The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-05-19


and read with more interest than any
other paper here. Cook Apwo.
Tho Bixbys' Arrested.
From Bismarck Tribune0
B.. F Bixby and son Fred were arretsed
late Yesterday afternoon by Sheriff Don
nelly, upon complaint of E. 8. Beardsley,
on charge Of grand larceny. The charge
upon which the arrests were made is that
of the theft of $40 from the safe in the
office at the Western house some weeks
ago. Search warrants had been gotten
out prior to the arrest, and when it was
made, tho room occupied by the two in
the Dakotah block was searched. but the
search was without result. for no part of
the missing money was found.
The hearing of the two men was held
before Justice Tibbils last evening. The
hearing of the testimony consumed some
time, and at it's close. the men were bound
over to the district court, in bonds of $500
each, in default of which they were COM
mitted to Jail.
The crime, for the alleged commission
of which the arrests we're made was COM
mitted some time in the early morning of
Suncay, April 18th. Some time prior to
this date. Henry Here, who was employed
at the Weastern, received from the "old
country" draft of $512, left him by some
relative. The draft, or check, was loft in
the hotel safe tor several days, and was
afterward cashed, and Hero took about
$40 of the amount. leaving $40 in small
bills in charge of the hotel proprietor, un.
til he should call for it. Tho money was
put in an envelope, and placed in the
money drawer of an old fashioned, key
safe, where it remained for several days
or until Sunday morning, when, in the
Irishman's parlance, sit turned up miss
ing" An investigation of the safe showed
that it had been unlocked, and strange to
say, the thieves had not touched about $40
in bills which lay on top of the envelope
containing Here's money, belonging to
the house. This was one suspicious cir
cumstance. Another was the way the
thief or thieves had effected an entrance
in the Office, and into the safe. The
ability of the marauders to do this so
neatly lent Suspicion that the theft had
been performed by some one who knew
Of the presence of the money in the draw
er, and who possessed knowledge of how
to be at it, by means of the key to the
safe. which was always kept in another
money drawer, near by. Briefly, it looked
as though the robbery had been COM
mitted by some ono pretty familiar with
the Office, and its surroundings.
Bixby was night clerk at the time the
crime was committed, and although some
suspicion rested on him, nothing was done
in the way of an arrest at the time. About
a week after the robbery, he was dismissed
from his position for intoxication, and
since that time he has been watched. And
he is said to have spent money pretty
freely, where, prior to his leaving the
hotel, he was not known to possess be-
yond dollar or so at time. Night be-
fore last, the younger Bixby lost $40 at
poker, and this led to his arrest, as he,
likewise, has had no money during the
winter, and was not known to have any
income. It was also proven at the hear
ing that the two had rented a room, and
paid rent in alvance for it. and where
rather flush of money. Bixbv had two
ive-dollar bills on him when arrested.
Hayden, the barber who has shop at
the Western, testified that Bixby told him
a day or 80 prior to the robbery, that tie
money in question was in the safe. and
that he (Bixby) wished it was his, al it
swould DO him more good than that Rus
sian," referring to Here. These with tho
facts above stated, were about the prin-
cipal parts of the testimony brought out
by the prosecution. Bixby, senior, testi-
fed that he knew nothing of the money
having been in the SAFE. When asked to
explain where tho two had gotten the
money, which it had been proven he and
his con had, admitted the possession OF
$50 when he left the hotel, but would not
explain where he got it. The case will be
tried in district court which convenes
nsxt week.