The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-03-13
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They Rob tine State Bank Of kasota
of Over $3.50.
Were Given a Fright Before They
Could Secure More.
Posse Surrounds the Building Only to
Find Men Gone.
Burglars Left No CIew Officers at
Work on Case.

From Thursdays Daily.
Bank robbers turned t1lck in Ka-
sofa between two and three O'Clock this
morning, touching the First State Bank
of that village for $4yys and probably
would have secured more cash if they
had not been given a fright. The cracks
men made good their escape and left no
clew.
The burglars gained access to the
bank building and with glycerine and
dynamite they blew off the outside door
of the fire and burglar proof safe. They
had prepared a charge an an attempt to
blow open the time lock strong box but
were frightened away. The lock of the
safe was charged with glycerine.
Outside of the time lock safe the bur
glars found about $3.50 in silver and
change which had been left there by
Cashier o. B. Buel. This they took.
The explosion awakened members of
the family of Mr.. Buel, who lives Just
across the street from the bank. Mr..
Buel was aroused and on looking out
of a window he observed a man stand
ing ON the sidewalk in front of the bank.
Not being armed Mr.. Buel did not care
to venture toward the bank. Finally Mrs.
Buel awakened some neighbors who in
turn awakened others and within few
minutes fifteen or twenty men armed
with rifles and shot guns surrounded the
bank under the belief that the eracksnl,n
We're on the inside. An investigation,
however, disclosed that the men had
made their escape. Officers in all the
surrounding towns were Immediately no.
titled of the robbery
Shortly after the explosion woman
living on the edge of town saw man
running on the road east of the village.
He was headed for the woods 1t is sup
posed that he was one of the robbers.
The State Bank of Kasota was recent
ly established It's president is G. w.
Babcock, the well-known quarry man,
who is now visiting in California
About three o'clock this morning Night
Sergeant Mcdonald received telephone
message from Kasota requesting the as
sistance of couple of Mankato's police
officers. The information was conveyed
to Mr.. Mcdonald that the bank was sur
rounded by posse and the inference was
that the police were wanted for the pur-
pose of capturing the craftsmen. Mr.
McDolidlu Iepueu tudC III hdsOla WOULD
pay the expense of a rig the police would
be sent. Nothing further was heard
from kasota until six o'clock this morn
ing when the word was sent down that
the bank had been approached and no
robbers were found.
1t is supposed that when Mrs. Buel
screamed to her neighbors the burglars
We're frightened away.
Chief of Police Bowen and Gates Phil
lips went to Kasota this morning to
look into the case.
Chief Bowen states that the safe con-
tanned $4,000 last night and the night
before there was $4,000 in the bank
but yesterday being pay day in the stone
quarries much of the cash was distribut-
ed among the workmen. Also sum of
money was sent to st. Peter yesterday.