The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-02
GANG OF ROBBERS
IN NORTH DAKOTA.
EVERY WEEK SEES A PosToFFICE
ROBBED. = % T.. ~
Cavalier, Enderlin, Glenullin, oberon,
Edinburg and Bisbee Have Night Wis
its from the Railway
Detectives in Commemorative Sus.
poets Arrested. 4 ,.s ~
Special to The journal.

Special to The journal. a'. 49,.
Crookston, Mimi, July 2.--David Altman, chief
Of detectives for the Great Northern, and NJ. P.
Delaney, division detective. held conference
here the robbery Of the Great Northern sta
ton ut Cando and of the postoffce at Bisbee the
same evening. .-@' - .-.se' r..
The secret service men of the opinion that
band Of FIVE "yeggmen55 or safeblowers is op-
Grating II. the northern towns of North Dakota.
Two men under arrest at Devils Lake sus
picion One has lost the tips Of two fingers and
the thumb of his right hand, and also has a fresh
wound in his right leg which might have been
by the premature explosion of percussion cap
The men gave. the names Of julius Martin and
George Dickey. -, .s...
There have been six postofnce robberies in
North Dakota in six weeks. The first occurred
at Cavalier April 49, when the robbers obtained
about $500 in stamps and money. The second
occurred at Enderlin about May / and the others
followed with regularity that soon attracted
the attention of the postoffce officials and con-
WINGED them that well-organized gang was at
work In the state. ~. -.
The Glenullin postofhce was robbed on the
night Of May 27 and two nights later the post
office at Oberon looted. Then for almost
| month the robbers ceased operations, but, on the
| night of June 81 they evidently decided they
! needed some more money, so they robbed the
postoffce at Edinburg, obtaining about 1852. The
postoffec at Bisbee was robbed two nights later
of about $500 in stamps and money.
The authorities believe that all six Of the rob-
| Der1es were committed by the same gang. the
members Of which are experienced cracksmen, as
shown by the neatness and dispatch with which
all their work Is DONE The early hours of the
morning were invariably selected as the time for
the robbertes and nobody has ever disturbed the
cracksmen while they were engaged at their
work.
| They have carefully avoided taking stamps ex-
cept from the postoffce at Cavalier. Altho they
have taken stamps from postoffces in several
| instances they have always left them near the
scene of the robbery, believing that they might
result in the apprehension of some If not all
| their number. .r..'.
Two men, we'll dressed, but wearing overalls
over thier regular attire, are being sougt all
the gang. but so far they have not been located
| Mecca for Editors.
The Northwestern Editorial association has de
cided that Crookston will have the honor Of en-
PERTAINING it on its ninth annual outing, and
President H. q. Ives Of St. Hilaire and Secretary
| A. G.. Bernard of Cass Lake spent last evening
and today in consultation with the Twenty FIVE
Thousand Commercial club relative to the enter
tainment and visit. The association will be here
Saturday, July IA, arriving in the morning anc
remain until Sunday morning, when a train viii
be taken for Devils Lake, N. D., where another
day will be spent. a.. >..z a%s,:
TIL. Crookston Commercial club, thru its con
vention committee. will plan the enter tainmen
for the visit, and pains will be spared t,
make the association pass day which it will
not forget. Besides a grand ball ant
banquet planned for the evening special pro
gram will he arranged for each hour.
| The board of directors of the recently organ
lied Town and Country Club association de
cided to begin at once improving the large trac