The Redwood gazette., 1932-05-12
GRAND JURY DRAWN
TO RlDICT BANDITS
In GAMBLE ROBBERY
Marshall and Freddie Groves
Guilty of Sioux Falls
Raid, Clerks Say
MAY GET S TO 40 YEARS
Sioux City Officials Send for
Photographs of Men in
Jail Here


ed for Monday to indict two South
Dakota youths, Freddie and Marshall
Groves, who were identified as the
men who held up the Gamble store
here Monday after they were captur-
ed by Sheriff L. J. Kise an hour af-
ter the crime.
The brothers were arrested at
the George Wilcox home on Minneso-
ia street where they had been ROOM
ing since they came here about two
weeks ago. Sheriff Kise battled with
Marshall Groves in his room, over
the possession of a gun, and went
to the hospital later for treatment.
His left ankle was sprained during
the encounter.
The following is list of grand
jurors summoned:
Edwin Anderson, Lamberton; H. L..
Belshaw, Underwood; Mrs. Ida Car
ruth, Redwood Falls; Rasmus Christ
enson, Swedes Forest; L. H. Glenn
ents, Clements; Mrs. B. j. Coulter,
Lamberton; C. o. Gilfllan, Paxton;
Joseph Goblirsch, Underwood; w. j..
Harnack, North Hero; Mrs. John
johnson, Kintire; Mrs. A. H. Jacoby,
Sundown; Mrs. Ed. Kohls, Kintire;
H. E. Kent, Sanborn; D. G. Klein,
Sanborn; Mrs. E. G. McCuskey, Red
wood Falls; Andrew Monson, Swedes
Forest; Dan Miller, Kintire; Henry
Resoft, Wabasso; Edward Saelens,
North Hero; J. L. Slaymaker, Three
Lakes; Dougal Tiffany, Redwood
Falls; Fred Wegner, Lucan; E. W..
Zieske, Walnut Grove.
Alone in Store
Gilbert, son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. AL
bert Johnson, was alone in the store
when the pair entered. He had seen
the boys around town during the last
two weeks and greeted them pleas
antly.
"Stick your - hands in the air"
one of the pair commanded, as each
drew a gun.
johnson was then ordered to open
the drawer of the cash register and
they took all the available bills and
silver which totaled $49.65. The
bandits then asked for the safe but
johnson informed them there is none
in the building. Several hundred dol
lars in bills were hidden in the Of
flee however.
They forced Johnson to go into the
basement and ran out the back door
through the alley and down Mill
street, passing children on their way
to school, to the George Wilcox home
where they have been rooming.
Johnson then called Charles NAL
chow, manager of the store, and
Sheriff Kise.
The sheriff Immediately drove to
the Wilcox home and found car
parked in front of the house with
three men in it. He took the three
back to the Gamble store where john
SON identified Freddie. The sheriff
asked where his partner was and he
said in his room.
Runs Into Trap
Deputy Sheriff Beatty, Mr.. Kise and
L. E. Backer drove back to the house
where Mr.. Kise and Mr.. Backer went
to the second floor to arrest the other
thief. After gaining admittance to
the room, the sheriff saw the lad
jump for his gun. The sheriff pocket
ed his gun and lunged for Marshall.
Kise held the alleged bandits arm as
they wrestled in the room and a
closet adjoining it.
Mr.. Backer stepped into the room
and helped wrest the gun from the
boys hand. He broke loose and
Jumped down the stairs in three
jumps and ran outside where Mr.
Beatty and the other three fellows
were waiting. Marshall looked up
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