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January 30, 1924
Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
What is this article about?
Three University of Montana students robbed the Missoula post office of $30,000 early Monday morning just to test how easy it would be, without needing the money. They pleaded guilty and await court disposition.
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Trio Declares $30,000 Stolen "Just for Fun"
MISSOULA, Mont., Jan. 30.—"We just wanted to see how easy it would be to get the money," was the explanation given by three University of Montana students of why they robbed the Missoula postoffice early Monday morning of $30,000. The robbery has become the sensation of Montana.
Robert Heller, of Boston, Mass., today made a full statement of how the robbery came about. He was acting as spokesman for Bernard Quesnel and Robert Ackley, his companions in the robbery as well as for himself.
"I was working as an assistant in the postoffice," Heller declared. "I was there when $30,000 for a local bank came in. At midnight I went to my room and there casually told my roommates of the money's arrival.
"We started to discussing how a professional robber would go about obtaining the money. There we began talking about how we would do it ourselves.
"Then, having developed our own theories, we just simply had to try them out.
"We didn't need the money."
The three boys have entered pleas of guilty to robbery charges and are awaiting disposition of their case by the courts.
MISSOULA, Mont., Jan. 30.—"We just wanted to see how easy it would be to get the money," was the explanation given by three University of Montana students of why they robbed the Missoula postoffice early Monday morning of $30,000. The robbery has become the sensation of Montana.
Robert Heller, of Boston, Mass., today made a full statement of how the robbery came about. He was acting as spokesman for Bernard Quesnel and Robert Ackley, his companions in the robbery as well as for himself.
"I was working as an assistant in the postoffice," Heller declared. "I was there when $30,000 for a local bank came in. At midnight I went to my room and there casually told my roommates of the money's arrival.
"We started to discussing how a professional robber would go about obtaining the money. There we began talking about how we would do it ourselves.
"Then, having developed our own theories, we just simply had to try them out.
"We didn't need the money."
The three boys have entered pleas of guilty to robbery charges and are awaiting disposition of their case by the courts.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Deception
What keywords are associated?
Post Office Robbery
University Students
Curiosity
Guilty Pleas
Montana Sensation
What entities or persons were involved?
Robert Heller
Bernard Quesnel
Robert Ackley
Where did it happen?
Missoula, Mont.
Story Details
Key Persons
Robert Heller
Bernard Quesnel
Robert Ackley
Location
Missoula, Mont.
Event Date
Early Monday Morning
Story Details
University of Montana students Robert Heller, Bernard Quesnel, and Robert Ackley robbed the post office of $30,000 after Heller informed his roommates of the money's arrival; they executed the plan to test their theories on robbery ease, despite not needing the money, and pleaded guilty.