The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-06-01
ROBBERY At
GUTHRIE
Two Masked Men Hold Up
Postmaster and Another
Get Big Haul.
SECURE $75 In CASH AND Ar.
TICLES IN JEWELRY.
Robbers Compel Victims to Take
Walk Up Railway Track at
Points of RevOlvers.

Points of RevOlvers.
Written for yesterday. but Withheld from
publication by request OF the authorities[
One Of the boldest and most
successful robberies in the his
tory Of northern Minnesota oc
Cured last night about 10 O'Clock
at Guthrie, station on the M. &
Lib miles south of Bemidji when
two masked men held up the post.
master, f. r. Herzberg, a I'd his
companion. R. T. Walker, rified
the money drawer OF the post
office, securing about $40 in cash
took about SOS in cash from the
pockets of the two victims and
their gold watches and other
small articles of jewelry, besides
securing a Winchester rife and
an amount of ammunition and
two pairs of shoes, ending the
robbery in a highly sensational
escape, in which the victim 8
figured as prisoners and were
compelled to walk up the railway
track toward Bemidji for a dis
of ten miles, at the points Of two
revolvers, after which they were
ordered to turn around and make
their way back to Guthrie in the
shortest possible time.
Herzberg is postmaster and
proprietor of a general merchan-
disc store at Guthrie, the post
Office being located in the rear
end of the mer camille establish
ment. He was standing in the
front end of the store talking to
Walker when the two masked
men entered, drew their guns
and demanded them to hold up
their hands. Both men readily
complied and one of the robbers
held them at bay while the other
went to the postofice drawer and
took what money there was, af-
forwards returning to Herzberg
and Walker, whose clothes were
gone through thoroughly, with
the result that the robbers
secured in all about SIS in money
besides their gold watches.
The hold up artists afterwards
ordered Herzberg and Walker to
walk out of the store. The order
was complied with, and the two
men we're driven to the railway
track. A ten mile walk up the
track ensued, Herzberg and
Walker being compelled to walk
the entire distance at the points
of revolvers held by the robbers,
who after reaching a point about
three miles east of Bemidji told
their prisoners to halt and or
dered them to turn around and
make the best possible time back
to Guthrie, emphasizing the or.
der with a couple of pistol shots.
They then coolly sat down upon
the track and watched their vic
Tins take the back track, after.
wards disappearing in the thick
woods that border the track.
One Of the men is described as
tall and we'll built, while the
other is rather short and stocky.
When the robbery occurred the
latter wore a Prince Albert coat.
No other description is given, ex.
cept that the taller one had a
smooth voice and was evidently
the more expert at the business,
taking everything very cooley
while hitting the robbery.
The smaller man evidenced
symptoms of nervousness.
Herzberg and Walker went
back as far as Nary and attempt
ed to notify the authorities in Be-
midi of the affair, but were un-
able to do so because of the tele.
phone and telegraph wires being
out OF commission. They ar
rived in the city this morning and
told their story to the sheriff and
police and vigilant watch is
being kept up for the arrival Of
men answering the descriptions
given of the two robbers.
Mill Wood for Sale.