The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-26
TIE BANK ROBBERs 4rBAY.
The PEOPLE Aroused by a Brave Boy-A Hot
skirmish in n Willow Coppice.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept. 22.-rhe Eucnillg
Dispatch prints full details Of the capture Of the
four Northneld robbers yesterday. About seven
O'Clock IN the morning Two OF them walked past
the house OF farmer SAnborn, Ia hiyerd Ito
township. eight and half miles from Madela
Oscar OiesoD Ssnborn, son OF the farmer
seventeen years old, walked u the gate To look
at them. lie thought they we're the fugtives,
There goes the robbers" HIS father said they
were not. and told him To attend TO his milking.
He MIXED QUE more COW. set his pail over tue
fence, and ran up the road where the robbers
had passed. His father called after him to take
care. IL they were robbers they would shoot
had seen them pass. He had not. fhe boy
wanted the farmer TO go with him to hunt for
them. The rmer said he hadn't time. With
other neishoors his success was no greater.
Then the boy climbed To the housstop ana
went up the hui, out saw nothing of the fugi-
tives. When he got hack home his father told
him four men had been there 10 get something
t. cat. sa, ing they weie hunters and fishers, and
asking whore thev could catch the best nsh.
Again the BOY went TO the next neigh Dor's, his
fdsner otJecting, saving he would Oe shot, ana
the neighOor would not move. Then a.. per
SUI lded his father IL let MIN take one morse from
the wagon, hitched reddy for farm Work. and
ride 10 Madella. Tue Toy rode the horse at the
utmost speed he could get FROM IL. once tho
horse fell, but the del.y was short. Along the
road he shouted to people tnat robbers were
ABOUT, but none would believe him. lie then
rushed TO the hotel IN Malelia aud told his
story. He was again doubted. but the landlord,
who kne" hiin, vouched for hls being rei iDle
John Noght, landlord. sheriff Giespln, " lillian
Estes. aud Two Nofvegidns, quickly mounted
aud armed, started oUt, soon followed by nfty
Others.
The advance came In sight OF the robbers Ave
miles west OF AaIelia. hfing uponrhem without
effect. hey were walking deliberately over the
marsh where the hOrsemen i'd not follow,
aud were out OF range. Once around the marsh
prairie chase toilowed. Horace Thompson,
bunker, Of TINS city. and with ladies', wers on
the praiTIe gurcing- The robbers made toward
them with the Intention Of s'lzng the carriage
horses. but Thompson aud son having loaded
with bucksbOt stood their ground. and the ron
bers turned soon after being lost to sIgut IN n
willow copplcc near NAtonwan river Here
they were quickly surrounded. Then Capt w
W. Murphy, Is. NJ. Rice, Geo. Bradford, Tn aries
PomeIoy, Snerin Glespin, sud John Vognt al
vnnceu IN skirmisners order and secuted the
wood thoroughly finally dis overng the rob
bers hid behind heavy grass and Dush.
The robbers nreu nrst, emptying their revolt
vers rapidly At the sklrmish party, sligh -
wOundiug Murphy on the side ana singeing
Uradtord's arm. The nre WIS promptly return
from all round the copplce. lhreo OF the rob
bere fell at the first nre. one continued to tire.
Having been wounded before, probably at
Nortnheld ne had but one arm TO use, but Que
OF his wounded comrades loaded his pistol for
him. when the skirmsners htst opened nre,
Que called to the roD0ers to hold up their hands
II they surrendered. TINS last nnally did hold
up one hand, but was shot before IL was dis
covered that his holding up ono hand meant
surrender. He received, hewever, the least
hurt Uf-any. Que OF the three VINO fell was
dead, and two Of the others were seriously but
not MORALLY wounded. Latest adVlces say all
removal from the hoIel In MadelIa, v here they
are under guard.
Daring the evening and night and to-day there
WIS occasional talk OF lynchlng, PROMPTLY
favor ut legal proceedings. sheriff Glespin i'll
formed one bloodthirsy Individual who WAS
not ole OF the captorS, that, now he had the
ronheI~, he would shoot any man wno sought
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