The Mankato free press., 1922-02-10
ATTACK AT NIGHT 4
CASH Was SEIZED
Frank ThiII, Young Man,
Given Rough Stuff
THINKS ITBAD COUNTRY
He Is Anxious To Recross Ocean
For Old Home; Has Nine
Lives

Throttled by one highway man,
while another evidently stepped up
behind him and sIugged him over
the head with a sandbag, was the
experience of Frank ThiA who was
robbed last night Of $31 and left ly-
ing unconscious on the boulevard al.
the corner of North Fourth street
and Madison avenue, where he was
found by Northwestern Engineer
James H oapey OF LOIS North
Fourth street
way home from work about 10:30
last night, when he saw man lying
on his back unconscious on the boul-
evard at the intersection of North
Fourth street and Madison avenue.
With the aid of another man MS.
Sapey removed the unconscious man
to his home, where he soon after
wards regained consciousness. II
was then that he made a statement
man had been wayiaid and robbed.
Police Were Sumomned
The police station was called and
Officers Henry Kache1myer and Nick
Thilgen responded. To the officers
and Mr.. Sapey the man found on the
boulevard stated that his name is
Frank Thill. That he had been visit
ing at the home of Anton Weber in
the north end of the city, and was
on his way to his boarding place at
the home of c. v. Christoferson, 116
Wheeler evenCe, North Mankato.
Was Seized BY Throat
When he reached the intersection
of North Fourth street and Madison
avenue, man about five feet seven
inches tall leaped from behind a tel
egraph pole and grabbed him by the
throat. He heard some one else step
up behind him, and the next instant
he received a blow on the back OF
the head that rendered him uncon-
scious. A search OF his pockets at
the Sapey home after he came to
disclosed the fact that he had been
robbed of $31 in cash and check
book.
Obtained Poor Description
In q statement to The Free Press
this morning ,Thill stated that it all
happened so quickly that he got but
a poor description of the man who
grabbed him by the throat Thill is a
slightly built man and would weigh
about 1876 pounds. Just recently
while in the employ OF the Ford Au-
tomobile company OF this city, he
had the misfortune to have a finger
He has not fully recov-
cred from the shock. Mr.. ThiH came
to this country from the indepen-
dent state of Luxembrug about three
months ago. He is quite nngu1st
being able to talk five different lam
guages.
Thinks He Has Nine Lives.
Thill in his statement to The Free
Press begins to think that he has
more than the proverbial nine lives OF
a cat. He had scarcely landed in
Mankato from Luxembourg when he
was seized with appendicitis A few
days after leaving the hospital he had
the misfortune to lose the middle fin
ger of the left hand in a piece or
machinery. Last night to cap the
climax Of his adventures he was slug
ged and robbed. Thill says that this
is "three times and out" with him.
He had visited every large city on the
continent before coming to America
but never was relieved Of his cash
before
Thill says that he knocked down
the man who throttled him last night
but was soon knocked out by the
highway mans pal.
He claims that he was knocked out
at 9:35 and was not picked up al
about 10:30 by Engineer James H.
Sapey after lying in the snow about
an hour.