Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-07-25
Risks Life Single Handed
to Stop Speeding
Automobile.
Milaca Youth, II, Appre-
hended and COnfeSSeS
to Crime.
Sandstone Bank Loot and
Bandits Gun Found
Beside Him.

But for the prompt action of
the sheriff's office and the quick
and daring compliance with orders
by Pine City's patrolman and Pine
county deputy sheriff, Carl Holm
berg, Jr., the youthful bandit who,
Friday morning robbed the Sand
stone Security State Bank, might
still be at large with his where
abouts probably unknown.
Considerable excitement was arous-
ed at Pine City when call came from
Sandstone that the Security State
Bank of that place had been robbed.
Frank Hurley, cashier of the bank,
telephoned to Sheriff Degerstrom
within a few minutes after the affair
and the sheriff rushed out to Patrol
man Carl Holmberg and gave orders
% and No. 1 and stop all cars. Holm
berg lost no time in obeying orders
and his fast motorcycle soon carried
him to the desired point. Holmberg
stopped all cars as they came and
made sure that the occupants were
not the bandits, or bandit, until an
Auburn car sped by him in defiance
to his signal and continued down No.
%. The plucky patrolman gave chase
and shouted his orders to halt, cover
ing the driver with his gun, and final
ly succeeded in bringing the car to a
standstill. The occupant proved to
be the hOldup man, young, dark
haired youth, and beside him on the
drivers seat was his gun and the loot
which he had taken from the bank.
A check up of the banks funds showed
the amount taken to be $2,19247, all
of which was recovered and returned
to the bank.
Patrolman Holmberg then COM
Wandered another passing autoist
and with his assistance the youth and
his car were brought to Pine City.
Locks Four in Vault.
According to information received,
the young man, who gave his name
as Lee Eastman, II, stated that he
had been contemplating the robbery
for several days. He had been in
Sandstone several days and upon
seing Frank Hurley alone in the bank
at about II a. m. Friday, entered and
pointed his patched up gun at him
with the orders to hold 'em up" He
then ordered Mr.. Hurley to the floor,
came around behind the counter and
scOOped all change and currency in
sight into a flour sack which he drew
from his pocket. He opened the cash
drawer and added what extra money
was there and then ordered Mr. Hur-
ley to bring out all the money in the
there was none in the vault, he made
no attempt to enter While the youth
full bandit was gathering up the
money, two young girls, Elma Paulson
and her sister, daughters of Mr.. and
Mrs. John PaulsOn, north of Sandstone,
entered, and they were also ordered
to lie on the floor and be quiet. Ben
Hurley also entered the bank as the
robbery was being completed and
both men and girls were imprisoned
in the vault
However, the youth did not COM
pletely throw the vault combination
and with the aid of a screw-driver the
captives were soon free and sending
out the alarm.
Quick Apprehension of Robber.
1t was eleven o'clock when the hold
up was staged, and at 1915 the ban
dit was in custody of the sheriff,
which probably sets a record for an
prehenslon of bank bandit The
youth was lodged in the county Jail
where he made a full confession to
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