New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-06-16
ULM BROWN COUNTY MINI. WEDNESDAY. JUNE. lG, 1909.

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not say-there are altogether too
many conflicting stories.
One fact is certain Herman Helm, the
man who met the stranger at the river
bank in the forenoon, was the first
man to encounter one of the men, face
to face, in the evening, and, singular
coincidence, it was the same man that
he had met in the morning. He saw
him lying in a straw pile on farm
near the Davis bridge in Cambria and
Immediately covered him with re-
volver. At this juncture Capt. Pfaen-
der came along and the two caused
the bandits arrest.
When he was brought to town and
lodged in jail, he confessed to having
organized the gang, but said he knew
nothing of either of his companions
until he met them at Mankato On We'd
nesday. There it was agreed that they
should start out on sneak-thieving
expedition, starting in with circus day
at New Ulm. It was not their lnten-
ton, however, he said, to indulge in
any hold-ups. That came with the
tempting inducement which offered it.
self when they arrived in New Ulm
late Thursday night.
He gave his name as Robert E.
Lewis, d mere fiction however. A
New Ulm boy met him in Mankato
Wednesday and recognized him at
once. This New Ulmite also knows
the young mans family and says that
the captive is confirmed kleptoman-
lac. He refuses, however, to give his
real name.
The other two were captured shortly
after seven O'Clock Saturday morning
near a grove on the Jeske farm south
of Searles.
The credit for this capture will al
ways remain matter of dispute.
Chief Klause was in at the finish with
a spectacular shot that grazed the
scalp Of the tallest of the bandits, but
many there are that question the ne
cessity for this shot and many there
are who are willing to concede to Hugo
Windhorn the role of the actual hero.
The two robbers claimed to be broth
ers and gave the names of Jesse and
Harry Martin. It appears though
that their real name is Bertrand.
Their parents were divorced some
years ago and now live apart, the
mother in Minneapolis and the father
in Winnebago City. The younger
brother, Harry, sometimes goes by the
name of Rogers.
Both insist that this is their first ex-
perience at highwaymanship and that
Lewis is to blame for the whole bust
ness.
Lewis says he is printer by trade,
but as stated above, a New Ulm party
knows that he has been professional
thief for eight or nine years. It is
Thought that his home is near Mar
shall.
Since his arrest baggage check
was found among his belongings and
the grip which it called for was secured
from Mankato. This grip contained
something like twenty watches, seventy
rings, several razors and large num-
Der of lockets, chains, watch fobs and
pocket knives. It is believed that this
find represents only one of many OF
which Lewis may be guilty, and until
the authorities have looked into his
record fully there will be no hearing.
! The Northwestern officials are more
4 interested than any one else and they
will leave no stone unturned to estab-
lish his identity and land him in prison
for as long term as possible.
Guided by this spirit on the part OF
the railroad detectives the local
authorities have consented to a post
ponement OF the prisoners hearing for
two or three days. It will probably
take place next Friday and the chan.
ces are that at that time all of the rob.
bers will plead guilty.
! The proofs..against them are unde-
niable.
| The amount stolen here was 1896 and
a few cents more. When arrested
Lewis had SPOOL, and each of the
other two something like $50 apiece
Lewis also had the rare coins stoler
from the Northwestern depot and some
trinkets aud doilies taken from the
home of JOS. Schnobrich in Cotton.
wood.
| While Jesse. Martin looks to be the
toughest Of the gang, there is no CUES.
ton but that Lewis, or whatever his
name may be, is the ringleader. HI
gives his age as twenty one, while
Jesse is only twenty. Harry, The