Little Falls herald., 1904-12-23
RICE BANK ROBBERS
Guilt Of Suspects Appears
to be Quite Clearly
Proven

Chas. F. Morgan, the three alleged
bank and postofdce robbers, were
arraiQned this afternoon one at q time
before Judge 81. q. Limperich, says
the St. Cloud Times of Friday. They
are formally charged with burglary
in the third degree, but this charge
will doubtless on motion of the ccun-
ty attorney be changed to different
one later. The hearing and prelimin-
ary examination Of The three was set
for next Thursday morning at 10
clock. Their bonds were fixed at
IS, 600, but are of course unfurnished.
1t is understood that there is now
quite demand for the persons of. the
prisoners. Benton county is anxious
to get them in order that the Rice
bank robbery may be expiated. The
Stearns county authorities want them
fer the Rockville store robbery. The
federal authorities want them for the
robbery of the Rockville postofice.
! The Stearns county authorities have
possession, however. which is nine
points in law, and it is probab able that
County Attorney Donohue will try
hard to hold them for the Rockville
store robbery.
Cashier Turretin stated this after
noon that he had been able to figure to-
the exact amount of money secured bv
the robbers. 1t is f1,644 instead Of
$4,000.
Sheriff Bernick and Marshal Arthur
Fox reached the city on the Willmar
local at :15 with the three suspects,
two Of them hand -cuffed together.
Route crowd had learned of the cap
ture and we're at the depot and later
in the sheriff's Office to get look at
the men.
The officers accompanied the prison.
ers to the county Jail, where they
we're registered and thoroughly
searched, one at time
Charles F. Morgan was the name
given by the first one registered. Nor
gan was captured at Paynesville. He
gave his age as 26, though it is prob
ably nearer 35; his height feet and
RI inches and his birthplace as Chlca-
60. He is a very swartny individual
and In general appearance bears the
marks of gentleman criminal.
George Myers was the name given
by the second one registered He and
his mate were captured near Rich
mond by Marshal John Kost. Myers
did not buck at allowing tis descrip-
tion to be taken. but was decidedly
annoyed when the officials made him
strip, that his clothes might be
searched. Myers gave his age as 80,
and Davenport, Iowa, as his BIRTH
place. He is short in stature, being
but 5 feet, inches in height. When
searched by the Richmond marshal
only S.. IS was found on him, but
Sheriff Bernick found $40 more sewed
up in the lining of a coat pocket hsp.
Charles Young was the name given
by the last of the trio. He and Myers
were travelling together. Young says
ne is ~ years of age and born in Du-
]uth, Of Irish parentage. Ee is feet,
10 inches in height and is not at all a
handsome individual.
Very little ttevidence'' was found
on either Myers or Young when they
were arrested, but it is the firm con-
viction of the officials and of the resi-
dents of Richmond that the "evi-
dence' is cached in the woods near
that village. Both men were seen to
make several pilgrimages in the tim
Der where they circulated around be-
fore returning into the city. They
were also identified by the officers Of
the Bank of Richmond as men who
were in the institution two or three
times prior to the Rockville postofice
robbery. Each time they asked for
change for fifty cent piece, or made
some other equally unimportant re-
quest.
On the person of Morgan, however,
there was found evidence .galore
and the following is an inventory:
$3.50 in currency.
$45 in gold.
4Q3 in ilvor 1011arc