The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-06
From Saturdays Daily.

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From Saturdays Daily.
Fred and Frank Wallace, claiming
to have hailed from Missouri, are
in Jail at Glencoe, charged with
holding up several men in a saloon
in that city few nights ago.
The hold-up occurred at about
9:45 O'Clock in the evening. Sew.
eral men who were either playing
cards or standing up at the bar in
the Osmek & Juner saloon drink
ing. were compelled to shove their
arms skyward while one of the
bandits relieved them of their
cash. He secured nearly $500 in
cash. ...
Fred Wallace executed the hold,
up alone, so it is charged. The fell
low was arrested few minutes af-
ter the robbery in Henry Pulkra-
bek's saloon less than a block dis.
tant, and also his brother Frank
Wallace, and a man by the name
of Joseph Moore, who were in the
Pulkrabek saloon with the robber
and who were suspected of being
implicated in the hold-up. All three
men have been employed since last
summer on railroad construction
work and are known to many in
Glencoe .. ... 10 ...
Following their arrest by Sher-
if Frank Klaus and Policeman
Charles Greenberg they were lodged
in the county Jail and searched. A
quantity of money was found in
the clothing of Fred and Frank
Wallace and on the person of the
latter pocket-pieces belonging to
one of the victims. The latter stout
~ denied that he knew anything
about the robbery and said he did
not know how these pieces had got
ten into his pocket. Joseph Moore
it was proven was in Pnlkrabek' s
saloon at the time of the robbery,
and as there was nothing to prove
he was in any manner connected
with the crime he was released.
Found Some of the Booty.
The hat and sweater worn by
the alleged bandit was found at
the rear Of Pulkrabeks saloon, and
William Johnson, who was detailed
10 watch these premises during the
night where il was believed much
of the booty was hidden, found a
large amount of the money hidden
i'm a pile of ashes. Attorney G.. W.
Brown found the revolver used by
the hold-up artists on a beer case
and Jay Greaves found two watches
taken from the victims laying be-
tween two other beer cases. Almost
the entire booty has been recov-
cred. some of it being found scat
tered along the street which the
bandit had crossed after doing the
robbery. ISL.
The two men held were exam
med before W. c. Russell. Judge of
the municipal court, Monday by
County Attorney Sam G. Anderson,
Attorney F. r. Allen appearing for
the SUSPECTS. They were bound
over to the grand jury at the May
term of the district court.
Threw UP Their Hands.
The daring manner in which the
robbery was committed is shown
by the fact that the bandit carried
ont his work without a mask OF
any kind to conceal his features
stepping suddenly within the door of
the saloon he fourished a 32-calibre
nickle plated revolver and pointing
ii directly at the seven men sitting
around a table said with vile
epithet: Hands up! and face the
wall; | mean business Pm Baxter
the notorious outlaw Of the west
Throw up your hands. mister bar
tender, or I'll put n hole through
you"
Fred Meyer, Henry SchrupD
Frank Goulet and Ed Churchill
were playing skat and Fred and
Max Jumer and Henry Groeniger
were watching the game. They al
looked one to the other inquiringly
thinking some one was attempting a
joke at their expense. They, never
theless, arose to their feet reluc
family, but soon realized the seri
BUSINESS Of their position as the man
advanced in a threatening manner
calling to them in yociferous tone
TO hurry up and face the wall
and keeping up continual flow OF
abusive language and threats.
Men Were Lined Up.
The men lined up as the bandit
directed them to do with their arms
extended above their heads on the
wall and their backs to him. The
latter then proceeded to relieve them
of their money. The bandit wore {
brown SLOUGH hat pulled down over
his eyes which was turned up a
the back of his head, and a sweat
err. His appearance was certainly
that of a desperate and his filth!
language lent strength TO his ap
pearance of being desperate char
acter.
While he was searching Mr.. Gou
let's pockets the latter turned hi
head slightly TO get a glimpse o
the man, but he Immediately hat
the muZZle of the robbers weapon
thrust heavily against his cheel
with the threat that he would put
hole through him if he stirred again
The robber was particularly abusiv
TO Mr.. Churchill, probably becaus
he believed that Churchill had reco
gniZed him. ...... ~
AS the bandit was going through
the pockets of his victims he KEEP
up a rapid flow of language, sal
castle or jocular. but punctuate
with vile words and threats. Will
the robbery was going on, Ere
Reese stepped inside the saloon onl
to be greeted with the command t
throw up his hands and lineup wit
the others along the wall
The bandit secured $14.75 iron