Colby Bank Robbery by Two Farmers Ends in Capture
Two young men Frank Weise and Frank Kerby, from near Antigo, pulled off a bold Colby State Bank heist, netting about $3,985 after overpowering cashier Roland Johnson. They fled toward Edgar and were captured in a Colby saloon area by Constable Keefe and aides. They pleaded guilty to highway robbery and drew six year penitentiary terms.
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Colby State Bank
Wisconsin
Frank Weise
Frank Kerby
Antigo
Weise
Athens
Colby
Roland Johnson
Johnson
Corinth
Edgar
Wausau
Keefe
Kerby
John Dwyer
Clark County
Northwestern
Neillsville
Montreal
Preenness
Daily Record
Father O'Connell
Askeaton
Brown County
Frank
Valher O'Connell
Green Bay
Mattoon
Shawane
Wansau
Acquittal in arson case ends man’s bid for fraud charges
Clayton Fuller was acquitted by Judge Dick in Waukesha after the fire that destroyed his home, ruled not prosecutable since the insurance policies were void when the house had been vacant for over ten days. Local witnesses testified for the defense. A knitting factory near Marshfield burned Friday night causing $1,800 in losses, with five girls employed there and plans to rebuild. William Shafer, a shoe shop owner, faced a separate adultery charge from a 15 year old employee and was bound over to circuit court after a preliminary hearing.
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Clayton Fuller
Fuller
Waukesha
I. P. Tiffael
A. L. Boulding
George 11. Welton
Charles Mertle
W. W. Noll
Jacob Wilhelm P. A. Williams
Jacob Sturm
Herman Bauer
Courty Line Road
Marshfield
William Shafer
West Second Street
Mike Griffin
Alary Krodel
Shafer
H. W. Granger
Supreme Assembly
The
Defenders
Mr. Granger
Board of Supreme Directors
Granger
Hle
F. A. Kremer
Mystic Workers
R. C. Montgomery
Madison
Fitzsimmons Defeated by O'Brien in Thirteenth Round Fight
In San Francisco Mechanics Pavilion the thirteenth round decided the match. Robert Fitzsimmons, once world champion from Corbett, collapsed after the gong. Philadelphia Jack O'Brien was awarded the bout by Referee Graney as Fitzsimmons could not rise. Despite hard exchanges Fitzsimmons suffered a stomach blow and head cuts before succumbing to the weariness. He later left the ring aided by seconds and a doctor was summoned.
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Corbett
Carson City
Robert Fitzsimmons
Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien
Mechanics Pavilion
San Francisco
Graney
O'Brien
Vadly
Fitzsimmons
Eddie
Bob Fitzsimmons
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Colby Bank Robbery
R. B
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Eve Hic Taal
Hert Schaffner
Boliday
Wisconsin Central Ry
W. L. Atwood
Arent
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Schumakers
Blodgers
Athans By
Farmers’ Sentinel
Milwaukee, Wis
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