The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-01-17
BURGLARY
Two Suspects-ln Jail
A Successful Chase

Tuesday night, Januaty 7th, burglars
entered the store Of McQuarrie & He'll
zach, Of Walhalla, and took away some
500 in watches and jewelry. Mr.. He'll
zach was sleeping in the building and
was awakened and saw one Of the men,
but thought it to be Mr.. McQ uarrie fill
ing a drug prescription, as there is a
drug department connected with the
store. Following the robbery here the
burglars then went to the Great Nor
thern depot and dynamited the safe
there, and took what they found there,
though the amount has not been given
out by the agent.
The men then took hand car and
went south within about mile of Cava-
lier and there abandoned it. Later that
day the two men we're seen at Hamilton.
Later again they were seen near Joli-
cite. Here they crossed the river to
Northcote, MINI. While there an eleva-
lor agentsaw them hiding something
under the coal shed. After they went
away the agent investigated and found
among the hidden stuff bottles of dyna-
mite with fuse attached, glycerine, two
or three watches and 80 calibre revol-
yer. The same day the men were seen
at Lancaster, MINI. Meantime Sheriff
Roadhouse and Attorney Brynjolfson
were on to the movements of the men,
and on information, ordered the men put
in confinement at Lancaster.
But when the Lancaster marshal at
tempted to arrest them they stood him
of with the remark that they would fill
him full of lead if he followed them
farther.
1t was discovered that one of the men
had mailed letter to the postmaster at
Hannah this state, SO the authorities
asked the Hannah P. Nj. to tell them
what was IN the letter and the reply
was, that edwin Ross" wanted his mail
forwarded to st. Vincent, 4. and further
stated that such mail had been sent.
Then the marshal at st Vincent was
notified and the next day when Mr.. Ross
called for his letters he was taken into
custody.
A day after this stranger appeared
in town and asked for Ross. AS he
looked suspicious, and as sheriff Road
house. attorney Bryniolfson and Mr..
Hellfach of Walhalla happened to be
there on their way to Hallock to identi-
fy the stolen property. the new man was,
taken into custody and searched and
among his belongings on his person were
sixteen sticks of dynamite, fues and
caps 44-Colt revolver, compass, two,
watches, two door keys and about $50
in money. This man. however ia not
the man who escaped at Lancaster. OF
him there is not yet any trace. The last
man gives the name Joseph ONeil, and
he was recognized by Peter Peterson as
former resident of Fargo, where Peter.
son knew him and where he bore lad
reputation
In the case of ONeiI his connection
with the robbery islnot fully established,
bat Mr.. Henfach positively identified a
ring sold in Lancaster BY Ross to man
there.
1t is hoped that the third man may be
found before the search Is over. I'm
doubtedlv these men are the same gang
or part of the gang that has been working
over this state and Minnesota for several
months and the capture is a valuable
one.
The arrested men were first taken to-
Hallock. Mimi. and held there for the
necessary extradition proceedings and
were brought to Pembsna on Thur ay.
Attorney Yetter. of Haliock. appeared
at the justice court in their behalf aud
they were turned over to the custody of
Sheriff Roadhouse for trial at the dis
trict court. Sheriff Anderson, of Kilt
son county, and Detective Delaney, of
the Great Northern. have rendered valu-
able assistance in tracking and arresting
the men They viii be brought before
Justice Aylen On Tuesda. forexamin-
alton
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