The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1921-02-11
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8 dian officials are expected in Minot
this week to institute extradftlon
proceedings against five men al
legged to have been implicated in
ii the hdldup OF the Robert Andrist
home near. Wood End, Y Sask., a
short distance north of Noonan. N.
N. z 3'
5. ..yVild West Holdup 5.q.
81 The holdup and robbery, commit
i ted in December. was staged 81 IN
real old western STYLE Two cars
6 containing seven men drovo up to
the Andrist home, where Carl In
4! dahl and Louis Lein OF Noonan,. N.
d D., were spending the evening with
I Andrist. After display Of fire.
s. arms the bandits relieved Andrist
$.:of 16 cases of whisky and slugged
EAndrist for not having more whis-
ky on hand. y "
When the whisky bandits were
ey route to the American side Of
the border, one OF the cars, a Cole
Eight, broke down and was hauled
TO Noonan, N. D., for repairs. Five
{ of tba men accompanied the whis-
( ky in the other car, leaving two
men to wait for the damaged car.
The NOonan men who were in 4 ths
Andrist home when the robbery
took place identified the two men
& tho next dav and they were arrest
ed and. turned over to Canadian
authorities.
The men gave taeir names as
Theodore TED" Olson and robert
Hurley and were identified J. as two
men who have been engaged in the
whisky running business in and out
: OF. Minot. The two men,, when ar
rested. informed Canadian auth ORR
Il ties that they had been double
crossed by men higher up in the
whisky. stealing business and gave
tile provincial police information as
to the whereabouts of the other
five members OF, the gang. "A col-
ored man living in 5Minot' was
named ns the brains Of the whisky
bandits the Canadian authori-
ties declined to give out any fur
The names of the. men charged with
implieation III tha COP fegsion signed
by Olson ana Hurley. az &.' e
Witness Gets Warning Letter
Police Commissioned Mahony Of
Regina held a hearing in the case
at WeybuTn last; week and the VIC
+ Tins OF the holdup, as we'll as Olson
and Hurley, gave evidence. An
,drist produced u > letter he stifieds
saa having received recently in Which
he was warned, anu told that sho oulds
he l~ive evidence IN the case, he
will have. to bear the conse eqnences.
The letter was signed by The
booze Runners z assOciat ton and {
was mailed from Minot, according ].
to the postmark on the envelope a
The letter advised Andrist that he
cop,.a warn Olson and Hurley that
they turn kings witnesses, they
had better book passage for Eu- |
rope Us their days in this country
are numbered" The police Il, are
now! In: possession Of the letter,
Corporal sMOlyneux Of the Este
van d department. of the provincial:
police was instructed by Commits
sioners Mahony to come "a to Minot
and have the other five alleged
bandita arrested. .. 4 s3s.s
N1inOt Authorities Coo Operate
Chief OF Police Mcdonald. stated |
yesterday that the Canadian officer
had not arrived in Minot yet but
when ho comes he will Xss be given
the cooperation OF the Minot{ pos
lice department, afl ling that tho
gang Of whisky runners and band-I
its operating in north western North
Dakota is not wanted in Minot and
the. city will feel relieved II the5f
Canadian authorities have sufficientSI