The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-10-05
CAUGHT AT LAST.


Particulars of the Capture of Four More
of the Minnesota Bank RObbers-Thsy
Arc the Younger Brothers aud Charhe
PItts-Pr0bable Identification OF the
Whole Gang.
From the Chicago Times.l
ST. PAUL, Sept. 22.-The capture OF
the four bandits on yesterday by Plucky
citizens of Madelia continues the all
absorbing topic of conversation, people
apparently never firing of talking about
it, and perusing additional details fur
nished by the afternoon paper. The
real credit of the capture is largely due
to a young Norwegian named Oscar
Oleson, about II years of age. 1t was
his fathers house, about eight and a
half miles from Madelia, which the
robbers passed about O'Clock in the
morning. Something in their appear
ance excited his suspicion that they
were the robbers, and he so told his
father. The father ridicuhed the idea,
but the boy, confident he was on the
right scent, followed on their track.
Shortly after the robbers turned back,
and, going to the house, purchased
something to eat, claiming they were
hunters. and fishers, and inquiring
where the best fishing could be found.
More than ever convinced that the men
were the robbers, as soon as they left
the boy mounted horse and
RODE AT BREAK-NECK SPEED
into Madelia, and told his suspicious.
Sheriff Glispin, with number of lead
ing citizens, was soon in the saddle,
headed in mad race for the Oleson
farm, about five miles from Madelia.
The pursuers came up with the robbers
at a point known as Lake Hanska
slough. This slough is impossible for
horsemen, and necessitated wide de-
tour up and down by the pursuers,
which gave the robbers quite start in
the direction of the Watonwan River
The ground being open, however, ena-
bled the pursuers to keep the robbers
in sight, and shortly before reaching
the Watonwan timber they came up
near enough to open fire, but without
doing damage, the robbers taking cover
in the brush. The pursuers, by this
time increased to about fifty men,
surrounded the timber, and Capt. Muir
phv, b. NJ. Rice, Geo. Bradford, Chas.
Pomeroy and John Voght advanced into
the coppice as a skirmish line, scouting
it thoroughly. After advancing about
fifty feet the robbers opened fire with
their revolvers, the advancing party
promptly returning their shots. Al
most at the first fire three robbers fell,
and, shortly after, the fourth one, who
had continued firing, held up his hands
in token of surrender. The men there
upon advanced and secured their pris-
oners, one being found dead, and,
PLACING THEM IN LUMBER WAGON,
took them into Madelia, where they
were confined in Flanders's Hotel dur
ing the night. To-day the same crowd,
especially those who refused to respond
when ordered to charge into the woods,
loudly demanded that the prisoners be
shot, but the brave men who did the
fighting would not hear to it. During
the night in Madelia there was also
some talk of lynching, but the Sheriff
promptly protested, and said he would
shoot down any man attempting to in
terfere with the prisoners. The one
killed is described as 5feet 81 inches in
height, rather slight, and regular fea
lures, black hair, black and straight
stubby mustache, and black beard of
short growth. His hair is not dyed,
hands rather coarse, covered with black
hair. He was shot with heavy ball
between the second and third ribs, and
one inch TO the left of the breast bone.
He also had a buckshot wound in the
right arm, five inches from the point of
the shoulder, and another about five
inches from the right hip, striking be-
hind. A reporter who visited the
wounded is satisfied that
THEY ARE THE YOUNGER BROTHERS.
The first one he saw he describes as
a large, powerful man, with bald head,
sandy whiskers and mustache, answer.
ing the description so often given of
Cole Younger. His wounds are a shot
in the left lateral position; two buck
shot entered the pOsterior of the soap
ula, one pierced the aXillaTy space,
one lodged in the middle third of the
upper arm, another entered at the an
gle of the right maxillary, and passing
over the palate arch lodged in the left
superior maxillary. This is the most
serious wound. Another entered at
the left lateral, Occipital region, and
escaped at the center of the parietal
bone without injury to the skull. None
of the wounds, except that which broke
down the palate arch, are serious, and
that not necessarily fatal. At present
nothing indicates that death will ensue
from it.
LYING BESIDE HIM
is supposed to be his brother, who is
little shorter and not nearly such al pow
erful physique. This one is wounded
by ball passing through the middle
third of the right thigh. Another ball
struck the center of the upper jaw and
broke down half of the left maxillary.
Neither of these wounds is necessarily
mortal. In the room adjoining is the
third man, by far the finest looking of
the whole gang, and apparently the
youngest. He is six feet two inches in
height, well proportional, with brawny
arms and thick neck. His features are
well defined, with rather small nose,
Grecian type, well-cut lips, and express
i've mouth. The chin is prominent and
rounded. He has a small sandy mus
tache and beard of about two weeks
growth; but the most remarkable fea-