The new North-west., 1882-06-16
BOLD BANK ROBBERS.
They Secure Their Booty, but are Pursued
and Surrounded.

| KANSAS CRY, No., June About $3.50
O'Clock this afternoon, just as the Bank OF
1 Brcokfeld-siiuated In the town Of Brook
field, on the Hannibal and st. Joe railroad
was closing for the day, six men rode into
the town from the west. They went down
the street, and, dismonnting, entered the
bank, where they covered the clerks with
revolvers, and went through the safe and
money drawers, securing about 5000 in
cash. They then backed out, still covering
the frightened bank people with their re-
voivers, and, remounting, departed In the
way they came, firing their revolvers and
shouting like demons. The robbers as they
departed, started toward the other bank, but
were evidently afraid of finding warm re-
ception prepared for them, aud concluded to
abandon that part of their original scheme
and safely make way with their booty. The
| robbers connected with this audacious deed
all wore masks. The impression in Brook
neld and among those who heard the news
here is that the leader Is no other than Frank
james. The party was armed with two
heavy revolvers each, and spread terror
through the town as they rode through it.
The men were well mounted and rode like
troopers. The sheriff and marshal orgauze.la
posse as speedily as possible and started af-
Ter Tue robbers. In conversation with Bob
Ford, Dick Little, ex-Marshal Leggett, and
others In this city who are familiar with the
James gang, the opinion was cleaned from
them that Frank James was not mixed up
inthis affair, although they admit the job
was done up in the James boys style, and
the opinion was hazarded that the robbers
might possibly be some of those who sat at
the knees of the famous leaders.
ST. LOUIS, June s.-The Republicans
Brookfeld special says: The pursuit of the
bank robbers has been continued vigorously
to-day, and the last accounts are that the
gang are surrounded at point few miles
northeast Of Macon by five hundred men
from Linn, Sullivan, Macon, and Adair
counties, and that while they have kept their
pursaers at bay so far by their heavier arms, |
their capture is considered certain. Two of
the pursuing party have been slightly |
wounded, and one of the robbers is known |
to be badly hurt. The robbers are now
known to be men who had been stopping on |
the Harper farm, near Kirksville, for some
days prior TO the robbery. A train with |
armed men Is soon to leave for the place |
where the robbers are surrounded, and it is |
believed the latter have NO possib chance
OF escape. fthey attempt to break through |
the line they will be shot down without
mercy. Tie whole country is up in arms,
and men have left their fields, stores, and |
workshops in all of half dozen counties to |
hunt the desperadoes down. The exact
amount lost by the bank is S4,792. A re-
ward Of $500 Is offered for the capture of the |
robbers.
1t is believed in Kansas City that Jim |
Cummings, alias Bill Morris, formerly of |
the James gang, was the leader of the rob-
bers.
ST. LOUIS, June 9.-On the morning after |
they were surrounded, the robbers surren-
dered on condition of safe conduct and fair |
trial. Their names are Winfield Allen,
Frank Ward, Bert Ward, and Bob and Ben
Fox. All are under 30 and lived with Frank
Ward, who is married. They propose to
stand trial.