The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-18
PLANE AIDS POSSES
HOT IN PURSUIT OF
FOURBANK ROBBERS
Quartet Wounded President and
Kidnapped Cashier of Ips-
witch Institution
$4,000 LOOT IS OBTAINED
M. Pin Beebe, Wounded Man,
Has Wide Circle Of Friends
in Bismarck
$4,000 LOOT IS OBTAINED
BULLETIN

BULLETIN
The bandits were reported to
nave passed through Fredonia, In
the southern part Of Logan coun-
~, at p. m.
Quickly-formed posses Wednesday
were combing south central North
Dakota and watching highways for
four desperate bandits, reported seen
IL miles east of Ashley at noon, who
wednesday forenoon raided the Bank
OF Ipswich. s. D.. shot and SERIOUSLY
wounded its president and kidnapped
the cashier before fleeing In an auto
mobile with $4,000 in money and
$1,000 IN registered bonds.
The bank president, M. Pin Beebe.
well-known in Bismarck, was shot
through the thigh after being felled
by blow from a pistol. Physicians
said he probably will recover.
Chester Doolitte. cashier, was kid
naped by the bandits. who fled in a
car believed to carry North Dakota
Incense plates. The North Dakotan
10 whom these license plates were is
sued, residing at Hannaford, said.
however. that neither his automobile
nor plates had been stolen. This gave
rise to a belief either faxed plates
were used or witnesses did not obtain
the correct numbers on the plates.
The bandit car was reported seen
speeding along the highway 10 mile.
northwest of Forbes, near the south
Dakota line between Glendale srd
Ashley, shortly before it was seen
near Ashley. according to Associated
Press reports.
Airplane 1t Ashley
An airplane arrived at Ashley earlv
wednesday afternoon to participate
IN the hunt.
The machine was reported to be a
maroon car tChrysler) carrying II.
cense number 1880. Sheriff Eng
Ter OF Ipswich said reports varied A
10 the make of the automobile used
oy the bandits but agreed as to the
numbers.
Sheriff B. w. crandan, Glendale.
said he pursued an auto which he was
certain carried the robbers. This ma.
chine bore license number 1880.
Crandall said.
The sheriff said he followed the
men for several miles near Glendale
When he lost trace of them.
Shortly after the holdup, four per-
sons believed to be the bandits fired
on A. G. Parkhurst. Frederick, S. D.,
bank cashier. who attempted to over
take them as they passed through the
South Dakota city. No shots took eff
feet.
Had Machine Gun
Parkhurst overlook the car about
four miles north of Frederick, He
said the car carried five men, pre-
sumably four bandits and Doolittle.
He said the bandits had what ap-
peared to be machine gun protrud-
ing from the rear window of their ma
chine.
A posse headed by Sheriff Engler Of
Edmunds county was reported to have
trailed the bandits into the hills off
the main trail east of Ashley. Fred
erick is about IL miles straight south
of Glendale.
A posse of Dickey county officers
and Glendale bankers and business
men set out from Glendale shortly
after noon in pursuit Of the despera-
does The bankers had placed large
boulderS across the road south of Ell
lendale but the bandit car turned
westward into the hills near Forbes
before reaching the blockade.
Only two men entered the Ipswich
bank, third patrolled the sidewalk
in front. and the fourth is believed to
have remained in the automobile.
Scores of persons aroused by the
banks burglar alarm gathered in the
street but were prevented from ap-
preaching the building by the bandit
guard outside.
Others Are Threatened
stick EN- up" shouted one Of the
men as they entered the bank. Six
employees and several customers were
lined up. Beeber. hearing the dis
turbance, left his office and stepped
into the main room Of the bank when
one Of the men struck him and then
fired. Employees and customers COM
piled with the bandits orders to 'lie
down or you'll get the same Is him."
while Doolittle was forced to open the
vault. The robbers took all available
cash. forced Doolittle into their car
and sped away.
Beebe has made several trips to
Bismarck In recent years and has
wide circle Of friends in the Capital
City. according to local bankers. Dur
ing the World war Beebe. represent
ing South Dakota, served on farm
relief committee with J. L. Bell, vice
president Of the First National bank
here, North Dakota representative.
This committee met twice each month
with other northwest representatives
at Minneapolis to consider ways and
means toward farm relief.