The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-10
FOUR YOUTHFUL
YEGGS ESCAPE
BY AUTOMOBILE
Raid on Institution Made
Shortly Before Closing
Time Wednesday
ROBBERS ARE ALL ARMED
Three Employees and Patron
Locked in Vault-Bandits
Get Good Start
ROBBERS ARE ALL ARMED

Ironton, Minn., Nov. 1O.-(R-
Search for q quartet Of bandits,
who late Wednesday held up and
robbed the First National bank Of
Ironton Of $4,000 and escaped aft
er locking three employees and q
patron in the vault, today was di-
rected toward the Twin Cities.
General w. +. Rhinow, head OF
the state bureau Of criminal identi.
fication and apprehension, accom-.
panied by Irving Jones, assistant,
and finger print experts and two
other operatives, arrived at the
scene Of the robbery last night and
started their investigation.
General Rhinow found that the
bandits took the graveled road to-
ward the Twin Cities, via Mile Lacs
Lake. Pursuers were considerably
handicapped by the slippery roads
which developed several hours aft
CT the robbery, giving the escaping
quartet good lead.
Overlooked $4,5O0'
A check made by officials of the
bank today disclosed that the loss
is ,"just about $35,OOO." The ban
dts overlooked $4,000 which was
wrapped up for shipment to q
neighboring community bank, and
was lying in the cashiers cage,
Some loose silver in desk tray was
also overlooked.
The money was received by the
bank earlier in the day to meet the
pay roll Of one Of the local mining
companies.
The robbery occurred just before
the bank closed, and did not arouse
any suspicion in the town until the
alsrm was given by the released
bank officials.
Three men entered the bank while
snc remained ir an nuto.Gnbile
parked across the street. Tho three
ordered the bank employees and &
patron into a vault and, after cut
ting the wires Of the burglar alarm
system, locked the door. One Of
them pulled down the door and win.
dow curtains which announced that
the bank was closed to business.
After taking the cash, the men
fled in a. large sedan.
Preparing to Close
In rccounting the events, II
Proctor, the cashier, said that he
was at his desk, while T. S. Nyhus
and Ernest Olson, assistant cash.
iers, were winding up business fol
the closing Of the bank for the day
when the three bandits entered al
about $3.50 p. m.
]. o. Lindahl, principal Of the
Crosby-Ironton high school, had
Just completed some business at the
counter. and was about to leave
when one Of the bandits leveled
pistol at him, with the command
that he get "down on the floor"
Proctor at first thought one Of
the men was a bank examiner, but
was advised Of the seriousness Of
the situation when he saw q, pisto
leveled at him by q second mem.
ber Of the trio. He also wAs order
ed to lie flat.
Pounding Attracts Attention
The employees Of the bank and
the patrons then were ordered into
the vault, while the rifling pro;
ceeded. After the bandits departed
the four Imprisoned men begar
pounding on the vault floor and
calling for l. lip. The connmotion at.
tracted the attention Of = asshoemak.
er who had = shop in the basement
of the bank building. He called
former employe Of the bank, who
opened ths vault and gave the i'm
Drisoned quartet their freedom.
The alarm was spread to sur
rounding communities, but more
than = half hour had elapsed.