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

! there. tie also stated that he believed he
knew two Of the men who were connected
with il.
| Special To the Baz,o.
BRooKFIELD, Mo-, June $3.50 p. NJ.
The bold and daring robbery Of the oank
of Brookield here, yesterday afternoon,
and the subsequent exciting pursuit of the
robbers, continues to be the all-absorbing
theme OF conversation. A fresh party Of
men left at daylight, meeting an OCCASION
al returning pursuer whose horse or whose
self had given out.
THE LATEST NEWS FROM THE FRONT
gives particulars Of a close pursuit by the
determined, but poorly armed and mount
ell posse, but few OF whom could come
within reach of the long holster pistols
carried by the bandits, As
they have only. small arms
During the pursuit, the bandits. four in
number, were frequently in plain view,
making their way a best they could.
When the party get too close upon them
THEY TURN AND FIRE
at the posse, receiving similar
reply. Once the advance tguard
Of four men were fired upon by the bandits.
drawn up at the roadside in the bush, and
one man had finger shot OF, another's
head was grazed by bullet, and third
received ball through hi, nat.
A mule was shot In tine back and horse
in the flank the balance Of the party
came up and let into the robbers. and they
mounted and fled again through the woods
to the road, leaving several pistols and
some accouirements behind.
DURING THE CHASE ONE REVOLVER
and set of false whiskers were picked up
by the pursuers. The bandits are evil
IDENTIFY making for a point IN Southwest
Adair county, where party OF suspicious
looking men have been harboring for some
weeks. A deputy sheriff reached here
from kirksviile after dark last night, fol-
lowing the track of a stolen horse from
that neighbornood and il is now believed
that the robbers are riding these very ami
mails.
kilograms were sent from here in ali
directions Yesterday afternoon. Several
parties of men were formed, one
leaving Linneus going eastward and Joint
ing the pursuers from Brookiield. About
eight miles northeast OF here before night
another left La Plata, Adair county, Tor
this morning at daylight.
\ brush skirmish was had with the
band at dark, after nine o'clock. and the
pursuers laid plans for further operations.
At daylight two men were sent through,
we'll mounted, to rouse the country ahead
OF. and perhaps meet, the LaPlata
posse. There is strong reason To
expect that the bandits will he brought to
bay in the Charitan bottoms.
THE PrRsUERs ARE INCREASING
in number hourly. and the stimulaus of
reward by each of the banks here for the
capture or arrest of any of the gang will
bring more recruits TO the posse, till the
whole of that section will be filled with
armed men.
The sheriff Of Linn and the marshal of
Brookfeid are both bold, determined
young men, and their bloods are
up They will be capt to be
heard from. 4 few Incidents not mention
toned in any reports given from here last
evening deserve notice: Miss Carrie Scott.
assistant of the cashier, stood the ordeal Of
TWO PISTOLS LEvELEp AT HER HEAD
never hinched or faltered, and when the
robbers left, staid through all the scene
which followed, and assisted to arrange
the books and drawers and put things to
rights as il bank robberies were a regular
part of the business.
A package of five hundred dollars in
bills was dropped by the robbers just be-
fore they mounted. and was picked
up and returned To the safe. The
friends OF the bank last night rendered any
Use of funds temporarily needed. To the
robbed cashier, among them the proprie-
tors of the Linn County bank Of this place
The loss is found To I've trihe under
$1,000, and business was not interrupted.
the bank being opened rs usual this morn
ing with Mr.. Tew and Miss Scott at the
counters as If nothing had happened.
An hour before the robbery two strangers
entered the Degraw bank here and wanted
a gold dollar for silver one 1t was noticed
that the men were heavily armed and the
circumstance led the cashier, on thinking
the matter over, to putting his currency in
the safe.
Only few moments before the alarm, one
OF these men aSsailed the bank, afterward
robbed, only a short time before the rob-
berry, but his being armed was not noticed.
bROOkFIELD. June -.
The whole country Is aroused over the
robbery. Marshal McArthur's party kept
the robbers in sight for ten miles, yester-
day, and large parties started out from
Linneus, st. Catherine, Millen. Macon,
kirksville and other towns The farmers,
in great number, left their work and also
Joined i'm the chase.
At Bakers ford, on Yellow creek, Nc
Arthur's party, reinforced from Linneus,
came upon the gang and a regular battle
was fought. One of his men was wounded
in the finger Ike Marshall received
bullet through his hat and one horse was
killed.
ONE ROBBER Is SUPPOSED
to have been hit. Finally the gang
lodged into the brush and disappeared.
At Wimmegau creek the robbers were
again overhauled and