Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-12-09

brOt0of mousse on Cu6 SOuC0 slOe. 1u0
night men at once called up Chief
Simmons and also notified Sheriff
Erickson and q posse of men went to
the Plummer house. Policeman Bar.
ney had been stationed near the front
of the house and Sheriff Erickson was
watching the rear when Chief Sim
mons and his men arrived on the
scene
Great precaution was taken and as
soon as the house was surrounded the
chief went up to the door and raped.
Not sound was heard on the inside.
but after some minutes of waiting
some noises were heard. The chief
went to the door and demanded that
the door be opened. No answer was
given and finally the chief of police
demanded that the doors be opened
and that they come out or he would
burst in the door. They spoke up
then and said that they would come
oat. The door was opened and they
seemed to think the jig was up and
we're willing to lay down. The three
men were taken into custody and
were locked op.
One man is known here as Jesse
Neil. alias Jesse Coe, alias Lemon
ade Bill BE is an ex-convict and
bad man. The other :wo are his pals.
one Of them being boy about twen-
" years Of age. They were not
tabled in the city this morning and
would not tell ali, one what their
names were.
Developments in the case after this
arrest show some highly sensational
features. It seems that this man Neill
is very we'll acquainted with Plum
mer, who is said to have tipped the
police. Plummer knew him at Still
water. Theyrqn oEtp Plummer yes
tarday afternnoand the latter was
with them for q |time He was asked
to 20 down near the river on the
other side Of the Atlas mill and while
there had bit Of experience that he
did not relish very much. One of the
three did not accompany the party up
town and when Plummar was de-
tected the youngest Of the gang
showed gun under his nose. not
knowing VINO he was and it is
thought he would have been killed
instantly had not Coe spoken ur
rather quickly and told his pal that
Plummer was all right.
Plummer then told the men that
they could go up and sleep in his
brothers house, as the latter was
away in North Dakota working, and
no one was living in the house. The
men thought this was all right and
came out from their hiding place,
which was under the steps Of the
Atlas mill, and were taken to the
Plummer house, where they decided
10 bunk for the night. It is stated by
Plummer that the three men had
planned to do business right here in
Brainerd. He told the police that they
had planned tohold up the ticket clerk
at the N. P. depot Immediately after
the 4 clock train passed through this
morning, and there is little doubt
thatwastheir mission here. It was also
confessed to Plummer that they had
been mixed up in the robberies at
Motley, Pine River and Pequot and
also the hold-up at Little Falls.
The Crow Wing authorities will
take the first whack at Coe, however
He has been served with a warrant
already charging him with robbing
the A. L. Cole department store at
Pequot short time ago. A large
quantity of goods were taken and the
burglars made good their escape.
The three men are am ing the worst
that the local authorities ever had
anything to do with and the wonder
is that they succeeded in capturing
them without being compelled to put
up fight. 1t is thought that the
men were fast asleep when the officers
first went to the house, and the reali-
zation that they had been tipped off
by supposed pal dumfounded them
and they thought there was no avenue
of escape, as the officers had come
prepared for business
A quarrel between John Kunza and
Conrad Palloch, at Jake Mrozek's in
Swan River Aug. 2lst, cost Palloch
$50 this week. Palloch bit Kunza on
the hand. He was brought before JUS
tice Cameron, and the case was post
poned several times. at last change
of venue being taken by Attorne,
Trettel to Justice Sheldon'e conrt.
where Palloch was convicted Friday.
and fined on Tuesday 81 and costs,
about $50 in all.
New phone: M. Montbriand. 45.2.