The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-14
FAMILY TERRIFIED
AS BANDITS SNATCH
FATHER FROM MIDST
M'Kenzie County Man Is Fore.
ed to Drive Pair to Minot
in His Car
CARRIED SHOTGUN, PISTOL
Keep Still or He Won't Come
Back Alive Was Grim
Warning to Wife

Minot. N. D., May l4-(P)-Kid.
naped by two gunner fleeing from
the scene Of crime at Sidney. Mont,
Mckenzie county farmer was lib
Grated by his abductors a mile from
Minot shortly after daylight Sunday
morning
Terrified by the threats against his
life made by the two men, the victim
OF the abduction. Hugo Oberg, whose
postoffice address is Arnegard, obeyed
the instructions given him by the
heavily armed pair and, after finding
his automobile in Minot. drove away
without notifying authorities here.
After compelling Oberg to drive
them to within one mile Of Minot,
the two men made him get out of the
automobile. and told him he would
find it abandoned on Highway No. 2
in Minot, which he did after walking
into the city.
At the Henry Green farm in NC
Kenzie county, IS miles east Of Sid
ney. where the abduction of Oberg. a
son-in-law of Green, occurred, the
several members of the family who
had been inundated by the sawed
off shotgun and pistol carried by the
pair, also obeyed the instructions Of
the gunner not to notify authorities.
Terrified Farm Family
Before leaving the farm, at which
they had appeared at 10 o'clock Sat
urday night. and compelled the fam
lily to feed them, the two men took
the batteries out Of the telephone and
told the terrified husband and wife
and children that he won't come
back alive il you tell anyone about
this" referring to Oberg.
Sheriff G. T. O'Brien OF Sidney
first notified the Minot police about
the crime at II a. m. Sunday, and two
hours later he advised them Of the
return Of Oberg. Descriptions which
Oberg furnished to him were turned
over to the police by the Sidney sher-
if.
A loot-laden automobile which the
two men had abandoned in Sidney
has been identified as having played
a part in a holdup in April at Kan
sas City. Mo-. Sheriff O'Brien said.
The two men fled out Of Sidney
Friday night. after the police there
came upon the automobile late at
night and took the ignition key out
of the machine. Subsequently the
police discovered that the Bismarck
Grocery company there had been
burglarized and they then enlisted
the help of Sheriff O'Brien. An in
vestigation disclosed that the loot
from the wholesale house was In the
automobile
Walked Into North Dakota
A search was made for the strang-
ers in Sidney but no suspect was ap-
pretended.
Sheriff OBrien said his investiga-
ton indicates that the two men
walked across the Montana North
Dakota boundary line into North Da-
kota and hid in q strawstack in Nc
Kenzie county all day Saturday.
At 10 o'clock Saturday night. brazil
dishing the sawed-off shotgun and
the pistol. the pair walked into the
Green farm home and, threatening
death to the family. demanded food.
After eating. they compelled Oberg TO
drive them away in his coupe and di-
rected him to come to Minot.
Descriptions Of the two men were
furnished to all police officers and
all members OF the police force, and
because Oberg had said he believed
the two intended to steal an automo-
bile in Minot Sunday night to con-
tinue their flight. police officers kept
sharp lookout for the pair Sunday
night. No report of an automobile
theft in Minot last night was made.
One of the gunner was described
as six feet tall. aged about 10, dark
complexioned, rough features, wear
ing dark cap, blue cotton blazer and
bibless overalls. The other was de-
scribed as five feet six inches tall,
aged about IS, weight between 14O
and $50 pounds. light complexioned,
wearing brown Upper blazer and bib
less overalls.