The Mankato free press., 1923-06-29
.POL|CEWFRE ALERT
WORkONT|P' GIVEN
They Found Masks, Coats,
Thrown Into Weeds
ALARM BY BUZZER'
This Gave the Robbers char1ca
To Escape ciuthes Of
Officers

and Sheriff Edward Ario are now -
clues which may lead to the cary arr.
rest of the yeggs implicated in ths.
attempt to rob the safe In the ofnce
OF the Neil Nelson Greenhouse Wed
nesday morning.
Soon arter the attempted robbery IN
this city Charles Graves and GeorHe
Weary, chaufteurS IN the employ Of
The Cox Iaxi line Of this city, who
were returning from the twin cittea
where they had taken passengerA,
passed point two miles north of
traverse des Sioux, between St
reter and lie Sueur on the main
highway, where they saw q large
Case touring car in the ditch. At
that point in the road there - q
sharp turn in the highway and .
the machine tried TO negotiate the
curve at too high a rate of speed.
struck the rail of the bridge and
plunged into the ditch.
Graves Reported Wreck
AS soon as Mr.. Graves reached
this city and heard OF the blow
Ing OF the Nielsen safe, he at
once reported to Chief Landmark
seeing the wrecked car Chief Lund-
mark at one called up Chief Michael
dempsey and Sheriff Charles Nor
man OF st. Peter and told them Of
the car lying in the ditch about four
miles north of that city. Then Chief
landmark called up Sheriff Edward
Ario and both those officers pro-
ceeded to where the car was wreck
ca. AT st. Peter they were joined
by Chief Dempsey and Sheriff Nor
man. A search Of the wrecked Case
car revealed. the fact that 4 cIofh
mask had been left in it. SEARCHING
the weeds and brush nearby, in the
hopes Of finding burglar tools. tie.
olneers found tEQ epRts .aRaza 49,
coat ana the other . cloth o&<
hidden IN the weeds. These we're fak =
en- possession of by Sheriff Xrio.
and the car was removed to ST.
Peter, where it is being held in 4
garage at that city
investigator disclosed the fact
mat three men and one women
Waiked back TO st. Peter from the
direction OF Traverse des Sioux
ABOUT four O'Clock in the morning.
one man and the woman stopped at
a 81. Peter restaurant until the ar
rival of twin city bus from Mankato
and then boarded it for the twin
cities. Two men purchased tickets
LOT St. Paul at the Omaha depot and
LOOK an early train to the twin cities.
enquiries by both the Mankato and
81. Peter officers resulted in secur-
Ing information which demonstrates
tnat these four persons came down
from st. Paul in a Case car some
time Tuesday night, and at least
one OF them called on a relative i'm
81 Peter that same night. The IL
cense number of the car was taken
Dy the otncers, and the secretary OF
STATES Office called up in regard to
tne owner or the machine. Informa-
belonged TO a man in ST. PauI and
that the car had been stolen Tues
day.
MI. Graves and Mr.. Neary of this
city passed the spot where the Case
car was found shortly before four
O'Clock in the morning. This would
De less than an hour after the blow
ing OF the safe at Mankato. Another
incident which tallies up to the time.
Is the four persons came into ST.
Peter about a. m. or shortly after
wards and according to the st. Peter
autnorlties attempted to keep out of
Credit For The Tin
MI. Graves and Mr.. Neary deserve
a great deal of credit for giving tbe
ofncers the tip, which placed them
on what may be the right clue to the
apprehension of the safe blowers.
A number of people safely enscon-
eo behind the walls of their own
residence, and in no danger Of he
ing snot Dy yeggs are said to have
MADE some sarcastic remarks about
the manner in which Mankato police
handled the case when called to the
scene OF the attempted robbery. AS
soon as Night Sergeant Len BurriII
received the call notifying him that
Ourgiaf were then at work In the
Nelisen office, he hurriedly sum
moned Ofhcers Emil Richter and
Oliver Tufte and leaping into his
own machine which was standing
alongside Of the police station drove
up Front street, turning off the
lights before he reached Marshall
street. The car was left standing
on Front street and the officers fear
lessly hurried to the front of the
building. Not being familiar with
the ins and outs of the large planr
they did their best. Much to their
credit, it was only three minutes
rom the time that Clement Mach
bar sent in the call of Sergeant Bur
rill, until he was heading the raid
on Marshall street but short dis
tance from the front of the office.
1t now developes that the thieves
were warned by the ringing OF the
Office telephone and made their get
away before the arrival of the off
GERS. Clement Nachbar. after calling
the police, then called the Neil Nell {
son residence, which Is on an exten
sion phone from the office. The bell
rings In the office, and buzxor
work in the residence.
Yeaes Were Warned
1t is also alleged that WOMAN
who had been awakened by the
roar OF the explosion when the safe
was blown shouted to someone else
while her head was out OF the win IS.
dow, here come the police The
man standing guard at the entrance
of the alley between Front ana
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