The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-06-13


range revolvers, but proved to be poor
marksmen.
A dispatch from Macarthur, dated at
kirksville. p. H., says
THE ROBBERS ARE CORALLED
in wood twenty miles west of that place,
and cannot escape. His party lost three
horses and had two men slightly wounded.
They captured two revolvers, pair of
false whiskers and hat
A special train with some thirty we'll
armed men left here last night for Kinks.
willie.
The exact loss of the bank is Si,792.
Five hundred dollars is offered for the
capture of the robbers.
LATER.
st. Louis, June "a Post Dispatch
special from Kansas City says: The bank
robbers, four in number, were surrounded
in the woods, about thirteen miles north
west OF kirksville at a. III and, finding
resistance useless, surrendered They were
taken to kirksviile and from there will be
taken TO Brooktield, at o'clock p. NJ, I'M
der heavy guard. Two of the prisoners
are recognized as Fox and Morris. The
other two Will not give their names.
Friends OF the robbers are congregated at
kirksville and say the prisoners shall not
he taken to BroOkheld. A hight is looked
for.
STILL LATER.
Special 10 the Bazoo.
BRooKFIELD, June9.
kilograms received here at an early
hour this morning from the company
OF men sent around, via Macon,
to kirksville by special train, last night,
GAVE THE JOYFUL NEWS
% the bank robbers in the rendezvous in
lone house, barricaded Tor tight; fourteen
miles west of kirksville.
Soon after day break this morning the
place was surrounded and the robbers
gave up without a tight. The country
around was alive with armed men, and
escape was hopeless.
The prisoners and the escort were ex-
pected TO arrive al kirksville where
special train awaited them at = y. III.
No particulars vet rs 10 details of the
capture.
ONE OF THE ROBBERS HAS sQUEALED,
and Marshal Macarthur has gone with the |
wife OF one of the prisoners 10 point !
light miles distant To get the buried |
money. The whole party, with the pris-
,ners in arms, will be here tonight.
LATER ACCOUNT.
The all-absorbing topic for the past |!
hree days has been the daring robbery of |
he bank at Brookheld, in open daylight,
~ four dashing bandits, on the afternoon
II last Wednesday.
The BAZOO, ever responsive to the de-
nands Of the public for the latest news,
specially when matters of great public in
crest are occurring, spared neither labor
Tor expense in coralling the very latest
news from the front.
When ii became known that the whole |
in that section was aroused and |
N hot pursuit of the robbers, it was felt |
hat their arrest was a foregone con-
fusion.
THE FARMER LEFT HIS PLow
n the field, mounted his horse and Joined |
lis neighbor In the hunt From villages |
men rode In eager pursuit, while at their |
head was the brave and dashing Marshal |
of Brookieid. and his gallant |
lieutenant, Harvey Moore
,apture have been graphically given the |
BAzoo's readers by its correspondent at
Brookheld, and there is no need of repiti-
ion. Still, the following will not prove |
Brookield, Mo-, June 1O.-The train
With the bank robbers, in charge of Mar
hal Macarthur and fifty men, arrived here
It l:50 this morning. A great crowd re-
'eived them but there was no trouble. The |
prisoners were identified as Frank, Albert |
md Fred Mason, three brothers, formerly !
II this county. The other is evidently
lew conner.
Frank is tall, dark and brawny; Fred is |
horter and fairer; Albert is tall and hard |
ooking.
ALL ARE ROUGH LOOKING CASES.
Frank Mason's wife has gone, this morn
ng. under an escort, to recover the bag of !
,old coin, about 81 400, which, she says,
he hid under the floor of the house. The |
our prisoners were taken to Linneus, the |
county seat, this morning, circuit court be-
nc in session.
The prisoners are reticent and say moth
ng OF their past life. They agree in say
ng that two of them are from Indiana.
| he woman, who Is young and pretty and
devoted to Frank, says she was recently |
rom Ellsberry, Indiana, and only came to |
Missouri five weeks ago. She is as keen |
Ind cool as the men, and, no doubt, privy |
% their plans. 1t is believed they will |
plead guilty.
HE CONGRATULATED
Governor Criitenden sent the following
telegram
Jefferson City, June 9.-Marshal Near
hur : congratulate you on the splendid |
success in capturing the bank robbers. |
The people owe you and your posse debt
II gratitude for the rapidity with which it
vas done. / hope they will be tried and
convicted without delay.
THOs. T. CRIrTENDEN.
Sheriff Undertake came up smiling
With this message: /
Liberty, Mo-, June 81. F. Macarthur,
,ity marshal of Brook6eld: Allow me to
you and your posse upon