The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-12-15
BRIDE AND GROOM
PLACED IN BASTIlE
Newlyweds Are In Trouble
With the Statutes
WILDSTOOK HISCHANCE.
Is Given Few Days In Jail;
Young Woman Speaks Her
Mind Freely.
fAssociated Press Dispatch. ]

Associated Press Dispatch.
Columbus took a chance and
won fame, who shouldn't I!D This
was the declaration of Hal Wilds, a
groom of one week. when inter
viewed in a cell at the police sta
ton this morning. His bride, Miss
Emma Nase of st Paul.. Indignantly
stated to the scribe that her hubby
was broke but that she had about $50
in a bank in st. Paul, she had paid
for the marriage license on Decem-
Der in this city, and she thought
that she might as well foot the bills
for another while. Il sent home for
my bank book, and who should
come along instead of the book but
that old bird of a policewoman from
st. Paul. 1 think that's mean"
Couple Were Arrested
Inc couple. were placed under
arrest yesterday aLternoon on in
stluctions from Policewoman Mrs..
M. Hessian OF the St Paul police
department. who holds a warrant
Tor the bride, charging delinquency.
II was on Monday, December 4,
that Miss Nase appeared at the po-
lice station and put up woeful
story of being deserted by her
sweetheart whom she had followed
all the way from Sioux City 10
Mankato. She stated to Chief or
Police Phil Landmark that the
young man owing to her condition
was in duty bound to marry her.
County Attorney Called
Chief Landmark called County
Attorney c. E.. Phillips. and that Of
ficer informed the chiel that the
young lady should have sworn to a
warrant in Iowa where the alleged
crime had been committed. Chief
Landmark told the rttnis, but she
went to the Omaha union depot and
asked the young man to accompany
him to the police station. Then
Judge Hiram S. Golf of the munich
pal court was called in, and learn
ing OF the supposed relations De-
tween the couple, advised the young
man to marry the girl. Hal Winds
readily consented to this and went
to the Blue Earth county court
house, where he secured a marriage
license from Clerk of Court George
q. krost. According to the state
mentt of Mr.. Krost the young man
stated that he was twenty one and
the girl over eighteen years OF age.
That he was from Shenandoah. 10
wa and that Miss Nase was from
Fremont, Iowa.
Then They Were Married.
Wilds soon returned to the polfce
station with the marriage license.
and late Monday evening, December
4, the couple were married by Judge
S. Con- in Chief PHI Landmarks
private office, OFFICER A. L. Volk and
the chief acting as Witnesses Since
that time, according to the state
ment of the bride, they have been
occupying room on North Front
street and endeavoring to both get
employment here.
Young Lady Is Seventeen
The young lady stated that sne is
seventeen years of age and had
been in the employ of st. Paul
telephone company for some time
past. She had met Wilds in ST.
Paul and they both came to Man
kato from that city. She said that
for some reason her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Nase, object to
Wilds and they decided to, leave St,
Paul and get married. Their money
had played out. and she sent home
for her bank book. That is the way
her parents learned of her where
abouts and sent the policewoman
after her.
Wilds stated that his home is, in
Shenandoah, Ia, but that the girls
home is in st. Paul. Wilds says
that5it is a cousin of his. through
spite work, that has brought about
all of the trouble.
Policewoman Hessian stated to
The Free Press that Miss Nase
comes of very good parents, but that
the young lady had been somewhat
hayward. The father Of the bride
works in st. Paul tannery.
Hal Wilds was arraignn this
morning before Judge Hiram s.
Goff on the charge of vagrancy and
sentenced to seven days in the
county jail. The bride was taken in
charge, By Policewoman Mrs. III.
Hessian at one o'clock today and
was brought back to st. Paul.