Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-09-27

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ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept 21.-The
Pioneer Press has special from
Madelia, Watonwon County, Mimi,
announcing the capture of four of the
Northfeld robbers. The four cap
tured are those lost track of in the tim
ber around Mankato, two of whom are
supposed to be the noted Younger
Brothers. The dispatch says the four
missing robbers went to house at I
A. NJ. to-day about seven miles north
of here, bought some bread and butter
and started west on foot News was
sent as far as horse could travel, and
forty or fifty men were after them as
soon as they could get horses and arms.
They drove them through a slough
about eight miles northwest of here !;
they then had them out on the prairie,
and opened fire Oh them. The rob-
bers returned the fire, but kept work
ing toward the river, and at last got
there and hid in the bushes. BY this
time our men were all together, and
surrounded the bush the robbers were
in; firing became general, our men
advancing all the time. At last the
ROBBERS said there was no use, and gave
it up. One was killed and the other
three are wounded. One only has a
wound in the arm; one that is sup
posed to be Cole Younger is wounded
badly in the head and back the other
has bad wound in the jaw and shoul-
der. 1t is thought that one, perhaps
two, will die Of their wounds. One of
them has an old wound in the arm,
supposed to be the one wounded at
Northfeld. Capt Murphy was wound
ed in the side, and George Bradford's
arm scratched, but they are both only
slight wounds, and will be all right
The Pioneer Press specials from
Sioux City say that the two robbers
who were chased into Dakota were
overtaken by citizens posse six miles
above Yankton to-day. The robbers,
when sighted, fired, woundipg one
of the pursuer's horses, and then took
to the woods and were again lost sight
of. The hunt is being continued, and
is thought will certainly end in run
ming the bandits down. Gov. Pills
bury has telegraphed the local officers
at Madelia to at once send to this city
the wounded robbers and the body of
the dead one, and they will be here
tomorrow morning.
The wounded robbers have confess
ed to the sheriff having them IN charge
that they are the Younger brothers,
but refuse to give the name Of their
dead comrade.
ST. PAUL, September 90
The bankers of this city to-day sub
scribed fund of $500 for the widow
of Haywood. the bank cashier murder
ed by the robbers, and have printed
circular which they propose to send to
the banks in all parts of the country,
asking offerings on the part of each as
recognition of rare fidelity to duty.
A dispatch from S. S. Eaton, of
Kansas City, who took photographs of
the bandits from here to that city says:
Several persons here recognize in the
photographs Chadwell and Glenn Miller
(not Pitts). Parties here say the two
dead men were with the James and
Younger brothers and are part of the
gang.
SIOUX CITY, September 2O.--The
robbers were last heard from Tuesday
morning, making for the Missouri river
on pair of black horses, which they
forced farmer near Canton, Dak., to
loan them. There were bat two of
them, and they left word with the
farmer from whom they took the hors-
es for their pursuers, telling them to
90 to hell, should they ask about them.
They boasted of their exploits, and
said there were not men enough in this
part of the country to take them.
Another report says two of the rob-
bers are in Dakota, near Yankton, try
ing to 60 South. The others have ex-
changed horses twice since they left
Minnesota. All towns are being warn
ed of their approach.
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