On This Date in Minnesota History: March 3

March 3, 1904 - Members of the secret service department of the post office are puzzled over the recent hold-up of the post office at Newport, Minn. The thieves have apparently gotten clean away without leaving any clues to their identity.

Postmaster Durrand, who owned the general store in which the post office is situated, said today that the total sum that the robbers secured was $125, of which $60 was taken from the post office. The men did their work expeditiously and were so well masked that their faces were quite unrecognizable. Durrand said that as far as he could see the men were young and of powerful build. Beyond this he was unable to give any details of their appearance.

He had saved some $60 by throwing a bag into which he had slipped the money under the counter. In their haste, the robbers totally overlooked the bag. They carefully avoided taking anything that might identify them, confining themselves to the ready cash that they could obtain. Even stamps were left alone, one of the men warning his companion who wished to take them and the money orders to put them back in the drawer.

The Saint Paul Globe; “Postoffice Robbers Escape Uncle Sam; Men Who Looted General Store at Newport Leave No Clue Behind.”; March 4, 1904; p. 2.

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