The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-02

The Deed Was Done Three Miles
East of Saltwater, Where Boink
Had Gone to Purchase Same
stock-It Is Thought the Rob-
bers Were Hudson JaiI-BreaI.ers
Who Escaped Sunday NIGHT.
William Boink, a cattle buyer, living
at 612 John street, was held I'D tbraa
miles east Of Saltwater yesterday
morning and robbed of $3O4 The rob-
berry was committed by two men. one
OF whom covered Mr. Boink with a re-
Vclver, while the other searched his
pockets. The robbery was reported to
at Hudson, Wis, Dot no arrests we re
made 1t is thoughtthat the1highway-
men We're two men who escaped from
the Hudson jail Sunday night.
Inc cattle dealer was on the way TO
Gear lake to purchase stock. He left
ST Paul at O'Clock and on reaching
saltwater started to walk to the home
OF farmer who drives him about in
his purchasing trips. He carried an
envelope in his coat pocket containing
saoo, and had $4 in change in his
trousers pocket. While travelling
lonely spot in the road, three miles ont
out OF the bushes ahead of him. One
man jumped back into the bushes. but
the other approached the cattle buyer
AS the man passed him Boink turned
around to view the stranger, when
he suddenly found himself looking into
the barrel of revolver, while the
stranger ordered him to elevate his
hands. Boink was unarmed and taken
Whol!y by surprise, so had no alterna-
tive but to obey the command.
turning the cattle buyer around go
that he could not see his companion.
the h1ghwayman called to the man
IN the bushes. Giving him a handker-
ch1ef, the man with the pistol directed
the other robber to blindfold Boink 1t
was hard for the cattleman to submit.
Knowing that his $500 would soon be
taken from him. but the man with the
pistol threatened to kill him If he NOV
ed or made an outcry, so he quietly
submitted. With the pistol pressed
against Boinks temple the first rob
Der advised his companion to quickly
search their victim. The change in
Boinks trousers pocket was first ap-
propriated, and after all of his othe:
pockets had been searched the en-
velope rewarded the highwaymen.
Assuring themselves that the cattle
ouyer mad nothing else of value about
MIN the highwaymen ordered him t.
stand with his back to them and NOT
to turn around. The man with the pis-
toll then removed the handkerchief
from Boink's eyes and both highway
men disappeared through the woods.
Boink remained quiet for several min
utes and then went to the nearest
farmhouse, mile away, where he Sc
cured a team and hurried back to Still
water with the report of the robbery.
The only robber that the cattle BUYER
could give a description of was the
man with the pistol, who was short,
thick set, wore a black, SLOUGH hat,
black clothes, and had a rather heavy.
sandy moustache. This corresponds
closely to the description of one of a
trio of prisoners who escaped from jail
at Hudson Sunday night The es-
capped prisoners are reported to have
started toward Saltwater and it is
believed that Boink fell into the hands
of two Of them.
Mr.. Boink said last evening, in
speaking of the robbery, that he had
some suspicion that some one who
knew he carried money with him had
probably followed him from this city
He did not show the money to any
one, however, he says, and saw no one
following him on the road. He was
held up at Baldwin, Wis, several years
ago, and also lost a considerable sum
of money in this experience.