Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-08-14
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
BISMARCK AND FIVE ASSIST.
ANTS TIE A MAN TO A TREE
AND ROB HIM.

AND hOB HIM.
All but ono Captured at Lyle by Chief
OF Police Riley and the sheriff:
A Case OF Pick.Pocketing.
On Thursday night, man giving his
name as Thomas Curran, about 81
O'Clock, made his appearance before Chtef
of Police Riley, and informed him that
he had been robbed, and wanted him to
start in pursuit Of the robbers. lie said
six men captured him on the railroad
track, near Tie depot, took his revolver
from him, and with it levelled at his
head, they forced HIM west of the track
into the woods and there bound him to a
tree, and, with curses, oaths and threats,
they robbed him of all his valuables, con-
sisting of $2O4O in cash, a new revolver,
a pocket knife and his coat. They left
h i'm tied, and told him that one of them
would stay around there, and if he made
any noise inside of two hours, he would
blow his brains out. The fellow kept
quiet, but proceeded Immediately to
make good use OF his grinders, by biting
off the cords with which he was bound
he being tied with one Of the Villains
shirts which had been torn into strings
for that purpose. After about half an
hours hard work, he chewed himself
free.
In about an hour after this information
had been disclosed to Chief Riley, he,
With the Sheriff, started in pursuit, taking
the victim with them. At Lyle will age,
the officials breakfasted about 6. Tom,
fin shing before the others, walked out to
The railroad track just in time to see these
lovely, beautiful highwaymen Struggling
up the track. Tom, from the description
given him by Curran, made for "Sneak
Bismarck" the leader OF the gang, and
collured him, the fellow trying to point
his pistol at him through his coat pocket.
Tom, however, who is always on the alert,
noticing the movement, brought his own
pistol to his head and made him recon-
sider Bismarck said if he had got the
drop on him he would have made it hot.
Tom said he had no idea Of allowing
him or any other man to do that thing
AS soon as the other scalawags noticed
that their leader had been arrested, they
commenced to run. The Sheriff soon ap-
peared, aided by one or two
special deputies. After being chased
few rods, a few shots from the Sheriff's
revolver convinced the thieves that dis
cretion would he the better part of valor,
nd they gave themselves up. The pris-
oners were brought to Austin and had
their preliminary examination on Friday
afternoon, before L. N. Griffith. Esq.
They gave in their names as Sneak
Bismarck. Edwin Clary, Geo. Smith, Geo.
Starkey, and VIM. Lyons.
Additional facts were brought out in
the examination as follows: "Sneak Bis
marck" is evidently the rlng-leader, and
is, without doubt, tough customer. He
plead guilty to the charge, but announced
that his comrades were innocent. He
seems to have directed the movements of
the men, and they obeyed his orders
without a murmer. There were six Of
them engaged in this little past-time, one
escaping. One of the men was directed
by Bismarck to take off his shirt and tear
it into strings and tie their prisoner fast.
Bismarck handed one Of them edwin
Clary) the revolver with instructions to
blow Curran's brains out if he moved a
peg while he (B,smarck) tied him. He
knocked him down once during the ARRAY.
In his talk to Curran, he says, with an
oath, II have done this kind of business
before" He also directed the boys to
sing ito keep down suspicion" They
all left him about 81 o'clock, alter throw
ing an old coat over his shoulders. The
complaining witness pointed out his coat
on the back of Bismarck, who was d.
rected to take it off and pass it into the
hands of the court with the other property.
Curran put it on, and it matched his
pants and vest perfectly, being the same
kind of cloth. All the property was re-
covered except the $40 in cash. 1t is
thong lit the missing man took care ofthat.
In default of bail, the justice commit
ted the prisoners TO the county Jail to
await the action of the grand jury. They
are probably sure of a situation at Still
water.
!; Pocket Picked.
On Monday afternoon, while man by
the name of Thomas Currie was lounging
on a couch in K. Goodwin's saloon, a
thief, giving his name as VIM. Kiilen,
walked up to Currie and pulled his
purse, containing STATS in cash, out of
his pocket, and started out Ct the back
door on the run. Chief of Police Riley
. was appealed to, aad, as usual, not In
vain. An hour later Tom had the gent
in tow. On Tuesday morning he had his
J examination before Justice Griffith, who
committed him to Jail to awaitthe action
Of the grand jury. Another candidate for
Saltwater.
THE committee appointed for that pur.
pose have drafted the following resolu'
lions in memory of I. Ingmundson, for
the past three years the Worshipful Mas.
ter Of Fidelity Lodge No. 80, A. F. & A.
NJ, Of this city: 49,.
WHEREAS, It has pleased tho Supreme
} Architect OF the Universe in His wise Pr0vi.
IdencC to remove from our earthly Lodge the
soul Of it's Master, r. w. Bro. I: Ingmundson: