Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-06-30

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"'How can tell2' 7 asked. They
say the Jew got it, but he cleared be-
fore the "Blues" got there
II thought they was going to talk
up, but the tall man was suspicious, I
saw, and so went out, after setting
them up. again. a.: <
THAT evening the tall man asked
me to take q little ride with him. I,
wanted 'em to feel sure of me, and so
l put~,a Jimmy under my coat. and
when we got into the cutter wrapped
it up in the blanket and put 1t under
the seat. 49,.
1--WE had nice drive, for it was a
dandy night. but the chap didn't say
thing about himself or the gang or
me. He only talked about the fishing
up North, and we didn't get anywhere.
Along about eleven we came to Rites
place, and he said we'd go in and have
drink. jumped out and went to tie
blanket over her. He proceeded to do
so, and Of course the jimmy fell out.
HE laughed and clapped me on
the back.
"T guess we've got you located
now, old man. says he. N'And now
We'll go~back.'
1--WE went to the rooms where the
rest of the gang were waiting 70: rs.
81 guess he'll do, boys said he.
and then he says to me: 4 have an
idea that we-can put man like you
in the way of making something
| pretty
"They grinned, and then we talked
things over.
| II had been travelling with them pref
| ty steady for a, month, when one night
they told me they were going to do
little piece of work on bank in town
(Stevens' bank, of course), and they
wanted me to fix the safe.
"'AI right, boys says I. I'll have
| to send down to Chi for my Exit"
though
Next morning went over to Stew
ems and put him 'on,' telling him to
put some marked bills in the safe for
that night I got the combination from
him, too, thinking might have some
trouble with the safe, and had to get
it open one way or another.
"Then I went over to the chief Of
police and fixed it up with him so that
he'd surround the bank after we had
gone in and nab us as we came out.
1.-THE bank proposition was a little
heavy for the boys, some Of 'em being
little new at such work, and when
Tuesday night came they began to get
little nervous. But l filled 'em up
with drinks, and told 'em how easy it
was, gave out long talk on my own
experiences and by Wednesday after
noon they were ready for anything.
"We had a good supper, with lots
of drinks of all sorts, and some of the
boys we're pretty we'll Jagged by the
time we were through.
1--WE had set the job for midnight,
met then at barber shop, where the
big chap had job Che was slick, and
then separated, meeting again at the
bank as the clock struck twelve.
1.-THE big fellow broke in the door
with his shoulder-he was as strong as
bull-moose-and we all piled in after
him. I remember I was the last man
in, and I was thinking how fine they
we're going to look in the papers next
morning, the five Of them standing in
row, with me at their right as the
man who had gathered them in
laughed to myself as opened the
safe and then I heard the snap Of a
mans fingers, voice cried now,
men! the lights were turned on, and
each Of us was looking into the bar
rel of a gun.
II looked at the man who was COW
ering me, and you can just about fig
was that. young kid with the yellow
hair. He smiled bit, and then told
US to throw up our hands. .
"All of US did except the big chap,
and he got bullet through his hip.
tried to demonstrate WITH the kid,
who seemed to be running the thing,
but he told me to cut it out and i
saw that it was no use.
"They took US down to the Jail and
got our faces by fashlight. l. was
standing with the rest Of the bunch,
and my name (my real one, too, for
I'd given it to old Stevens in the first
place) was stuck underneath.
II tried to drive it into the chief of
police that was out after the men,
but he said1Td given wrong Informal
ton, and the light-haired kid was boss
there, anyhow.
Then they threw us into cells that
dog couldn't have slept in, and sent
us down to Chicago next morning hand
cuffed together like Siamese twins.
They tried us, and l got off with a
reprimand from the court for 'encour-
aging crime and, though detective
by profession, leading young and weak
boys astray.'
"Then the chief jawed me for an
hour, and gave me vacation for in