The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-24
Possemen Shoot One and Recover
$4,000 of the Money Stolen
from the Bank,
SLEEPING ROBBERS
CORNERED IN FIELD
Four Are Young Men and Well
Dressed; Fifth a Hardened
Criminal.
Bandits Gag Three Men.

Goshen, Ind, Oct. 24.-six masked
men blew open the safe Of the Shipsre-
wanna bank early today, after tying and
gagging three men in a, livery stable
next to the bank building. A small
amount of money was secured, as their
efforts to blow the inner safe were un-
successful. The men made their escape
on handcar.
Minot, N. D., Oct. 24.-The cracks
men who operated this week at Saw
yer, Just south Of this city, are In the
net. $50
The sheriff. posse caught up with
them last evening near Max, after one
of their number had been severely
wounded in the leg while trying to run
away.
Another member of the gang rushed
into a nearby slough and threw $yoo IN
was scattered by other bandits over
the prairie, but Chief Of Police Hagen
of Minot, one of the leaders of the
posse, succeeded in recovering $4,000.
Two Asleep in Haystack.
When least expecting that they were
at the very heels Of the men suspected
of the robbery, members OF the posse,
while searching a haystack, were con-
fronted with the sleeping forms Of two
of the cracksmen, and their capture
was easily effected. Shortly after the
remaining three members were over
taken not far from the first capture.
All five prisoners were well armed, and
the last three caught showed fight, but
were soon overpowered.
Deputy E. Kelly of Minot was the
first to see the men in the haystack,
and calling his followers crept up on
them, and commanded them to give up.
All of their rifles pointed at the sus-
poets, and there was no possible chance
Of escape.
A Bullet for One.
After these two were put under a
heavy guard, the search was continued
When the posse came in sight of the
town Of Hart, they spied the other
three men. AS soon as the searchers
were within firing distance, the suspects
started to run. One of the robbers was
soon brought down with shot which
Struck him IN the leg. ..z..
The other two men ran into slough.
One dropped 5000 in gold and bills into
the water. Much money taken from
the bank was scattered on the prairie
by the robbers when they saw that thei,
capture was sure to come.
Chief Of Police Hagen secured $4,000
in money, and the rest will probably be
found by search over the trail Of thu
bandits.
The party who made the capture was
headed by Sheriff Kelly, Peter Lee, Mi
not, and G. G. Willis, Sawyer. The
robbers had travelled almost steadily
from the time the robbery was com
mitted, as the place of capture is forty
miles from Sawyer, and is new coun
try. The desperadoes were evidentl,
headed for Twin Butte and the Ba,
Lands.
All Young. Men but One.
Four of the bandits are not over 2!
and are we'll dressed. The fifth, tn
one considered the leader, appears to b.
hardened criminal and is somewha
older.
1t was a. mystery at first why tn
robbers fred so many shots in the post
office building. 1t has been found tina
Postmaster Hodges appeared at the win
dow over the postoffice and fred sho
at the men standing in front Of tn
bank, who in turn peppered the iron
of the building. Mr.. Hodges droppe
to the floor and escaped injury.
Automobile as a Bandit-Taker.
A feature of the exhaustive hunt fC
the bandits and their final capture wa
the use of automobiles. The machine
were used by the posse. At the tim
of the capture reinforcements were con
ing in the autos, and they were prepare
to follow the men for hours to come
The prisoners were immediatel
brought to Minot for safekeeping.