The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-09-17
More Details Of the Two
Bank Robberies at Underwood

The Bismarck Tribune has the fol-
lowing additional details on the Tn
derwood bank robbery:
Last night between 1880 and 4 a..
m, thes First State bank and the Sc
curity State bank of Underwood were
dynamited by four unknown robbers
and looted of $4,000 in hard cash.
Both banks were insured against
burglary and the loss will be small.
None of the securities in the banks
were touched. Both banks secured
cash from other banks in the vicinity
and at noon were open for business as
though nothing had happened,
Story of the Robbery.
The Tribune was advised of the rob-
berry by telephone at little after s
o'clock this morning and at once arr
ranged for securing details of the
crime, which are as follows:
AT about $3.50 this morning the
druggist who slept in his store which
is next door to the Security bank, was
awakened by a muffled report and the
sound of breaking glass in the bank.
Rushing to the front door to discover
the cause he was confronted with a
masked man in long overcoat and
SLOUGH hat, who
Poked Gun in His Face.
And ordered him into the store and to
stay there on penalty of being shot.
He then tried TO get out the back way
with like result, robber being on
guard there.
After securing the cash from the Sc
.cmity bank the robbers next visited
and dynamited the First State bank
A number of persons were awakened
by this explosion but We're held inside
in the same manner as was the drug
gist, and in this way comparatively
few of the citizens knew what was go.
ing on until the robbers had fed north.
ward on foot at about a. m.
Got Ten Thousand in Bills.
About $4,000 in cash was taken from
each bank being practically all the
paper money in their safes.
Dynamite was used and the doorso
the safes blown from their hinges
scattering the contents about tn,
banking rooms and blowing out tn,
fronts of the small buildings used b!
the banks In this way consider
| able money was scattered about an,
overlooked by the thieves. They evi
IDENTITY did not care to burden themsel
YES with silver. which lends color t
the theory that they were neithe
mounted nor had conveyances.
Town Is Greatly Excited.
There was the greatest excitemen
lin the town when the alarm wa
spread and armed searching partie
were quickly raised and word sen
| to the sheriff at Washburn, who prom
| pity dispatched men and teams to tn
Iscene.
/ A trail was found leading northwar
from the town but at last accounts n
capture had been made.
The town has been full of toug
characters. for some time past an
there is an impression that some {
these men are responsible for the rob
Ebery but no evidence has been foun
Ito connect them with 1t.
People Saw the Robbers at Work.
| The imprisoned people secured
good view of the robbers as they wer
moving about, and describe two {
Them as being large and heavy bui
land one much smaller in size N
description could be given of tt
fourth man. The night was very dar
land stormy and all that could be mol
ed Of the appearance of the men wa
that they all wore long coats an
SLOUGH hats and were armed with rife
land revolvers.
Both banks have capital of $40
1000 and have been doing prosperot
business. The officers of the Secul
jity bank are: J. f. Johnson, pre-.
ident, Krist Kielstrup, cashier TT
Iofficers of the First State bank ar,
u r. II. Kenaston of Minneapolis, pre-.
ident. "a. w Raw, cashier.
i The country is being secured for IL
thieves and it would seem probab
. their capture will be effected.
There is no truth In the report tn;
there We're ten men engaged in Il
. Iraid or that they We're mounted.
. We have a new and yrnioua rnafhr