The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-09-27
YEGGs VISIT WHITE ROCK.
Unsuccessful Attempt to Rob
First National Bank-Hard-
ware Store Looted.

There was great excitement at
White Rock, Tuesday morning
when it was discovered that G. j
Swanson s hardware store haC
been broken into and looted. and
that an attempt had been made tc
rob the First National Bank.
The first inkling the good
citizens of White Rock had that
d yeggman had been working in
their midst was at I clock Tues
dav morning, when Mr.. Swanson
opened up his hardware store ant
discovered that the building had
been entered some time during
Monday night. Further in
vestigation showed that the
burglar had opened the safe
and secured a box containing
$S, 900 worth of notes and ac-
counts, and that he had also car
ried off gold watch, automatic
Remington shot gun and several
pocket knives. Mr.. Swanson inn
mediately notified Deputy Sheriff
Otto Radde, who at once started
around town to see if any other
depredations had been committed
What was his surprise to find
that the First National Bank had
also been entered during the
night, entrance being effected
through a window in the rear.
The burglar or burglars had
evidently made several attempts
to crack the vault, but had been
unsuccessful. and had been com
PEELED to retire without securing
any loot. Had they been success
full in opening the vault, they
would have been handsomely re.
paid tor theil night S work, as the
strong box contained more than
$4,000 in currency.
Inquiry about the city reveal
ed the fact that several parties
had seen a stranger alight from
the southboumd train, Monday
evening He was hatless and was
described as being ashard- looking
character. Geo. Paul, proprl-
etor of pool hall, remembered
that inc stranger had come into
the pool hall just before he clos
el up and borrowed some match
es.. That was all there was in
the way of clues to work on,
except that the yegg had left a
portion of his kit at the bank
when he made his getaway, and
had supplied himself with a
hat belonging to the cashier.
About this time the north
bound train arrived, and MIR.
Radde and Mr.. Paul boarded it,
the deputy sheriff having got
ten it into his head that he
would find the yeggman at Black
'mere, N. d., the next station to
the north, and in case he found
him, he wanted MIR. Paul along
TO identify the man. Subsequent
events proved that Radde has
a nose fOr minals, and level
head. to boot.
AS the train pulled in to
Blackmere, the deputy sheriff
noticed a man trying to get
aboard the blind baggage The
fellow had a shotgun in his
hands. and tadde Immediately
decided that he had found his
and effected an arrest, and Mr..
'man. He covered the suspect
Paul readily identified the pris-
oner as the man who had borrow
ed matches from him at the pool
hall the previous night. Besides
the shotgun. the man had his
pockets full Of new knives. and
the officer was certain that he
had the fellow he was looking
tor. in tact, before the party
got back to White Rock, the
prisoner had confessed that he
was implicated in the burglar
tcs. He claimed to have had a
pal. but this part of his story
is thought to be a fabrication.
lie also told the deplty sheriff
that he would find the box con-
tanning the notes and accounts
StNcn from the hardware store
along side OF the road about
half a mile south of White
Rock, where he (the prisoner)
had left it when he found that it
contained nothing Of value to
him.
The prisoner was arraigned
Tuesday afternoon, before Jus
ticr Murray He gave his name
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