The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-02-23
Cashier Admits Part
In Reynolds Robbery
George Bradshaw duplicates
Two Grand Forks Men in
Jan. Fl HoIdup
PART OF LOOT RECOVERED
E. F. Doran and Thomas Fahey
Were to Share, Bank En-
ployee confesses

p GranQ FORKS, N. D., FEB. :3.-H1-
Trail county officials late Monday
wrote solved" after the long string
Of mysteries that arose from the rob-
berry of the First National bank at
Reynolds Jan. a.
George Bradshaw, cashier of the
bank at the time Of the robbery, con-
fessed Sunday night to Sheriff p. G.
Balkan and States Attorney McLain
Johnson the robbery was arranged by
himself, E. F. Doran and Thomas
Fahey, the sheriff said. The latter
two were arrested In Grand Forks
shortly after the robbery, and Brad
shaw was taken into custody Satur-
day afternoon.
Substantiating his confession, Brad
shaw led the officers to q vacant
farm house eight miles east of Rey-
nolds and obtained about $500 of the
loot. which he turned over to the Of
ficers.
Came Thick and Fast
Developments in the robbery came
thick and fast then. Doran, who had
been out on $4,000 bond since Feb
6, after he and Fahey had waived
preliminary hearing on a first-degree
robbery charge Jan. %, was ordered
re-arrested on grand larceny charge.
He was taken back to Hillsboro
Fahey was reported by Sheriff Bal
kan to have made verbal confession
to his part in the robbery.
Bradshaw was arraigned on an en-
beZzlement charge and was released
under $1,000 bond after returning the
money to the officers, Sheriff Balkan
said. Doran and Fahey were to be
arraigned Tuesday on grand larceny
charges before r. w. Johnston,
justice of the peace at Hillsboro.
Were to Split Money
The bank robbery was a ''frameup,"
the sheriff quoted Bradshaw as tell
ing him and States Attorney john
son. Bradshaw, his confession said,
was to get $500 and Doran and Fahey
the balance-approximately $1,100.
He said he did not know where the
balance of the money was or how 1t
was divided.
Bradshaw's story as to how the
robbery" was carried out conformed
with what he told the officers the
day the money disappeared from the
bank.
He said he left the bank with Fahey,
got in the car and rode to point
near the beet sugar factory where he
got out and caught ride into Grand
Forks.
Following Bradshaw's confession at
HillSboro that he was implicated in
the holdup, he accompanied officers
to the vacant farm house shortly be-
fore midnight Sunday. While the Of
ficers waited outside the house, he
went inside the building and return
ed with the money.
Returned to Hillsboro
The party then returned to Hills
boro where bondsmen were awaiting
his return. The bonds were arranged
Immediately and Bradshaw was re-
leased.
Doran and Fahey were arrested
within five hours after the daylight
"holdup" of the Reynolds bank, about
4 p. M. Jan. 81. States Attorney
Henry G. Owen directed the investi-
cation after Bradshaw had reported
the bank robbery to Grand Forks Of
ficers shortly after p. m. and the
arrests came after a nanhunt con-
Quoted by Sheriff Ed Hough, his de-
puties and the combined police forces
Of Grand Forks and East Grand
Forks.
The license number of Ed Doran's
car. in which he is believed to have
ridden with Fahey and Bradshaw
from Reynolds to Grand Forks. fur
nished the tip that led to the discov-
cry Of the machine here with the
engine still hot. Fahey and Doran
were arrested shortly afterward.
They were arraigned in Hillsboro
Jan. 20 on first-degree robbery
charges, waived examination and
were bound over to district court.
Fahey has remained In the Trail
county jail at Hillsboro but Doran
was released Feb. 6 under bond and
was at liberty until re-arrested Mon
day. Doran had not confessed q
part in the robbery Monday night,
Sheriff Balkan said.