Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-02-25

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CAUGHT HERE
MEN PURSUED As SUSPECTS IN
MAIL RoBBERY HAD
STOLEN CAR
An automobile chase after two men
suspected of being connected with the
robbing Of the mail car of Northern
Pacific east bound train near Big Lake,
was terminated on Fourth street north:
east in this city early Saturday morn.
ing, when the men were wounded BY a
posse pursuing them, composed of Sher-
IL He1ix. Chief Of Police Clark, N. q.
Agent Friesinger and w. H. Muncy.
The officers had been waiting for the
car to appear, having been notified that
two men suspected of the mail car rob-
berry were headed this way. The men
gave their names as Bud Allen and
Robert Ford.
From Little Falls, the two men were
taken to st. Paul Sunday, where an in
vestigation was held. The investigation
indicated that they had no part in the
train robbery, but they admitted hav-
ing been engaged to bring load of H.
quor to the twin cities and that the car
| which they had in their possession was
stolen in st. Paul Friday evening. =:
The mail car on the N. p. train was
robbed at about g. o'clock Friday eve
ming, below Big Lake. The robber got
onto the mail car at st. Cloud posing
as government inspector and present
ing permit to enter the car and make
an inspection. He held up the three
men in the mail car and forced oneao4
them, named Christensen, to tie up the
other two, z. N. Strong and Glare
Brown. Strong was not tied securely
and while Brown was getting the regis
tered mail out Of the mail sacks at the
point Of gun, Strong succeeded in
freeing himself and, grasping an, iron
bar, he hurled it at the robber, striking
him in the back but with little effect
The robber swung about and fred three
shots at Strong, one Of them hitting
Strong in the stomach. He then got the
registered mail, amounting to about
100000 and as the train slowed up at
Northtown Junction, he jumped from
the car and disappeared.
The information Of the two mer sus-
pected of the train robbery pclng head
cd toward Little Fails came from Sar-
tell. where they Stopped and inquired
90 to the direction to Fergus Falls.
Suspecting that they were the tgain.
robbers, the Sartell authorities mott
fled the local authorities, who posted
themselves on the Jefferson Highway,
just below the railroad tracks in the
south end of town, parking their car
across the road. They waited for some
time, having been advised that the car
had passed through Royalton with the
lights out, but thinking that possibly
the men had taken the west river road,
they drove ever to the West side tc.
look for them. In the meantime Patrol.
man Lambert saw a car with lieshta ont
Pass through town; and evidently head
Ell for Brainerd. and he immediately
notified Patrolman Hang on the West
side, who in turn notified :he posse.
They starte't in pursuit in W. II. Mum
cy's car. As they rounded the corner
at Broadway and Fourth. street north
east, they sighted the car ahead and,
turning out the lights of his car, Mr..
Muncy put on full speed: overtaking.
the other car between Fourth and
Fifth avenues.
Driving alongside the car, the officers
ordered the occupants to stop, the order
being repeated thrice. Instead of stop
ping, they increased their speed and the
officers then opened fire on them, Sher-
if Felix using high powered Winches-i
ter rifle. Both occupants of the car
were slightly wounded, and they stop.
ped and gave themselves up.
A thorough search Of the car and of
the occupants failed to disclose any
thing which would indicate that they
were connected with the robbing of the
mail car; but they were taken to the
county Jail here and the st. Paul au-
thorities were notified.
It was learned that the car which
they Wereatraveling in, Ford sedan,
was stoleM in St. Paul, and was owned
by Mrs. Edgar Read, 764 Dayton ave-
were q .38 calibre revolver and fur
robe. The latter was the property Of
E. P. Hamblett of Elk River and the
men said that they found it on the.
road. ~
Authorities from St. Paul came to
Little Falls on Saturday night and on
Sunday morning, they took the pair to
st. Paul il the stolen car. After an in
vestigation on Monday, at which two
of the mail clerks were present to iden-
Etify the robber, it was decided that
these two men did not have hand in
it. The only trace found of the man
who robbed the mail car was the report,
of Roy Herbert, truck driver, that he
had taken a man who answered the
description given; to st. Paul, letting
him off at Smelling and Como avenues.
He said THAT he was paid SIS for taxi
fees, although he asked for only $40.
4 Nj. Strong, who was shot in the mail
car ftOo1bbsry, died at 2:45 p. M, Mon
day, at Che Minneapolis General hospi-
tai. He leaves wife and two children.
Nj. Strong was known in Little Falls
as he has been a mail clerk on this run
for many years. He: owned several
cottages at Fish Trap lake, this county,
and Che family usually spent the sum-
mer months there. -..-...<
HIGH QU1NT TO ST. CLOUD TODAY
The local high school basketball quint
journeys to St. Cloud this afternoon for
a clash with the st. Cloud. technical
high school quint this evening.
On the outcome Of this game depends
the chance of Little Falls to win the
district title. st. Cloud defeated Little
Falls 40 rliop IN tho season and st. ClOud