The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-09-29
THE ROBBERS CAUGHT.
james and Younger Brothers
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The Missouri gang have found
that there is a great difference be-
tween Democratic and Republican
States. In Democratic States they
for years robbed and murdered with
impunity, but their first attempt of
the kind in a Republican State has
resulted in the entire population
rising up to pursue them, with the
results related In the following
telegram:
WINoNA, Mimi, Sept. 21.-A
special dispatch from Mankato this
afternoon, says Sheriff Mcdonald,
of Sioux City, killed one of the
Mortified bank robbers and wound
ed the others to-day, while they
were trying to cross the river at
Texas City, ,Neb.. This news ia not
yet fully confirmed. "..V-,4
Another dispatch, dated at Kaso-
to, Mimi, at five p. m. to-day, says
the four robbers were wounded in
swamp eight miles from Madelia,
at three O'Clock this afternoon, by q
party of $50 men. One of them was
killed and the three others severely
wounded, two MORALLY. They are
now in the Madelia lookup, and
will be taken to st. Paul in the
morning by a special train.
Two of the citizens were slightly
wounded. The robbers fought to
the last with the energy of despair.
Two of the wounded robbers were
the James brothers. and the other
two are the Younger brothers. This
news is reliable.
Another account says they were
driven out of the swamp to the
open prairie and followed by 125
men, who hred on them at q dis
lance of 100 yards. The robbers
turned round and yelled at the pur-
suers to "Come closer, you sons OF
b-s, so we can reach you with
our reVolYers," but the prudent cit.
liens bIazed away at long range IN
til the robbers fell. The excitement
is intense, and the probability is
if the surviving robbers do not die
of their wounds, they will be lynch
ed before trial.
A late telegram does not corrob
crate the capture of the james
brothers. 1t saysi
WINoNA, MINI, Sept. 2a.-Th'
three wounded robbers now in TIT
Madelia Jail have confessed the!
are the Younger brothers-James
Cole and Robert-but refuse to di
, vulge the name of the dead man o
the names of those killed at North
field, or tell who are those that go
away, saying they are bound by al
oath to keep such things secret
q Cole Younger has q rifle ball in hi
head and two in his body; Jane
!, has half his upper jaw shot away,
] bullet in his shoulder, another il
! his breast, and eight buckshot il
: various parts of his body. Robert
i. the youngest, was only slightl
. wounded in the side, but has q ba
wound in the right arm, received q
8 Mortified. James was also wound
] ed in the shoulder at Mortified
r The robbers have been kindly treat
ed since captared. and their wound
dressed. They talked of their sis
u ter and mother. They express re
o grets for their crimes, and play eth
e pious dodge by asking the prayer
of christians. Some parties trie,
to lynch them when they WerGfrl
Q brought to Made1ia, but Sheri
GIisper, leader of the party, VIII
captured them, threatened to shoe
the first man who laid hands on th
: prisoners.
. The first account of their eaptuT
i is incorrect. They were not she
d down at long range, but were skirn
I ished for by Sheriff GIisper an
, Capt. Murphy, and the five voluI
teers of Madelia, in five acre plaiI
which was surrounded by larg
Q party at q safe distance. The rot
l. bers opened fire on the skirmisheI
at twenty feet distance, and fougf
% till all were killed or disabled. BIZ
70 one or two of the citizens were hi
t. but not dangerously. Capt. Mnl
l. phys life was saved by q briarWoo
i, pipe in his pocket. The prisouel
will be taken to Faribault, Ri:
+ county, for confinement and trial.
n LATEST.
n The dead man killed at Msdela
D. Charley Pitts, the robber who sh'
=; the brave cashier, and those kil.s
at Northf1eld were Bill ChadWiC
x and Glenn Miller. The prisoners al
he Cole Younger, Bob Younger, an
AL Carter. Frank and Jesse Jane
have escaped, going toward Illinoi
J. but are still pursued. Jesse is woul
m ded IN one leg.