, 1874-03-20
Further Particulars of tho Fight with
the Railroad Robbers.
Robberies and Murders in Saline
County, III.
A $25, ,000 County Treasury Defalcation
in Iowa.

graph station to Monsgan Springs,
WHERE TIE CoHFL1oT OCCURRED
between PinhertonH detectives and the sup-
posed Gad's Hill robbors, say TINT only two Of
tho parties who went out hayo returned. They
state that ono detective is wounded with three
bullet wounds aud ono charge Of buckshot. a
guido named Donovan waB killed. John
Younger il killed, and It ia beloved his brother
is wounded. The detective who fed to
the woods haa not boen heard from.
There woro Two Of tho Younger par
ty. Another dispatch asatos that three
Of tho attacking party were killed outright Ono
Of thon WAS Edwin D. Danisls, former Deputy
Sheriff Of MoClair County. Younger WAS bttlod
yesterday. Tiore are fur brothers OF
THE YOUNGER FAMILY
who have mndo their headquarters in tho vicin-
lty Of AlouaGau Springs Biute 1865, a1ld have ex-
olcsod terrorism over the people OF that TO-
gion; and, though their desperate character wero
well known, thoy have been shlelded from arrost
by dread Of tlo neighbors to inform against
them. Those who profoas to bo best acquainted
with them don't believe tile story That they wero
connected With the Iowa train-robbery.
Mouagau sprinsa aro situated III q mountain
GUS cuuntry hoavlly wooded.
;lto tho Associated Press.1
JEFFERSON Cry, No., Marci, ia gentleman
just air.vod from st. Clair County Baya tint
thloe Of Pinkoiton's detectives discovered tho
part Or tho railroad robbery gang. They IT.
tackled them and fight onBued, resulting in tho
killing Of two detectives and ono Of tho Young
ora. The third detective succeeded in escaping
unlarmed Tho balance Of tho gang made thor
escape. A party loft Appleton CITY last night
to caro- for tho remains ii the detectives.
ST. LOUIS, March 10.-It is now stated that
the detectives killed. by the Younger brothers, In
st. Clair County. OIL last Tuesday, belonged to q
party Of four who won't from ti,is city privately
fn hon 7f Nntju
robbers No further particulars of the affair
hava been received.
ST. Louis, No., March 19.-No further infor-
nation regarding tho fight between the doteot-
Springs last Monday i boen received horo by
any one III authority, but tue G4o1e received
special late tonight from Appleton City, which
gives
a DIFFERENT VERSION
Of the affair. 1t states that the party searching
for the Younger brothers vas composed Of
Deputy Sheriff Daniels, OF Osccola. and two do
teetiyes, names not given. While riding along
tho road thoy we're oyertaken by the Youngers,
and ordered to surrender and lay down their arms.
One Of the detectives ran and escaped. The
otliors auriendered and gave up their arms.
James Younger thon shot and killed. Daniels In
cold blood; and. while firing on tho detective,
tho latter alow Derringer, which ho had con-
at Roscoe, lying, in critical condition, with
three bullets In his buck, md q load Of buokshot
In Ills left shoulder.
F1sn. tAs i, s. hoats -, Republican, NaysA1s
for the discovery and apprehension Of tho dad's
Hill robbors, aud tho numerous parties Of de-
tectiyes who havo gone in search Of them, uotll-
ing definite haB yet boon ascertalnod az to their
wherea9houts, or who they arc. Yesterday tho
Mountain Railroad, received dispatch stating
that two detectives and q man named john
Younger, who is SUSPECTED Of being one Of the
robbers, had bcan killed noar Monagan Springs,
st. CLAIR County. Mo. Tie detectives wero Of !
from THIS city, In hsopos to discover and
capture the robbors. Their names were not
learned, but in this connection We may
state that brot1er-iu-law Of ono OF the detoot-
Of tho fight. asking him TO "como out imu,etli-
ately aud bring collin, az Ed III killed. Ho was
shot by ono OF tho Younger brothors to-day.
Bring Sue (atator Of tho murdered detectiye).
The dispatch received by Mr.; Allen did not
pa,ty, but wo learn that there was akirmis. bo-
twoon the detectives aud those supposed to Lo
portion Of tho rohbors, In Or. noar a hut III
the woods, away from the public thoroughfare.
auaer 's Of i boonsns io to hs eDe eang ns
aud several significant facts lend to tlo
inference TINT the whole gang IL in
That neiehborlooti. One Of the facts is.
tEat sevora! poraona who went from there
IAos poAOAo +kAu IhA 4AAlA A4AhA ACLAltoA q lew
days aftorward with plenty Of money and new
horses, vastly better than the ones they took
away. Another faot IL that each OF theso per
sous, whenever stranger approaches him, lul-
on tho defensive. 1t ID related Of ouo Of tho
Yonngors, that 10 WAS recsntly in barber shop
In 1solla being shaved, when tho Sheriff of the
ton Iii the glasu, jumped up, half alayo4 aa llo
was, aud drawing blu revolver, backed out Of the
barbcr.ahop and wont away. During that night
gentloman Of Rolla, who happRnod to
be concealed, Haw Or Aearl two PERSONS meat,
aud, as he learned from their conversation, by
appointment. Que was to receive money from
tho other, and tho latter exproased his regret ut
not being abo to give him more, aaying: "He
did not got ~ much at Gad'H Hill as he expect
el." Tho gentleman recognized tho ono who
nude that remark ~ q person from st. Clair
County, In tho nelshboslood where tho Youngers
After tho robbery os tAs Iowa train about