The New York herald., 1879-01-04
WARM WORK FOR BURGLARS.
ONE KILLED AND ONE SERIOUSLY sHoT-AN Ac-
coxpI1cE GIVES wARNING OF THE INTENDED
ATTACK.
[BY rELEoRApH 70 THE HERAID.l

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vINcENvEs. Ind, Jan. 8, 1879.
Oaktown q thriving village sixteen miles north of
this city was the scene Of quite tragedy last night
One man was killed outright seriously wounded
and one slightly wounded. Oaktown has been a field
for the operations OF burglars for the past years.
Although several have been arrested and imprisoned
that did not to deter others. On Wednesday the
postmaster at Oaktown received letter from Bloom
field Ind. notifying the citizens Of Oaktown that
gang OF burglars would make raid them the next
night. The citizens Immediately organized and
placed several armed men in each business house.
This was also done again last night. At eleven
O'Clock last night the in Madigan's saloon
heard persons attempting to force back the door.
They Immediately prepared themselves. AS the
door was opened by the burglars three of them inn
mediately fired, and almost at the instant the
marty in the saloon fred The burglars ran Off two
IF them going south One, after running $50 wards
fell and life extinct in twenty minutes. bullet
struck him in the neck cutting the carotid artery.
One also took effect in the shoulder ana ono in the
back.
DESPERATE CRIMINAL.
One burglar named Gainey. ran up the railroad
track. pursued by number OF persons firing. He
returned the FIRE he ran, emptyng all the cham
bers except one of his two revolvers. He FELL and
him. asked him il he was dead lie turned over on
his back. and placing the pistol within six inches of
Dr. Warmers face pulled the trigger but it failed to
20 of, thus saving DIR. Warner lite.
CITIZEN SHOT.
Henry Norton who was also in the pursuing party,
open mouth. and. without touching tooth or bone,
passing through the left cheek.
BURGLAR
The dead man is named Noah Williams. He had
lived in Oaktown year. and month since returned
to Bloomfield. his place of residence. He was stout,
muscular fellow, aged twenty-avo.
PROUD or CRIMES.
The burglar secured Alden g. Gniney, aged twenty
two belongs to one Of the best families Of southcrn
Trd; apdi N eOno Of A w n ri u,cr. han
of Bloomfield. Gainey's left arm, just above the
elbow is badly fractured by bullet Another bullet
the skin and passed out. third bullet is
lodged in the thick muscle Of his back.
His wounds are not considered fatal; ,Gainey
to his parents for sent TO the Pcnitentiary
when sixteen years old and served ten monhs under
another sentence eight months. and still another
eleven months. For person of his age he is a most
hardened criminal In talking to me he seemed
proud of his criminal record, and never softcncd
relatives whom knew. Taken altogether he is the
most utterly reckless criminal ever saw.
THE OUTLAWS
The third man, Mont john tells the following
story which is substantiatcd by the letter
Gainey came back to bloomfield three weeks ago,
after spending two months at Oaktown. He told
John they could make money going to Oaktown and
robbing stores. John refused to join him. butt upon
disclosing Ganeys intentions TO prominent citizens
he was urged to assent to Ganay spropostion and
the1 s De'1 He did so and when the 6aiown robbery
was planned IL was told 10 citizens who Immediately
notified the postmaster at Oaktown. The
was to be protected They came to Vim
cennes Thursday afternoon, took the eight
o'clock night train for Oaktown, but got off
at Busseron station two miles south Of Oaktown. and
walked to that place. reaching there at ten o'clock and
waiting until eleven before commencing operations
Miraculously he escaped unhurt, although
standing betwcon the two when the
first volley was fred. Monts plan Of .oper-
ations was to stand guard while the other two broke
omen the back doors, and then he would 90 to the
nearest residence and notify them OF what going
on but being cold and dry they concluded to break
the saloon they met with warmer reception than
they anticipated. The burglars were supplied with
full set of tools, dark lanterns. jimmics, powder
masks, &c. The dead man had valuable watch and
45 i'm money.