The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-05
SPIRITED into
COUNTRY BY auto
and Is ROBBED
Argusville Farm Hand
Loses $23 in Seeing the
Sights
TONY NELSON
UNDER ARREST
Accomplice Sought by Off
cers-Highway Robbery
May Be Charged

Spirited away from the downtown
district OF Fargo over to the Minnesota
side, 'tanked" with liquor which he
had purchased through their volunteer
services and then robbed of his roll
Emil Borchart, a farm laborer at Argus
vile, suddenly became a discharged
passenger and was left to wander back
to the lights of the city and to report
the highway robbery to the Fargo
police.
Drifts Into Station.
Afioat on a wave of intoxication
Borchart drifted into the police station
shortly after 8 o'clock Monday even
ing and reported the robbery TO Cap
tain Mcdonald, stating that he was
touched for SIS, a portion Of his earn
ings for spring work on a farm near
Argusville.
Police and members of the sheriff
department with the aid of Assistant
States Attorney Green started an
investigation which later in the even
ing resulted in the arrest of Tony Nell
son, 80 years old, mail carrier for a
local newspaper. A charge of carry
ing passengers for hire without license"
was preferred against the defendant
last night, but that charge was dis
missed when the case was called be-
fore Judge Miller of the police court
and one of bootlegging substituted.
The preliminary examination of the
prisoner was set for o'clock this aft
eTnoon. A more serious charge is like
1y.
Police Seek Accomplics.
Police and members of the sheriff
department early this morning started
IN hn ri {fxy NnlCnnt0
accomplice who is said to be a Fargo
man by the name of Elliott, and upon
whom a suspended sentence for boot
Logging hangs. The same charge will
be preferred against Elliott.
Further Investigations of the rob-
berry brought to light this morning
that the amount wrenched from Bor-
chart was about $23 and not $76 as he
reported to the police Monday even
ing.
Taking Him Out For "Airina."
After the two men had purchased
liquor for Borchart, a pint bottle Of
whisky, they invited him to go out for
an airing" Borchart was only too
glad to see the lights" and consented.
He was spirited through the business
district of the city and then over to
the Minnesota side.
1--WE must have 81 from you now"
stated one OF the ueu 10 the IaTm
laborer as they speeded along the road
near Moorhead. Borchart reached in
to his pockets and paid over the
amount. Again the carburetor was
filled with gasoline and the machine
shot forward. Gradually, Borchart's
senses gave way as the liquor worked
its victim nearly to sleep.
Demand IS More.
I'VE must have $5 now" one OF the
men told the laborer after they had
travelled several more miles. Borchart
refused.
GraPpIe With Victim.
With that the men stopped the ma
chine and grappled with Borchart. One
grabbed him by the wrist giving il a
severe wrenching, while the other made
a search of his pockets, locating the
pocketbook and the roll of bills. Again
speeding UP the machine, the two took
Borchart to within close distance Of
the city, discharged the passenger and
left him with but $1.O5 in cash. This
was the amount he had in his posses
sion when he reported the robbery to
the police.
Borchart came to Fargo Monday and
took a room at a local hotel. 1t was
there that he gained the acquaintance
OF the men. AS agents for him. they
some liquor in Moorhead
which was followed with the sugges-
ton that they take ride.