The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-19
The Minnesota RrIgands.

1t is remarkable piece Of brigandage
redeemed by the murder OF n very heroic
young cashier, and followed by au eXtraor-
binary men-hunt OIL the part OF an enraged
population, about the progress OF which we
have been publishing detailed accounts
during the past ten days. 1t was about
two o'clock in the afternoon Of the eth
instant that the party of eight brigands-
stalwart, handsome. finely dressed, aud
mounted on splendid steeds- made their
appearance in the Minnesota village Of
Northneld. Two or three Of them, dis
mounting on the outskirts OF the town.
sauntered about the principal street for n
little while, TO take tho lay OF the land. -
a. they say out West. The inhabitants of
the quiet village were attending Ia their
ordinary affairs. while now and then some
Individual who noticed the strangers
passed remark about their attractive
appearance. In al lew minutes the entire
gang of brigands rushed through the viii
lage at full gallop, brandishing their
weapons, yelling and cursing. and firing
their revolvols III all directions. They ut
least startled the place which they had
expected TO strike with terror. They
hauled up near the bank, which three II
them entered armed to the teeth. while
the other five rode about in front of II TO
prevent any interference with the opera
tons of those vino had been detailed to
the Immediate work Of plumber. Rushing
into the bank, the three hIigands spraug
upon the counter, AT which three clerks
were engaged, covered them with their re-
volvefs, warmed them 10 keep quiet under
penalty of death. and then ordered tho
cashier, HAYWOOD, close TO whose head one
of them held IA long -barrelled piss
tOl, TO open the bank safe. Not q few in
stances have occurred, within recent years
III which bank cashiers, under circum-
stances more or less similar 10 these, have
opened the safe, permitted il to be plum
deled. and thus by cowardly means pre-
served their lives. But HAYWOOD was
made of stern, manly stun. He FIRST told
them he could not open il then made a
desperate attempt TO secure one Of the
irlgands IN the vault which he had entered
then finding himself overcome. offered def
aucc aud resolutely refused 10 prove false To
bis Il ust 10y accoding TO theirdemauds. They
did not wish To kill him TIL lao let them
into the safe, which they could not open.
but knocked him down, drew big knife
across his throat, dragged him across tho
hoor TO the safe, which they again ordered
him TO open; but again refusing, shot
was fired al him 10 Tie last effort Of intin-
ldation. BY this time the plunderers were
getting alarmed 10y the knowledge that The
citizens had been aroused, and hearing
from their Coniodcrtes outside, The
l. an, !, -. i.
ton, but not I'LL one of them, turning
round al the door, took deliberate aimand
fred the shot which killed the heroic CASH.
ier one Of the other clerks had been
wounded in trying to escape, but the third
one got away IN safety.
The outside bligands had not had every
thing their own way while this tragedy
within The bank was going on. The citi-
zens, hastily getting hold Of such weapons
rs were ready To their hands had opened
lire upon them III u desultory way, had
killed two OF them, wounded one. and
killed the horse OF another II was then
that warning was given TO the plunderers
in the bank, who thereupon rushed out,
joined their three living confederates, in
GLIDING the wounded one, and made of al
full gallon, baked IN their scheme and
diminished by oue-quarter of their
number
Then began the hot pursuit OF the fugi-
tive brlgands, in which at the outset four
hundred people, armed with rifles, shot
guns, pistols, and knives, took part, which
was confusedly prosecuted for ten days,
and was still in progress at the hour of our
latest adyices from st. Paul. On the even
Ing of the day Of their depredations, n
party Of fourteen of the mounted pursuers
overlook them, but the siX brigands turned
upon their adyersaries, showed fight, put
them to hight, and then made OFF to the
dense woods themselves On the same
evening another party OF pursuers, num-