The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
YOUTH AS BOOZE
VENDOR, IS STORY
lad Confesses To Being
BootIegger
TALE TOLD COURT
Soy Makes Robbery Admission
Hearing Before Judge
Harry johnson

NcLin, 1S0 Aratt street, while on
he witness stand in the Juvenile
,ourt testifying in his own defense
before Judge Harry Johnson today,
admitted that he had ropDed GER
ain residence in this city, was
convicted of stealing a bicycle, and
hat all during his vacation this
summer he had been bootlegging
Nth certain other boys and Young
men of this city.
.erday on the complaint Of Nick
schneider, a Washington street gar
8ge man, who charges the boy with
he theft of about s45 and some
valuable papers.
Nick Schneider, when called to
he stand this forenoon testified
hat he was working in the rear end
If his garage Thursday afternoon
hetween four and five o'clock.
ilancing toward the street side of
he building, Mr.. Schneider said that
le saw a boy emerge from the Office.
The lad asked him the price of in
aer tubes and was told.
Then, according to the statement
Of Mr.. Schneider, the lad started to
run out of the building. This sus-
picious move caused Mr.. Schneider
10 go into the office and make an
Investigation of the cash drawer.
ie found that il had been rified of
about S45 and a number OF checks.
lie Immediately gave chase to the
lad. but the boy distanced him at a
point near the Armory. Then
Schneider went to the police sta
and officer Henry Kachelmyer
searched the city for the boy They
finally went to the McLin home. and
Mr. Schneider said that he positive
Y identified Vincent McLin as the
ad who had been in his office and
Ean away. s...
Stuck To His Story.
Attorney John E. Regan, who ap-
0eared for the defense, tried to
break down Mr.. Schneider's testi-
nony and work in some doubt as to
he identity of the lad. but Mr..
'chneider's statement could not be
7haken. He said that he was posi-
We that # was Vincent McIin. In
lie testimony of Mr. Schneider it
-as alleged that the boy on a pre-
:ous occasion had come to his
arage with a SIS check and wanted
purchase an auto tire. but Mr..
~hneider had sent him out to Jake
tigers place to get the paper CASH
I. The boy did not return TO pur-
:ase the tire. Mr. Schneider said
mt the check presented by McLin
"A been endorsed by two or three
IN. among them F. H. >Nuebel.
Miss Genette Seefelt living di-
ctly to the rear of the Schneider
age. when called to the stand
ii that she was out in the garden
tween four and five o'clock on
iursday afternoon and saw boy
into the Schneider garage. A
.!ort time later she observed the
ame boy running through the al
" with Mr.. Schneider in hot pur-
nit. She would not swear, however,
hat it was the McLin boy.
Mrs. Anton Mayer, who lives next
door to the Mankato Armory, testi-
led that shortly after four O'Clock
thursday Vincent McLin came run
hing into her yard all out OF breath
che said that she was standing In
The kitchen door and she asked him
what was the matter. According tC
The statement of Mrs. Mayer, the LAD
said that "fellow is following me
md wants to lick me-"
Are you not big enough to take
care Of yourself?" Mrs. Mayer sait
she asked the boy. Mrs. Mayer al
eyed that the lad said that some
"ther boy was writing notes II
school, and because he would no
answer him, he wanted to lick" him
Mrs. Mayer said that she was posi-
q tive that it was Vincent McLin whC
ran into her yard.
Professor Guy Smith, principal o.
he Mankato High school, testified
hat Vincent McLin had been sent Il
lin for dicipline Thursday after
noon, and he did not leave the build
ing until about 1855. He stated tina
the teachers had been having trou
BILE with young McLin, and that h
was what he termed "a smarty" ant
bold. He had not been making goot
IN his studies, and was fiippant. II,
had Just entered the High school
coming in from one Of the parochia
schools of Mankato.
Boy On the Stand.
When Vincent was placed on thu
stand in his own defense, he testi
fed that he is fourteen years of age
and that he is in the eighth grade
He was In the High school buildinl
ON October II, until about foul
o'clock. Then he went down town Il
The Landkamer Brothers corne
where he met a number Of boys
Iarer he rode to Dukes addition
with a taxi driver and did not reacl
home until perhaps seven O'CLOCK
He fatly denied ever seeing Mr
Schneider until that gentleman &C
aampanied Officer Kachelmyer L
he home of his parents Thursda,
evening. He also denied ever see
ng Mrs. Mayer, or running into>le
vard. He said that he was not eVel
IN the vicinity Of the Schneider ga
rage on Thursday, October IL.
At this point in the examination
Judge Harry A. Johnson questione'
the lad.
Admitted Previous Arrest.
Vincent admitted to the court tha
Ne had been arrested last spring TO
re theft of bicycle. His case ha'
reen conducted before Judge Hirar
$. Goff in the municipal court. II
further admitted that he had bee,
accused of a number OF Things
among these the stealing OF Incne
from a house on North Fifth street
He denied this, but admitted break
ing into the home of Mr., and Mrs
Fred Kane and stealing SIC. II
stated that when Mr.. Kane came t
the McLin home and accused him @
the theft, he gave the money back.
The greatest sensation of tn
ease was brought out when Judg
Johnson asked:
Were you not working for
moonshiper this summer"
"Yes," replied the boy, 81 worke
for him all during my vacation un