Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-01-12
ASkOv GIRL
| FO|LS BANDITS
Miss Agnes Seba1d Touches
Off Alarm While Fac
ing Guns.
Duluth Police Kill One and
Arrest Other of Jewe1ry
Store YeggS.

AGNES SeDdlu, former local girl,
played an important part Tuesday
afternoon in frustrating a desperate
jewelry store holdup attempt In Du-
luth. Miss Sebald is cashier in the
r. w. Esterly jewelry store at 11S
West Superior ST., in that city and
was at her duties in the store at
Ais p. m. Tuesday when two rob-
bers entered with drawn pistols and
commanded her not to touch off the
burglar alarm. But with presence
of mind Miss Sebald ignored their
demands and stepped on the alarm
button at her feet to send the sum-
mons that was to prove the undoing
of the bandits.
In the meantime, ignorant of the
fact that the girl had outwitted them.
the bandits proceeded to herd the
clerks and several customers into the
back room at the rear of the CASH
ier's office where they searched them.
While one bandit searched, the other
guarded Miss Sebald and tried to
obtain the keys to the safe from her,
but she told him that Mrs. Esterly
had the keys and was not in the
store.
Policeman Arrives.
1t was at this point that Police
Sergeant Erlandsen arrived at the
store In response to the alarm signals.
Leaving his police companion on the
outside to stand guard Erlandsen
rushed into the store and cried to
the bandits to come to the front of
the store. The policeman was greeted
with a savage reply and a bullet from
one of the desperadoes guns. Being
on guard for such a move the officer
had crouched behind show case
where he maneauvered to a point
where he could shoot without In jur-
ing others in the store. He first
fired with his revolver and when the
bandits returned his fire and rushed
toward him he fired with the riot
shotgun. The charge of fifteen slugs
crashed into the body of one of the,
bandits and the other rushed past
and out the door. Sergeant Erland-
sen could not shoot again at the.
fleeing bad man for fear of hitting
curious onlookers However, the
policemen gave chase and soon had
him under arrest.
The wounded bandit died in a hos
pltal three hours after the holdup
and confessions gained from the two
men cleared up a recent series of
holdups and rObberies in Duluth. The
bandits gave as their names, Jak
Burak, AZ, and Emil Savela, SO.
Miss SebaId Is Askov Girl.
Miss Sebald, who proved to be a
real heroine and worthy of her en-
ployer's trust, was born in the Askov
community, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. Sebald, respected pioneer
residents. She was reared here and
attended the local schools until she
had reached the rank of sophomore.
She then attended night school in Du-
luth and afterward worked four years
in the DR.. James Slaven dental office
at Sandstone. Her next place of en-
ployment was the Green Stamp Co.
In Duluth, where she was employed
four years and for the past four years
she has been with the Esterly jewelry
store.
Her bravery and presence of mind
in frustrating the robbery and SUBJ
seQuent capture of the bandits bears
out her character in gratifying man
ner to those who are privileged to
know her best and needless to say
her action is appreciated by her en-
ployers.
Where the loss to the store might
have totaled thousands of dollars, the
efficient manner in which it was pre-
vented and the bravery and prompt
ness of Sergeant Erlandsen, pared the
loss to the small figure of an approx
innate estimate of SIPS in damage.
done.
A 13-year old newsboy was injured
during the holdup when he was hit
in one leg by a stray bullet.