The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-09-20
SUSPECTS ARRESTED
Two Men We're Arrested Last Friday on
Suspicion Of Having Robbed the
Memo POStOffiCe.
The Men Were Identified by Parties in
Mitchell and They We're Given
Their Freedom.
Suggestions Offered Of Food to Take the
Place Of Potatoes, Now That They
are Expensive.
MENNo P0sToFFlCE ROBBED.
Two Strangers Were Arrested Here
Friday Supposed to be the
Guilty Parties.

Thursday night the postoffice at
Memo, Bon Homme county, was robbed
and the men who were supposed to
have committed the deed arrived in
this city yesterday afternoon. Sheriff
swindler received a telephone message
from Jake Schetter, OF Bridgewater,
who is something of detective, giving
description of the men who were sus-
pected of the crime. The two men
passed through Emery during the day
and they were seen by Schetter, who
got good description of them, and it
was known that they had driven from
Memo. Deputy Sheriff Brooks and
Chief OF Police Keith were at the east
train when it arrived and the two men
stepped off. They corresponded ex-
actly with the description sent over the
telephone.
The chief stated that when they got
off the train that their actions were
suspicious and seemed TO try elude
the inspection OF any person. The two
men were promptly arrested and taken
to the county jail. They claimed to be
in the lightning rod business and the
stuff in their grips bore out the as
sary for the business. A short time
after the men had been placed in iail
gentleman by the name of Robert
Crane identified the men as being
straight and honest He said. he had
known both men since they were boys
and that they were honest and reliable.
Mr.. Crane was known here by Geo. A.
Johnston, and is cousin of ]. M.
Greene, of Chamberlain. Upon the
representation of Crane the two men
were released.
At the time the two men stepped off
the train it is reported that there
was third man in the party but was
not with them. After the two men had
been taken the third man picked up a
grip and got back on the train, and it is
presumed that he had the swag, if they
were the correct parties. During the
ia; there were two men who stopped at
the Plotner house, who later developed
to be associated with the two men that
were arrested. They were there dur
ing the day ana exhibited great deal
OF uneasiness in their actions. Shortly
after the arrest was made these men at
the Plotner house disappeared, having
hired buggy at a livery stable, and
claimed they were going TO drive into
the country. The assumption of the
sheriff is that they drove down to the
Milwaukee depot and got the third man
of the party, who evidently cot off the
train before it pulled out, and got him
out of town. The two men who were
arrested paid the bill OF. their partners
at the Plotner house and all four de-
parted south on the evening freight
| Two of them were in the caboose and
the other two were piled into a refrig.
orator car.
Sheriff Swindler thought he had the
right men but he had no authority to
hold them any longer after they had
made their Identification If he had
/ received instructions from the sheriff
OF Bon Homme county to hold the men
he would have done SO, but getting the
notice from q person who was not an
official he felt that he was placing him
self in an unpleasant position by further
holding the men. The fact that they
had friends here during the day and
| that they lost no time in getting out OF
town after they were released looks
suspicious to the officials to say the
least.