The Red Cloud chief., 1885-03-13


Aws,-On~ af the Isohb~rs Killed AMI
,h. o;,,sr Caftar.d hy Detective. Lying
,n " ALT
LINCOLN, SrB-, MI!ca The City
xas thrown into . f-ycr O. eI-i:egaeui
yesterday afternoon - one q; the most
iarir.. though ua,uccessfai attempts 4;
.ubbery that h.. ever secured in Liu-
,oin. Had IL not been Tor the services oi
, stool p.-eol. who gave Information 10
he detectives wail- acting - ono % the
hie,e>, ihc boiGur>. of the scheme sad
lac lack OF preparation in the place n;
ackci would sayc undoubtedly erUWae'
lie crime with success. The ;aieyr> Aa'.
banned vel tlciT c~c1pc. bat owing Ia
lie work Q. the stoo! pigeon the ot!cial-
= the State T~rraslrcr'> ofi-c wcrr a.sO
.cl. prepared !or the expected visit
About TWO U~'c.OcA. while both horses
u the Legislature we've in session. ihrr.
nen entered the TTci~urrr's o!ice IN The
spi:ol. drew rcyoiscrs and said t.
deputy Treasurer Bartlett, who siooG
,ch!nd the railing.
..Hoip II YOUR s>D>,"
and the muzzlr~ oi pistols almost toUchci
- head tarou:h the raiiia.. Bartlett ~,
.wr.cd: What does this mean, mvn:
l. IL ioo.in- or hu-ine>s.' bGt hi- hand.
vent up all the same "No tlls, Re-
.urtcd 4 man who appeared 10 De Ia
c.dcE, Just hand out youg money, aGC
&c quick about IT." Bartlett passed over
1 package of gold aud uo,c>. Here u - (;
lcip Yourselves" Two men took tn
money and backed toward the door. tn
-hiri pIcsrntiI- 4 cooked revolver At ;hc
lc1d of The DcpIty Treasurer. AID warn
n. hin not To- stir on peril oi his life.
oFfICE3> an HAND.
The loud tone In which Bartlett told
hem TO nc.p themselves was i signal %
Detectives Pound and DAVIS, who were
concealed in an adjoining oO.p, and they
II o.cc Spran. after the rrtrcaiirg rob
bcrs, vino lie through the pa lie duo. oi
Inc office. The detectives We're about
ten Yards behind the robbers, and cT'rd
Halt" One OF the robbers MS "A Grip
pie. and a litt,c distance behind his com
pauiou. Fearin capture, &c turned about
with his revolver on the detectives.
Pound lcyolcd L shotgun Ii u t"Ins!In:
and got IN the first shot, the Tuhpcr tall
in. with a charge q! buch>hot Ia fI, body
\ chase Was then made Tor the other.
who was caught before IA could
reach Il horse winch he hal tied 10 = post
i.fty fcc, from the door of the building
The third man, instead of iollowin. hi
companions. jumped through = rear win
dow and escaped. Few noticed the fact
TIL aitcrward. aud no effort Vas made Il
oycrlanc the one who m.dc good his e.
cape. There i M c!cw Ia hi- where
.buu,>. and lac was not recognized IL any
one known about here.
The money was recovered ~ Pound.
amounting Ia ahou, 500, and retained
10 the lrcasurer's U;lcr.
ruF RoBETEs.
The wounded robhcr was carried into
The building, his companion bcsn. guard
al by Davis in n back Their
names are jim Griffin aud l.. Mcguire.
Griffin being the cripple who received the
char.c OF bucAshoi. \ physician wa
summoned aad examined the WOUNDS
There was little internal hemorrha:c, but
10 bled p~rofu>cly from the mouth. hls
right Ian. evidently hayin. been shat
tered bv tie shot. There j. no hop
I his recovery. Mcguire was taken Il
Eli!. II lrau.pircs that the plot has been
kuuwn 20 detectives some time, the 'h!r'
robbcr. nam. ~unHnowu. being the sup
posed informant OF the detectives. Every
shiny was prepared for the reception -!
the thieves. ear, being taken that IA
llrin should come To the u Who 's-
.apcd. Great excitement prevails through
put the city. BIaAs Will be NOR care
uly guarded for some time Ia come, II
being rumofcd that Other schemes are o"
loot by members Of 4 notorious gang.
INV DEAD oNr
Seine Indignation i expressed ~ tbs
KILN. of Griffin. IL being claimed tina.
there was no chance OF his escape. d..
tcctiyc Pound. however. holds that Il
Griffin had no: received bGcSSIot NJ
Iouuij world have undoubtedly 'ecn
inc recipient Of the revolver bullet. Gri!.
In la- a wiio sui several children living
IN town. and hl> been sick Tor : csnsid
cradle time. having lost. ; portion ot on
a.. a few ycar~ a.o. II, family are ~
il- in poverty. aud he hciT= unable I
provide for THEM Otherwise toos tht.
means OF rcplenl>ning their finances.
kB,D
Mcguire Is we'll known in police cir
Giles. having served several terms IN ic-
formatoTy Institutions. The city i in
f-Stel with bal Characters 1T p!c~cn;
who have never been kaowa here before.
and IL Will not ne >uTpr!-in. II othet
schemes of = similar KIM are at
tempted. Every prcC.sut.on i bclnc
taken by citizens who ":iii deal promptly
with ruiIiIn> Of the >aic-olowin. Kind.