The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-15

chiefs tied over the lower part of their
faces, hiding everything below the eyes.
81 locked the doors and hid my roll
of bills behind the lamp. The men
came to the doors and pounded and de-
manded admittance. They said that
they would break in the lights, and when
saw that they would get in anyway
shouted to them that I would nm
lock the doors. The man with the re-
volver, Sanders, fired one shot, which l
was afterwards told by brakeman hit
the switch light. They did not wait
but climbed to the top of the car, and
Sanders placed the revolver up to the
window, close to my head, and ordered
me to hold up my hands. I said that
I would come down, which I did, and 1
then opened enc of the doors.
"The men approached me and Sanders
reached his gun to my head as l stood
in the doorway, and the other fellow
went through my pockets. They got
two $40 bills and some small change,
dimes and nickels, l do not know how
much They also took my watch. 1
told them that I would like to keep my
watch as it was one that my mother
gave to me. One of them said that if
it was good one they wanted it, other
wise they did not care to keep it. 1
said that it had no great value, and we
talked for about fifteen minutes and
they gave the watch back to me. They
then told me not to say word, but to
sit down and not move, or else they
would shoot me. did as they said.
'In about ten minutes, No. l came !
along. The robbers were then at the en-
CINE, talking with Engineer Welsh, but |
the passenger train came along and be-
fore they had time to rob him they
caught sight of the policemen and got
out of sight quickly. The engineer had
some money.
"While was being robbed, the conduc-
tor wired to Mankato about the robbery,
and this is what brought the police
men. Sanders said to me that they
mad been laying for the rtain crew."
Officer Robb states that when he
md Officer Riley got off of the passen-
ger train at Minneopa they saw two men
It the engine. The men stepped around
n front of the engine and disappeared.
he wanted to follow them, but some
me suggested that they were the train
rev, and Conductor Ritz pointed out
,wo men close by who he said went the
'obbers. Officer Robb approached them
With drawn revolver in one hand and his
iashlight in the other. The men turned
tut to be the two brakemen on the
freight train, and the conductor called to
he officer that he had made mistake
n the men. The entire train crew was
7ery much excited.
The men were kept in separate cells,
Is far away from each other as posi-
Die. Sanders was so nervous and shaky
hat DR.. Edwards, the city health Of
icer, was summoned and treated him.
lie also examined the wounds in his
eft forearm and said that they had
been made by bullet that had entered
md passed through~and come out again.
The wound appeared to have been made
bout three weeks ago. The man is suf-
ering from too much drink.
Among Sanders effects was the stub
If a lead pencil that was stamped &c.
N. W." This might indicate that he
s former employe of that road or took
t from some employee.
The two prisoners were taken to
3lissenbach Bros gallery this forenoon
md photographed. They offered no OBJ
ection, and front and side views were
aiken. These will be sent to st. Paul to
ee whether the men can be identified as
'eing wanted elsewhere, as the officers
'elieve that Sanders is professional.
A man was arrested at Lake Crystal