The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-11-19
GOES OVER TOP TO
SURPRISE PAIR OF
BANK EMPLOYEES
Takes $500, All the Currency in
Institution, Locks Two in
Vault and Escapes
-HOLDUP FOURTH OF YEAR
From Description Given Officers
Believe Bandit to be
Farm LabOrer

forcing the two assistant cashiers
into the vault, lone nervous bandit
held up the State Bank of Milroy last
Friday afternoon, November IA, and
obtained sum of $400 in cash.
Apparently in great hurry as he
gathered all the currency in sight, the
bandit, about 35 years old, locked
Andrew Christensen and Edward
Gale into the vault, after first hav--
ing ordered them to lie on the floor.
Fourth Bank HOldup in County
This is the fourth bank robbery in
Redwood county since last spring.
Banks at Sanborn and Clements
were robbed earlier in the year, and
Delhi was relieved of $1,000 October
23rd
The employees were at work when
ordered to "stick 'em up" Practic-
ally all the currency in the bank was
taken. 1t was the day before trip
was to be made to Marshall to re-
plenish the supply. Silver was left
behind.
No effort was made to enter the
vault. The bandit glanced toward it
but Christianson told him there was
no money in it.
Gale Pursues Bandit Car !.
Christianson and Gale, were able
to manipulate the lock from the in
side and were soon out to sound the
alarm. Gale jumped into his car and
followed the bandit machine for
about three miles when his own car
stopped for lack of gasoline.
Roy Klein, farmer, reported see
ing car answering the description
of the bandit machine speed past his
home few minutes after the holdup.
The gunman drove blue (Ford)
coach trimmed with a red stripe.
At first it was believed the bandit
was aided by a companion waiting in
parked automobile, but officers now
believe that he operated alone.
Looked Like Farmland
Authorities are making extensive
search of this vicinity acting on the
theory that he may have been en-
ployed on farm in this section.
The bank employees described the
bandit as being of ruddy complexion,
dressed in jacket and overalls, with
a beard Of about two days growth,
with rough hands. They believed
him to be farm laborer, probably a
corn picker.
Tactics used by the Milroy lone
bandit were somewhat similar to that
employed by the two men who pulled
off the Delhi job. One of the Delhi
bandits jumped over the teller's cage
while threatening the employees with
his gun as did the lone gunman at
Milroy.
Tactics of an Amateur
That he is an amateur is believed
because he picked out small bank.
All the former bank robberies in
Redwood county were small jobs
which did not yield large amount Of
currency.
A certain similarity in holdup pro-
cedure is noted in the tactics en-
ployed by the lone gunman at Milroy
and the single bandit who held up A.
j. Kise, proprietor of the Normania
store ten miles south of Clarkfield
last week.
N0rmania. Store Similarity Robbed
The bandit who robbed the Norma
MIA store likewise was nervous, un-
easy, dark medium sized man, about
30 years old, with weeks stubble of
beard on his face. He also drove a
1890 car (Ford) color, dark blue.
The till yielded only small
amount of cash. 1t was late in the
evening. The bandits hands shook SO
hat many of the coins dropped to the
ioor. This bandit similarly was
dressed in overalls, and looked al, if
le might be mechanic.
AS the lone bandit sped away Kise,
md man who entered just as the
,andit ran out, took pot shot with
J deer rife They believe one of the
'ullets struck the body of the ma.
hine.