The Mankato free press., 1922-09-01
SUSPECT WAS NABBED
QUICKLY BY OFFICERS
FRED BUCK LOCKED UP AT
THE POLICE STATION
THERE HE TELLS TALE.
BE Claims the Property Found
On Him Handed Over
... By Stranger

Robbed of his coat and vest, lis
money and even his false teeth, w.
D. Lovelace, formerly of Cotton
wood, MINI, was for a time com
Pletely stranded in this city last
night shortly after eight o'clock
Jut quick work on the part of Of
3cers Albert Volk and w. D. Gold
N resulted in the landing of the
inspected thief behind the bars at
Lovelace made the complaint TO the
police, Officer Golden declared that
1e observed Fred Buck of this city
leave the mems waiting room at the
Omaha union depot wearing two
coats. At tie time he thought it
queer procedure but took no action
lntil he heard of Mr.. Lovelace be-
ing robbed. Officers Volk and
Golden went TO the depot and after
/ short search found Mr.. Love-
aces vest hidden under a baggage
truck. These officers called back to
The station and were instructed by
Chief Phil Landmark to pick up
Fred Buck, who was brought to the
police station and searched On his
person was found Mr.. Lovelace's
RSSnClUOOh, SOlo "dlSn anu
chain, a Masonic charm, the gift of
his lodge at Cottonwood, a pint Of
bonded whiskey, bearing the label
pf the drug store in California and
the prescription with Mr. Love-
aces name plainly written on ii,
some candy and gum and hand
kerchief5 positively identified by
@r. Lovelace as his property were
also found on Buck.
Denied Taking Coat
Last night and this morning
Buck strenously denied that he had
any knowledge of Mr.. Lovelace's
coat, the $3.50 cashiers check on
the National Citizens Bank of Saw
telle, Calf, and Mr.. Lovelace's up
per and lower set Of false teeth
wnich he had removed from his
mouth and placed in his coat pocket
This morning Chief Landmark
went out on a search for the coat,
and found it hidden in some scraps
Of tin and other refuse in one of the
basement rooms of the Schwickert
tin shop, and in another place the
Check and a brush and the teeth
we're secreted. Some of the work
men in the Schwickert tin shop
stated to Chief Landmark this
morning taat Fred Buck came into
the shop and went into the base
ment about $50 last night,
In a statement to The Free Press
this morning Buck admitted that he
Quor, and was party under tae in
huence of it. He positively denied.
however, any knowledge of the
robbery. Later he stated In the
presence of Chief Phil Landmark
that a man had handed him the
stolen goods found on his person
early in the evening in front of the
F. J. Mettler soft drink parior. He
said that the man wanted him to
hold it for him while he went in and
got drink, but the fellow never
came back.
mark, But it sounds like a lie to
me, you might as well come clean,
for we will find the coat, and prove
that you took il"
Making Trip to Marshall
Mr.. Loyelace stated to The Free
Press that he was on his way from
the National Soldiers Home at
Sawtelle, Calf. to Marshall, where
he expects to make his home for
some time. He reached Mankato
about six o'clock last evening ca
pecting to change cars for Marshall.
While in the gentlemen's waiting
room at the Omaha union station he
took of his coat and vest and laid
them on a nearby radiator. He had
seen a man answering the descTip
tion of Buck standing around, and
soon missed his coat and vest.
Mr. ,Loyelace was a member OF
the Sixth Minnesota Infantry, and
fought the Sioux indians in 1862 and
1920 fa nd 0f CxanPTal
II. H. Sibley, and afterwards went
south with i1is regiment and fought
TO the close of the Civil war.
Chief of Police Landmark swore
to a complaint this morning charg-
ing Buck with grand larceny.
Suspicious OF Golden
Officer Golden made the state
ment that he saw Buck leaving the
unfon depot; that Buck wore two
coats and he was turning up the
sleeves of the outer. The officer
said that his suspicious were arous
ed and he followed Buck, who
dodeed under car. He saw
Ruck throw vest into a sand car
buck then walked over to Walnut
street with Golden following him.
t;op and was there but a very few
minutes when the call came in
Snon the union depot that a rob.
bery had occurred.
Questioned last night Buck de-
,,ied strenuously that he had taken
tha coat. but later on he told Ser
saant Len Burrill and officers uVolk
end Golden that he would find the
cat He was escorted to the rear
of the Schwickert hardware store
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