The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-05
Car-Checker Positive He
Saw Wanted Man
PICTURE IS IDENTIFIED
It's Suspected That the Fellow
Jumped From Freight
Near Waseca

ton of murder i'm the third de-
gree in connection with the death
of George Connery, who escaped
from the state hospital at St. Pc.
ter, Monday night, was captured
bert Lea by State Parole Agent
Frank Whittier and r. e. Nelson,
secretary to Warden Sullivan
shortly after ten a. m. today.
According to Nelson, McCool
did not offer resistance when
taken. Nelson said he and Whit
tier were driving between Albert
Lea and New Rlchland, where it
was reported man answering
McCools description had been
seen. Overtaklns man walking
along the highway, the two Of
ficers ordered him to surrender,
which he did. When questioned
regarding where he had been he
refused to talk. H is held in tho
local Jail and will be returned
to either st. Peter or Saltwater
state prison tonight.
st. Paul, August 3-Dr. (. M.
Phelps, superintendent Of the state
hospital at St. Peter, from which
Frank McCool escaped and who
was captured near New Richland
shortly after 10 a. m, signed
statement this morning, in which
he declares that McCool is not
insane.
DR.. Phelps spent the morning
in conference with members OF
the state board of control. Fol-
lowing the conference it was an
nounced that MeCooI would be re-
turned to the prison at saltwater
whore he would be placed in soli-
tary confinement.
There is now every reason to be-
lieve that Frank McCool the notori-
GUS gunman, who escaped from the
criminally insane ward at the St.
Peter state hospital, Monday night
came direct to Mankato, for he was
seen in the Omaha yards by H. j
Theide, night car clerk in the Omaha
yards, about two O'Clock yesterday
Mr.. Theide had his Ian:
tern on his arm taking numbers OF
the cars. and was surprised when he
almost bumped into a man leaning
tern shone directly in the mans face
SO that he got good look at him
At that time Mr.. Theide was not
aware of the escape of McCool. This
morning when shown a photograph OF
McCool, Mr.. Theide said that it was
the same man that he saw; that he
had no doubt of this.
An Omaha switch crew some time
earlier in the night saw a man neal
the Omaha stock yards acting queerlj
and fourishing gun, but were not
aware at the time of McCool's escape
Edward Ario, local Northwestern de-
tective, was informed and after OBJ
tanning the details as to the fellows
ton and notified Chief Phil Lund
mark about II P. M, that a man
fourishing a gun was seen some time
previous near the Omaha stock yards
AS far as can be learned the Man
kato police made no investigation oil
the report. at least this is the state
ment of Mr.. Ario. Later In the might
say about 2:30 Mr.. Ario went down
through the Omaha yards but at that
time saw no one.
There is little doubt now thai
McCool after making his escape from
the st. Peter insane asylum followed
the road at the foot of the hills or
the North side to Mankato. The
highway is an ideal one for a fugi.
tive from justice to make his escape
vicinity Of the insane hospital there
are wild caves in the rocks, andI al
most at the edge of the hospita
grounds are stretches of heavy under
growths, which make ideal hidinf
places. The high hills which rise
abruptly from the roadside are
densely wooded and at night this
highway which is not frequently uset
is very dark. Another thing which
would aid anyone in making his es
cape is the fact that the farm house.
are far apart.
Story Told BY Conductor Young.
Conductor NJ A. Young of NORTH
Mankato while assisting extra North.
western freight train No. 1843 from
Mankato to Ross Siding near Wa,
SEGA last night between eight ant
nine o'clock was notified by one o.
two bare headed men. with their hail
clipued very short came OF of a corr
field near Lime Sidino and boarded
gondola car. Conductor Young
who had met McCool. Reddenbaugf
and Doyle at Mankato shortly after
they murdered Police officer George
Connerv of Minneapolis, went back
with his brakesmen. and positively
identified McCool, who he says had 9
large revolver in his hand Not be
ing armed Conductor Young did mo-
modest the men. but tele"r"-hed bott
GAINESVILLE and Waseca to search the
train The train when 1t reached
Waseca was searched. md Negro
taken from 1t. He stated to the au.
thorities that a white man, who haG
earlier in the evening forciably
taken a hat from fellow tramp
boarded the train at Lime SidinF
with him. but lust &C the train was
nulling into Ross Siding, the mar
juroned from the train.
All this would tend to show thai
law ahidi-~ neople in the vicinity o.
Markato went to and fro about thei,
work, little dreaming that the wors
human fiend alive might have beer
lurking in the brush near them.
There is no doubt now but what
McCool was in hiding ever since
Monday night in the immediate vicin
ity of Mankato.\
Search For Mccool
F. A. Whittier, state parole agent
and r. E.. Nelson. secretary to JohI
Sullivan, warden of the state prison
were here last night in search of the
desperate gun man Frank McCool
Having received report to the eff.
feet that man went to a farm house
on the st. Clair road and asked for q
drink of wafer and after 0ettino fhe