Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-31
YEGG
MEETS DEATH
Minot Officers Open Fire;
Killing One Man and
1njuring Another. !.
CHerah Special s4rydce.)

it, N .S~SAsA S&SSsy lL.. .
Inquest on the shooting Of an all
legged yegsman. Yesterday morning
begun but was adjourned until to-
morrow. Cornorner, Or. Pence Is
expecting persons to view remains
to identify a. p. Farley, the ma
taken prisoner, was taken to Nc
C1uskys Sheridan county, today. by
Sheriff Ernest Seigei Of McCiusky:
Weber; the wounded man, will be
court opens a term in McCluskx to-
day and the me will have An inn
mediate trial. The loot from the
bank was turned over to John ].
Breher, president Of the bank last
night. It included $3.50 IN liberty
bonds. 800 In war savings stamps
$4e in currency and $14S in stamps
were stolen from the safey deposit
box of the Martin postofhce. Z
Fargo. May 31.-Belief was ex-
pressed. al the Offices Of North :Da-
kota Bankers Association thiA after
noon that the me captured at Minot
and BalfoW, following burglary OF
hank and store at Martin, are mem
bers Of the bank wreckinE gang
which has been operating in the
state for. q year or more.
w. G.. MacFadden, secretary OF
the North Dakota Bankers associa-
ton is awaiting photographs of mar
yegg at Mtnot, With four under ar
rest at Balfour to see if they ans
wer the descriptions Of bank rob-
bers furnished his Office.
A reward ofE$500 will be paid by
North Dakotasi Bankers association
for the capture dead or alive OF any
bank burglar. known to have burglar
tied with explosion. fame cutting or
electricity or. attempting the same
on any, safe Or vault OF a member OF
the State Bankers association! An
paid for every. additional ma con-
nectcd with burglary or attempt.
! Minot, n. d.. May G0.--An unidenti.
fled man was shot and killed, another
giving his name as George Webher
was wounded in tho leg and captured
and Patrick Farley. who with Webhe,
claims to Ncome. from Minneapolis, wa:
placed under arrest when state anG
local officers closed in on an autor1o'
bile, lin which authorities believed
ycsEmen' were driving to Minot from
! Martin where A bank and store were
robbed carly,ftoday. Two other mer
thought to have been riding in a ForC
stolen from the Martin garage during
the. night, .eluded The officers. al,
though members of the shcriff's posse
believed the. driver Of the car wal
wounded. Loot taken from the Mar
the Christ Hcer store AT Martin, were
found. in the car which the Officers
succeeded in stopping.
Robbery Discovered Early.
John j. Breher, president of TIT
Martin State bank. discovered thu
robbery when arriving home at 81:
Members Of the police department
and sheriff's force with H. A. Hurd
: Minot young man held in connection
/ with auto sthefts. f. l.. Watkins ant
.. c. Credlin OF the state forces mad,
up the posse. 81
The robbers. machine vas met nv,
miles east of Minot, and when two O
the. menatried to escape the Officers
opened fire.
The loot consisted Of papers ant
some Liberty bonds taken from safct,
deposit boxes. Silks stolen from the
Heer store and a yeggman's kit o,
tools also vas found in the machine
The currency safe inside the vaul'
was no opened.
Weber was not seriously wounded
Neither he nor Farley will adnni'
knowing the name. of the man killed
both claiming to have secured ride:
to Minot in the machine. No paper
has been found to reveal the identit,
of the victim.
The officials are making. ever,
effort to locate the men, who eludet
them. 1t is believed that the deat
man and the" two captured ~er,
leaders in the gang Of yesgs operating
in North Dakota for several months