The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
BANK AT nADLFY
ROBBED OF CASH
Trio Entered Institution Yes
terday Afternoon
cor AWAY WITH $725
Forced the Assistant Cashier Into
Vault Turned On Burg
lar Alarm. ...-.

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Hadley Mimi, December 21.-Two
bandits entered the State Bank OF
Hadley shortly before three o'clock
yesterday afternoon, forced the as
sistant cashier, E. +. Oberg, into
the vault at the point of a gun and
escaped with approximately $S0O.The
bandits, who were unmasked, ap-
leared very nervous, overlooking
$4,000 in bonds and several hun
dred dollars in currency in their
haste to depart. Authorities believe
the men to be novices. e
The robbers entered the village a
short time before the robbery in
large green touring car and drove
up and down Babcock Highway No.
IT,. on which the town is situated,
and when the bank was emptied of
its customers they stopped their car
and entered. Mr.. Oberg was alone
in the bank.
Dropped Cash in Haste
Asking Oberg If he knew where
they could find a Mr.. Johnson"
ordered the assistant cashier 70
throw up his hands before he could
answer.
The robbers, apparently amateurs,
asked to be directed toward the scfe
which was directly before then.
Oberg pointed out the safe. and the
men then hurriedly gathered up
what money was IN sight, dropping,
several dollars in their hurry. The
currency overlooked was in the safe
unlocked.
Their operations consuming Jess
than ten minutes, the bandits or
dered Oberg into the safe locked it
behind him, and departed. Oherg, af-
ter being IN tho vault few moments
rang the burglar alarm which had
connections IN the safe.
The alarm rang IN the general
store near by, and Jack Roe, a
travelling salesman, came to the bank
and released the assistant cashier.
The two men were dressed in
ed to be between twenty five and
thirty years old. .-.a- re-, s..
Besides twin cities police auth0ri-
ties, the sheriff notified cities within
a radius of about 100 miles to be yn
the lookout for the bandits.
Drove Up and Down Street
Slayton Mimi, December 21.-
Hadley, small village, short dis
tance from this city, is still laboring
under one OF the greasest sensations
in the history of that place. Yes
terday at three o'clock three un-
masked bandits entered the State
Eank there, held up the assistant
cashier, A. F. Oberg, who was alone
in the bank at the time, and forced
hlm at the point of gun to walk
rintn tho vault uyhinh xx-ou ~,
hind him. Then the bandits helped
themselves to about $725 in cash ana
made their getaway in an automo.
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The three men had been driving up
and down the main street of the viz
lage in their car, not making any ef-
fort to disguise themselves. It is
now known that they were waiting
until A. d. Week, cashier OF the bank
left for Slayton to make deposit
in one of the banks here.
AS soon as Assistant Cashier Oberg
was locked in the vault he at once
manipulated the burglar alarm from
the inside Of the vault and sounded
the alarm in the T. H. -Knutson gen
eral store. So many false alarms
had been sent in from the bank in
the past, that Mr.. Knutson did not
lay any attention to the ringing of
the alarm. The continued sounding
OF the alarm, however, caused
travelling man in the store to inves-
tigate, and Mr.. Oberg called from
inside the vault and said that he
thought the bank had been robbed.
Mr.. Knutson was hurriedly summon.
ed to the bank and released Mr.
Oberg and the general alarm was,
given. BY that time the burglars had
about twenty minute start. They
left the town going east that turned
north and finally headed toward
woodstock, and it is thought then
spseded toward Sioux City, Iowa
Onicers and others were soon in
pursuit, but the bandits evaded
them.
Mrs. Alex Lowe of Hadley got a
good look at the three men, and saws
that she could positively identify
them. One tall man could be easily
Identified she says by scar on his
upper lip.
B. A. Larson of Hadley says that
the bandits drove a camoufiaged
special Studebaker car. This car
had en- Overland name plate on it
but Mr.. Larson is sure that it was a
special Studebaker car. He did not
get the license humber of the car.
Inc loss TO the bank is fully COW
cred by burglar insurance.
AS soon as Chief of Police Phil
Landmark got word to the effect that
Inc bandits were headed this way
through Window. he and Officer
Edward Osten, Officer Henry Kach-
elmyer, City Detectives Rudolph
Ario and Al Volk, together with
Deputy Sheriff Edward p. Kelley VINO
was sent out by the sheriff's Office
went TO the Blue Earth river bridge
and guarded it for about three
halirs- but no suspicious cars show
ed up.