The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-26
NIGHT CALL FOR POLICE
It's Alleged That They Made Ar
Attack On Jesse La
Favor


when one OF the largest and most
modern stills ever captured in this
part of the state was found buried
a short distance from Where the
six burner oil stove was found by
the officers last night. The still
this city. It Is now being held as
evidence by Sheriff Osten.
When the officers were digging
the still out Of the pit in which it
had been concealed a short dis
lance to the rear of JacobPs sIlo,
the owner of the place said that he
was very much interested to see
what still looked like, for he had
never seen one before. The still
was square in shape. made OF cop
per and would contain about thir-
ty-five gallons.
Brutality assaulted by three men who
beat him with the crank of an auto
mobile, kicked and otherwise injured
him, Jesse l.. LaFavor, living on the
Poor Farm road just beyond the Nty
limits, now lies in a serious condition,
and will not be able to work for sew
weeks, perhaps.
According re the statement of Hen
~ Madison, proprietor of the Madison
Laundry OF this city. had he not ar
rived on the scene of the attack just
when he did, he is of the opinion that
a murder would have been committed
Mr.. Madison, in statement to The Free
Press this morning, said that he had
his family out for an auto drive. They
passed Mr.. LaFayor walking peace
- fully along the road about z: IS o'clock
carrying two ears of corn in his hands
Alter driving short distance south
along the road, Mr.. Madison says that
he turned around, and when he got
back near the LaFavor residence, he
noticed four men in fight along side
or the road, near car which was
standing diagonally across the high
way. He leaped out of his car and
- and made quick survey Of the situa
ton. He saw three of the men had the
other down and one was beating the
victim with a crank of an automobile
and striking him with their fists.
Madison Took Hand
AT this point in the fight Mr.. Mad
. manner pulled Mr.. La Favors assail
ants away. LaFavor was so badly
beaten over the legs with the crank
O. the car, Mr.. Madison says, that he
had to carry him to his car, and at the
request of the injured man was about
TO take him to his home. 1t was then
that Mr.. Madison learned from Mr.. LIZ
IaVcr that the three men were Frank
soc and Nick jacob, sons of Henry
Jacob, living just outside the city
limits on the Poor Farm road.
Mr.. Madison alleges that after he haC
gotten Mr.. LaFavor into his car tina
the three brothers mentioned crowded
2bcut the machine frightening his wife
and mother, and are alleged to have
said:
He ought to be killed. He ought
- pole"
About that time, Mr.. Madison stated
Henry jacob appeared. He approach.
ed Mr.. Madsons car, shaking his fist
and Mr.. Madison says that the Senior
jacob shouted in high pitched anc
angry voice: The boys will get hin
yet! He ought to be strung up to {
telegraph pole, he has caused enough
trouble. He ought to be killed"
Mr.. Madison conveyed Mr.. LaFavo
to his home, but later noting the ma
ture Of his injuries, he decided t.
wounds were dressed. Then the in
jured man was removed to his home
the pain from his injuries became 81
intense that later in the evening Dr.
Roy n. Andrews was called and op
iates had to be administered. A blow
on the right shinbone from the heav.
crank of the automobile is thought t,
have splintered the bone. The lef
leg is also severely bruised and kick
ed, and the man is injured about tn
head and face.
LaFavor Made Statement.
In a statement to The Free Pres
at his home at two o'clock thi
morning, Mr.. La Favor said that h
was returning from a nearby corn
field with two ears of seed corn h
had picked. This was about ia
yesterday evening as near as he cal
judge.
7:45 this evening returning from
neighbors with two ears Of corn
had picked, when a car containing
Frank, Joe and Nick Jacob drov
hlp and turned in partly in front @
me. Joe and Frank were on tn
front seat and Nick was in the back
Frank and Joe jumped out first an
have got YOU Joe hollered 'surroun
him They had the crank of a cal
] told them to stop or would shoo
but had no gun, I just bluffed b
3 putting my hand in my back pocket
4 Then they closed in on me. I struc
3 Joe and knocked him down, but on
\ of the others struck me with tn
9 iron and l went to the ground. Al
4 three of them jumped upon me. Char
Z :, ley Cole was standing nearby, but di
mot make an effort to pull the men Of
of me. / do not think that I woul
be talking to you now, had Han
, Madison not come to my rescue
4 put my arms and hands over my hea
z to save myself, and Frank yelled an
said get his dam hands away so tina
we can hit him on the head and XII
him. When Mr.. Madison was takin
e me to his house, the old man, I mea
Il Henry jacob, came up and shoe
NJ his fist and said: The boys will &c
AZ you yet; you ought to be strung u
Nc to that telephone pole"
4 A short time after the attack oc
+ cured County/Attorney c. e. Phillip
was notified of the affair, and decid
ed to issue warrant forthwith 70
the arrest of those implicated in tn
r attack. A complaint was sworn t
Z by Chief of Police Phil Lundmarl
+ charging Henry, Frank. Joe and Mic
Z jacob with assault in the secon
!, degree.
- Brought To Police Station.
Sheriff Osten, Deputy Sheriff E