The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-25
the MORTIFIED. MIMI,
BANK ROBBERS.
Further Particulars of the
Fight Near Madelia, Mimi,
Condition Of the Wounded Robbers
Escape CT the Remaining Two
in an Open Buggy.
Doubts whether they are the Youngers
and the Jameses
A BRAVE LAD,


81. PAUL, Sept 22.-The capture of
the tour bandits on yesterday by plucky
citizens of Madelia continues the allah
sorbing topic Of conversation, people APP
parently never firing Of talking about it,
and perusing additional details furnished
by the afternoon paper. The real credit
OF the capture is largely due to a young
Norwegian named Oscar Oleson, about II
years of age. 1t was his fathers house,
about eight and half miles from Ma
della, which the robbers passed about o.
clock in the morning. Something IN their
appearance excited his suspicion that they
were the robbers, and he walked to the
gate to look at them. He thought they
were the fugitives, and ran to his father
in the yard and said, There goes the
robbers" His father said they we're not
and told him to attend to his milking, he
MIXED one more cow, set his pail over
the fence and ran up the road where the
robbers had passed. His father called
after him to take care. IF they were
robbers they would shoot him. He ran
to the next farmer, asking ii he had seen
them pass. He had not, The boy want
ed the farmer to go with him to hunt for
them. The farmer said he hadn't time.
With other 'neighbors his success was no
greater. Then the boy climbed to the
housetop and went up the hill, but saw
nothing Of the fugitives When he got back
home his father told him four men had
been there to get something to eat, say.
ing
THEY WERE HUNTERS AND FISHERS,
and asking where they could catch the
best fish. Again the boy went to the next
neighbors, his father Directing, saying be
would be shot, and the neiRhbor would
not move. Then he persuaded his father
to let him take one horse from the wagon
hitched ready FOR farm work, and ride to
Madelia. The boy rode the horse at the
utmost speed he could get from it. Once
the horse fell, but the delay was short
Along the road ne shouted to people that
robbers were about but none would be
lieve him. He then rushed u the hotel
in Madelia and told his story. He was
again doubted, but the landlord, who knew
him, vouched tor his being reliable
John Weight, landlord. Sheriff Glespin
William Estes, and two Norwegans
quickly mounted aud armed, started out,
soon followed by 80 others. The advance
came in sight Of the robbers five miles
west Of Madelia, firing upon them, with.
out effect. They we're walking deliberately
over the marshes where the hOrsemer
could not follow, and were out OF range
Once around the marsh, prairie chase
followed. Horace Thompson, banker Of
this city, and son, with ladies, were on the
prairie cunning. The robbers made to-
ward them with the intention of
SEEING THE CARRIAGE HORSES,
but Thompson and son having guns loaded
with bucksnot stood their ground, and the
robbers turned soon after, being lost to
sight in willow coppice near Watonwau
river. Here they were quickly surrounded
Then Capt. W. w. Murphy, B. NJ. Rice
George Bradford, Charles Pomeroy
Sheriff Glespin, aud John Weight advanced
in skirmishers' order and secuted the wood,
thoroughly, finally discovering the robbers
hid behind heavy grass and bush.
THE ROBBERS FIRED FIRST,
emptying their reyolvers rapidly at the lit
tie sklrnish party, slightly woundng Muir
ply on the side and singing Bradford
arm. The fire was pronIty returned by
the skirmlshers, and then 1t was opened
from all round the coDpise. Three OF the
robbers tell at the first fire, One con-
tlnueu 10 Hre. 1aVlug DeCU WOuhueC
before, probably at Mortified, he had but
one arm to use, but one OF his wounded
comrades loaded bis pistol for him. Wher
the skirmishers first opened fire, one called
TO the robbers to hold up their hands j
they surrendered. This last finally die
hold up one hand, but was shot belor,
it was discovered that his holding mp one
hand meant surrender He received
however, the least hurt Of any. One o.
the three who fell was dead, and two o
the others were seriously but not mortally
wounded. --latest adyices say
ALL WILL RECOVER,
but are not strong enough to bear remova
from the hotel in Madela, where they ar,
under guard. A reporter who visited tn,
wounded is satisfied that
THEY ARE THE YOUNGER BROTHERS.
Cole Younger frankly acknowledged
their indemnity, saying to a reporter tina
he, Cole, was born the 10Th of January
1914. The man lying by his side, he says
is his brother James, and the other
slightly wounded, Robert, their RESPECTIVE,
ages being 2S and ~ years. They held