Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-09-27
EVENING STAR.
wEDNEsDAT... %. September %, ls7e.
The Noreboeld Rohh.,.
DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THEIR pksPERAr
BA1ILE FOR LIFE AND LIRERrY.


DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THEIR DESPERATE
BATTLE FOR LIFE AND Liberty.
special dispatch to the Chicago Trtbune
rom Msnks,o, MINI. dated the 2ef saws.
miles wss, ny morning, september p. sevsa
~, Two OF the four Northneld bang robbers
VINO nave been lurking I'm the Blue EARN
-. mooSs, and the pursuit OF whom had
oeen soaodoned, applied 10 q Norwegian
farm house for bread ana butter. Paxins Co.
me same, they departed and Joined their
S9mI amor, TWO hundred ro1s ahead on the
highway: A son OF the farmer, aged ixteen.
said: Them are the robbers. Tmust 20 ~
Msdelia aud give the alarm" Toe fsther
Ttplied, 81 ara afisld they win see you"
mounting horse rode rapidly 20 MsieIIa
and gave the alarm, which was reedily be-
lieved and responded TO with alacrity by sew
ersl resolute citizens, who FASTENED 10 the
place under the guidance OF the boy, ana
they were trailed 70 q slough and soon sur
rounded, while the robbers crswled 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
npally were charged upon boldly by eight
men, ana not nre ensued for eight or ten
leader, falling dead, two Others going dowa
badly wounded, while the fourth threw up
bis LEFT band, exclalmiug, +" For Gods sake,
cont shoot!' Upon which the sheriff or
dered him 10 ad vance, while the guns were
leNeleu NJ his breast. AS he apprOsc n
surrendered his weapon, q new nth &
sMeson revolver He was then ordered e.
bring up his comrades. His reply was:
GOOD God they are shot 10 pieces" The
sheriff then Ortered him 10 lead his party 4,
me SPOT. Arriving there one msu xas
breathing his last, shot near the heart
One OF The others, named Cole Younger, was
resting his bead on his elbow with a wound
OF buckshot or bullet,whic entered near the
bottom OF the left ear, passing through the
head and lodging back OF the right eye which
so protrud ed as To render Its exact loo ality
unknown De was also wounded throug "a
the shoulder, with several shots through his
back and one shot In the left side, and
wounded In the LETT leg. He is a strong we'll
built man, sandy hair and compile xion, quite
bald, with full whiskers and mustsche.
Another, who calls himself Jim Younger,
was lying on the ground, apparently sense
less, with CHASTITY shot In his lips and
mouth, with loss OF front teeth, part OF the
jaw knocked out, besides wounds In the
shoulders and privates, making eleven
was quite cold, bat soon rallied, aud called
himself far from dead. He Is nnefestured,
small face, sharp hose, black eyes. dark hair
and about five feet six inches In height. Toe
fourth man, calling himself Bob Younger, is
or good size, well proportioned, sandy hair,
smooth face, bearing three weeks growth
OF beard. He was wounded badly through
the elbow In Mortified, and carried his arm
was also wounded in the side. Toe whole
four were armed with Smith 4 Wesson's
revolvers, and knew well how To use them.
They were footsore and fsugued from con-
weather OF the past two weeks in the Blue
Earth woods. The four robbers were con-
veyed TO Madelia, the dead man placed In
the loci -up, while the living occupied rooms
up stairs In the Vought hotel, under proper
guard.
MORE OF THEIR WORK.
A dispatch to the Tribune from Sioux
City, Iowa, dated the 22d, says: The two
ban robbers, who for q few days past have
been creating so much excitement In this
vicinity, are still at large. Although fire.
quently seen by farmers, they have so FAR
managed 10 elude the pursuit OF the officers,
who are securing the country for them. Tue
latest outrage committed by them occurred
last night about midnight, when they went
10 the farm house or James Thompson, about
ten miles northeast OF Lemars station, on
the llllnOls Central railroad, made Thomp-
son hitch up his horses, and said they wanted
TO go 10 place called Broken Kettle, about
twenty miles north OF this city. Thompson
bad not returned 10 bis home at late hour
this evening, and fears are entertained that
10 trace bis team, but at last accounts mad
Only succeeded In tracing IL but q short dis
lance nOrthward from Thompson's residence.
Tie two Villains are undoubtedly the noto-
rious James Brothers.
RECOGNITION OF THE ROBBERS.
A dispatch from st. Paul, dated the 18th,
says: The chief OF police of st. Louis, q mem
Der OF the police force In that city and the
superintendent OF the United States express
company arrived IN this city Sunday morn
ing. Alter examining the dead body OF tue
roboer killed at Medalia, they without hesi-
tation pronounced IL that of Charley Pitts
from photographs. They are satisfied that
those Killed at Northfeld were Bill Chad
WICK and Glenn Miller. The prisoners they
ideL tify as Cole Younger, Bob Younger and
Al Carter, the latter notorious Texas des-
perad0.