Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-10-05
THE CAPTURED BANK ROBBERS.

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MADELIA, MINI. Sept. 22.-At z this
morning two of the captured robbers
passed the house of Ole Suborn, on
Section 20, in the town of Linden, Brown
County. Ole's son, Oscar, suspected
that they were the robbers, and so told
his father, saying that they would not
walk, and would not be in the vicinity
so early. But the father did not feel as
certain as the son., and sent the boy on
his farm duties. The son was absent
about half an hour and before he re-
turned the four robbers had come by
couples to the house and bought bread
and butter, going west into the timber
near Linden. The father directed his
son to take one of the horses and ride
into Madelia and communicate the sus-
picions then fully aroused. The boy
rode through fields, and rode at full
speed the distance of eight miles, ar
irving at Madelia at half-past 9.
ONCE HIS HoRs FELL,
and the horse and rider were rolled in
continued his speedy warning. AS he
ICuC up W ' . IIOCCls LII N11uCi10
near him were standing James Glispin,
Sheriff of Watonwan County, with two
or three citizens. Speaking to Col.
Vaught, the boy said that the four rob-
bers had been at his fathers house
only one hour and a. half before. The
Sheriff Immediately stepped forward
and questioned the boy as to
the description of the men, and learned
that one was wounded in the
arm, and that ali mad gone into the TIM
Der. Upon hearing this they were sat-
isfied that the men seen were the rob-
bers. In five minutes Sheriff Glispin,
Col. Vaught, DR.. Overhaul and James
Severson were in mad race for the
Oleson farm. Orders were left for citi-
zens to follow. A great excitement
took possession of this little village.
Stores were shut up and nearly all the
male population started on horseback,
in teams and on foot for the point.
After the Sheriff and his three compan-
ions had reached the distance of two
and a half miles from Madelia a horse
man was met who informed Glispin
that the robbers were four miles ahead,
and in a southwest direction. Glispin
sent the horseman to Madelia with or
ders for all citizens going out to 90 due
west up the north branch of the Waton-
wan River, as the robbers would strike
the river in hat direction. Glispin
then continued his ride at full gallop,
and in one hour from the time the boy
arrived with the news,
OVERLOOK THE -FOUR ROBBERS
just as they had crossed the Lake Han
ska slough. This slough is not passa-
BILE for horses, but as Glispin was with
in gun-shot he cried out to the robbers
to halt. The robbers broke into a run
at the Sherif's command, going due
south toward the Watonwan River.
Glispin and two of his party fired at the
fleeing robbers without effect, and the
robbers were soon out of range. At
this moment a party of four farmers
with their guns joined Glispin. Glispin
divided his party, four going east to 60
around that side of the slough, and
then going west about two and a half
miles to find a western crossing. Be-
fore Glispin and his party could cross
the robbers had made a distance of over
two miles to the south, being only about
three-quarters of a mile from the river.
Glispin and Will Estes were in advance,
and, riding up to within 20 rods of the
robbers, they called out: "What do
you want?" Glispin replied: "Throw
up your hands and surrender" The
robbers answered: "Come up, and we
won't hurt yOu," and continued walk
ing Off. Glispin and Estes
oPENED FIRE ON THE ROBBERS,
and the robbers returned the fire, each
one firing. Glispin and Estes were
obliged to dismount, a ball just grazing
Glispin's horse, and others whining all
around. Many shots were exchanged,
and the skirmish ended, the robbers
retreating to the Watonwan River, and
skulking in the brush. By this time
Glispin's iye parties had joined, and,
forming a skirmish line, advanced
around the robbers, and pushed them
into the river and into the willows and
plum-brush on the south side. The
robbers passed out of the of the
brush, and went up to Andrew Ander-
sons house. 1t happened at this mo-
ment that Hon. Horace Thompson and
son, of St. Paul, with ladies, were out
cunning, and on the hill in the stubble
opposite AndersOn's the robbers ran
toward Thompson's team, hoping to
catch it, as they have since confessed,
but MI. Thompson and his son, chang
ing theic bird-shot for goose-shot, bold
ly stood their ground, and faced the
robbers with their fowling-pieces.
Seeing this, the robbers
FELL BACK INTO THE BRUSH.
Meanwhile Glispin and party had
crossed the river to the north and west
of the robbers, and Capt. Murphy had
come upon the east side of the robbers,
and had left four men on the north side,
crossing himself to the south side,
where he Joined Glispin. Citizens now
began to arrive in numbers, and the
day had reached 2 o'clock p. m. The
brush covered about five acres, with a
dense covering of willow and plum
brush, the robbers being completely hid.
The citizens arriving were rapidly post
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