The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-04-23

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A. No. I received money from
| him, but it wasn't money out of the
bank. was afraid of it, and didn't
want to get caught with it.
Q. At this particular time you left
the bank, on your way back to Min
neapolis, did Bliss give you any mon
ey?
Q. Did you receive any money
from him since then?
| A. Yes. various denominations at
different times.
@. What were the denominations ?
A. $25, $35, and $40, whatever I
would ask for.
@. Any time you ASKED for money,
he would give it?
A. Yes, he would argue at times.
@. Did you know where to reach
him at all times?
A. Always at his home.
@. Do you know his telephone
number?
A. He didn't have a telephone.
Q. You told us about this Sanborn
bank: Is there any other bank in
Minnesota that you and Jerome Bliss
are interested in?
A. l never in my life did a crook
ed thing in Minnesota except this in
Sanborn.
@. Where were these other banks
then?
A. In Wisconsin.
@. What was the first bank that
you and Jerome Bliss held up?
| A. The first bank Jerome and l
| held up was the bank at Fountain
City, Wis.
Q. Do you know about when that
was?
A. 1t was around last October l
wouldn't say the date: / don't re-
member, but l think it was October
or November.
@. Do you know what time of day
you went in the bank there?
A. 80 to 10.
@. Did you have gun and Bliss
have gun?
A. Yes, sir.
@. How many people were in the
bank?
A. Two men and one woman, I
@. Who covered the man in the
bank?
A. Jerry went inside the cage and
got all the money. l stood outside.
@. What kind of car did you have?
A. A 1929 ForII coupe.
Q. Do you know the color?
A. Blue.
@. Do you know what kind of Ii
cense plates it had?
A. Wisconsin license plates.
q. The same as you used on this
other bank job?
A. No. a 1929 plate: we got it off
a wrecked car we found in the ditch.
.. Do you know about where.
A. No, sir, | don't remember that.
Q. How much money did you get
out of that bank?
A. About $4,000, l think-some-
thing like that.
@. Did Bliss take care of this mon
ey too?
A. He took care of it on every one
we did. l didn't want any of it only
when he got it changed over.
y. What was the next bank you
held up?
A. Black Creek, Wis.
q. Do you remember about when
that was %
A. That was in November, 1929.
@. Who went into this bank?
"a Jerry Bliss went into the back
end.
Q. Did you have a gun and Bliss
have one!
A. Yes, sir
@. Do you know how many people
were in the bank?
A. don't recall: l think there
was three or four. and saw someone
across the street and got scared and
started to go out and told him to
come. and he said, 1--WE will get this
out of the vault"
Q. Did you keep any of the people
covered? -
2 Al had the gun living on the
counter so nobody would see it from
outside, and Bliss had his in his hand.
@. Was there any women?
A. 1t seems there was a woman
there.
@ Is there anything that would re-
fresh your memory if YOU were taken
to this bank, that would be out of the
ordinary?
A. No, l don't think so.
@. What kind of car did you have
on this one?
A. The same Ford 1929 coupe as
on the Foutaln City bank.
G. How much money did you get
from this last bank?
A. We got $500. because he didn't
get into the vault
Q. Who took charge of that mon
ey?
A. Bliss.
Q. What was the next place?
A Let's see: 1t was Lewis, Wis.
Do you remember about when that
was?
A. That was only a short time ago.
We stayed over to a place at Siren.
Wis, booze joint where Bliss used
to have a slot machine; and we got
crooked there and we took bottle
with us and drank most of that pint
of moon we had and we were just
only ten miles from Lewis, and we
drove right from Siren to Lewis.
Q. What time of day was that?
A. Afternoon, around 100.
Q. Do you remember what day it
was on?
A. No. sir.
Q. How much money did you get
from that bank?
A l couldn't say because we did