The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-26

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Officers Make Discovery At the
Mans Home; Auto Wheels
IL 49, Are Located
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From Wednesdays Daily
Mankato police are working on the
case of William Aldo, accused
Of having robbed a wrecked automo-
bile of tires, wheels, etc. 1t will be
remembered that Edward Staffney,
in the employ of Ray Volk, living
near Lake Washington, had an auto
accident early Sunday morning which
resulted in the complete wrecking Of
car owned by Ray Volk, and the al
most fatal injury of Mr.. Staffney. At
ter the removal of the injured man
from the wreckage Of the car the
damaged machine lay alongside of
the road perhaps two hours before
its owner arrived on the scene. He
was surprised to note that all of the
Claxton horn and other equipment
were missing. Some time later a tip
was received by the owner of\the car
that William Aldo had tried to dis
pose of some tires and rim to a GER
tain young man in this city. Armed
with a search warrant, Officer Albert
Volk, Peter Wettestad and Traffic
Officer Henry Kachelmyer went to
the home of William Aldo, 127 James
avenue, and searched the place. A
DINNER and an auto horn, which Mr..
Ray Volk declares are his and were
On the car which was wrecked, were
found. When they were located by
the officers, Aldo, is alleged to have
stated that he found the DINNER
tense at the foot of Byron street hill,
and the ClaXton horn, he said, was
one that he used on an old racing
car, but had recently removed it. He
denied any knowledge of the tires or
rims. Aldo was taken in custody
and brought to the police station
about two o'clock yesterday afternoon
and ,"sweated out" but he still stuck
to his story of finding the articles
recovered. About six o'clock in the
evening he was released on his own
recogniZance to appear at the call of
the officers.
Located Tires and Rims
A short time later Chief Phil Lund-
mark, who had been working quietly
On the case, got a straight tip that
the missing tires, wheels, rims, etc.,
were in possession of Evan Stubs, a
taxi owner of this city. When Mr..
Stubs was approached by Chief
Landmark, he frankly admitted that
he had purchased tires, rims, ETC.,
from William Aldo about noon Mon
day, and paid Aldo SIS for them. Mr..
Stubs bought the articles in good
faith and said that if they had been
stolen he did not know anything
about 1t. Chief Landmark took pos
session of the tires, wheels, etc., and
brought them to the city hall. XII
Chief Landmark at once sent a DO
lice officer out to arrest Aldo, who
was brought back to the police sta
ton and there faced Mr.. Stubs. Abb
do admitted then that he had sold
the tires to Mr.. Stubs, and right
there handed over SIS in cash to Mr..
Stubs, who had paid that amount
for the tires.
Statement of Aldo.
In a statement to The Free Press
William Aldo, in the presence of
his father, Naif Aldo, in Chief Lund-
marks private office, said that q
man came up to him on the sidewalk
Sunday morning in front of the Rex
Cigar store on South Front street
and asked him if he owned a car.
Mr.. Aldo says that he answered the
man in the affirmative, and wanted
to know the reason why. Aldo says
the man replied that he thought that
he might be able to use some second
hand tires, which he would sell
cheap. Aldo stated that he offered
the man 81 for the outfit, provided
he would take them out to his place
on James avenue and return and
get his money. The man did as he
was directed. He explained to Aldo
that he had a wreck about week
before, and the car was so badly
damaged that it could not be repair
ed. and he wanted to get rid of the
tires and wheels.
Aldo stated he sold the articles to
Evan Stubs for SIS, but that Stubs
bought them i'm good faith. He says
that the man who sold him the tires
had on soiled overalls, was dark
complexioned and slender. He had
the appearance of being a farmer
He says that he can produce wit
nesses to prove that he purchased
the wheels and tires from this dark,
slender man.
Statement of Ray VoIk. .
nay WIN, luS OWu6T VI the wreck
ed car, in the presence OF several
other gentlemen at the city hall last
night, stated that Aldo tried to buy
him off and settle the whole matter.
This was following Abdo's release on
his own recognizance about six
o'clock last evening. Mr.. Volk says
that Aldo intimated that he did not
want the Hennepin county authori-
ties to get wind of this deal, and
would be willing to pay a certain
sum ID have the thing settled.
William Aldo something over a |
year ago was arrested on the charge |
of killing Jack Reagan in Minneapo-
lis in fight over a card game. Later
he was tried and found guilty by a
jury in the Hennepin county district
court. An appeal was taken to the
state supreme court by the defendant, |
who was granted new trial. In a |
statement to The Free Press yester-
day afternoon, Mr.. Aldo stated that
his second trial comes up during the |
September term Of the Hennepin |
county district court, and that he is |