The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-17
.COL0RED MAN HAD
LOADED REVOLVER
HoIDUP SUSPECT Is NABBED BY
POLICE. asl,. j..
Prisoner Has Many Earmarks Of Man
Who Would Shoot Two More Men
Are Stopped and Robbed Search for
Minekahda Bandit Continues in
Country. g.-a -e' s,. -,

N. M. Owensby, colored. who answers
the description Of the mysterious ban
dit, was arrested by Patrolman Rick
sham last night while standing with
loaded revolver in his hand at Central
and Nineteenth avenues NE.
Ricksham saw the man lurking about
the corner and Immediately stepped UP
and grabbed him by the arm. AS
Ricksham approached the colored man
threw something into the street. - a..
The policeman, after Handwriting the
prisone4, walked out in the street and
picked up a 38-caliber revolver which
was loaded and oiled for quick ac-
tion. - ,
Owensby refused to tell of the mat
ter except to say that he was fright
ened and was armed to protect himself.
He was locked up at Central station
and will be put thru a rigid sweating
process today. 4,:*e
Two Held Up.
Earlier in the evening. two men were
held up and robbed while on the way
| Henry Eastman, 1924 Thirteenth ave.
| street, near Eleventh avenue S, shortly
before midnight. The robber walked
up to him, ordered him to stand still
and throw up his hands. He complied,
and the robber went thru his pockets,
obtaining ST. in change: -
1405 Second avenue s. ~, 49, q
He was held up while crossing the
4 railroad track near James avenue S anc
Twenty-ninth street. - The robber oh
tanned $40, and as soon as he had fin
ished the search he ran into vacant
lot and escaped. ~ = ..s...,
Both victims give a description o,
the robber which tallies well with tina
of the. man who shot Joseph Gardo,
+ Saturday night. q He was short, me
j dunn build. and wore "a white mask
4 His clothes were dark, but could no
4 be: seen wellauntIMs g. a a.cSs13,% lQG@IS
!, ~ ~ Still Chasing Suspects. 49, 49,
4 Detectives are still pursuing suspect
inthe hope of catching the bandit VIII,
shot Joseph Gardot Saturday night.
Police Superintendent Doyle is still
in the region of. Cologne searching TO
the negro wearing the red and whit
! sweater. The colored man was fagai]
seen in Cologne yesterday: but h
walked out Of town while the detec
!, tives were in the country. Later. tn
: suspect passed thru Norwood, q SINAI
GOWu WObI VI CO1ORA0, dAA ouH6I1u
tendent Doyle is fastening to overtak
him. ~ f. rs.s,a. r.-~- 49,
Detectives found smou1dering, camp
fire in Mud Lake, near Hopkins, yes
terday, and, thinking the bandit .ha
. intended to camp there, they watche
the place all day. The robber did mo
show up, however, and the police turne
!, their attention to other suspects. >
i, , Another attempt at robbery by eth
man who shoots has come to ligh
j. D. Engle, who was, the prohibitio
candidate for mayor, was accosted b
the bandit at University and Clarenc
avenues Sc last Friday evening. n
had thrown up his hands, and just a
the searching was to begin, an inte1
urban car stopped at the corner an
a passenger. alighted. This frightene
the robber, who ran away.
Joseph Gardot is improving at tn
! city hospital and will probably .recove
altho it will be several days. before til
danger is passed. ....-E
Il Detective Passolt returned from Ora,
ito Falls today swhere he went to loo
at the negro held on suspicion Of bein
the bang bang bandit..'' The neg1
I gave a good account Of himself. q
I had been working about the town fl
: several days. He was not in MINI
apolis last Saturday and Passolt above
:. him to go. &71F' 's.-. > l1r.-..rr"5 r.