The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-09-23
-Four Holdup Men Pulled Three
Stunts on High Line Wednesday

Four holdup men transacted little
business in their special line In the
neighborhood of the high line We'd
nesday evening that is going to get
them nice indoor job at the North
Dakota parliamentary as soon as the
wheels of the legal machinery can
make the necessary revolutions.
The gunner were out to do bust
ness, in a wholesale way and pulled
of three "stickups" in about As min
utes. This was accomplished in face
Of the fact that the police and the
sheriff's force were hot on their tracks
Immediately after the first holdup.
The first holdup occurred about 8
o'clock, when three transients were
stuck up. Some shots were fired and
Officer Fred King, who was at the 500
depot, jumped into a car, reaching the
scene in about two minutes. Chief
Swanson and Sheriff Kelly also got
there just few minutes later but the
men had escaped along the river bank.
While the officers were securing the
brush the gunner repeated their per-
Torrance near the high line depot,
where three more transients yielded
up little change.
Just at this time a westbound
freight pulled out, the officers getting
there just too late to search the front
end. But the gunner made it and on
the train, just out Of the yards, they
held up three more men, afterwards
riding the train to Jamestown
Chief Swanson telegraphed Detec-
tive Golf at Jamestown and the four
men were picked up when the freight
got there at 2:30 Thursday morning.
The three men held up were also on
the train and are being held as wit
nesses. Their identification Of the
men is complete and is strengthened
by the fact that one man lost a new
dollar bill and four pennies, which
were found on the suspected men.
When operating here the men had
handkerchiefs tied over their faces,
so it is doubtful if the victims of the
first two robberies can identify them.
But the third case is clear and will
cause their retirement from business
for few years.
The four holdup men were ar
rested at Jamestown Thursday and
brought back Friday morning by
Sheriff Kelly and Chief Swanson and
are now being held here for their pre-
liminary trial.
When the four pulled off their third
holdup Of Wednesday evening on the
freight which was just pulling out Of
the high line depot one of the men in
the crowd that was held up was lying
in feed trough in the cattle car in
which they were riding. He was not
noticed by the gunner until after they
had robbed the other men and he had
a chance to size them up thoroughly.
After the robbery the men all rode
the train to. jamestown. The gunner
were watched while they planted their
guns and ammunition under pile Of
ties. Later the railway detectives
were notified and the men were soon
rounded up.
The evidence of these four men, to-
gether with the new dollar bill and the
-four pennies found on the men, makes
the case against them practically GER
tain.
Arthur Goff, w. B. Ryan and H. A.
Zwiener, of the Northern Pacific de-
tective force, were here Friday to as
sist in working up the case against the
men,
Friday afternoon they were arraign-
ed before Judge Moe on two charges Of
highway robbery. To these they Waiv-
ed examination and were bound over
to the district court, bail being set at
$4,000 for each man in each case. AS
they could not give bail they will
board with Sheriff Kelly till court con
venes.