The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-18
CHASE ENDS WITH
POLICE AS VICTOR
Smiling Oscar Gave Law
Officers Merry Run
CAUGHT ON BRIDGE
This Young Man Has the APP
Eearance of Divinity
Student

Oscar Larson get a swift pace for
onIceTs Oh the law in this cIty !a,e
IeJaruay night. He broke all run
hing reUoTus IN the annals OF the
..-..--.-~.u LJuCe depdrInteh,, but I,e
tau LIl &C. away wan IH3 bacon. Inc
inass a.,er Larson had It's START OH
FIU.., -. ct Delween Main anu WA
uu. ST. SeIs. Inc nnisn Was on the
s-.nLvSota rive BRUCE. Inc sprint
ms uIu lot last long and Larson Won
cen IN the ponce station.
IL All happened trlis way: About
ten CloCh saturday night DeteC-
lives Aioert \ OK and "hudy" Ar.o
Ing 10 the second moor Ga lUomInS
house in BLOCK IA. Along came
SHERIFF Eawaru Ario. While lne thret
01lcsrs were engaged i'll converse
Ion, I-al son passed up the stairway.
lie d+I not see the detectives and
the snerlT. bat Detective \olk saw
Larson. Let's stick around here anu
see what Larson brings DOWN stairs
with him." remarked Noik. The OIL
fcers stuck. About ten minutes
later Larson appeared. We want
sou" exclaimed Detective NoIk. and
the quartet started for the police
station. When they were crossing
he street. Larson made a dash for
liberty. He lodged around an auto
and cut capers in his attempt 10
siude the officers.
dashed Across the Street
Larson ran across Front street,
the officers following him in quick
step. however, by clever manel-
yer, Larson gained space and he shot
around the corner into Main street,
moving like the wind over North
Lakota prairie. Sheriff Ario was
next in line with Nolk and Rudy
Ario close behind. Larson gained
the briuge and was hitting, the pave
ment like a baseball player trying
TO beat the pellet to first base. When
he reached a point about halfway
across the bridge a pedestrian com :
ing this wa scented trouble. He oh
served Sheriff Ario cutting space IN
the ozone. Suspectinng that Larson
was trying 10 escape the OFFICER. the
pedestrian called out: DO YOU want
this fellow" Ario replied: You bet
| do" Il was all off Tor Larson. He
was quickly escorted 10 head
quarters and city Jail cell was MS
repository until this morning. when
Larson made his getaway from the
officers he dropped two half pint
bottles on the pavement.
Looks Like Divinity Student
Larson is neat and rather refined
arDearing young man twenty two
,esrs of age. He wears glasses and
Looks more like divinity student
han he does one who would be hav-
ing any differences with the police.
He would pass as leader In
church choir rather than one VINO
may be suspected of a law violation.
soon after Larson was locked UP
representative of The Free Press
Interviewed him. Pretty fast step.
Per. Larson" "Oh, | can go some II
necessary" replied the young man
with a smile that would melt the
heart OF a stone-but possibly not a
iudce What did YOU do with the
TWO bottles you had in your posses
sion when the officers arrested YOU?
dropped them. ! could not carry
them and make the run | wanted to.
Detective Nolk was present when
the conversation took place between
Larson and the newspaper man.
There is one feature of the chase
after Larson that must not be over
looked. Sheriff Ario had several pres
on his arm when the race was start :
ed. He still held those edibles intact
when the race was ended.
Made Deniais In Court.
Larson was this morning sentenc-
ed by Judge William Stradtmann to
nav a fine of $50. lie was charged
with resisting an officer. When in
court Larson denied ever having
made any moonshine or having sold
any liquor He denied having had
moonshine in his possession Satur-
day night and said that the bottles
he dropped on the pavement were
empty. When asked by the court
why he tried to escape from the of
ficers. Larson replied that he thought
they were arresting him on va
grancy charge.