New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-14
BOLD AND BRUTAL BURGLARS
Youthful Followers OF Jessie
James Stories.
TerroriZe Residents of Northern
Part Of County.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Just Victims OF
Last Bold Raid.

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Just, residents
of the town Of Eden not far from Col
den Gate had an experience last week
that will last them the balance of their
lives. AS they were sitting in the
quiet of the evening. about their own
hearth stone, the house was entered by
a number of masked men dcurishing
revolvers and demanding money, oc-
casionally emphasizing their demands
by shooting into the ceiling and oc-
casionally firing close enough to the
heads of the aged couple that they
were able to feel the wind of the bullet.
1t was known about the neighbour
hood that the couple lived alone and
had considerable money but all that
the robbers were able to extort from
them was about $50. TO get this the
robbers compelled the couple to suffer
all sorts of indignities and even resor-
ted to terrifying cruelty in their eff
forts to get information that would
lead to securing more money thanw was
given them.
Mr.. just is deaf mute and was I'M
able except by signs to impart know
ledge or make any protest but he did
put up a good fight in his attempt to
tear the mask from the face of the
young man who was bullying him. He
was unsuccessful and was taken to a.
AZ no L
wife was confined, ana there one of the
gang Of inhuman bandits proceeded to
beat him and otherwise abuse him in
an effort to get information as to the
hiding place of his wealth, while
another of the gang was administer
ing the same treatment to his wife,
and the third was pillaging the house.
Finally the two old people were
brought together and commanded to
kneel while with a generous display of
revolvers and a fusilade of shots into
the walls of the building, one of the
gang was instructed to keep guard
over them and shootif necessary while
the balance proceeded to search the
premises for money.
Their efforts were fruitless and they
returned with more shooting and
threatening to kill the old people if
they ever said anything about the af-
fair they gave few parting shots at
the house and rode off into the dark
ness. The old people we're scared so
completely that they were afraid to
say anything for several days when
they decided that it was an affair that
needed looking into and communicated
with the authorities with theresultthat
the sheriff went to the place and made
some arrests but it developed that all
the boys who were arrested were able
to give an account of themselves and
were released, though the old people
thought they we're able to identity one
of them as being connected with the
raid.
In the examination of the case it de-
veloped that there has been something
of this sort going on for long time
ia a milder way but by reason of in
timldation the people have kept quiet.
The officers have several cases that
point apparently to the same parties
and are in expectation of being able
to lay their hands on them at most any
moment.
People in that part Of the county are
said to be in state of serious alarm
and are staying at home pretty close
for fear Of having their property stolen
if they leave and being terrorized and
perhaps shot if they remain.
AS soon as he has an OF portunity
Gov. johnson will recommend that the