The Mankato free press., 1921-12-30

Anoka, Minn., DeCShipSE 90.
Quick justice was promised to
murderer Of Frank 1. Kelley OF
Mankato, former state legislator.
Slater was accused before a spe-
ciai grand jury convened at the
call Of Judge A. E. Gidding OF the
murder of Kelley. Twenty three
witnesses were subpoenaed before
that body.
The aIieaed murderer. was
brought to Anoka this morning
under heavy guard from the Hen
nepin county Jail.
County attorney siauchard saiuss
that he would ask for an imme-
diate Indictment OF hrst degree
murder, and that Slater would DC
Immediately arraigned after that
Indictment is returned.
Deputies from Hennepln, Blue
Earth and Anoka counties are
present as witnesses before the
grand jury. ..
A detailed account of just how the
capture of Earl Slater confessed muir
derer of Frank l. Kelley, was fur
nished today by Traffic officer Henry
Kachelmyer of the Mankato police
force. The officer related the steps
taken from the time he identified the
picture until he learned from the
slayer's wife where Slater could be
found. -.. i
The story as told by the officer de-
tails how he went to the home of Mrs
Esther Day Jacobson Monday moor
for dinner. When he arrived, there
were other guests present and the
Kelley murder was topic OF dis.
cussion. He joined in the talk ane
gave a description of the man wht
called himself Larson and who lef
here with Kelley. While he was Civ
ing the description, Mrs. Jacobson
discovered that the points Tailed will
description Of her brother in law
she produced a picture Of that mar
which was Immediately identified BY
Officer Kachelmyer as that OF the
man who left town with Kelley.
Called Marshal Loft.
Kachelmyer called Marshal William
Loft of Winnebago by telephone as
soon as 1t was possible to get phone
connection and lost no time in getting
in touch with authorities in Winnie
bago. Loft said that a. far as he
knew McDonough had been there but
had gone from the city.
The picture was then taken to the
Simonett garage and shown to Pa,
Henry who had seen the man suppos
ed to be the slayer and he also said
there could be no doubt but that II
was the man. One or two others who
had seen the man with Kelley identi
fed the picture and the chain OF evil
dence tightened.
At this point, the picture was
shown to Chief Of Police Phil Lund
mark who Immediately notified Coun
ty Attorney G. e. Phillips who in
turn called Sheriff Brown of Henne-
pin county. That official dispatched
his deputy, John Mcclure to Fair
mont.
Trip To Winnebaao. =.
The upshot Of the matter was that
Mrs. Jacobson. officer Kachelmyer
and Denutv Sheriff John Macbeth
went to Winnebaeo late IL the after
noon and on their arrival there they
cot in touch with Marshal William
Loft who directed them TO the home
of the McDonouehs When Rachel
myer and Mrs Jacobson went to the
house there was aDDarently no one
there. but McDonough's overcoat was
hanging by stairway and for that
reason a hurried search OF the lower
floor was made on the theory that he
might he hiding in the house. Fail
ing To HnN the. man. tHe O'HCeI duu
Mrs. Jacobson went to the home of a
neighhnr wbe-e they fourd the slay-
er's wife. They greeted her as II
thev were there for visit.
When tho three had returned TO the
MrNonnugh horne. Officer Kachelnvel
md Mrs. Jacobson questioned Mrs
"rnorouph as 10 the whereabouts oi
"cDonough She was relrctant In
~,abing anv statement regarding he,
Hrsband she anxicus'y innuired il
there was anvthine wrong with him
They evadsd the question and talked
rhout rthe- matters
rinaliv Mrs Janohson renuested ber
-irter 70 stem into aEothe- room
where they conversed together re.
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