The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-06-13
The BARBER BANDITS.
How Six Brave Germans Captured the Iowa
Outlaws-Au of Them Wounded in the
Sfruqpla

How Six Brave Germans Captured the Iowa
Outlaws-Au OF Them Wounded in the
Struggle.
WAvERLY, Ia, June THE capture of the
noted Barber boys occurred at farm house
four miles southwest of Tripoli and sixteen
miles southeast of this place. During the
day they had been concealed in a barn of a
German farmer named August Tegtsmer,
and about o'clock in the evening they
went to the house and asked for some sup
per. Henry Tegtmer, a son of the farmer,
recognized them and succeeded in conveying
this fact to his father, whom he instructed
to give the alarm to the neighbors. Henry
remained ct home to assist his mother in
preparing the meal for the desceradoes.
Several men, all of whom were Germans, c.
corr panied elder Tegtmer to his home. They
hao = n weapons save one shotg un, which 1t
is claimed was not loaded. The intent on
was to surround the house and when the
boys went out to spring upon them and
secure them before their suspicious
could be aroused. This plan was baffi ed
through the excitement of the one man who
rushed into the house to secure the bandits,
upon which the latter both drew their revol-
vers and began firing promiscu ously.
Henry Tegtmer sprang upon Bill Barber, aud
knocked his hand away and caught him by
the throat. The fight then became general
and Bill was soon on the floor, but managed
to continue firing over his shoulder. Ike
managed to escape his pursuers for a mo-
ment, and leaping through an open window
began firing at the men inside. By this time
several of the attacking party were wounded,
and finally one named Henry Page went out
side the door and succeeded in pinioning
Ike by the arms. Henry karstiug received
a ball through the body and exclaimed
boys, l am going to die" He still con-
tinued to fight, and aided in tying both the
boys by the arms with rope which Mrs.
Tegimer had gone to the barn and procured.
Sixteen shots were fired by the out
laws, Ike emptyiDg the two weapons he bad
on his person. OF the five brave men who
attacked them all were wounded, the in
jured being as follows: Henry Karsting shot
through the body and died at 1:l5 in the
morning; John H. Karsting, shot in the left
breest, hip and arms; Henry Tegtmer,
shot in the neck, Henry Page, shot in the
breast, the bullet striking the bone and com
ing out at the back; August Tegtmer, finger
bitten off and crushed. 1t is thought AL the
wounded will recover.
Ward was sent to Waverly, ;and assssoon as
possible Deputy Sheriffs Adairs and Carsten-
sen went for and captured the men and
landed them in Jail al 6 o'clock yesterday
morning. Bill Barber was found willing to
converse, and said ne was twenty-thres and
Ike twenty-five years old. Their father was
soldier In the IowslRegiment, and dyine
soon after the War, the boys were
placed in the Soldiers Orphan Home
at Cedar Falls. When asked in
regard TO the shooting of Sheriff Sheppard
last September, Bill said they had worked
for a farmer who cheated them out of theil
pay and they ran off horse and sold it, and
Sheppard came to arrest him. He drew a
revolver as soon as he ordered him to surren-
der and fired the ball striking him in the
head, and Ike then drew a revolver and
killed Sheppard. They made their escape to
Clay County, Kansas, where they went to
picking corn, and afterwards ran a ferry over
the Republican River. A week ago Monday
he concluded to go home to see his mother
and sisters They saw them as they entered
the house of one of their sisters and aroused
the people, and they then attempted to -
cape and 60 10 Montana where they claim
their mother lives. About Q O'Clock las
evening dispatch was received intimating
that a mob was on the way to lynch the pair
The Sheriff caused their removal to Inde-
pendeIce, where they are now located.