The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-06-17
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Dumas Was Jolly While Here.

4 DR.. Dumas came to- Bemidji We'd
nesday, conferred with his pals dur
ing the afternoon, and during the
evening spent his time at playing
cards at the Commercial club rooms,
and is remembered as having been
In a jolly mood, and his partners at
cards did not for minute suspect
mat ne was playing still deeper
game, with liberty and even life at
the stake.
1t is said that at the nefarious
saloon conference, DIR. Dumas ad-
mltted that he had in his employ the
brainest and best safe cracker in the
world. It is believed that he referred
to a robber who is now known to be
operating in the west. AS an expect,
however, Davis, ranks close to the
top in his profession, as is shown
by the systematic and cautious man.
ner in which he proceeded at Pu-
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Robbers off for Prposky.
81 Davis With. his pal went to 5,u-
posky~ by automobile from Bemidji
yesterday afternoon, leaving the ma
chine before entering, the village.
which was brought back by a third
man, believed to be an accomplice.
The bandits, who made up as lumber
jacks, sauntered into the village.
which is a numbering town of $50,
without attracting attention.
At midnight the men, who all this
time were under the eyes of the de-
tectlves, approached the scene of the
attempted robbery. They quickly
forced the front door, All telephone
wires were cut. After being in the
building few minutes the robbers
Withdrew, as if they suspected sur
! vellance. After an absence of half
an hour the robbers returned, again
entered the building and went to
work on the safe.
Hazen and Helmer on the Job.
Outside the building at that time
were Sheriff Hazen, Deputy Sheriff
Helmer, and three detectives, all un-
der the personal orders of Detective
Fielding. Fielding had had a blind
door cut in the side of the store,
while at the back of the store he had
a small hole in the partition from an
adjoining room, and through this
aperture the officers watched the op-
Grafton of the robbers. -
Tense Moment Arrives.
The robbers had poured the "soup"
into the cracks of the postoffice safe
preparatory to setting it off when
Fielding took three of his men to
the front of the building, leaving the
rear also guarded. In, doing this a.
slight noise gave the alarm to the
robbers who quickly shut off their
dark lantern, but to the surprise of
the detectives, instead of coming out
the front door, the robbers made a
straight line for and escaped through
the blind side door, cut in several
days ago by the detectives. :
The detectives were not to be
thwarted, however, and closed down
on the alarmed robbers ~.
! Throw Up Your Hands,"
J Throw up your hands, came the
order from the robbers.
eve are onto your game" replied
! Detective Fielding and then with
real detective story" style the shoot
ing began. III 4
Bean, the wounded robber, refuses
to talk regarding the affair. and his
own interest was shown in8the ques-
ton: .s.E HTs
J., did you arrest anyone else?" a3a
1 Bean was taken before DR.. E. II.
Marcum here who examined the
wounded man and found fifteen shot
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