Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-19
|ROBlER DIED GIhE
Greenville Bank Robber Refused
to the Last to ImpIicate
His Pals.
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Declares On His Death Bed That
He Robbed the Bank
Alone.
Claims Also to Have Fired Shot
That Killed Lindblad.-To.
days Developments.

Sioux Rapids, Nov. 19-The bank rob.
her who was shot and killed in the battle
1t Albert City Saturday afternoon, fol
lowing which his two companions were
run down and captured, was game to the
last. Shortly before he died the officers
endeavored to get him to rake a state
inent as to his Identity and that of his
accompices. He absolutely refused &c
give his name or those of the two men
who We're with him. He would only
say that he was guilty of the Greenville
bank robbery and denied that the men
who were with him were his accom-
r,ices.
When told thta Lindblad, the mer-
chant who was shot in the ARRAY, was
dead. and that Marshal Lodinow was in
a critical condition, he did not appear to
be greatly concerned. After a moment
or two he beckoned to the officials and
killed Lindblad and wounded Lodinow
aimed at them and saw them fall"
The officers are disposed to doubt the
truth of his statement. They are of the
opinion that he realized that he would
die in few moments and that he made
the statement in the hope that it could
ne used in the trial of his companions to
shield them. They feel confident that in
the excitement attending the fight and
with the large number of shots that
We're fred thai the dead man could not
possibly know whether he fired the fatal
shots or not. In fact, it is claimed there
is positive evidence to prove that the
shots were fired after the dead man had
fallen to the ground and been put out
of the fight.
Pinkerton operatives employed by the
Bankers Mutual Casualty Association,
who were hurried to the scene of the
shooting to see If. they could indentify
the dead man and his two companions,
who are now in the Buena Vista county
Jail at Storm Lake, were unable to iden-
tify any of the three. The two prison
ers, from whom $500 was recovered and
On whose persons quantity of nitro
giycerine was found, absolutely refuse to
say who they are or where they came
from. They say that they were con-
cerned In the robbery at Greenville, but
deny that they fired the shots that killed
Lindblad and wounded Lodinow.
1t is the opinion OF the officers that
The confession of completely in the rob-
berry was made by them with the
thought that it would lead 10 their trial
1T Spencer for the less serious crime. !
The officers of Buena Vista county de-
.ermined, however. to hold them for the
murder of Lindblad, and they Will be
indicted and tried for this crime at
Storm Lake.
The terrific character of the battle is !
evidenced by the fact that Sunday six
y-three bullets We're found Embedded
n the walls of the depot building and
he structures about which the fight
vas carried on. Many more shots must
lave been fired than have been account
d for.
The failure Of the Pinkerton operat
yes. who are from the st. Paul and
,hicago offices, to identify the robbers
eads to the conclusion that they are
lew men in this section of the country.
of the men have been ta-
EN-, and these have been forwarded to
he Pinkerton offices in Chicago, in the
opes that an identificatio of them
ill be secured there that may lead to
he arrest of other members of the
and.
Lindblads death occurred at IL o'clock
unday morning. Reports received yes
arday were to the effect that the ex-
itement in Buena Vista county. where
,indblad had been well-known far
Ter for years before he embarked in
usiness at Albert City. is intense, and
1ere are good prospects of an attempt
/ lynching. Precautions are being ta-
en- to guard against this at Storm
axe. as we'll as to prevent any attempt
nat may be made by friends of the de-
.ndants who are on the outside to res
lie them from custody. Attempts of
Zig kind were mede at Story City, a
,uple of years ago in Grand Rapids,
Itch, and at small Wisconsin town,