Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-02-24
BANDIT HOLDS
up MAIL CREW
Rohber Escapes With $4,000
From Morth Coast Limited
Near Minneapolis.
CLERK FATALLY SHOT
peslRo % lNspestee Bandit Deas6o
Train a o.. Cloud; ouddsNly oeaS1e
Gun AMI Orders Men .
Neld " hands.


Minneapolis xaehaey Z. otreM0,
n charge q shs mall oar. vine Wae
ehos three tlsues ~ The hanale
died st the Minneapolis General
hoseltal, Ne had bssN ompteyo6
In tho eslssay mall services NfteeN
ysaes aaA ieavse widow end teo
children. living n the Min CITY.
Minneapolis bandit who boarded
the s&stbound North Coast Limited
train n st. Cloud. held W three men
In charge Of the mall car. shot and
probably fatally injured one q ths
men. took currency and nsGotiaAle
bonds estimated It hundreds of tAsa-
sands Of dollars, and escaped - tlo
train entersd Minneapolis u 80 RI
day night
The holdup occurred near Hailsy.
Z station on the Northern Pacific raiI.
road AVE- miles northwest q Hlk River,
county seat Of 0hesburne county. an1
about IS miles northwest o. Minneap-
oils.
The bandit boarded the train wAsa
Il reached 81. Cload. sntsrins the mall
car on permit used BY inspsctoss =
the mali service. He had ridden Iron
81. Cloud to Minneapolis On the same
train two weeks ago. using similar
permit. and was known % one Of The
mon In the car.
The car Was IN charge Of Strong. :
veteran Ia the railway mail service.
apd his assistants were Glare L.
Brown. 3sO3 East Thirty-nfth street.
Minneapolis. and Harry NJ Christen-
sen. 2lS7 Dayton avenue. st. Paul. The
permit was inspected. and was fCan6
to be authority for m. r. petsrs0a"
| 70 ride In the car.
The bandit engaged the three msn
In conversation, using the subjects
known to mail clerks, until the train
Was near Bailey. There the man sud
| denly drew gun and ordered the men
to hold up their hands.
Az the three obeyed. the bandit or.
dered Strong aud Brown into corner
Of the car.
Come over here!" no shouted 70
Christensen.
Christensen obeyed and the bandit
produced roll of fine wire.
Tie these fellows up tight and BE-
quick about ~" was the nsxt com
mand.
Ties Up Comrades.
Christensen wound the wire around
the legs and arms Of his companions.
but In tying Strong's hands left .
slack In the wire. The bandit then
ordered him into the corner and a.
Christensen complied turned toward
the mail sacks.
| At that moment Strong. whose hands
were practically free. seized IN iron
bar used In opening the car door aud
hurled It at the bandit, II struck him
upon the back. but had little effect. !.
The bandit picked up the bar and
threw II to the other end OF the car.
then fred three shots at Strong. The
first took effect In the victims stoin-
ach. After firing two more shots
while Strong was lying ON his face. the
| gunman ordered Christensen To carry
Brown to q mail rack. where he was
rolled under the rack
Christensen then was told to open
the mail sacks.
Pick out the sacks with the regis
tered mail" ordered the bandit Get
them open"
Then sack containing registered
mail. currency and negotiable bonds
was opened. the bandit stated most Ut
the contents into a grip used by ono
Of the clerks Christensen then was
forced to enter locker room In the
car. which the bandit bottled on the
outside The lights In the car were
then turned on, and Christensen. list
ening as the train sped along. believed
the bandit. had left the car. Anxious
to aid Strong. Christensen succeeded
in breaking the lock on the locker, but
found the bandit scented on pile OF
sacks. holding his gun on Brown.