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"**7Bg •&g$F»c*v \*r A •ppw^pw •^srvi POLICE THEORY DOUBTED Two Intimate Friends of Arbogast Family Insist that Louise is Innocent. Accused Firl Says that by Keeping Still She is Doing Good to Someone. lI have no complaint to make at the way I am being treated. As long as I remain in custody and keep still, I am doing good to someone." This is the statement which Louise Arbogast, the St. Paul girl who is ac cused of brutally killing her own father, is alleged to have made to some of her most intimate friends. Coupled with the fact that the young woman has not shown the least evi dence of insanity since her arrest, it is taken to mean that after all she may not be the person who committed the awful crime. Chief O'Connor insists that she is that he has ample proof of the fact. But County Attorney O'Brien is not so certain. Every day something turns up to shake his faith in the story of Mrs. Arbogast, and not the least of these is the statement of William Man teuffel, an intimate friend of the Arbo gast family. Manteuffel says Mrs. Arbogast r^could not have been in her right mind I when she accused her daughter Louise. He visited her at the hospital shortly after the famous scene between the mother, the daughter and the police and he says she raved like an insane person. I "Protect me! Protect me!" sheened I repeatedly. "They are going to hang me. I can hear them building the scaffold now." "Why, you're all right," Manteuf fel replied. "Don't get so excited." "No, no!" she exclaimed. "You must protect me! They are going to hang me." "No, they're not," Manteuffel as sured her. "You're all right now just be quiet." Mrs. Arbogast tightened her grip on his wrists and pulled him towards her, screaming* "They're going to hang me' I can hear them building the scaffold now!" That was just after the police had obtained from her the statement on which the arrest of Louise was based. Manteuffel had to struggle to release himself from her convulsive grisp. The nurse had to help him. Finally, when he had freed himself, she made a half-lunge outward, as if to catch him again, and the nurse forced her back to the pillow. Referring to Louise,Manteuffel says: "She is not crazy and never has been. She was her father's closest friend and was a valuable aid to him in his business at all times. He loved her more than I ever knew any other man to love his daughter, and she sim ply adored him. I don't care what evidence the police think they've got I am satisfied that Louise never com* mitted the crime." This view seems to be entertained by at least one other intimate friend of PERCALE. A lot of bordered good quality percales, (remnants) to go at the family, Mrs. Mary Garvey, a next door neighbor. Mrs. Garvey says that Louise was the first one of the family to tell her of Mr. Arbogast's murder and that she told the story in the most innocent sort of a way, not in the least like one who was guilty. Mrs. Garvey further affirms that when she dressed Mrs. Arbogast a few moments after her arrival at the house, Mrs. Arbogast told her she was down stairs in the kitchen, cooking break fast for her husband when the murder was committed. She said nothing of being sick and in the bathroom, as she afterwards told the police. Mrs. Garvey also scouts the idea of Louise being insane. She claims to have seen her almost every day and at no time noticed anything irrational in her conduct. "I don't know who killed Mr. Arbo gast, but I am positive that it wasn't Louise.'' This is her sworn statement to the police and the county attorney. Yesterday's St. Paul Pioneer Press takes the position that Mrs. Arbogast is likely to be indicted for the murder when the case is reviewed by the grand jury today. Louise's interests in the court pro ceedings will be looked after by How Butler & Mitchell, one of the strongest law firms in the city of St. Paul. Pierce Butler, a member of the firm and a criminal lawyer without an equal in the state, will personally take charge of the case. TAFT AT CINCINNATI TURNFEST Nation's Chief Executive Promises to Attend National Gather ing in June. The thirtieth national festival of the North American Gymnastic Union, or Turnerbund, will take place in Cincin nati during the week beginning June 19th. The first four days will be devoted to the work of the local athletes and school children gymnastics. Children also will take a conspicuous part in the parade which is scheduled for June 24 and which will be one of the features of the festival. Nearly three thousand turners in uniform, twenty thousand school children, uniformly dressed, two regiments of soldiers and many uniformed ranks of fraternal orders and societies cf almost every nation ality in the big city will unite to make it the biggest parade ever seen in Cin cinnati. The presence of President Taft and several members of his cabinet is as sured, and the plan is to make Mr. Taft a "turner at sight." The athletic field for the big meet is at the Carthage fair grounds, a few miles from the center of the city. A large part of the ground will be taken up by the "city of tents." By act of congress 350 regulation army tents have been loaned to the city and more than 2,000 turners will live in these. Letters announcing the coming of turners from Prankfurt-on-the-Main, and other German cities are already in the hands of the committee, and repre sentatives of a number of other for eign countries, including France,Italy, Switzerland and Japan, are expected. OTTOMEYER'S E I A I S W E E BARGAINS BARGAINS BARGAINS Kindly notice the following Articles and Prioes. CALICO. A lot of best quality, light calico, (remnants) at 4£c GINGHAM. A lot of apron cbeck gingham to go at 4£c A lot of odds and ends of ou»* very best gingham, 12ic and 15c quality to go at 9c WHITE GOODS. Muslin Remnants, 10c value to go at 7*c 9-4 unbleached Sheeting, 25c value to be offered at 19c DRESS GOODS. Summer Dress Goods will be offered at a great bargain. Our 15c, 18c, 20c and 25c values at 10c NOTIONS. Good safety pins in different sizes, cheap per doz... 3c Good Pearl Buttons 5c value 3c Ironing Wax, 3 for 5c Metal black combs at 8c Ladies' black hose 7c Our 12£c quaLty at 10c Our 15c quality at 2 for 25c We carry all shades of colors in stock and only the best Ink and pencil tablets, these tablets are 5 and 10c values, to close out at 2 for 5c TOWELS A large turkish bath towel at only 7C A better quality at 2 for 25c All our towels will be on sale. TAILOR MADE SUITS. We offer our ladies' tailor made suits at a big reduction during this sale We guarantee the style and fit. $20 00 suits at $10. $16.00 suits at $S Our aim is to carry the best line of seasonable goods and whenever we offer a sale it means High Grade Merchandise at low prices. You may feel sure that this sale is a money saver if yon take this opportunity to call at our store to get some of the bargains. Eggs are taken in exchange for Goods^at the Highest Market Price. ^zf%i^ •Kttss.V". 5£c VOLUME XXX. NEW ULM, BROWN COUNTY, MINN- WEDNESDAY, MAY 26,1909. NO. 21 PORK BARREL TO BE TESTEO Senator Cooke of Wabasha Em ploys Counsel to Bring Ac tion at Once. Will Attempt to Enjoin State Au ditor from Issuing Warrants. The constitutionality of the $600,000 "pork barrel" appropriation author ized by the last legislature is to be tested in the courts. Senator Cooke of Wabasha has em ployed W. B. Douglas, former attor ney general and associate supreme court justice, to bring an action to re strain State Auditor Iverson from is suing warrants under the provisions of the bill and proceedings will foe in stituted in the Ramsey county courts at once. The "pork barrel" law appropri ates $600,000 out of the state revenue fund and scatters it over the state for the purpose of building bridges and improving roads. It is a biennial af fair and although it has been defended on the ground that it gives the farmer his only "dip" into the state treasury. Prior to the last,session the appro priation was to be used wholly in the improvement of country roads. This year an additional $200,000 is thrown into the barrel and provision is made for aid to village streets and the building of bridges within corpor ate limits. Moreover, the state highway com mission has nothing whatever to do with the expenditure of the money thus appropriated. There is no check on the persons named to supervise the ex penditure and in many cases members of the legislature are themselves desig nated as the dispensers of the funds. In fifteen counties the money is turned over to the county commissioners. In Brown county it is parcelled out be tween cities, villages and townships, the total sum of $7,500 being placed to our credit. Senator Cooke who characterised the "pork barrel" as a "grab," has instructed General Douglas to fight the case to a finish, and no other law yer in the state, perhaps, is so well qualified to do so. Douglas drew the "good roads" amendment of 1898 and this amendment will undoubtedly figure prominently the coming litigation WILLIAM SCHREIBER AN ENIGMA Murderer of Frank Massapust Puzzle to the Authorities. Arguments are to be made this week in the appeal for a new trial in behalf of William Schreiber, the Ashawa man who was convicted in March for the murder of Frank Mas sapust. In this connection the Du luth Herald says: "Schreiber is a most unusual man. His jailors are unable to fathom him. "Either he is not able to understand or fully realize what all these misfor tunes mean to him, or he has a most remarkable ability to conceal his feelings. "His face always bears the same ex pression. He greets everybody alike, whether it is his wife, child, or a stranger. He appears to be interested in nothing. "He will answer any question that is put to him, but he does not invite friends, nor does he turn them away. He seems to have no fear of anything that could befall him, and his keepers say that should he be sentenced to hang, he would undoubtedly walk to the gallows with a smile, and his step and voice would be as firm as though he were going to dinner. "He is either constantly on his guard or else he cares little about conversing. He asks no favors from the jailers, never asks for anything he knows he cannot have, and seems en tirely satisfied with himself and his position. "He is, to say the least, the queerest prisoner ever confined within the walls of the county jail." District Court Notes. The grand jury returned five in dictments. Three of these are against Linfried Isaakson on the charge of rape. The other two are against Josephine and Cornelius Carmody, the fortune tellers, the former being accused of grand larceny in the second degree and the latter of receiving stolen money. Both of the Carmodys are in the custody of the.sheriff, but Isaakson is in Portland, Oregon, and is making every possible effort to re sist extradition. Geo. Sweet, who has been in jail for six months awaiting bis third trial on a charge of embezzling money from the Singer Sewing Machine company, was restored to liberty yes terday forenoon. The trial occupied but a few hours, was lamentably lack ing in evidence damaging to the de fendant, and when it was over Judge Quinn directed a verdict in favor of the prisoner. The suit of Ernst Strelow against the Minneapolis & St. Louis road in which Strelow sought to recover $1,000 for injuries sustained while riding in the caboose of a freight train near Hanley Falls, was settled out of court. Strelow receives $400. Mrs. Maria Weicherding won her suit against John Krueger, the jury, awarding her $400. The action was for 8lander. The jury in the case of W. W. Graupmann and Albert Graupmann, ditch contractors, against John Rein hart resulted in a verdict for the de fendant. The case of Josephine Carmody has been occupying the attention of the court since yesterday afternoon. The case of Wellner vs. Wellner was settled. JOS. ARBES BECOMES A BENEDICT Popular Young Druggist Takes Unto Himself a Wife. Jos. Arbes, senior member of the firm of Arbes Bros., surprised his friends yesterday by slipping out of town early in the morning, geing to Minneapolis and there being united in marriage to Miss Virginia Matteson. The marriage ceremony was per formed late in the afternoon by Rev. Father Harrington, Dr. J. Smallwood of Worthington acting as best man and Miss Blanche Matteson attending the bride. Following the nuptials the happy young couple took an Omaha train for the west, it being their intention to spend the coming two months in California and the north Pacific country, returning to New Ulm about July 21st. The Review wishes them joy on their trip and joy throughout their entire wedded life. It is a pleasure to do this, for they richly deserve it. The bride is an estimable young lady, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Matteson of Minneapolis, and as for Joe—well he's "just about the best fellow there is." NO FEDERALAID FOR RIVER SURVEY Rivers and Harbors Board Disap proves of Minnesota Improve ment. A Washington dispatch to the St. Paul Pioneer Press of yesterday says: The general rivers and harbors board of appeals has disapproved the report on the survey of the Minnesota river, provided for under the river and harbor appropriation, but has given three weeks in which additional information may be received before the decision becomes final. The preliminary survey made by engineers at St. Paul was favorable and it was recommended that the government make a definite survey. The general board was of the opinion, however, that the commercial develop ment that would result would not be sufficient to justify further steps at this time. Therecommendation of the engineers included a general plan of navigation, together with a complete reservoir system to control the flood waters. The section of the river proposed for improvement lies in the districts represented by Representatives Davis, Volstead and Hammond, and these three men will endeavor to furnish the board with additional data show ing theneed of speedy improvement. The Minnesota River Improvement league will also be called upon to furnish statistics bearing upon the commercial value of re-opening the river for navigation. The Second District Bankers' asso ciation which met in Sleepy Eye Fri day elected the following officers: President, A. B. Cheadle of Jackson yice president, R. M. Serrurier of Holland secretary-treasurer, J. S. Tolverson of Fulda members of the' executive committee, W. D. Willard of Mankato and A. L. Ward of Fair mont. Mankato was selected as the place for holding the next meeting,|*5| Mr. and Mrs. George Gieseke, aided by numerous friends, enjoyed a very pleasant celebration Saturday eve ning of the fortieth anniversary of their wedding. RYFFEL 6ETS $25 VERDICT Court Holds Police Officer Had No Authority to Arrest Him With out a Warrant. Suit Against the Marshal's Bonds men Dismissed for Lack of Evidence. The damage suit brought by Gottlieb Ryffel against Chief of Police Adolph Klause and his bondsmen was tried in the district court Friday and Satur day and resulted in a dismissal of the case as against the bondsmen and a directed verdict in favor of the plain tiff as against Klause. The judge's action as far as con cerned the bondsmen, N. Henningsen and Eugene Pfefferle, was based on the entire lack of evidence connecting them with the case. His action in in structing the jury to bring in a verdict against Klause was based on the as sumption tbat an officer of the law un der such circumstances had no author ity to arrest without a warrant. The case grew out of an attempt on the part of the city to collect a license from Ryffel for conducting a closing out sale in violation of an old-time city ordinance. Ryffel refused to pay the license and Chief Klause, acting under instruction from the mayor and the city attorney, made an arrest. He made it without a warrant, 'however, and thereupon Ryffel, through his at torneys, brought suit for false im prisonment. The damages demanded was $5,000, but the verdict of the jury was for only $25. The defendant, it is understood, has served notice of appeal. Albert Pfaender appeared at the trial for Klause, Henry N. Somsen for the bondsmen and Eckstein & Funk for the plaintiff, Ryffel. Sunday's Baseball Notes The New Ulm—Fairfax game at the fair grounds Sunday afternoon re sulted in a victory for the locals with a score of 6 to 5. Had the home boys played their best the victory would have been even more pronounced. "'•^^^^^^m^^m^ s^ W^ I The "First Team" defeated the "Berkners" at Sleepy Eye Friday with a score of 3 to 1. The game was played for the entertainment of the visiting bankers. At Sanborn the Springfield team succeeded in shutting out the Wanda, players. Score, 10 to 0. The Lake Shore and Hanska cluba played at Hanska, the Hanska aggre gation winning easily with a score of 12 to 4. The Comfrey boys defeated an Orms by nine with a score of 4 to 3, Comfrey securing ail her scores in the sixth inning. The Ormsby nine was com* posed of the best players in the towns of Odin, Ormsby, Echols and Butter field and from this it would appear that Comfrey has one of the best clubs in the county. Next Sunday it will cross bats with a club from Welcome. The New Ulm club will play the col lege team at the fair grounds next Monday. The Eagle Roller Mill company uses as an advertisement a postal card bearing the picture of a baby in the lower right hand corner, reaching out for a loaf of Daniel Webster bread ia the upper left hand corner, and the in scription: "He won't be satisfied till he gets it." A South Dakota woman received one of these cards and wrote* the company as follows: "I received your card with a baby on, but I will let you know that I dont want any more children, as I have thirteen al ready and all living. One of them works for you in and I will let you know that we have been, using your flour ever since you started to sell it here—between 2,500 and 3,000 pounds a year. So what I want is, not babies, but a premium." EGGS The following have been named by Gov. Johnson as members of the board of visitors to state institutions for women: Mrs. Stewart of St. Cloud, Mrs. Stark of St. Peter, Mrs. Bram hall and Mrs. MacLean of St. Paul and Mrs. Washburn of Duluth. While Jos. Sperl of Searles was blasting rock yesterday afternoon, a permature explosion caused him to lose the little finger of his left hand. He also received slight injury to his face. Remember we pay the high est market price in Cash for Eggs at our Ice House or Store. CRONE BROS. cj^j^^ani S J6 -38 A