The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-09-01
YOUTHS GIVEN
. 8YEARSEA
IMPRISONMENT
Third of Trio to be Sentenced
is Given Sentence of IL
Years by Judge Coffey
BROUGHT HERE TO SERVE

Two young men have entered the
state prison here to serve sentences OF
18 years each and third to serve a
12-year term. They were sentenced
by Judge Coffey at jamestown AMI
brought to the prison by Transports
ton Officer William Skeels. ..
They are: George Thewles, 20. and
Chadles Maher, %, who got 1S years
each and Lewis Meddow, 3, who got
IL years. They pleaded guilty to
robbing the Bremen State Bank Aug.
%, of 500. Meddow's sentence was
Tighter because he, had not taken SO
active a part in the holdup but had
driven the auto which carried the
bandits away
Interesting sidelights were thrown
upon the robbery by statements made
by the trio in pleading guilty at
jamestown.
They say they planned to arrive
after the time lock on the safe should
be off. 1t was still on when Thewles
and Maher, armed with As automatic
revolvers, stepped into the bank about
$3.50 a. m. and ordered A. KnutsOn,
alone in the bank, to walk into the
vault. Baffled by the time clock. the
bandits kept Knutson a prisoner In
the vault, gathered up 500 in cash
and currency from the bank counter,
and hastened to the stockyards. Here
they jumped into the waiting car
driven by IMeddow and which he had
stolen at Minot, and fled.
Knutaon easily opened the vault
door and gave the alarm.
The men said they we're prepared
to shoot the sheriffs who we're pur-
s,ring them. Thewles and Maher
were armed with As calibre auto
matte colts.
Guns Trained on Sheriff
After getting away from Bremen,
the robbers had tire trouble and were
forced to stop and leave their car.
Sheriff Hall located the abandoned
car within 20 minutes after receiving
the news of the robbery. Getting
out of his own car there, he was with
in Is feet of the robbers, who were
concealed in a oornfield. They state
that they then trained their guns up
on him and were ready to shoot il ne
started in their direction. Just then
railway train came along, however
and It is probably this event that
saved the sheriff's life. For he went
toward the track, so that he might
watch to see il the robbers, whom he
assumed to be in that vicinity. would
try to board the train. AS he started
away from them the robbers decided
not to shoot him,
Instead they ran out and made pne
last desperate attempt to start their
car, but were unable to do so.
Posse Combs CornfieId
They then sought refuge in an
abandoned house, making :he run
while Mr.. Hall was watching the
train. When the sheriff returned tc
the cornfield, enough time had elapsed
to permit the bringing up OF rein
forcements, so that some IS men &C.
companied him as he began to CONT
the cornfield. =,
From their hiding place In the OLD
house the men watched the posse &C
through the cornfield, but decided
not to shoot, they say as they fell
that 95 was far TOP large number
for them to tackle. They then craWlaf
into the weeds surrounding the house
but were finally found. The order
was given for them to hold up thedl
! hands. AS Thewles slowly complied il
was noticed that he held his As in Dn(
hand. He was given a sec,nd to drol
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