The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-26
BANDIT S CAUSE
OF UNUSUAL DOUBT
:
Confessed Train Robber Nav
Be Man But Everything Is
Not Cleared Up Yet

Fargo, N. D., Sept. 26.-In appear
ance John Young, who admitted to
the chief of police Of Ncehah. Wis.
that he was II of the robbers who
held up the North Coast Limited at
Buffalo. this county, on the night OF
July 10 Is not what n would inn
ag1ne a desperate to be. neither does
he have the carriage of what one
would believe a train robber would
havc.
He is a ma of small stature and
probably weighs about 1856 pounds.
Ho has a sandy mustache. u little in
cltned to be dark. a straight nose.
rather long. has blue eyes, which
wander about and do not show that
piercing glance that one used to
read about in the accounts of train
robbers of years ago.
The only thing about him that
would have any indication of the bad
man. is his hat. 1t is one of the
orthodox cowboy hats, rather new
and he wears 1t like a veteran, and
he had on a pair Of what looked like
buckskin shoes. about half moccasins,
while his clothing was dark aud he
wore q soft shirt.
In company with Sheriff BOYLE of
MS county and a special operator
Callahan OF the Northern Pacific.
Young arrived over the N. p. yester-
day morning about $50 and was TAX.
en- at once TO the county Jail where
Ne was placed in a cell by himself.
ne did not have much to say during
me trip from st. Paul to this city,
according to the officers and after
coming here he shut up like a clam.
Ready to Be Looked At.
ABOUT 1880 yesterday morning he
was taken before Justice of the Peace
hoberts, before whom q complaint
has been lodged charging him with
train robbery. Here he was arraign-
cd n the complaint was read to
MIN, and the justice asked him the
usual questions II he wanted to have
a nearing or waive examination long
enough to secure the service of a
lawyer. Young mumbled something
that was not understood by those
present In the court room. Once
again did the justice read over the
complaint and asked the second time
as to his wishes, and Il was then that
Young said:
II don't know nothing about It,
They told me they wanted to bring
me here SO they could have a look at
me. NOW I'm here l haven't any OBJ
jections to be looked at"
Hearing This Morning.
After a good deal Of pumping
Young said that he wanted q hearing
and the justice fixed 10 o'clock this
morning as the time for the same.
when it is believed that the states
attorney will be in such shape that
he can attend, as he has a case at
present before the district court. It
is said that Young will at once ask
for the appointment Of an attorney.
and the court will likely grant the
request.
Believe He's Implicated,
Sheriff Boyle, when asked what he
thought of the case, said that Young
did not look much like the typical
train robber, "but," said the sheriff.
Il don't think there is the slightest
doubt but that he was implicated in
the train robbery. He shut up like a
clam after We started from St. Paul
with him and We couldn't get him to
talk at all. I understand that what
ne told about those who were with
him In the holdup is of the meagerest
and that 1t would not be of any as
sistance whatever to the officers in
endeavoring to trace any of the 9TH
ers. I do not know whether he is
lying about the others or not, but It
seems to me that he would hardly
pick up two strange hoboes as assist
ants In such an undertaking."
One Hid Behind Seat.
1t will be remembered when the
holdup took place that one of the men
who entred the chair car that night
sort Of got behind of the chairs
as he leveled Is gun at the .passen-
gers In the car, and this is looked
upon by old timers as being an indi-
cation that they were not old hands
at the business, and that incident
would in a measure tend to support
the prisoners story to q certain de-
gree.
The officers of the N P. saw that
they have investigated the mans
story sufficiently to convince them
that he really did have a hand in the
robbery and they expect to show 9TH
er evidence in addition to his story
at the trial. It is likely that the
trainmen. Olson, his fireman and the
other members Of the crew, will be
given an opportunity Of seeing the
man and 1t is the intention to mask
him as nearly like the night of the
robbery as possible.
There was a crowd at the depot
when the prisoner came in
yesterday morning, for 1t was known
just when the sheriff and his prisoner
would return to Fargo, and at the Jail
no one Is admitted to see him.