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The Mankato Free Press
Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
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Suspicious developments in alleged train wreck attempt on Omaha road at Sioux Falls Junction near Worthington; Iversop's contradictory claims and minor wound suggest possible hoax for reward, with railroad investigating.
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There have been some very suspicious developments regarding the alleged attempt to wreck a train on the Omaha road at Sioux Falls Junction, three miles from Worthington, Sunday night. Iversop, who claimed to have discovered men at work on the track and to have been shot and robbed, is said to have told some contradictory stories. His wound could scarcely have bled a spoonful, according to the physician's statement, yet he claimed to have bled profusely and to have fainted away. A large quantity of blood was found along the track, but the detectives have found some chickens' feathers near by. The loosened rails would not have wrecked a passenger train. There are suspicions that the man was anxious enough to secure a reward from the railroad company to undergo a little physical suffering, such as a slight flesh wound in one leg from a pistol ball. The railroad company is probing the matter to the bottom.
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Sioux Falls Junction, Three Miles From Worthington
Event Date
Sunday Night
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iversop sustained a slight flesh wound; suspicions of hoax for railroad reward; loosened rails insufficient to wreck passenger train; railroad company probing the matter
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Iversop claimed to discover men working on the track, was shot and robbed, and bled profusely, but told contradictory stories; physician stated wound bled minimally; blood along track possibly from nearby chickens' feathers; suspicions he inflicted wound himself for reward