The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
BANDITS KILL HOTEL
NAN AND GET AWAY
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er, who rooms at the hotel, opened the
door of the rear entrance and started
to- enter. Like flash he was covered
by the revolver that had killed Bader.
He slammed the door quickly and es-
caped before the robbers had time to
shoot. #..@.
With a parting warning to keep fac
ing the wall, the bandits backed out of
the door and disappeared into the
darkness. AS soon as they had gone,
the men in the place went to the aid OF
the diving Bader and the patrol wagon
was summoned to take him to St.
Barnabas hospital He died there a
few minutes after arriving.
Talked to the Police.
On the way to the hospital Bader
talked at length to the police, but the
officers have not made his statements
public. Tt is thought that he may
have known one or both of the robbers
and told the officers whom to look for.
He did not know how much money |
there was in the cash drawer at the
time and it will never be known just
how much they obtained. - = .-
While Bader was being taken to the
hospital his friends searched the place
and more than $1,000 in bills was
found scattered about behind the bar
in cuspidors and obscure corners. The
robber who took the cash was evldent-
" nervous and in a hurry to get away,
which caused him to loosen his hold on
the money. He is thought to have car
ried away about $500.
Besides Byron Cooler, the only men
in the place at the time Of the shooting
were Fred Cole, mill hand, man
named Ralph and two or three other
| men whose names were not learned by
the police.
Detectives Search Yards.
As soon as the news of the murder
reached headquarters large force of
detectives were detailed on the case
and the railroad and milling switch
yards were thoroly searched, but there
was little trace of the murderers.
Some of the officers found tracks on
an abandoned flight of steps leading
from the switch yards over the en-
bankment to First street. These tracks
could not be followed but the red light
! district was thoroly searched, for the
men who were thought to be in hiding
there. The extensive trackage and the
long lines of boxcars afforded an ex
! cellent opportunity for the escape OF
= the murderers, and it is feared that
+ they may have boarded passing. trair
:. and reached the city limits in safety.
+ Judging from the actions Of the mel
the police think that they were wei
acquainted with the hotel, for the.
knew exactly where to find the money
Another fact that tends to prove this
z say the police, is that Bidder was shot
He always kept from thiSse to five re
i volvers behind his bar, and had oftel
| said he would not be surprised at
holdup at any time. He was a power
J. fully built man and was noted for hi
: nerve. His friends all say that had h
r. seen the robbers they would never hav
f obtained the money without fight.
h Two Men Suspected.
d The suspicious of the police were a
% once turned to two members Of a Sout
e Minneapolis gang who have been trie
y on similar charges recently and di'
fe missed. County Attorney Al j. Smit
l., visited the scene of the murder to a
s. sist the police in gathering evidenc
and after the examination he told til
y. officers to look for two men whose wor
I'd is familiar to him. The police searche
70 the city for the men Until early tn
ru morning.
IS. kilograms containing the desert
d, tions Of the bandits were sent to on
at side towns and to St. Paul, and D
Nv tective Joe Lawrence spent the nigt
ge working on the case with the ST. Pa
at police.
We The men are described as being sic
der and very young. One slight
above and the other slightly below t
medium height. They were shabbi
30 dressed but appeared to know the
"S business. The description given by t
men in the place was not a good o
De- and the police are somewhat hampere
Bader's Patrons.
wi. Bader's hotel and saloon business W
zen almost entirely among milling and re
per road men. Ills front door was al"a
re- closed and locked at O'Clock in
ces evening and during the day it was s
I q dom used by any one except strange
1ul The regular patrons always went il
ese the side entrance to the hotel and fir
~ ~ there into the barroom. Only yesterG
Bader spoke to his employees abb
an locking up the front door permanen
an and had he carried out his plan iml
re- diately he would probably have sa'
in his life. It was his custom to dl
and large amounts from the bank on
ao 100 days the mills and railroads paid tt
M. men and the robbers timed their ht
up we'll.
The Falls hotel is one Of the ole
hostelries in Minneapolis and has b
conducted by the Bader family
a nearly forty years. Bader had /
the place up since his mothers dc
severa- years ago. It is two bic
from dwellings Of any kind and is
PTS rounded only by tall mills and
dano lines Of box cars. The surroundings
This dark and foreboding, and the plac
elo- ideally situated from the Highly
class mans standpoint @..
Be- Bader was 46 years old and is
vived by widow and one daugl
I 70 He was member of several frate
ffin~ orders and had been in business at
yerai scene of the murder since he was
lie. years old.
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