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ADMITS BEINGNEAR HERE ONEVE OF THEFTSuspect Held In Prairie du ChienWas Visiting Sister WhenBank Was Robbed1 *nOn* of two men under an rat atPrairie du Chlmi in southwesternWisconsin admitted to Slu-riff Norman Berk.-dal then Saturdaj that ho was in this part oi tin slat*' on the night tin- Newton State bankwas robbed.He is William Ward-11 who ‘■oat.-and federal agents ate set king tohold for possible complicity in Mmrobberies of pos’efM' • - ami Parkin the stale the past six wlt; lt;k- I itscompanion, also in jail. A Wien Bell.Visited Near HereWardcll. after hours of grilling bvthe sheriff, denied he had any part in the Newton fob Rubhe . - .-in ; • ;f4.000 by burnirc a hole in Par.xsafe with an acetylene ton h.The robberv took pi; -■ M a dav night, April fWardell and Rdl ,lt;; • fo’ :m r : lt;xi-dents of Sh-boygan Falls .ml l'!-rnouth. They fold authorities they were junk ' men and their busines-was traveling about 11.* mto buying up old cars am! disinantlinthem with acetylene tot lt;lies for Miscrap metal.Matt Kulieske, Oman t.ve’o operator, who ai« oinpanied Sheriff tBerkedal to Richland Confer Sa!- I urday, said Wardcll looked some- .thing like’ one t: three non who entered the tavern on the night the Newton Sfatrt Pank was robbed. ( Finger prints taklt; t of the pair lt;. by the authorities at Richland On- *ter and Prairie du Chien will not faid in solving the Manitowoc job. t No fingerprints were found on the dismantled safe and on Mm windowcasings in the Newton Pank The a robbers are believed to have worn i! gloves during their operation- ItEvasive About Movements 1Wardell. fold Sheriff Berkedal he 7was in this parr of the state early pin April. H-- said he went to visit a a sister at Sheboygan Falls on Sun- b day, April 4. and that on Tuesday, s April R, he drove hark to Richland ]\ Center to join his partner, Bril The sheriff said Wardell was rva eive about his movements between fi those two date = . oKuljeske said that the three men g who entered his Osman tavern s] April 5 wore old clothes and their j w faces were dirty and mudsmeared. \\ For this reason it was difficult, lie said, to identify Wardell as one of ; c;these men. i KBoth Wardell anti Bell are being ,\j held temporarily on a statutory g, charge to give federal men an opportunity to check on clues that fhey may have robbed the Richland w Center postoffice of several thous- u and dollars in stamps. The author S ities say the two m.-ti art involved in an affair with two girls from that part, of the slat. ,Sheriff Berkedal said no large • mount of money was found oneither Wardell or Bell. Authoritiesthere believe the two nm-n may be in the employ of some syndicate who “spot” jobs for the gangs to pull and remain in the background until they can conta. t those sent out to actually crack safe- in postoffices and small banksIn Separate CellsWardell and Bell were pit ked up when they sought to pass some par tially burned current Tht y * x rused their frequent visits to theP.icWfcBd Center posiofti. .- b saying that they had teceutly traded in an automobile for are Mur ina-thine and were awai'mg a rmw title from the secretar. of state - .lt;ffice •t Madison.The* men arc beinr k* pt in separate cells in Prairie do Chi*n. War dell, who was pi- k lt;1 ip tt R - blandCenter had b» (,n moved to tin- former place.The sheriff said .irdell has a prison record hnvim: ben -*-n- hufenced to Wattpur fron S!i.-l»e\g • u re in 1933. A1b;inmwNfetoinwmthBURNED TO DEATH rePRINT’FT(JN, W i p I. M ra(rover. GO-year-ol.i lt;j ; ; . t. .■ j,. .. inlo death Satunl tv win n 'lame- at
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Manitowoc Herald Times
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, US
Mon, Apr 26, 1937
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