New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-01
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where they were going, one of them
said to join his pals at the river. The
police report that several suspicious
characters were seen about town during
the day preceding the robbery and
other people noticed strangers walking
thru the alley back of the store. A
reward of $4,000 has been offered by
Crone Bros. for the capture OF the
thieves but it is not likely they will be
apprehended on this account. The only
hope lies in the merchants keeping a
closer watch on their premises all over
this part of the state until these crimi-
nails are caught red-handed. 1t is not
to be supposed that one or two police
men can watch a town or:village: closely
enuf to detect all that may be going on,
especially when the criminals are such
experts at their work.
There are various surmises as to what
interests are promoting these numerous
burglaries. For a time it was limited
that the burglary insurance people were
back of the scheme to scare merchants
into protecting themselves. Other mer-
chants have limited that some travelling
man or men are in with the gang and 60
about spotting the places that will pro-
duce good haul and where conditions
are good for getting away without de-
lection. 1t was openly said at the time
that the Twin City police thought they
had the gang in sight that big store in
the Cities was acting as fence but
these are all guesses.
Deputy Sheriff Osberg, R. w. Swanson
and VIM. Sundberg Of Winthrop accom-
panied Atty Young to Gaylord Saturday
and attended the hearing given the Glib
bon robbers, says the Hub. Mr..
Swanson is proprietor of the Model Cloth
ing store in Winthrop which has been rob-
bed three times this year. On the last
visit to his store a number of suitcases
were taken but the suitcases the robber
used at Gibbon were none of his. VIM.
Sundberg is night operator at the Win
throp depot and he identified the older
of the two robbers as one of those to whom
he had sold tickets on the morning of the
last robbery at Winthrop so it is evident
that the robbers caught have been oper-
ating with gangs elsewhere.
Since the Review reported last week
the burglarizing OF the Loeffelmacher
store at Gary, near West Duluth, a
brother of Mr.. Loeffelmacher has been
in New Ulm and says that the two men
concerned in that robbery were taken into
custody, their detection being accomplish
ed in peculiar manner, The story as It
was given to us states that murlatlc
acid had been used in cleaning windows
at the Loeffelmacher store during the
day preceding the robbery. The bur-
glars evidently got their fingers into the
acid in some fashion for they were obliged
to call the assistance of physician in
dressing their hands. He reported the
case to the police and the men we're ar
rested as having done the job at the Gary
store. i!
Another burglary was attempted at
Fairfax during the week, rather, two OF
them, according to the STANDARD"
A meat market and general store
IT, IL ~.
failed in both instances. One of the
proprietors had been to the city and re-
turning on the night train found one of
the store room windows open. Investi-
cation showed plainly that the intruders
had tried to gain entrance to the main
part 81 the store, Calling the village
marshall the proprietor and he went to
the station and took into custody three
fellows found loafing there, waiting, they
said, for The train. The men spent the
night in jail and in the morning the pros
pected burglary at the meat market was
made known, there being evidence Of an
attempt to force the door there. The
suspects told stories slightly differing
but the police had nothing definite to go
on and were forced to release them.
The Madelia News says Marshall
M. H. Smith of that place flushed two
fellows back Of Mullen's store early Mon
day morning, who were apparently plan
ming an entry. They beat it when they
saw him, going north where they had an
auto in waiting.
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