The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-25
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POLICE SEARCH FOR THIEF
This Bold Trick Was Turned
/ East of ST. Cloud Last
Night ....
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l

STOCKHOLM, WIS, tepruary H.
An unmasked bandit robbed the
State bank here at $3.50 o'clock
this morning and escaped with ST.
who escaped in an automobile
driven by an accomplish.
The $500 stolen from the bank
was recovered. Sheriff John A.
Anderson, a deputy and the local
police chief participated in the ar
rest, which was made at Claybank,
Mimi, about ten miles south of
here, after Beltx's automobile had
become stalled. -
The police say Beltz's only ex-
PLANTATION was that he was hard
pressed for cash and had gone to
extreme means to. get it. He Is
fifty years old, married and has
ARREST OF SUSPECT.
Redwing, Mimi, February TO-
p. j. BeItz, for the past, ten years
a real estate man Of this city, was
arrested shortly before noon today
by John A. Anderson, sheriff OF
Goodhue county, Philip Nordeen,
deputy, and Andrew jackson, chief
of the Redwing police, and is held
at the county Jail charged with
robblng the Stockholm State bank
at Stockholm, Wis, this morning.
H. r. Anderson, cashier, was the
only person in the bank when the
bandit entered. He was forced at
the point Of a pistol to throw the
money out Of the vault A patron
entering, the bank was ordered to
throw up his hands, but the com
mand was disregarded. The Gus.
toner gave the alarm. The Danolt
car went across Lake Pepln onto
the road near Wacuto where trace OF
the machine was lost
Minneapolis, February 19.-Au-
thorities today were searching Tor
the bandit who held up three clerks
off the mail car of train No. 2, east
bound, on the Northern Pacific rail-
road. shot and perhaps fataily
wounded one man, and escaped Win
registered mail unoffcially estimated
at several hundred thousand dollars.
c. E. Strong, fifty-two OF Mlnnea,
polls, a veteran in the railway mali
service. was shot three times Wnen
he attempted to Illustrate the rop-
berry by throwing an iron bar at the
bandit. He was taken to local nos
was said to be critical, with but lit
tie chance of recovery.
Boarded Train At st. Cloud
The bandit boarded the train at st.
Cloud, MINI, the last stop before
reaching Minneapolis. He presented
a pass, believed to have been forged
and entered the mail car. He con-
yersed with Strong and his assist
ants, Harry N. Christensen OF st.
Paul and E. l. Brown, MINNEAPOLIS,
until the train passed through Bail
eys, thirty five miles from here, Wnen
he pulled a gun. Christensen was
ordered to bind Strong and Brown
with wire. Strong resisted and was
shot. Christensen then was forced
to open a registered mail sack. The
bandit swept its contents into a
grip. AS the train slowed down for
Northtown Junction, on the outskirts
Of Minneapolis, he dropped of and
disappeared.
Members of the train crew did not
learn of the robbery until the train
arrived here. Officials obtained a
good description of the robber. Post
the loss saying 1t would take several
days to check up receipts.
Attempted HoIdup At Little Falls
Little Falls, Mimi, February 10
Two suspects were arrested here
shortly after $3.50 a. m, today, fol-
lowing a gun battle with officers and
are being held in the county jail here
In connection with the holdup of a
mail car on train No. on the North
ern Pacific railroad, last night. One
OF the men was slightly wounded in
the head and deputy sheriff suffer-
ed q minor wound in his hand.
cd va "a
of Buck Allen and Bob Ford and said
they were from Minneapolis. Deputy
Sheriff Hub Freisinger was shot in
the left hand and Ford in the arm.
Neither is seriously hurt. Sheriff
Felix of Morrison county was notified
that car going at high speed was
headed for Little Falls. He intercept
ed the suspects machine and when
they refused to stop, opened fire,
which was returned. Allen and Ford
are being held without charge pend
ing further Investigation.
Claim Loot Was Small.
Minneapolis, February 19.-Postal
authorities today said they believed
only a small amount Of loot was OBJ
tanned by the bandit who last night
robbed the mail car on train No. 2.
east bound North Coast limited on
northern Pacific railroad, after ceri-
ouSly wounding G. e. Strong of Min
neapolis, a veteran mail clerk. I'm
official estimates of the value of the
registered mail stolen were as high
as 100000, but postal authorities
said the exact amount of the loot
could not be ascertained for several
days. It consisted principally of reg
istered mail from the Pacific north
west.
Two men taken into custody near
Falls, Mimi, are held without
charge in the Little Falls Jail,
pending the outcome of the invest
igation into the robbery. They were
travelling in an automobile when APP
pretended. Strong who was shot
when he threw an iron bar at the
bandit in an effort to thwart the rob-
berry was wounded three times. He
underwent an operation early this
afternoon, when it was said he had
only remote chance of recovery.
Searching ST. Paul
The police were seeking in st. Paul
for man, infinitely answering the
description of the bandit, who engag-
ed small truck from man in a
pool room at $500 Marshall Street.
North East Minneapolis to drive him
to st. Paul last night.