The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-08
BICYCLISTS RID
Y0UNGERS DID

sist in their Identification and unless
they have provided a change of cloth
ing and horses at some distant point,
noon. The men were dressed in bicycle
clothes, knickerbockers, black stock
ings and tight caps. They were about
five; feet nine inches tall, and weighed
perhaps $50 pounds each.
Assistant Cashier Thorburn usually
goes to dinner about noon, and returns
to the bank about / o'clock in the aft
ernoon. In the meantime the doors
of the institution are closed YestAr-
day he opened the bank about five
minutes after / o'clock, and soon after
he opened the doors and raised the
curtains Olof Oestern, travelling col
lector for the Wood Harvester COM
pany, Of st. Paul, entered the bank to
transact some business. Oestern Etood
on the outside of the counter, and
Thorburn just behind the wicket. The
railing is not high jump. nor seri-
Gus obstacle for an athletic man. In
fact, 1t is no obstacle at all, for it is
placed in such manner as to offer an
easy foothold for climber. This ac-
counts for the great celerity with
which the work of the bandits was ac-
complished.
Several people saw the robbers
standing across the street from the
bank just before the murder and raid
was committed. Among those Who saw
the men were Mrs. George r. Brown
ing and Mrs. William Masters. The
ROBBERS LOUNGED CARELESSLY
against the opposite building, and, al
though they were strangers, no one
paid anything but passing glance
at them. They had been seen in town
since early morning, and those = no
saw them took them to be whealrnen
who were doing the country for Ileas-
ure. Just before noon the young men
entered Lund & Roths dry goods store,
where they each purchased pair of
overalls, saying that the dust Of the
roads was running their clothes. The
men were not desperate looking. Foth
looked as if they had worn off their
surplus flesh by hard riding. Their
figures indicated great strength and
endurance. After making their pur-
chases they rolled up the new overalls
in close packages and strapped them
to the handle bars Of their wheels.
Later one of the men was seen wear
ing the overalls he had purchased.
About lis o'clock the men looked
across the street, and one Of them,
was. seen to say something to the
other. At this point both Mrs. Mas
ters and Mrs. Browning passed them.
Mrs. Browning saw the men pass
around to the rear of the bank, and
lean their wheels against the wall.
The men then Immediately entered the
front door Of the bank. Mrs. Brown
ing was standing where she could see
through the front windows clear
through to the back windows. The
men had been in the bank but half q
moment when suddenly both Mrs.
Browning and Mrs Masters were start
led by hearing
A REVOLVER SHOT
followed instantly by a. second. The
interior Of the bank was not well light
ed, and the women saw plainly the
flash of the powder. Before the fright
ened women could make an exclamation
they saw the figure of one Of the vic
tins fall to the floor. and heard the
crash. It was probably the body of
Oestern, who was standing outside Of
the wicket Then the thud Of the as
sistant cashiers body was heard. Mrs.
Browning stood rooted to the spot, yet
she plainly saw one Of the asSassins
leap to the front Of the bank and pull
down the curtain which covered the
glass door. But through the window, she
saw them make q dash over the
railing, and saw their heads bending
down, very likely in quest Of the booty
they knew must be lying about. They
were not long in finding 1t. In a half
open drawer was large package of
bills which figured up about $1,000. Ly-
ing in a great yellow heap was perhaps
81, 900 in gold, but this was not touched,
owing to its weight.
Then with quick glance at their