The Washburn leader., 1906-09-21
TIN ROBBERY:
ERIkr Details Of the Burg
hPy Of the Two Banks
!; Il. Underwood.
ID Guile to Perpetrators.

mE the same. Ihe Mlnneapolls
Jprunal likened it unto the raid OF
Jessie James into Northfeld. In
dar4 it. was no raid; the bold rob.
1ers did not ride boldly into the
aDsn, intimidating the people, but
hey gathered very quietly and
Bew people in the town rea-
Mznl what was going on until day
ight-
The robbery of the banks took
Vince between the hour of 2 o'clock
and (, last Saturday morning. A
3raggist, Mr. Wike, who slept in
ass, store, which is next door to the
Secarity bank. was awakened by a
nnMed report and the sound of
breaking glass in the bank. Rush
asz to the door he was confronted
by masked man wearing long
oxescoat and slouch hat and who
sx,kel a gun into his face and Or
ssaessxl him back into the store. He
Tshen tried to get out the back door
with like results, a robber being on
duty there. To a correspondent
Mr.. Nike said:
III was 2:1O Il. IN. when I was
awakened by a heavy, dull explo-
siua that shook my building. [
gpsllea Oh my pants and ran out to
ascertain the cause, when a big
iaaaw wearing SLOUGH hat, mask
azas Song overcoat, poked a big gun
sa WY face and ordered me back
ato che store, and told me to stay
]: m cz get my. ID head blown off,
!, asxl you bet 1 fastened to comply.
!, 1just then there was another ex-
sglpson, though not so large. I
sghsd to the back door, intending
70 give the alarm, realizing that
the bank was being robbed, but
sas met by another robber and
tK1aed back.
Hgot out my rifle I had in the
ssme, and tried to get a shot at the
Kan in front. but it was SO dark
Z could not see him and was afraid
10 would pick me- if 1 opened the
door, 1 could hear men pounding
m the bank, as the two walls ad-
innsd,- and then three of them
= snssed the street to the First
hide bank. They forced the door
uiiah a. jimmy and entered. A few
noments later they came out, and
hen there was an explosion about
as1ond as at the other bank.
'They went inside and again
en1ne out and "a moment later a
second explosion followed. 1 heard
some some one talking, then two
al the men went inside, and one
STOOD guard in front of little one
stsny real estate Office next to the
: aank. After a time the two
sazne out of the bank with a bag
.aesween them and crossed over to
+ fsse Security bank again. One of
4hen looked in my window as he
fxsssed.
Shortly afterwards there was a
zzaaA explosion in the bank next
acex, and then a long silence. The
zan across the street still kept
guard over the real estate office, so
( knew he was keeping some one
inside. After a long time three
neA came out of the Security
hank with two large bags in
their hands. They were joined by
n fourth man and they walked
4nite leisurely down the street and
tRmed north, when I could no
ARgar see them.
1T was just getting daylight
sasnt 4 o'clock when I gave the
aaras and found that two men,
strangers to me, had been held up
N hhe zeal estate Office across the
sY Sust as I had been."
4boat $1,000 in cash was taken
fannl each bank, being practically
hg the paper money in the safes.
Dynamite was used and the
doors Of the safes blown from their
aiages scattering the. contents
anuspnd the room. In one Of the
aznRs the door was blown against