The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-10-13
BLOW BANK SAFE
AND SECURE S. 200
Three "Yeggmen" Make : Very
Rich Haul at Spring
field. s. o.
CITIZENS WERE SCARED

Aroused by Explosions They Feared
to Attempt to Stop oans-safe MS
Blowers Stole . Team at
Avon 20 Miles Away.
Yankton, S. D., Oct. q. Thursday
night, part of the posse which had
been searching for the Springfield bank
robbers returned and reported no trace
Of the gang; Marshal Hickey and
snsrn s6sa an Wright r,ya Grganzsd
bottom and bluff roads. Guards have
been stationed at the pontoon bridge,
and close tab Is being kept on all skins
and rowboats. s
The officers, while not discouraged.
have almost given up hopes of speedy
capture. 1t Is thought the robbers
have doubled on their trail and lodged
the Springfield posse. If this Is the
case they have probably reached the
hills near Running Water, where they
at least.
The reward of $3.50 for the arrest
of each member of the gang has been
increased to $1,000 for the gang or
any part of it by the Bon Homme
Springfield, S. D., Oct Aroused
by two explosions at an early hour
Thursday morning, residents OF this
town We're made aware in short time
that a gang of "yeggmen" had blown
the safe of the Bank of Springfield,
securing $4,000, practically ali the cash
In the institution.
Fearing to leave their homes, the
citizens waited few minutes. and the
ROBBERS ron ! escaped by means Of rig
Which they stole some time last night
from DR.. Greenfield of Avon, a town y
lying about twenty miles northwest 81
here. 60
To Earl Craig a small boy, who. es-
capped by back window of his home
across the street from the bank. the
officers here owe the warning they re-
ceived. The boy spread the alarm too
late, however, to enable the officers to
erect capture or even to secure q
good description OF the robbers.
ABOUT J o'clock In the morning be-
lated residents homeward bound saw
three strangers strolling along the
main street of the town. No particulay
attention was paid to the men. al-s
though it is remembered now that one
was short and stockily built
Across the street from the Bank OF
Springfield a family named Campbell
resides. At 2:40 o'clock they were
awakened by a heavy explosion, and
glanctng out saw a man pacing back
and forth In front of the bank. They
progress, but being too badly fri1ht-Ss
ened they did not attempt TO alarm tho
town. M.
Second Explosion Heard.
In few minutes another explosion
was. heard and then one Of the mems
bers of the family called to a neigh
Dor, named Craig. whq lives close by.
Mrs. Craig awakened her son. Earl. 4
boy OF Is and. putting him out a back
windowsof the house started him on
his mission. He reused the town mar
shal and other citizens. but by the time
they arrived at the bank the robbers
had fed taking with them all the cash
In the institution. A resident on the
outskirts of the town heard a team
driven at gallop past his place short-
~ before o'clock andstit is supposed
the robbers fed east toward Yankton.
II IL possible they escaped across tho
Missouri river into NebraalSa although
the Greenfield rig stolen at Avon has
not been discovered. NJ
Examination at the bank showed the
robbers had forced their way through.
the front door. They had then smashed
glycerin. Gaining access to the vault
they tackled the safe. A heavy charge
of nitrOglycertn was inserted IA the
door. the robbers FIRST having thor
oughly soaped the cracks Then 9 flsst
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The door was blown from its hinge
and the books and papers In the safe
badly damaged. The windows OF the
building were also broken.
Bank Was insured.
Officers Immediately started In pur-,
suit. Cashier Carl Hill. Of the bank,
notified surrounding townsa by tele-l
partment was also informed OF the rob-
berry. The bank Is insured In the Amer
tcan Bankers association. which has
Pinkerton detectives at its command.
"A reward of $3.50 for each member of
the gang Is offered. Al
the discovery that q team and buggy
was stolen from the barn of Dr. Green.;'
field. The robbers probably drove tlllI
twenty miles to this city, ARRIVING here
about midnight: The rig is described
as follows: s3
One dark bay mare. left hind footI
white. and small white spot on left
shoulder. aged 10 years. one small, light s
bay mare. rather heavy: double har-,
ness. with collars and fynets; single
buggy, with cushions. rs a
Robbers Used Railroad.
Springfield is located on the Marion,
Junction branch OF the Milwaukee and !.
st. Paul railroad. in the southwestern
corner of Bon Homme county about six
miles from Running Water. Avon Isl;
located about twenty miles northwest
of here, In Charles Mix county. ii IL
on the Platte line of the Milwaukee and
st. Paul road.
It is the theory of the fiicers that the
robbers are members OF the gang driv-
en- out Of Mitchell, 8. D., during the
corn palace. They may have journeyeds
to Avon, there stole the Greenfield rig
md drove toa g this city.
ON STATE ISSUES ONLY.
Columbus, Oct. 81 Chairman 0arher ee5
the democratic state COMMITTEES today No.
Taft, Shaw and other. members 0f sthoi
Presidents cabinet will not chang ~
policy laid out by democrats es tho
ginning Of the campaign 10 conlina II l6s
discussion from the stump during the ~