at the Jensen and Grove
homes he thanked Anderson very
kindly for his lift.
"It was shortly after this that Nc
Cool hailed Whittier and Nelson fol
q ride. AS soon as he was seated in
the car the two men pulled their
guns on him. and handcuffed, he was
taken to Waseca. McCool was al
once recognized by one of the off
Gals who had guarded him when he
was taken to Saltwater.
"MoCod was suffering from a bad
ly injured shoulder and from an in
jured hip, which injuries were caus
ed when he jumped three stories
from the asylum to liberty. McCool
had enjoyed forty hours of liberty
when captured and had made fifty
miles during that time"
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