The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-07-27

Several thousand Rust eireu-
lars arrived here Monday for
distribution Throughout tho
northwest. The circulars warns
officials to "take no chances
with this man." They also an
nounee that Brown county,
South Dakota, OF which FuIker
was sheriff, will pay $500 re-
ward for Rust, dead or alive.
Edward Rust, who Is wanted dead
or alive for the murder of sheriff /.
G. Fulker Of Brown county, 8. D., Is
thought by officers Of the law to be
covorting around Southern Mime
cavorting around Southern Mime
sofa.
Emil Johansen, travelling salesman
for the Paper Supply company Of
Minneapolis, notified Sheriff James
Otteson Of Freedom last night that
he had given a lift by automobile to
a man answering the description OF
Edward Rust, who shot and killed
Sheriff Fulker. He identified two
pictures Of the slayer. .-
Johansen, who lives at BAT AID
rich avenue south, Minneapolis, was
driving near Faribault late yesterday
when he noticed a man standing In
the road. When the stranger asked
for a ride Johansen picked him up.
They drove to within two miles
Of GAINESVILLE, when the stranger
asked to be dropped of. The stran-
ger insisted that he be let out as he
did not desire to go to GAINESVILLE.
= Said He Was Meat Cutter
The stranger told Johansen that
Faribault; that he was meat cutter
looking for a job. Johansen offered to
drive the stranger to Albert Lea
and assist him in obtaining a job
with the Wilson Packing company
there. Then It was that the young
man replied he did not want a job;
also he did not want to go to Albert
Lea.
After Johansen had driven beyond
Watervi1le he began to suspect that
his companion was Rust
On his arrival In GAINESVILLE, johann
sen notified Marshal F. H. Klinder
notified Sheriff Edward Ario at
Mankato. This morning Sheriff
Ario and a deputy went to GAINESVILLE
to make an Investigation.
Johansen states that the suspect
wore q dark suit OF clothes and u
gray cap.
Wanted Stranger To Ride To James,
Willie
1t appears that Johanesen tried to
persuade his passenger to remain In
the car. hoping to deliver him to
the marshal at GAINESVILLE. He told
the young man that he had better
ride on to the village; there he
might find a travelling man with a
car who would be willing to carry,
him to Mankato: The stranger re-
piled that he did not want to 60 to
Mankato; that he wanted to walk
on the highway. About aine o'clock
last night Johanesen notified Sheriff
Arto at Mankato and Sheriff James
Otteson at Albert Lea of his suspi-
ctons. Sheriff Ario and his depu-
ties at once made search of the
railroad yards hoping to locate the
fellow.
Sheriff Ario visited a road gang
northeast of Evansville this morn
ing. There he learned that at about
young man was observed walking
on the main road beading toward
GAINESVILLE. He carried his coat on
his arm. The road gang did not pay
much attention to the stranger. and
could not say whether he answered
to the description Of Rust. No one
answering Rust's description was in
GAINESVILLE last night or this morn
ing. - $3.50
May Be Heading For Rochester
4. The Rochester Post and Record
last evening contained this story:
rs Edwin Rust twenty three year
old NH - -. - l-gYN-
Fulker OF Brown county, South Da-
kota. on July 1. in the city Of Ro
chester to get money from a sick
relative here? This Is the question
the Rochester police department is
trying to solve, and the youth who Is
wanted, dead or alive viii be hunted
here increasingly during the next
few days.
Young Rust was handcusfed and
shackled and In the custody of Sher
Fulker on Great Northern train a
few weeks ago when in some manner
he obtained the sheriff's guns and his
keys, released himself and killed the
officer In cold blood. when the train
was three miles out of Moorhead
MINI. A hot search has been con-
Quoted for him since then and there
Is reason to believe that he has come
towards Rochester in hopes of OBJ
tanning funds from sick relative
here.
The warnings sent to the police
department say: Take no chances
with Rust; he is a desperate charac.
ter. and win shoot on the slightest
Rust, according to his pictures and
description, is twenty three years
old. but looks like a youth of eigh-
teen. He is five feet nine inches In
height, and weighs 40 pounds. He
is Honda hr0vyp auac AarI hau q