The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-10-05
The Capture OF the Mortified Bandits.
MANKATo, Minn., Sept.

AuANhAAO, Nl1Au., Scpt
On Thursday morning, Sept. 81, seven
miles west of Madelia, in Wantonwan
County, two of the four Mortified bank
robbers who have been lurking in the
Blue Earth County woods, and the pursuit
of whom had been abandoned, applied to
a Norwegian farm house for bread and
butter. Paying for the same, they depart
ed and Joined their companions, 200 rods
ahead on the highway. A son of the
farmer, aged sixteen, said, "Them are
the robbers. must go to Madelia and
give the alarm" The father replied, II
am afraid they will see you" Unbeknown
to his father, he slipped away and, mount
ing horse, rode rapidly to Madelia and
gave the alarm, which was readily be-
lieved and responded to with alacrity by
several resolute citizens, who fastened to
the place under the guidance of the boy,
and they. were trailed to slough and soon
surrounded, while the robbers crawled
through the tall grass and willows toward
the bank of the river ON their hands and
feet. Shots were at first exchanged at
long range, but finally they were charged
upon boldly by eight men and hot fire
ensued for eight or ten minutes, one of
the robbers, apparently the leader, falling
dead, two others going down badly
wounded, while the fourth threw up his
left hand, exclaiming, "For Gods sake,
don't shoot" Upon which the Sheriff
ordered him to advance, while all the guns
were leveled at his breast. AS he ap.
preached he surrendered his weapon, a
new Smith & Wesson revolver He was
then ordered to bring up his CON-
rades. His reply was: "Good
The Sheriff then ordered him t to lead
his party to the spot. Arriving there one
man was breathing his last, shot near the
heart One of the others, named Cole
Younger, was resting his head on his ell
bow, with wound of buckshot or bullet,
which entered near the bottom of the left
ear, passing through the head, and lodg-
ing back of the right eye, which so pro-
truded as to render its exact locality un-
known. He was also wounded through
the shoulder, with several shots through
his back, and one shot in the left side,
and wounded in the left leg. He is q
strong, well-built man, sandy hair and
complexion, quite bald, with full whiskers
and mustache. Another, who calls him
self Jim Younger, was lying on the
ground, apparently senseless, with
CHASTITY shot in g his lips and mouth,
with loss of front teeth, part of the jaw
knocked out, besides wounds in the shout
ders, making eleven wounds in ALL When
broaght to Madelia he was quite cold, but
soon rallied, and called himself far from
dead. He is Northumberland face,
sharp nose, black eyes, dark hair-and
about five feet six inches in height.
The fourth man, calling himself Bob
Younger, is of good size, well-propor-
toned, sandy hair, smooth face, bearing a
three weeks growth of beard. He was
wounded badly through the elbow in
Mortified, and carried his arm in sling
at the time of the surrender. He was also
wounded in the side.
The whole four were armed with
Smith & Wesson revolvers, and
knew we'll how to use them. They.
were foot-sore and fatigued from constant
exposure and travel in, the very rainy
weather of the past two weeks in the Blue
Earth woods. The four robbers were
conveyed to Madelia, the dead man placed
in the lookup, while the living occupied
rooms upstairs In the Vought Hotel, un-
der proper guard, with numerous visitors
curious to look upon the robbers who had
been trailed, and lost, and looked for with
many anxious eyes and hearts stimulated
by regard for the peace and order of So
clety, and possibly by the heavy rewards
lor the rufiians, living or dead. The
sheriff has the robbers in charge, and will
deliver them to the authorities of Rice
County, in which the robbery and murder
were committed upon proper requisition