Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-09-28
CONCLUDED---P ROBABLY.

We promised our readers that we
would in successive numbers Of the
CLARION keep them carefully adj
vised Of the great chase after the
Mortified Bank robbers in Minneso-
ia. which opened about three weeks
ago. 1t strikes US very serio-comlc
sensational story and if there was a
lady in the case, as we'll as murder and
robbery, it would reach tie highest
interest of romance. The story Of
the chase has been especially exclt-
ing. The robbers were first pursued,
by party Of fifty horsemen,who after
many hours hard figting came within
twenty-five minutes Of catching up
Then the account broke off. A day
or two went by and news came that
the citizens party had closed up the
twenty minutes space and came upon
the robbers at night in a ravine. A
fight ensued, but the citizens party
was too weak to capture them and
the account broke off again with the
robbers still at large. Our next adj
vices were that new party of pur-
suers, four hundred strong, had been
organized and after they had ridden
hard over hill and dale the account
broke off just when they had got
within forty minutes sight Of the rob-
bers. So it seemed as if this great
chase was always to be bailled just
when it come within about twenty or
forty minutes Of success. Then we
had no accounts at all for several
days. The four hundred pursaers
probably gave it up. Finally, how
ever, came a despatch saying that the
horses and saddles of the robbers had
been found in a tract Of timber. This
would reduce the robbers to the ne
cessity of making their way on foot
and afford very fair chance for pur-
suers who should be in any way en-
terprislng.
With this number Of our paper We
are glad to be able to conclude the
story. The following despatch an
nounces the final capture Of the robbers
after another hot chase by forty or
fifty citizens and passage at arms
which reads like one of the smaller
battles Of the late war:
ST. PAUL, Sept. q,
The Pioneer Press has q special
from Madela, Wanton county, Mimi
announcing the capture Of four Of the
Mortified robbers, after determined
fight, in which six were wounded,
The four captured are those lost track
of in the timber around Mankato.
two OF whom are supposed to be the
noted Younger brothers. The dis
patch says the four missing robbers
went to house at Z A. NJ. to-day,
about seven miles north of here,
bought some bread and butter and
started west on foot. News was sent
in as fast as horse could travel forty
or fifty men were after them as soon
as they could get horses and arms
They drove them into slough about
eight miles north Of here. They then
had them out Oh the prairie, and fired
on them. The robbers returned the
fire, but kept working toward the riv-
er, and at last got there and hid in
the bushes. By this time our men
were all together and surrounded the
bush the robbers were in. The firing
became general, our men advancing
all the time. At last the robbers saw
there was no use and gave up. One
was killed and the others wounded.
The wounded robbers have confessed
to the sheriff having them in charge
that they are the Younger brothers,
but refuse to give the namo of their
dead comrade.