The Redwood gazette., 1932-09-29
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New RObberies
COmplicate Bank
Bandit Search
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men.
Perhaps the best clue was roofing
mails thrown out along the highways
at several points. Sheriff Kise first
discovered the nails about eight miles
south of the city on Highway No. a
when his car developed "fat" while
ne was following the bandit car. Sew
en- new roofing nails were discovered
IN one tire while others also picked
mp several.
Later in the day tire repair men
did a rushing business as cars drove
into town with three and four fiat
tires. Nails discovered in the vici-
nifty of Morgan supported theory
that the car doubled back after CIV
ing the impression that it was head
ed for Iowa, probably Sioux City.
Another theory was that an accom-
plice of the bandits was scattering
nails wherever convenient to avert
suspicion.
Two men who took rooms at the
Redwood Hotel about II p. m. Thurs
day were questioned and later re-
leased. Hotel employees said the
rsaen who registered as George and
Romano Anderson without giving an
address, left there about 9 a. m.
without paying their bill and with
sheir luggage remaining in their
room. The lead was given some
weight when a notebook listing build
9ngs about the state with the nota-
lions "reroofed" and date was
1ound in their grip but the men later
acre found on the street and estab-
Gshed their identity with little diff
Siculty. They are from Estherville,
Iowa, and are roofers. ..~.
A filling station attendant at Del
hi reported filling large sedan with
IL gallons of gas shortly before the
robbery and it is believed that the
Eandits entered town from that
direction. The car seen in Delhi had
five passengers, some of whom were
dressed in overalls.
One theory held by city police is
that the bandits visited the city Tues
day during the paving celebration
and made thorough checkup as to
the plan of the bank, roads leading
from the city and other details. Ac-
rording to reports, six or eight very
well dressed men mingled with the
carnival crowd, although they were
obviously not members of it, and call
ed at the banks. City police arrest
ed two carnival men for drunkenness
and disorderly conduct the night be-
fore the festival and recalled today
that the men made sinister threats
that there would be "an aftermath
10 this"
Charles F. Gales and his son,
Rex, reported seeing the same car
Thursday night while they were re-
sUrning from Minneapolis. 1t was
beaded in this direction at that time.
Mr.. Engeman stated he saw the men
on tn street earlier in the day.
No one entered the bank while the
bandits were there and no attempt
pas made to cut the wires. The tele-
phone rang wildly as the five men
made their dash toward the back
Goor.
The bank is one of the largest
small city banks in Minnesota and
rs capitalized at 100000. 1t was
thought to be. amply protected
against robbery.
& c. Burmeister, president of the
bank and w. M. Pease, assistant vice
president, left for the southern part
of the county early that morning and
did not learn of the robbery until
they returned at AS a. m., two and
0ne half hours afterward. They saw
the Kise plane flying down the road
earlier in the morning and remark
ed that something must be up"
A. F. Hassenstab stated that the
bank had an unusually large amount
of currency on hand and that he had
told employees only few minutes
before the robbers stepped in that
they were to send some of the cash
away today.
The bank carries $4,000 insurance
so that the amount taken was amply
covered The travellers checks taken
were received recently and had not
been unwrapped. Their loss is borne
by the company on which they are
drawn and not by the local bank.