The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-25
CHASE AFTER SUSPECTS
OFFICERS AZ New Ulm Trail Parties
Alleged To Be Robbers.

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Officers AZ New Ulm Trail Parties
Alleged To Be Robbers.
New Ulm, May 1i.-rhe thieves
who burglarized the New Ulm Groc-
Lena Buschers on the night of Sun
day, May s, profited little by their
Ill gotten gains. for nine of the
fourteen cartons OF the cigarettes
have been recovered and the Ford
Sedan. 1t is also probable that the
culprits will be apprehended before
very long as the police are hot Oh
the trail, and some parties are now
under arrest In Casper, Wyoming,
that may turn out to be the guilty
ones.
AS soon as the robbery was dis
covered the local authorities got
busy, and on receiving word from
Victoria. Minnesota, Sheriff W. J.
Harmening left for there immedi.
ately and found that a boy had dis
covered two OF the cartons in a
gravel pit not far from the road.
Directly afterwards word was re-
ceived by the local agent of the NJ.
and st. L. from the agent in Ches-
ka, that seven OF the stolen cartons
had been found there. So they pro
ceeded to this point and found the
seven cartons as advised. all of
which were forwarded to this city.
After returning TO this city. the
sheriff received word from the chief
Of police at Hopkins, Mimi, that
lne car had been recovered and was
awaiting their Identification at that
place. This information was re-
ceived last Saturday morning and
Immediately the sheriff and chief of
police accompanied by Mrs. Busch
er's son, left for Hopkins, where
they found il was the car sought by
them. and so it was turned over to
Mr.. Butchers who drove 1t to Min
neapolis. Thus the bulk of the
stolen property has been recovered
within a very short time. showing
effective work on the part of the
local authorities.
Upon Investigation ut Victoria,
the first point visited, where the
two cartons we're found, It was
plain to be seen that the reason
for dumping them was on account
of tire trouble and the bad condi
ton of the road. They had been
obliged to detour and then on the
way to Chaska had found 1t neces-
sary, in order to avoid suspicion. as
the car was loaded with the boxes,
as we'll as on account of the poor
condition Of the road, to dump still
more OF their cargo. They carried
seven more OF the cartons a consid
cradle distance into a field and
where the farmer owning the place
! found them the following morning
being attracted there by seeing the
cattle standing around them.
After leaving Chaska. the sheriff.
! chief Of police and county attorney
! proceeded to the twin cities, as they
had certain parties under suspicion.
! Circumstantial evidence was strong
! ly against some of these but they
were able to prove to the satisfac
tion Of the authorities that they
were not connected with this par
ticular robbery and so they were
not held.
The car was abandoned at Hop
kins where the police took charge
ofiit on Tuesday. 1t was parked
near the Catholic church at that
place. and would have attracted no
attention, as many cars are left
there, excepting for the fact that
| the men acted In q peculiar manner
the chief of police was watching
them, and when they found they
were being watched they made their
get away and left the car. The ex
PLANTATION of the appearance of the
men Tailed in many respects with
that of the men who were acting in
a mysterious manner on the Thurs
day previous to the robbery in New
Ulm, at which time they disappear
ed when discovering that they had
been seen near the New Ulm Groc-
cry. 1t is quite probable that they
are the same men, and at any rate
the clue will be followed up.
+ On the Monday night the local
police at Chaska kept watch in the
vicinity of the field where the car
tons had been taken in the expec
tation that the thieves might return
after dark, but although they stayed
until quite dark, getting wet to the
skin and chilled on account OF the
stormy night; their vigil was In vain
for no one showed up. -.
The sheriffs office has been busy
getting into communication with all
parts of the country since the rob
berry and numbers Of kilograms have
been received in reference to sus
poets. On last Sunday morning one
came from the sheriff at Pierre
South Dakota, and another from
Philips, South Dakota, the sheriff al
the latter place being keen after his
quarry, following their moveme nts
to Casper. Wyoming. where they
have been arrested. They are driv-
ing a car with a Minnesota license
and their actions lead the police
authorities to believe they are guilty
Of some crime. Their annaaranca
according to reports, seems to tally
with those who were at Hopkins
and In New Ulm, and II In probable
that they may be the parties wanted