The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1900-12-28
WAS ROBBED OF $3.50
n. ]. Nielsen Was Held up Saturday
Night by Two Men ThO Took Ill
His Money.
he Was Bound Hand and Foot and
Gagged and Left to Free
Himself.
Had Laid in the Cold Over an Hour
Who'll Discovered by the Night
Watch.
BOLD HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
Crime Seems to be Increasing in the
City as Evidenced by Saturday
Nights Deed.
BOLD HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
Crime Seems to be Increasing in the
City as Evidenced by Saturday
Nights Deed


Nights Deed.
When N j. Nielsen went home at .
late hour Saturday night he little
thought that he was to be the victim
Of q holdup, yet he was held up by two
men who robbed him of about $3.50 ard
then left him on the ground 10 free
himself of his bonds if he c utd.
Saturday evening Mr.. Neilsen had
been to the Odd Fellows Eucampment
and lodge had held rather late on
account of initiating several candidates.
When lodge adjourned several OF the
to Phillips restaurant and got an oyster
stew and then started home. Mr.. Neil
sen went to his office over Ferris drug
store to get some money that he did not
care to leave in the Office over Sunday.
He assisted several friends in the search
for party ald then started home on
east c)nd street. After crossing
Kamball street MIR. Nielsen said he
heard two men approaching from the
east bit the thought never entered his
mind for moment that anything was
going to happen to him.
In giving the details of the holdup to
THE REPUBLICAN Mr.. Nielsen said he
passed the two men at the west corner
OF VIM. Herberts residence and that he
had barely passed them when they
whirled around and grabbed him. Oae
of them placed his hand over Neilsen's
mouth to prevent any outcry and they
pushed him up the alley about 10 or Is
feet. lie was thrown to the ground
face down and in short space of time
they had rihsd his pockets. They
were 80 we'll pleased with their haul
that one said to the other: "Well, this
is pretty good; guess We had better tie
him so he cannot give the alarm"
With thet they took Neilsen's muffier
from around his neck and tied his feet
and q cord was used to tie his hAnds.
The robbsrs then took Neilsen's hand
kerchief from his pocket and tied it
across his mouth, leaving him lying on
the ground to freeze to death or free
himself from his position if he could.
This occurred about l1:40 and FIVE min
utes afterwsrd Nielsen said he heard
someone coming along the sidewalk and
he mads determined effort to attract
their attention, but with the handker-
chief over his mouth he could not make
them Tear distance of over five or ten
feet, as the wind was blowing hard from
| the north.
For over an hour Mr.. Nielsen laid
| there in that uncomfortable position,
trying in every possible way to release
mis- hands or his feet, but to no avail.
Soon he heard two men coming along
the sidewalk who proved to be Charles
Priest and Night Watch Coghlin, and
they heard Ais cry for help. They q,
once went to the assistance of Mr.. Neil
sen and cut the bands which had im.
prisoned him. He was considerably
uumbed by the cold and the two mer
had to help him to his home, which wa.
only block away. In the struggle
Mr.. Neilsen's watch fell on the ground
ano this was found the next morning.
and also one OF the pocketbooks emptied
of it's contents.
Mr.. Nielsen says he had no opportun.
| ity to get glimpse of the men az il
was so dark that seeing was out OF the
question. Their voices were also un-
recognizable. There are two electric
lights in the vicinity of the robbery.
each of them about block away bu
for some reason they did not cast an,
light in that direction he said the
robbers did not display any weapons
that he saw, but relied on their mair
strength to complete the job.
In speaking of the money Mr.. Neilse,
said that S237 of it belonged to the
Workmen lodge, of which he is the re.
ceiver. This had been paid to him in
the last week for dues and assessments
and the amount was to have been
turned over to W. N. Hollands, his sue
cessor, that day, but the latter failed to
find Mr.. Nielsen in his Office at the hour
when he called to receive the money.
He stated that he had always either
carried the money of the lodge with
him or kept it at the office, excep,
when there was something unusual go