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The Mankato free press., 1922-01-13
Len1berger Is Freed
ByCourt Action Today
Charge Fourth Degree Man.
slaughter For Killing Daugh-
ter Is Dismissed.
IAasociated Press pispaseh. j


Madison. Wis, January s.-Martin'
Lemberger, charged with fourth de-
gree manslaughter in connection with
the death Of his z year old daughter,
Anne, in 1911, went free today with
out trial when Judge Hoppmann in
Dane county, superior court dismissed
the charge against him after sustain
ing the plea made by his attorneys
setting up the statute of limitations.
The case against Lemberger was
ended by the court action toda It
still remains for Governor Blaine -
act on the pardon application OF John
A. Johnson who has served ten years
of a life sentence for Staying Of the
girl It-i elected the goyHrnof gxisl
give MIN ms ffedom as result oa
developments. The statute of limita-
tions interposed by Lemberger's coun-
sci outlaws a manslaughter charge
after six years after commission of
the crime. Judge Hoppmann found
that no information had been filed
against the father within the six year
period.
Johnson's application for pardon
hearing which brought on the trial OF
Lemberger, is still before Governor
Blaine for action. All evidence will
now be presented to him and on the
basis of this he will make his decision.
The Mankato free press., 1922-01-13
Death of Mrs. Frank
Clen1ans In St. Paul
This Prominent Church Woman
Once Was Resident of
Mankato

Mrs. Minnie A. Clemans, wife Of
Frank j. Clemans and mother of
Harry G. Clemans, died at her home,
ISL North Western avenue. st. Paul.
at two p. m. Friday, following an Ill
ness for the past eight months. Heart
disease was the cause. Mrs. Clemans
had not been in good health In recent
years, and last summer she spent
about seven weeks in st. Luke's hos
pital.
Mrs. CIemans, whose maiden name
was Minnie A. Squires. was fifty. six
years old. She was born in Canadai-
qua, N. Y, October II, 1865. She was
a daughter of John T. Squires, who
came west to Minneapolis in 1872
and engaged in the mercantile bust
ness, later removing to Faribault,
Minn. Mrs. Clemans also was sis
ter of the late H. G, Squires, who re-
signed as an officer Of the Seventh
Cavalry to enter the United States
diplomatic service. having been with
Major-Conger, United States minister
to China during the Boxer uprising.
and later becoming United States
minister at Havana,
On April 10, 1888, she married Frank
]. Clemans, and accompanied him to
Scotland, s. D.. Mitchell, s. D., Man
kato, Mimi, La Crosse, Wis. and Du-
buQue, Iowa. before moving to ST.
Paul to make their home In 1902.
As a member Of the First Methodist
Episcopal church, Mrs. Clemans, de-
voted much of her interest in behalf
of the work of that institution, being
an active member OF the Ladies' Aid
society and for many years secre.
tary of the Foreign Mission society
of the church. Even after her health
failed. Mrs. Clemans maintained her
interest in the affairs of the church
and assisted in the various activities
of that institution.
Besides her husband and her son
Harry G. Clemans. who lives at 62S
Grand avenue, St. Paul, Mrs. Glenn
ans is survived by sister. Mrs. Lau-
ra H. McKellip OF Ioaiias, Texas.
Funeral services, conducted by the
Rev. John Wesley Holland, will take
place at the First Methodist Episco-
pal church, Victoria street and Port.
land avenue. at 2:30 p. m. Monday
and the funeral sermon will be by
Major e. G. Clemans, Owatonna. state
chaplain OF the American Legion. In
terment will be in Oakland cemetery
The Mankato free press., 1922-01-13
LOOKING OVER THE DANCE
Sensational Testimony Introduced In
Trial at Rochester

Sensational Testimony introduced in
Trial at Rochester
Rochester, Mimi, January 6.--Sen-
sational charges il lewd dancing, drum
keness, boisterous and obscene Ian
guage were introduced by the state
when the case against o. R. Ondler,
charged with running disorderly
dance hall in which indecent dancing
was allowed in Douglas, was opened in
district court yesterday afternoon.
The state opened its >cAse when Dep
uty Sheriff Anderson was placed on the
stand by County Attorney Ronken.
who is prosecuting the case. The
deputy sheriff testified that he went
out to the Ondler dance pavilion on
the evening OF July %, this year, in
company with the county attorney. At
this point the attorneys for the defense
entered their objection, on the ground
that he could testify to nothing ex-
cept what occurred IN the dance hall
or in the immediate vicinity. The OBJ
lection was overruled, and the attor-
neys for the defense announced that
they would enter objection to testi-
mony outside that limit during the rest
of the trial. Some, of the testimony
introduced referred to hugging and
kissing by couples on the dancing
floor
The Mankato free press., 1922-01-13
Slater To Testify In
Fairmonf Booze Case
Slayer OF r. [. Kelley VIII Be
Called As Witness Next
October

Fairmont, Mimi, January County
Attorney Cooper announced today that
as the result of an interview he had
in Anoka with Earl Slater, slayer of
former State Representative Frank L.
Kelley, just before Slater was taken
to the penitentiary to serve life
sentence, the manslaukhter iadiet-
ment against M. J. Gibson of this city
has been continued by agreement Of
counsel until next October.
Gibson was indicted with Thad Kel-
Iy on a charge of selling the moon
shine liquor which is alleged to have
caused the death last spring of Ed
ward Scheff of Welcome. in which
change OF venue was granted today
by Judge Dean Kelly viii be tried in
st. James in May, before Judge w. L
Comstock. He is at liberty on $1,000
cash bail.
While Slater was living in Fairmont
he was associated with Kelly and Glib
son, according to Mr.. Cooper and Is
was stated by the prosecutor that Sla-
ter was present when Scheh Is alleged
to have obtained the liquor. and saw it
was paid for.
'1f the evidence of Slater is given
on the witness stand as 1t was told
to me, the chances are that Gibson
will not be tried" said Mr.. Cooper.
Anyway, he will not be tried until
after Kelly's case is settled. II would
cost the county 1000 to get the wit
nesses here for the Gibson case now,
as we would have the state chemist
and university experts who expert
mented on animals with the liquor
found after the death of Scheff.
I'VE will try Kelly first, and it
may be that Gibson VIII not have to
If the evidence warrants
be tried. But, of course. he will be
The Mankato free press., 1922-01-13
Dance Expert Wanted
As Witness In Trial

Rochester, Mimi, January T.
Wanted, By the district court of
Olmsted county, one couple who
can competently demonstrate the
proper method in which the fox
trot should be danced.
The Ondler trial became an
open forum discussion OF dance
methods for a few minutes yes
terday, when attorneys defend
ing the Rochester wrestler, who
<is charged with running an in
decent and disordedly dance hall
in Douglas, attempted to demon
strate the proper way In which
the fox trot should be trotted.
The argument came when
Judge c. e. Callaghan refused to
allow two young ladies from
Douglas to perform before the
jury, because, he said, they were
neither expert nor professional,
hence not competent.
II have been dancing for long
time" said the court, and
don't know yet how the fox trot
should be properly done. ] attend
ed a dance the other night and
during fox trot there were for
ty couples on the floor, dancing
LHaL pafgiCuldT oauc0 ID IOrty ulI-
ferent ways. OF course, l have
my own ideas on the subject, as
we. all have" ..
Perhaps" said an attorney,
Your Honor could demonstrates"
and his remark was greeted with
shouts of laughter from the spec
tators' seats. r..
"Wen," replied the court, there
seems to be a considerable diver
gence OF opinion as to the meth
od.'
81 am glad to learn that" said
D. c. Sheldon, one of the attor-
neys for Ondler. II don't dance
myself, you know
Nevertheless, the Pine Island
barrister, during the earlier part
of the hearing, juggled such
words as "toddle," "shimmy,"
dip" and cheek to- cheek with
remarkable ease and dexterity.
The Mankato free press., 1922-01-13
Custody Of The Chil;E
GiDen To The Father
Judge w. L. Comstock Issues
An Order In w. w. Eberhart
Divorce Case

Judge w. L Comstock to- day filed
an order with Clerk or Court Krost
in the ease of Cora R. Eberhart
against Walter w. Eberhart in which
1t is held that the plaintiff has been
living apart from the defendant with
out cause, and therefore is not entitl-
ed to aiimony.
states that In me event Ine plainuff
refuses to resume her martial rela-
tions and duties and shall refuse 10
return and live with the defendant, it
is necessary that the mutual rights
OF the parties respecting the care and
custody of their child, Walter Warren
Eborhart, should now be determined
to avoid further disagreements.
Further conclusions of law declare
that the plaintiff Is not proper per-
son to have the care and custody of
person to care for the child and bring
him up and educate him, and for that
reason the custody OF the child be
granted to the father. w, W., Eber.
hart.
The order commands the plaintiff
to forthwith to deliver the child TO the
father The court order further stipu
lates that w. w. Eberhart is thereby
relieved from the payment OF any
further moneys whatever to his wife
for any purpose whatever, whether
claimed by her for the past or present.
The order does, however, state that
Mrs. Eberhart may visit and associate
with the child and take the child and
have him in her possession on Satur-
day of each week from p. M. to 8
P. M. and on Sundays of each week
from ten o'clock A. M. to P. M, and
that the complaint and action of the
plaintiff is dismissed.
1t is understood that Mrs. --berhart
now has the child in Florida with her.
The Mankato free press., 1922-01-13
Dashipg Dan CasDell
In Chicago LoDeMixu
Heir To Millions Married Jessie
Reed, FolIies Beauty, Now
Sued For Divorce
UNITED. Press Dispatch. ]

Unif0d. PreSS DlSpatcn,I
Chicago, January 6.-Jessie Reed,
Follies Beauty, added stage door
Johnnies to her list of Don'ts' today.
1t is understood that Miss Reed took
this step against "Dashing Dan Cas-
well" heir to the Caswell millions,
who she is suing for divorce.
According to the story OF Miss Reed
"Dashing Dan" Caswell met Jessie
on the train. He was on his way to
present Miss Virginia Van SAINT, the
daughter of a former Minnesota gov
ernor, with costly diamond engage
ment ring, but he fell in love with
Jessie and gave her the ring and they
were married.
what do you think of that, girlsr''
said Miss Reed when the "Follies
Beauty" was informed that Caswell
had filed a cross bill alleging that
Miss Reeds maid is bootlegger, and
that he had to buy his drinks from
her. When asked why her husband
was called "Dashing Dan" Miss Reed
said that the only thing she ever
knew him to do was drink and then
out for another one. The highest
priced chorus girl said Dan is good
boy In way, and will have money
some day, for it Is being held for him
in trust until he is twenty six, but !
cannot place much stock in that. I
really liked Ian until he began call
ing my maid bootlegger" said Miss
Reed as she ended cigarette and the
interview.
Jessie had been married before and
has daughter In Texas.
The Mankato free press., 1922-01-13
MRS. ELLA WHITE DIES

Wife and Mother Suocumbed After
Being Stricken With Cancer
Mrs. Ella Eudora Whyte. wife of G.
L. Whyte tit North Second street
passed away at her home this morn
ing at nine o'clock after lingering
illness from the effects of cancer. Ey-
cry means known to the medical
profession, were used in an effort to
save her life butt without avail. She
Is survived by her husband and four
children, a son Virgil, and three
daughters, Madilan, Maries and Mar
jory. She. is also survived by her
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Garlick and one brother, Har-
ry living in Minneapolis.
The parents of Mrs. Whyte were at
her bedside when death occurred
The funeral of Mrs. Ella Eudora
Whyte will he held Sunday afternoon
at two o'clock from the First Evangel-
ical church, Rev. William Wiener Of
ficiating
The Mankato free press., 1922-01-13

Mr.. and Mrs. G. Bennett and daugh-
ter, Florence, were entertained at the
w. R. Skipton home last Sunday.
Mrs. p Kneefe and sons visited at
the D. Hugunin home the first OF the
week. #n
The Christian Endeavor society of
the Presbyterian church held a social
last night at the manse.
Jake Wolfe received the sad news
that his mother, Mrs. John Wolfe, of
Traverse was visited by the angel OF
death last Tuesday.
D. s. Turrittin left Tuesday to be
in attendance at the annual meeting
of State Farm bureau at st. Paul.
Charles McLain returned last week
from York, Neb,, after holiday vis'
IT with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Tell return
ed to Minneapolis Monday after yis
iting several days with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm Bolin and
family, Mrs. z. p, Anderson and son.
Walfred, Mr.. and Mrs. A. johnson and
family were entertained New Years
day at the, John Palmquist home.
Miss Maxine Parker and brother,
Owen. returned to Minneapolis after
holiday visit with their grandpar-
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. Jardine.
Mr.. and Ms. G. r. Hamnstedt of
St. Peter, Mrs. Peter Seelen and chill
dren OF st. Paul visited at the @. J..
Hamstedt home Monday. ~
Mr.. and Mrs e. Swenson had as
their guests last Monday evening the
following: S. NJ. Granger and family,
G. Bennett and family and. Donald
Bosel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harlow Pettis have
been visiting relatives and friends the
past week in this vicinity \
The members of the D. s. Turrittin
Sunday school class were entertained
at his home last Monday evening,
Gene Meyer and brother, Sydney,
and sister, Lillian, attended the par
ty given last Monday evening at the
D. s. Turrittin home
Carlton Johnson, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. p. G. Johnson, is spending the
week with his sisters, Mrs. A. John
SON and Mrs. Ernest Erickson, at
Winthrop.
The Mankato free press., 1922-01-13
INTERESTED IN STORY

n. c. Lowry Refers To Article About
"Fort creye coeur" In Free Press
H. G. Lowry Of this city was much
interested In the story in last nights
Free Press under the caption OF Fort
Grove Occur Site Found At Last"
Mr.. Lowry, who has made several
trips to France for the purchase It
thoroughbred horses, and who speak
French fiuently, came TO The Free
Press this morning with a book.
French in the Heart of America, :"
which was written by John Finley
commissioner of education and presi-'
dent of the university of the state of
New York. In this book is the copy
of an old map made by French ex-
plorers in the year 1868 or about
tweleve years after the erection of the
old fort, Creve Occur Broken Heart)
which locates the fort on the east
bank of the Illinois river. This map
was made for Louis XIV of France,
then reigning monarch of France.
According to- this old map the state
historical society of Illinois have de-
cided correctly in the location of the
marker on the Tazewell side of the
river
The Mankato free press., 1922-01-13
DEATH OF MRS. BECKER

She Was the Victim Of Pernicious
Anemia; Funeral monday Morning.
Mrs. Josephine Becker died at the
home OF her daughter, Mrs. Nicholas
Witness 512 Pleasant street at 1:51
this morning. Death was caused by
perniciols anemia.
Mrs. Becker would have been fifty
two yeats old had she lived until Feb
ruary "a. She was born in Germany.
The surviving relatives are two
daughters, Mrst Frank Bierl and Mrs.
Nicholas Wines. both of this city.
Her mother, Mrs. Bertha /Krugel. city;
two sisters, Mrs John Balsany. Wan
da, Mimi; and Mrs. Alfred Maurer.
Mapleton: five brothers. Fred and Leo
Krigel of this city; Albert, William
and Ben KrugeI of Mapleton.
The funeral will be held Monday
morning at nine o'clock from St
Peter and Panl's church. Ipterment
will be made In Calvary cem6tery.
The Mankato free press., 1922-01-13
SOUTHERN PLANTER DIES
Whitney Wesley Wanamaker Dies n
Miami, Florida Hotel

IAssociated Press Dispatch.J
Miami, Fla, January 6.--Whitney
Wesley Wanamaker, South Carolina
planter, died at local hotel here yes
terday and this morning the under
taker in charss Of his bodv announced
the death of John Wanamaker, the
merchant and former postmaster gem
eral.
The mistake in, Identification was
furthered by an announcement at the
Biscane yacht club, that John Wana-
maker was in Florida waters on his
private yacht. The false report spread
all over the south and got as far as
Philadelphia before it was overtaken,
when 1t was announced there that
John Wanamaker was alive and well.
in his office there.
The Mankato free press., 1922-01-13

Mrs. Robd Rockvam, wife of the
man under arrest and charged with
arson for th8 alleged incendiary burn
ing of his Cottage at Fox Lake, near
Fairmont, made numerous efforts yes
terday afternoon to solicit aid for her
husband. About five o'clock yester-
day afternoon Mrs. Rockvam came to
the Peterson garage and explained her
identity.
"WiIl you help my husband to get
out of this trouble?" she asked Harold
Martin, an empolye of the. garage.
mo, ! wch,t have anything to do
with it," anss'ered Martin and the wo-
man turned nd left the garage with
no further rds.
Early in ,tober Robert Rockvam
went to the terson garage on Cherry
street and tried to buy an automobile
there without making down payment,
his proposition being to make pay
ments at stated periods until the car
was paid for. The offer he made was
refused and fie left. At no time did
he solicit the use of a car there for
making the Tip to the cottage.
Jailkds at Eairmont.
Rockvam is now prisoner in the
Martin county Jail at Fairmont in de-
fault of $1,000 bond required for his
release. He vas returned to that city
last night ami his wife went there
from here. He appears to have wilted
considerably but will make no state
ment. He has been bound over to the
March term of the district court since
he waived examination in the court of
Justice Of the Peace B. N. Nelson who
fixed the bo I'D He is held on an in
formation ard seemed interested when
he was info med that he could plead
guilty to tha charge of arson at any
time and th&t II would not be neces
sary to wal for the March term of
court. Rockyam has no money and is
unable TO raise the bail for release. 1t
is said that Henry Johnson of Kasota
The Mankato free press., 1922-01-13
ACTION AGAINST JACKSON
Suit Asaipst Village For $1,000 BY LA
bility Corporation.


bility Corporation.
Jackson, January 9-The Employ
ers' Liability Assurance Corporation
has served papers on the city attor-
ney as preliminary to bringing suit
against the city for $4,000 which the
company is paying w. p. King, ia
ther of Vance King, who met his
death by elsctrocutfon on August
II, 1919, while in the employ of the
Jackson Telephone company as line
man.
The papers in the above action
have, not yet been filed In the clerk
OF courts office, so it is not known
on what grounds the Insurance COM
pany is going to bring their suit.
The deceased came to his death
while engaged In repairing a tele-
phone wire, and in some manner
came In contact with one of the, high
voltage wires of the city's light SER
vice. He was working at the top OF
a pole near the residence of Rev F.
J. Knutson. and was so badly burned
that he passed away few hours af-
ter the accident.
At the meeting of the city council
Tuesday night il was unanimously
decided to fight the case and arrange
inents were made TO employ legal
talent to defend the city 1t is under.
stood that the city will engage Coun.
ty Attorney r. II. Nicholas, He win
be assisted by City Attorney X. L.
Rudow.
trial at the May term Of district
court
The Mankato free press., 1922-01-13
ROCKVAM WAS IN DAZE
His Appearance Before Court Des
cribed; Cant Get You, Judge"

His Appearance Before Court Des-
eribed; Cant Get You, Judge"
r. Rockvam, dancing instructor,
lacking his usual polished and debo-
nair appearance after spending a
night On the feathers in the county
Jail, as an invited guest of Sheriff
Carver, appeared in justice court on
the charge of arson, complaint being
signed by Henry Johnson, who is al
so in the county Jail awaiting action
of the grand jury. II
Rockvam may have been a good
dancing teacher, he may have impress
sed the girls with his ability to throw
a wicked hip, but he failed miserably
in his attempt to make the court un-
derstand that dancing teacher
should be given time to explain says
The Fairmont Independent.
After much explaining by the jus
tice of peace and the county attorney,
Rockvam was able to gather. Just
what the procedure in 4 case Of this
kind would be and waived examina-
ton, saying: 81 don't quite get this"
and Il cannot prove that l am not
guilty" He also wanted to know
when he would go before the Judge,
On his waving examination Rock
vam, dancing instructor, man OF af-
fairs, was held to the district court
and bonds fixed at one thousand dol
lars, which were not furnished. Rock
vam was remanded to the custody OF
the sheriff. where he will remain un :
til the March term OF court unless
bail is furnished. IS.
His wife. like most wives, true to
their husband, was in court with
Rockvam this morning and sat
throughout the arraignment as il in a
daze, speaking to him on few occa
sions. When asked by a reporter
whether they wanted to make a state
ment to the press they said: mo"
The Mankato free press., 1922-01-13
SAYS JURY WAS FIXED

Fine local color was given to the
court room scenes In Thomas Neigh
ans latest Paramount picture, "The
Conquest of Canaan" Booth Tarking-
toms story, which comes to the SAN
don theatre next Monday through the
use of the country courthouse OF
Asheyille, N. G. The Paramount COM
pany, under the direction Of r. Will
lam Neill, used the court room imme-
diately after a real murder trial had
been completed in which two men
were sentenced to life imprisonment
for killing. The same jury that tried
the murderers was used for the film
murder trial. the only difference be-
ing that. Mr.. Meighan as Joe Lou
den," the young lawyer, succeeded IN
getting his man rel aased. The jury
was fixed" of course.
The Mankato free press., 1922-01-13
THREE FIRES IN MINNEAPOLIS
sever EsmI!Is. and Fifty !eeIss.

Seven Families and Fifty JobIess
Men Turned Into The Streets
Minneapolis, January 6,-Seven
families and fifty iobless men were
turned into the streets in the sub
zero weather last night by three fires.
The Montana lodging house ON
Washington avenue burned down
George Molde and wife rushed
through the building warning the
jobless men to hasten out of the
building to safety. They were over.
come with smoke In their rescue
the building by firemen. All of the
lodgers had to be carried from the
building by firemen. All of the lodg-
ers escaped scantily clad.
A duplex house occupied by A.
Goldstein and C. Gold was destroyed
by fire and the two families barely
escaped with lives. Four families
were driven from an apartment house
by Are on Lyndale avenue. The fires
totaled loss of $19,500.