The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-02-10
TAvERNE ROBBER
SUSPECTS SEIZED
Gang Of Eight Was Nabbed
At Sioux City
HELD UP DANCE PARTY
That Is Charge Laid Against
Outfit Under Arrest
In Iowa

Eight men alleSeQ 10 DC uSHlDSIS VI
the gang of ten two gun bandits who
held up Ye Taverne Tuesday night
were arrested in Sioux City, Ia, last
night, says The Minneapolis Tribune.
Two other suspects were trailed to
Worthington, Mimi, but escaped dep
uty sheriffs OF that county sent to
apprehend them. ,
The capture of the eight men in the
Omaha railroad yards near Sioux
City was as thrilling as the holdup in
which IS guests of Ye Taverne were
lined against wall by the masked
bandits. Gus Danielson, chief OF de-
tectives of Sioux City, with a squad
of police, armed with sawed on shot
guns, stopped the train as it was en-
tering the yards. Guards were placed
at the doors and the shot gun SQUAD
went through the coaches, picking up
men by descriptions furnished by
Sheriff Earle Brown.
Officials Got Busy.
The arrests were due to the WORK
of Sheriff Brown and Deruty Sherln
John Mcclure, who arrived at Ye Ia
verne a few minutes after the bandits
had escaped with loot estimated at
from $4,000 to $4,000.
One of the guests, who lad been
robbed but who declined to give his
name. had examined the bandit auto
mobile just before it was driven away.
Sheriff Brown sent warning to towns
in the direction taken by the bandits
and at 4:30 a. m, three hours after
the holdup, a telephone call came
from Jordan, Mimi, telling of an au,
tomobile being stalled and deserted
there
William Burger, a farmer, living
near Jordan, had been approached by
two men an hour before. they ASKED
for a shovel, and when he investigated
he found that they had tried to dig
out the car. and then had abandoned
it. The description of the car tailed
with that given by the bandits victim
and Deputy Sheriff Mcclure was sent
to Jordan.
Mcclure located the car and search
ed it, finding receipt made out to
Louis Sherman, one Of the propr1e
tors of Ye Tsverne; several red hand ;
kerchiefs and other articles which
identified if as the bandit car.
Sheriff Was Notified.
Communication with Sheriff Brown
established the fact that the car had
been stolen from Walter I. Fisher,
1886 Plymouth building, from a park
ing scape near the automobile show
a few hours before The holdup. The
Minnesota license had been removed
and a South Dakota license subsu-
tuted.
A night Waterman at Jordan told OF
seeing a party of men who had walked
into the village and later departed in
the direction of Merriam Junction
FIVE miles away. Deputy Sheriff Nc
CURE went to Merriam Junction,
where he learned that a party of 10
men had boarded a train after buying
tickets to Sioux City.
At $40 a. m. Sheriff Brown had
been in communication with officials
of the Omaha road. and word had
been sent along the lines with a des-
cription of the bandits. At noon the
Mankato chief of police entered the
train as it arrived there and reported
that the men were on the train. Mean
while the train crew had been notified
and a search of one of the grips car
ried by the men revealed seven guns,
a quantity of ammunition and several
masks.
Word sent TO Sioux City resulted in
the arrests.
When the train reached Worth1ng-
IOn TWO iOLI ~ SAN eA@~N
was reported to Sheriff Borwn from
the next station. The sheriff at Worth
ington was notified, but although
he said he belieyed he had located
the two men, he declined to arrest
them without telgraphic confirmation:
Late last night it was reported that
the suspects had disanneared.
Approximately $4,000 in cash and
jewelry of equal value, or more, was
found on the suspects when they were
arrested. according to a report from
Sioux City. The eight men held there
rave the names of Ike Sherman,
Mickey Brienzo, Joe Dillon, Patrick
Hanley, Thomas BrienZo. Louis Ven
ick. Earl Madden and Frank Williams.
Madden said he was from st. Paul
Williams gave Omaha as his address
and the others said they lived in Sioux
City.
City today to bring he men to Min.
neapois. 1t was reported last night
that they planned to fight extradit1on:
Names Of scores of victims who had
declined to report their losses were
in the hands of Sheriff Brown last
night, ii was announced. Many OF
these were obtained, according to the
sheriff's office, from business cards
found with the recovered loot. All of
these persons will be called to the
county jail when the suspects arrive
to aid In the Identification.
Chief of Police Phil Landmark did
not board the Omaha train when 1t
stopped at this station yesterday noon.
However, a friend of his, Emil Larson,
left here yesterday for Madelia. After
entering the train he purchased a
newspaper which contained story of
the hold up. He read this story and
a few minutes later discussed the af-
fair with one of the brakemen. The
latter called Carlson's attention to sew
en- men who had boarded the train at
Merriam Junction. He suspected them
of having engaged in the holdup. So
did Carlson. When Mr.. Carlson reach
ed Madelia he wired Chief Landmark
about the seven men and what his sus-
picions were. Chief Landmark sent a
telegram to Sheriff Earle Brown of
Hennepin county informing him that
the suspects were on the Omaha train.