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Twice A Week Plain Dealer
Cresco, Howard County, Iowa
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A brakeman on a Great Northern train arrested William Zerenball for attempting to rob passenger William McDermont near Cass Lake, Minn., on Dec. 28. Zerenball was jailed, while McDermont and witness John Kinney were held. All are local lumberjacks, and McDermont claims no robbery occurred, complicating the matter.
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Cass Lake, Minn., Dec. 28.--A brakeman going through the smoking car of a Great Northern train which left Duluth last night as the train was approaching here, seen William Zerenball in the act of robbing William McDermont, and arrested him at the point of a gun. The accused was placed in the local lock-up, while McDermont and John Kinney, another passenger, were held as witnesses.
All the men are lumberjacks living here, and as McDermont claims he was not robbed the affair is rather complicated.
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Primary Location
Cass Lake, Minn.
Event Date
Dec. 28
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william zerenball arrested and placed in local lock-up; mcdermont and john kinney held as witnesses; mcdermont claims he was not robbed, complicating the affair.
Event Details
A brakeman observed William Zerenball robbing William McDermont in the smoking car of a Great Northern train approaching Cass Lake from Duluth and arrested him at gunpoint. All involved are local lumberjacks.