The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-04
Jealous suitor Is Alleged
To Have Used Knife
LOVER WAS SCORNED>
Maiden Quickly Attacked With
Weapon After Emerging
From Movie Theatre
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1

LuVerne, Mimi, January 31.-A
nineteen year old youth was acciden-
tally killed near Worthington early
today in the search by heavy armed
passes for the man who last midnight
stabbed and seriously wounded Miss
Florence Martin shortly after she
emerged from moving picture the
atre here with another man.
Police say Miss Martin Informed
them that her assailant was Harry
Lienau, a young farmer of near Ad-
rian, who had been attentive to her,
and 1T was for Lienau that the posses,
travelling in SIX ,ouring cars, were
conducting diligent search today.
AUTHORITIES predicted his capture by
Franklin McMurty, seventeen was
shot and instantly killed at two
O'Clock as his car was intercepted by
q; she lei posse Just west of. OF Worth ri;
it to Adrian. Sheriff Jesse Edwards
said the accidental explosion Of his
(Edward's) rife caused McMurty's
death.
Story Of Stabbina.
had attended the movie with Clarence
Rowaci, twenty two, farmer Lying
near here. The movie is on the <Gty's
main business thoroughfare, and many
persons saw them enter Rowacfs au-
tomobile, which had been parked just
around the corner
Rowaci was unable to start his ma
chine, and investigation showed a
minor part was missing, from the en-
CINE. He went across the street to a
garage to obtain this part, leaving
aus automobile, which he had rented
in Rushmore, was parked directly be-
hind Rowacis machine. Apparently
Lienau had been in binding in his
car, for as soon as Rowaci crossed
the street, Lienau approached Miss
Martin.
, Used Butcher Knife.
"Is this the way you're going to
treat me?" he is reported to have said.
Passersby declared the girl made no
mans screams Of agony attracted a
'score of persons, while Linau jump
ed into his automobile and raced
away. Miss Martin was hurried to
a. hospital where an examination
showed she had been stabbed in the
stomach; A discarded butcher knife
1t was nearly two hours after the
stsbbing before the first posse got
under way, and general alarm was
sounded throughout Rock and Mobiles
!; Young M,Murty Shot.
ceived in Worthington, Sheriff Ed.
wards, Deputy Sheriff Duel. city night
Waterman John Baker and man
named Anderson started toward Lu-
verne in the sheriff's automobile. Just
outside of Worthington, the sheriff's
party saw a car approaching. The
posse got out Of their car and pre-
Sheriff Edwards said he discovered
his rifle was not loaded, and as he
hurriedly started to load it the rifle
was accidentally discharged. The bull
let struck McMurty. who was in the
approaching machine with another
youth. 1t entered McMurty's head
under the ear and caused instant
McMurty's companion explained
they had been in Adrian visiting
friends, and had not started for home
until late hour. 1t was two O'clock
when they were intercepted. by the
sheriff's party. An inquest into Nc
He was the son of e. G. McMurty,
ustice Of the peace here.
'Lienau Lives With Mother.
Lienau, twentv-t two lives with his
mother on their farm ten miles south
east of Adrian.
: Miss Martin formerly lived at Ad-
rs an aad moved to vespe with R Rsr
while she lived in Adrian that Lienau
was said to have been attentive:
Since her residence in Luverne. 1t
was said, his attentions met with less
favor from the young woman:
surgeons would not permit news
papsTImehh an sais NAV Witn n Mlss
infection develops in her wounds, she
will recover. She suffered consider
ably from loss of blood before she
reached the hospital.
Verdict Of Coroners jury.
Worthington, Mimi; January GA
sS Tsroiy tbs e deah
caused by the discharge of certain
firearm" in the case of Franklin Nc
Murty seventeen years old who was
shot and instantly killed four miles
west of Worthington today: y
Details Of the accideotal shooting
piled by the party headed by Sheriff
Jesse Edwards and Martin Graft,
twenty one years old. who was driv-
ing the car in which McMurty was
riding hen the fatal shot was acct
dentally fired. On the. lookout for
Henry L1endu. Sought III COuuCSItSu
with the stabbing of young woman
at Luverne last midnight, the sher-
lifts party had reached point four
miles from here when they saw an
other car approaching. The sheriff
and two deputy sheriffs got out a
their machine.
Death Was instant.
Graft said he and McMurty saw the
sheyiff's party, and thought they were
lholdup men. They were nearly three
hundred feet away when the sheriff's
rifle was accidently DISCHARGED. This
prompted Graft to bring his car to
| an abrupt stop. and the sheriff's party
then discovered the machine did not
contain the man wanted and Graft
was told to drive on.
Just after he had driven past the
sheriff's car. Graft turned to McMur-
ty as the latter tumbled forward The
bullet from the sheriff's rifle had en-
tered his left shoulder had been de-
f1ected and had passed cut throueh
the top OF his head, causing instant
death.
Mrn. c M. BurmieSer will leave
this. evening for st. James. where
she will spend the week. snc with
relatives.
e. M. Burmiester will leave this
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