The Mankato free press., 1923-09-21

! neighb0rs, and was crossing the
street, just as the robbers commenc-
ed operations. She was shot at by
one Of the bandits and told to get
for home and stay inside.
| Mr.. Busse says that no one in the
village dared to show their heads
until the gang OF bandits were heard
to dash out OF the village going at
q high rate Of speed. II was then
to notify the outside world of the
robbery over the telephone, but
found that the yeggs had cut all of
the wires near the central station,
thus cutting Cleveland of from com
munication. II. Busse Immediately
= jumped into one of his cars and
drove to LIE Sueur Center and mott
Aed Sheriff Hugo Bolke. That Off :
Ger got busy on the wires and mott
! fied all surrounding towns.
/ Sheriff Arlo Called.
! Sheriff Ed Ario of Mankato was
called up at five o'clock this morn.
Ford bearing Minnesota license
Mail" on the wind shield had been
stolen, at Cleveland and that five
desperate bank bandits were max
ing their getaway in that machine.
Sheriff Arfo and City Detective A.
l.. Volk paroled all Of the roads lead
ing into Mankato until late hour
/ this morning but no sight Of the
mail car was. found. Sheriff Ario
notified all Surrounding towns to be
on the lookout for the mail car.
According to the statement Of H.
Busse the bank building is badly de-
molished from the repeated explo-
sions.
the First State Bank Of Cleveland.
A ladder was stolen from the NIL
waukee railway company with which
TO climb up and cut the telephone
wires. This ladder was found lean
ing against the poles some time
later,
/ Covered BY Theft Insurance.
Frank Flowers, cashier OF the
First State Bank Of Cleveland, In a
statement to The Free Press about
noon today, said that the loet Sc
cured by the thieves this morning
would sum up to from fourteen to
eighteen thousand dollars, princi
The amount Of cash was about $3,-
800. Everything according to the
statement Of Mr.. Flowers is covered
by theft insurance. Some of the
Liberty Bonds were registered, and
these If they are disposed Of can be
traced.
% According to the statement of Mr..
Flowers, his mother, Mrs. H. H.
Flowers, who lives directly across
the street from him, was awakened
by the burglor alarm, and started
across the street to warn her son,
that some one was in the bank. The
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twice in the air to frighten her and
said, Don't come up here 20 back
In the house. -
Badly Damaged.
The building Is badly damaged by
the repeated explosions of dyna-
serious damaged. The windows were
blown out by the force of the ex-
plosions, -. ...
Mr. Flowers stated that a 1922
Buick car was found abandoned a
short distance from the village.
This car bears the Iowa license
number H-SS74. Apparently not be-
Ing able to get this car to wofk, the
tried to steal a car belonging to l..
II. Allen, but they found this ma
chine locked. Then they went to
| the garage Of L. Biehns, rural
mail carrier and stole his Ford car.
Not suited with the tin lizzie, with a
! u. 8. Mail sign the robbers 1t would
appear tried to get a higher pow
cred car at the farm home of q. J.
Cramer, living two miles out Of
/ Found Car Locked.
= This car was found to be locked.
and the thieves proceeded to the
farm of Mrs. Dennis BALI where
they found her Ford car. This was
taken and the car belonging to the
mail carrier was abandoned.
! II. H. Flowers, president of the
First State Bank was not at home.
up in, Canada. 1t will be remembered
that H. H. Flowers was at one time
speaker Of the house of the Mime
sofa legislature. .f-
- The Abandoned Car.
1t now .developes that the Buick
| six automobile abandoned by the
bandits, Is the car which was stolen
| from the Christ Danielson garage on
the corner of Hickory and South
Second streets in MRnkato on the
night of September 8. ..r.
| The Iowa license plate bearing
the number 47-5374 belongs to Mrs.
C. e. Cole Of Iowa Falls, Iowa. When
the car was stolen from Mr.. Daniel
SON it had on dealers license No.
152. .. ...
For three days previous to the
time of the theft of the Buick car
from Mr.. Danielson, q man giving
the name of M. A. Harrington, who
said that his address was 534 Ro-
bert street, st. Paul negotiated for
the purchase of the car, and finally
| did close q deal for the machine; by
giving Mr.. Danielson q check for one
| hundred dollars on the Merchants
Bank of st. Paul. This was to bind
| the bargain.
- 4 Check Was Worthless
A bill OF sale was made out, and
the fellow said that he had wired
| for his money and would return the
next day for the auto. That night
the car was stolen. 1t later deyel-
oped that the check given Mr.. Dan
] ielson was worthless. The Mer-
| chants National Bank Of St. Paul
potifaed Chief of Police Phil, Lund-
mark, who had been working on the
case. that several checks had been
drawn on their bank by NJ. A. Har-
rington. mt that he had no account
there.
Sheriff Hugo Bolke of Le' Sueur
county arrived In this city at one
o'clock and held conference with
| Sheriff Edward Ario. Sheriff Bofke
says that there has nothing develop
ed since the robbery that would lead
TO a clue to the identity of the rob
bers except the information fur