Monday, January 19, 2015

On This Date in Minnesota History: January 19

January 19, 1920 – Early today five masked men broke into the Standard Medical Company’s plant and escaped with more than $500,000 worth of morphine, cocaine and heroin, according to the Minneapolis police department.

Alfred Hanson, night watchman, said they broke the glass in a door and covered him with revolvers about 4 a.m., binding his hands and feet and gagging him.

The robbers were in the plant about 20 minutes, said the watchman today, and left with four large gunny sacks filled with drugs.

Two hours later, he said, he freed himself and called the police. Heads of the police department declared the robbers entered the building about 2 a.m. and carried a lot of drug plunder away in an automobile.

A wide-spread search was begun immediately.

The Bemidji Daily Pioneer; “$500,000 ‘Dope’ Loot Secured By Five Bandits in Minneapolis. Break Glass Door, Bind and Gag Watchman; Take Morphine, Cocaine, Heroin. Standard Medical Co. Sacked By Robbers. Overpower Watchman at Point of Revolvers; Make Their Escape by Automobile.”; January 19, 1920; p. 1.

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