The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-12-02
WORCESTERSHIRE
TRIED IN THE COURT
Fleischmanns, Mother and
Son, Under Charge
OFFICERS ON THE STAND
Wash Boiler and Other Para
phernalia Shown; the Legal
Sparring

STATE OF Minnesota against refer
and Minnie F1eischman, charged in a
grand jury indictment with the ille
gal possession OF apparatus for the
manufacture of Intoxicating liquor,
was the title oil the case that went to
trial when the district court of Blue
Earth county was opened this morn
ing at ten o'clock after a recess since
last Wednesday afternoon. Jurors
TOR the case were drawn Wednesday.
They are w. G. Costley, ]. ]. Quinn,
William Koffron, Gust Schumacher,
Ben Jones, Dennis Mccarthy, Z. q.
Dudike, William DieviIz, A. h. LANCE,
Fred BuSse, Frank Goodrich ana
Frank Giamm. The court room pre-
sented an oQd appearance during the
presentation OF The states case by
County Attorney Z. h. Phillips. On
display as exhibits for the state were
Two wash boilers, one with top and
funnel attainment and the other with
out. The one was filed with liquid
and mash as il was when the raid
was made at 116 West FRANKLIN street
on July 16 OF this year. There were
pals, can with coil inside and a
huge wash basket filed with bottles
and corks.
Officers Are On Stand.
The first witness tor the state was
Chief OF Police Phil Landmark who
told the jury that he with two other
officers made the raid with search
warrant The goods shown in court
this morning was found in shack
in an OLD quarry about a hundred
feet from the house at 116 West
Franklin. The chief testified as dia
following witnesses that at the time
the officers arrived they saw a wo-
man run from the shack but none
could swear that the woman running
was the defendant, Minnie Fleisch
man. Other witnesses, Traffic Officer
Henry kachlemyer and City Detec-
tive A. L. Volk, told the same story
on the stand. ..
Deputy Sheriff Eli Klugherz was
put on the stand by the state. He
testified that he had been called to
West Franklin street on the day in
question by the city police and that
ton OSten, he pried of the lock Of
the shack and found the exhibits that
we're shown in court this morning. He
said that in addition to the stuff in
the courtroom, there were two fifty
ialion barrels of mash and an ordin.
any kitchen stove. He stated that al
the time of the raid, the mash in the
-oller was warm, indicating that a
iise had been burning under the boil
e. quite recently.
Neighbor 10 Called.
Mrs. Margaret Barrett was put Oh
the stand by the state. She told the
: tafy that SINCE about the last OF May
until the laSt Of July she and her
husband had occupied the house at
1l6 West Franklin street and that 1t
was the property of the Fleischmans.
Thot cha
Minnie Fleischman go into the shack
in question. and that the door to the
building was always locked when
neither Of the defendants was inside.
She said that in summer time ii was
her custom to sit on a bench in the
yard and from that point could and
often did see the defendants go and
come from the shack.
Mrs. Barrett testified that she was
familiar with the smell. of whiskey
and that she often noticed such a
smell emanating from the vicinity Of
the shack.
On cross examination Of Mrs. Bar
rett, conducted by B. D. Grogan Of
Regan & Grogan who are defending
the Fleischmans, he attempted to
show through the witness that there
PENDANTS over arrears in rent but this
the witness denied. She did admit,
however, that the rent was overdue
at one time. On cross examination,
Mrs. Barrett became confused in d.
rections and was unable to tell any
directions of streets or buildings At
the end of this cross examination,
court recessed for the noon hour.
Witnesses This Afternoon
Miss Claude Flannaean when
placed on the stand as a witness for
the stand as a witness for the state
this afternoon testified that she saw
the defendant Peter F1eischman in
shed where the still and other appar-
atus for The manufacture of liquor
was found by the officers the day Of
the raid
Harry Barrett, a tenant in the
F1eischman residence, the time of
the raid last August, testified that
Mrs. F1eischman came to him soon
after tae raid and wanted him to take
the blame of the case in order to take
the load off Peters shoulders. He
said that he was elected from the
house day or so after refusing to
tale the blame.
Mrs. Eva. Bashaw, on behalf Of the
state. testified to, seeing the still and
other implements in the shed which
the officers raided.