The Mankato free press., 1921-12-30

under arrest and is now in Mime
apolis where he is held in connec-
ton with the death of Frank L. Kel-
ley of Mankato whose burnt and char
red remains were found ina country
school house near Dayton in Anoka
county last Thursday. McDonough was
known in this city as w. L. Larson
The arrest is the direct result OF
the tip furnished TO the local police
department by Mrs. Esther Day ia
cobson, daughter of Judd Day of North
Mankato, and sister of McDonough's
wife. who is now in Winnebago.
Henry Kachelmyer, traffic officer
ed the information from Mrs. Jacob
son and turned ii over Immediately
70 Chief of Police Phil Landmark.
The chief notified County Attorney G..
z. Phillips who talked then with Hen
nepin county authorities and the next
move was to call in Deputy Sheriff
John Macbeth of the local office and
il was he who was one of the arrest
iEg party which took place in the
Serkins hotel in Blue Earth city a,
4: 80 o'clock this morning.
Arrested In Bed.
Deputy Sheriff John Macbeth and
deputy Sheriff j. A Mcclure, the lat
ter of Hennepin county, accompanied
by Marshal George Dean OF Blue Earth
went to the Perkins house and ar
rested McDonough without the slight.
est resistance on the part of the sup
posed murderer. He was cool and
unconcerned, and when he was taken
10 Minneapolis on the Omaha this
morning from this city he was cheer
full and talkative as has been his wont
for the entire time he spent in this
city. He talked with the ticket seller
about the fare to the cities and about
the changes the officers received in
return as though he were paying for
the transportation.
How cIew Was Obtained.
To begin at the beginning. Traffic
Officer Henry Kachelmyer was having
Christmas dinner at the home of the
Days in North Mankato yesterday and
while at the tabe he engaged in con-
versation with Mrs. Jacobson on the
subject of the murder of Frank Kelley
He reviewed the description of the
: man who gave his name as Larson and
who was last seen with Kelley here
and Mrs. Jacobson stated that it was
an exact description of her brother
in-law, W. L. McDonough, of Winnie
bago and that her brother in law had
been gone from home for some days
A picture was furnished to the Off
Ger who Immediately took it to Chief
Phil Landmark Several men from
whom McDonough had solicited the
sale of liquor positively identified II
as that of the man who is thought to
be the slayer. After County Attorney
C. e. Phillips had called Hennepin au-
tforities, Officer Kachelmyer, Deputy
Sheriff John Macbeth and Mrs. Jacob
SON were dispatched to Winnebago
Marshal Loft of that place showed
them to the residence of Mrs. Nc
Donough and Deputy Macbeth went
there to tell her that her husband was
wanted for forgery. She told the Off
GERS that McDonough was in Blue
Earth going under the name of Irving
Day and that he had been at home
Friday night to change his clothes tC
working garments.
According to a report from Whine
bago, Mrs. McDonough. is nineteen
years old and they have two babies
one two years old and one only q
month old. When McDonough left she
lad seventeen cents. They had lived
! in winnebago six or eight months and
the latter place McDonough had TOLD
acquaintances that they came there
from Seattle. j
Blood On Coat.
When McDonolDsh was taken early
this morning there was spot OF blood
II his overcoat. He was in bed wher
he was found by Deputy Macbeth and
Sheriff John Bachtle of Fairbault coun
-iy. He came to Blue Earth Saturday
after he had changed his clothes in
winnebago the night before. He had
no gun at the time of the arrest and
had $85 in money on his person.
He was brought to Mankato in an
automobile and stayed here only a
short time before he left for Mime
apolis on an Omaha train at $50
o'clock. He was accompanied to that
city by Deputy Macbeth and Deputy
Mcclure.
On the next Omaha train Chief
Landmark sent to the city, Herbert
Westhoff, William Claybrook and J. c.
Page. all Of this city and all men who
saw and talked with McDonough OF
Larson while he was here trying to get
money with which he said he wanted
10 buy whiskey TO run to this city
from Bemidji. They were to appear
In the Office of Sheriff Brown of Hen
nepin this morning as soon as their