The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-10-17
DAYLIGHT ROBBERY
RESULTS in ARREST
Leo Humbert Makes Revenge
Visit to Metre Grove Insti-
tuition Wednesday
BACK In JAIL In S HOURS
Sank Centre Deputy Sheriffs
Takes Active Part in
Capture

is the detailed story of daring es7
cape from the Stearns County jail
effected by Leo Humbert, charged
with the robbery of the Metre
Grove State Bank on Sept. II, and
pal. Joe Hendricks, alias Will
liams.
Yesterday morning at 8:15 Hum
bert, this time accompanied by
Hendricks again visited Metre
Grove and held UP the bank for the
second time.
At loo o'clock the robbers had
been recaptured and were again in
the Stearns County Jail. -
Humbert was after revenge
against CASHIER Edward Orthman
because he testified against him at
the preliminary hearing following
his first arrest in Chicago.
He had expected to find the cash.
Ter alone in the bank at that hour
in the morning. On entering the
bank he found two customers He
Immediately covered them all, in
forming Ortmann that he was
lucky that he was not alone in the
bank.
While Humbert had the others
covered Hendricks went behind
the counter and grabbed the loose
currency, $141. In attempting to
get the money out of the safe he
turned the bolt the wrong way,
locking it. About this time two
others entered the bank and Hend-
ricks called to Humbert to leave as
others were coming.
On leaving Metre Grove they
drove east about zone and one-half
miles when they turned to the right
and eventually landed on Highway
No. 4, headed for Paynesville.
Sheriff Schooner was notified Of
/ the robbery at once. He immed-
lately notified Deputy Sheriffs Ed
Steege and JOS. Miller of this city
] to hasten to Metre Grove and pick
up the trail. They left at once.
Deputy Art McIntee, of Paynes-
vile, was instructed to guard
Highway No 4 on the outskirts of
that village. All intervening towns
were notified.
Alloys Bornbrock, of Metre Grove,
followed the bandits out of The vii
lage for about two miles then lost
track Of them. So 8at
Humbert and Hendricks were
recognized as they sped through
Paynesville and Deputy Sheriff Nc
Intee accompanied Ly sGarageman
Joe Jarrebeck, hmm ediately started
in pursuit.
The robbers were travelling at a
7O-mile gait and it was with diff
Guilty that McIntee was able to keep
in sight of Them. When about four
miles north of New London the.
bandit car had a fiat tire caused by
travelling over some very rough
roads. They saw car approach
ing at a rapid rate of speed and de-
cided to go into the brush. by the
roadside. They planned to watch
the oncoming car and If it showed
signs of Stacking its speed they
would attempt to hide in a nearby
1 swamp. If the car drove on they
would put on their spare tire and
make another start for freedom.
| When Deputy McIntee arrived
on the scene about so farmers, all
well armed, were securing the
swamp for bandits
Their presence in the swamp was
discovered by a 14-year-old farm
girl. She made an attempt to grab
hold of Hendricks. Humbert want
ed to shoot her but Hendricks OBJ
jected stating that he had never
shot anyone and did not intend to.
Messrs. Steege and Miller ar
rived on the scene of action just as
Deputy McIntee brought Hendricks
out Of the swamp. He was turned
over to Steege who handcuffed him
and placed him in McIntee's car.
Returning to the swamp to the
right of where Hendricks was cap
tured, McIntee found Humbert
guarded by farmers. He was
: brought out turned over to JOS.
Miller, who handcuffed him, placed
hin in his car, accompanied by
Alloys Bornbrock, and the start for
st. Cloud was made.
The party was met at Richmond
by Sheriff Schooner and County At
torney Quigley. Both prisoners
were placed in the Sheriff's car and
guarded by Deputies McIntee.
Steege and Miller, Humbert and
Hendricks were once more landed
in the Stearns county jail-five
hours after the robbery had been
committed.
When Hendricks was turned ov-
err to Steege he said: Hello Fat,
Cd I am glad to see you. was
afraid these blood-thirsty Swedes
would shoot me-"
There has been a general impress
sion that the men found Q friendly
automobile near the Jail after they
sawed their way out early Satur-
day morning. Hendricks says that
is not true. After Humbert had
sawed the bars two suits Of Hum
bert's clothes were thrown out and
they jumped to the ground IS feet
below. Hendricks hurt his foet
slightly in the fall. They started
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