Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-12-30
: SUSPECTS BOUND OVER.
THOMAS MARTINI, JESSE NEAL
And HARRY HARDWOOD TO
AWAIT ACTION OF TIE
GRAND JURY.


Harry Harwovd were Tuesday after
noon in Justice Sheldon'a court bound
over 70 the spring term If the district
court. The robbery took place on the
night of November 9th.
Martin was examined alone and
Neal and Harwood together The
prisoners acted az their own attorneys.
Martin, the old man, AS Neal re:
ferred to him, was brought up for
examination hrst.
Al. Plummer of Brainerd was the
first to testify. He testified that he
had known Martin previous to his
arrest that he met him the day be.
for tn arrest that Martin asked him
if he l4a1 kept track Of the papers and
if the. had been ANYTHING in them
about the hold-up at Little Falls,
shat he had. Witness said that as
Martin seemed to know 90 much about
the holdup he asked if the crowd had
done the job, to which Martin replied
that they had. Witness also said that
Martin said that the gang had done
business at Motley and Pine River.
Martin then took him down to Intro
duce him to his pals. He left Plum
mer a short time 20 hunt up the other
Two, when Harwood showed up, and
not knowing that Martin had brought
Plummer down there, showed a gun
in his face and made him put up his
hands. Plummer had taken them to
his brothsrs house, his brother be-
ing away for the night. They had
talked about the different jobs re-
ferred to with Plummer. He then
peached on the trio and they were
arrested by Chief OF Police Simmons
of Brainerd and Sheriff Erickson Of
Grow Wig.
Martin, who acted es his own attor-
ney then questioned Plummer, during
which time it came out that where
they had first become acquainted was
at Saltwater where Plumner was
doing time for hold-up. Martin
claimed that Plummer proposed that
they hold up the depot that night,
which Plummer admitted, out that it
zsassrely1..had reen done as use to
throw them off the track. Martin
claimed that he was onto Plummer all
the tins. Martin asked witness if he
lad not been fred from his position
with the railroad company on account
Of breaking into box cars, which wit
ness denied, stating that he had pa
pers showing that he had quit Of his
own accord. Martins questions were
to show the character of witness-and
the strength to be given to his testi-
mcny.
Fl. NJ. Detloff testified that he was
freight agent, that the evening before
the robbery he had met man coming
toward him, that, when he met him,
the man said something about being
off his beat and turned and went
around the dark side OF the freight
house. That the man seemed to him
to have on brown fiat hat, had a
redish face. and brown mustach,
could not say it was defendant, and
when Nelll was on stand could not say
it was him. His description though
tailed some with Neal That on Sun
day morning on arriving at the
freight depot he saw that someone mad
gone into the freight depot through a
window. he then went into the Office
and found papers scattered all around,
then went into the warehouse where
he saw several boxes had been broken
into. Upon investigation it was found
that from one box of which there
was bill enclosed the following
articles were missing: horsehide JACKET
lady's belt, size %. mans blue
sweater, lady's drab waist.
Chief of Police Simmons of Brain
erd was then called ana testified that
after being informed that the trio
were in the house be and the sheriff
went there and demanded them to
open the door, which they at 6rst.re-
fused. but did finally, after they
threatening to break it down. He
found no arms on them or in the house
but returning after the arrest found
two revolvers and cartridges under
some clothing in bureau and chisel
in the bed.
Richard Cost, an uncle of Neill
called and testified that Martin tried
to sell him sweater and pair Of
pants Thought the pants shown him
were the ones. but was not certain.
Peter Olson of Freedmen was shown
pants and stated that be had bought
them for 81 from Harwood.
Victor Olson, a son of Peter Olson
testified as to Harwood selling the
pants and also to have seen Martin
and Harwood In the swamp in Belle
Prairie while hunting, also saw an.
other man but could not see who it
was.