Telegram-herald., 1890-12-31
ALL WERE CAUGHT.
After ~ Excssiag pussuis bs shs Po-
t<e ths Party h Captured, ard
tne hseasy Recovered.


Eall of over six mElss all four Of the
nen who on Aondsy robbed tbs
Merchants Esehznse Bank stsoatA
Chicago were eaRtassa By the polaes
~fshin -four hoaFs. and the money
stolen by them. -. SO -. Was
recovered Tne robbers overlooked =
Pscazexe of 81 oos aud oae Of - eoe.
whieh were ia another drawer of the
safe. and abos, g eco which was in the
cashiers drawer aadsr tie counter,
The robbery was planned on the
Jesse james style. That the thieves
did not sueesed in making their escape
was aas 10 tbs. ulerest chance. AT the
time OF the theft there was no one in
she bank except Frank Linn. the ~,
sistanE cashier, who is about Il years of
age. Mr.. Wilder, the cashier. had just
gone TO dinner and Edward Wallace,
the book-ke-per, was st home sick. No
one else connected with the bank was
expected until about l o'clock and il
WAS an hour at which few customers
were likely 10 be in. Young Linn 5
story is as follows:
II was sitting ~ nay desk. at work en- The
books, when three nen entered tse bank. One
OF them came Up 10 the cashiers window, an
other came up 10 The book-kcepers. side
window of the counter and the third came
around behind the counter. IL was this that
really called my attention 10 tkeir presence
ana away from my work. told this third
man 10 keep out lie replied by order
Ing me 10 nand Out all the money in the baak.
told him 1 wouldn't DO IL; that If he wanted
IL he would have 10 take IL. Just at this mo
ment became aware that four reyolycrs were
ieveicd AZ ne oy the men at the windows. aud
Was ordered to open the door in the wire cage
which shuts CT entrance to the vault
complied opened the door and two OF the
men entered the vault From the safe
inside they hastily snatched two package,
containing $50 In currency package Of
ssoo, bag containing SO in silver ana tin boa
containing quantity OF small change, just how
much don't know. They put 1t all in bag
threw into the vault, kicking me in the
stomach and face as fell. and shut the vault
door. They did not turn the bolts and throw
the comein alton and might have got out nay
self az once. but was so dazed didn't think
To try. was In the vaalt. / suppose about i've
minutes. when Walter Willis, the secretary oi
building and loan association which has its
ofrce in the bank. came in He was, OF course
surprised not To see any one In the bank and
the vault door closed. lie heard ne shout AND
at once opened the vault door. told him the
bank had been robbed and we both started tc
give the alarm. / found Sergeant Powers and
he found Lieutenant Jenkins j gave the hes,
description OF the men could and immediate
ly the lieutenant started with a number Of OH
cors ia the patrol wagon up South Chicago
avenue in pursuit. and ali the other police sta
lions we're notifiea-"
w the patrol wagon started in pur
suit buggy containing the three mer
could be barely distinguished about q
mile away, at Grand Crossing. Lieuten
ant Jenkins got into the patrol wagor
belonging to that station, it having beer
ordered in readiness by telephone from
South Chicago, and with a freshel
team continued the pursuit.
The robbers were followed closely
until they reached Cottage Grove
avenue, when they executed russ
upon which they had evidently baset
great expectations. II consisted IL
abandoning their buggy and taking ;
corner-grocery wagon which was wait
ing for them at this point in charge o
| the fourth man. By this means the,
expected to throw the police off th'
track, as they knew that if an alarm
was sent out at all the description
would be for three men in buggy
Unfortunately for their calculations
however, the change was seen by th1
officers in the patrol wagon.
At Sixtieth street they came withir
range of the grocery wagon, and fol
lowing Instructions given by Lieuten
ant Jenkins fired at it with shot-guns
| At this the three robbers left tn,
| groceryewagon, separating and run
ming off through alleys and back yard
in different directions. The drivel
meanwhile continued on. The DO
lice also left the patrol wagon, starting
in pursuit of the fugitives. Officer
Broholm and Kahl soon caught one o
the men, John Corbett, who is no
| wholly unknown to the police. Fl,
was put into the patrol wagon ant
taken to the Hyde Park station.
Meanwhile Lieutenant jenkins hal
reached the station and given order
| for general concentration of officer
to search alleys barns and vacan
buildings south of Forty-third street
as he, was convinced the robbers
| closely pressed as they were by
| the patrol wagons, would seek a hid
ing-place in this locality The chang,
of the robbers from the buggy {.
the grocery wagon had been reporte.
TO the station. Taking Inspector Hunt
horse and buggy he started south agar
and presently met the grocery wagon
II was being driven by Charles Mullin
| The lieutenant immediately put him un
der arrest Mullin protested that he ha.
driven the men at the point of a revolver
but he was locked up just the same.
The search for the two remainin!
men soon located them in Mr.. Trehorn'
barn, at Forty-seventh street ant
Woodlawn av.nue In Their Eight the,
had shot and wounded Patrick o Brien
private watchman IN the employ O
Baird & Bradley, who had attempted :,
stop them. O'Brien received q fesl
wound IN the thigh that is not danger
| GUS When discovered in the barn tn,
two men opened FIRE on the police
F, but when they saw the shotgun
| of the latter they surrendered and vver,
| taken ts the HYDE Park station. Her,
they gave thsir names as Harry Hen
nessev and Harry bennett On Ben
nett was found 81 cos, on Hennesse,
| s212.a5 and on Corbett $50 Mullin. tn
grocerv-wagon driver. had not receives
| his share when they separated.
Corbett has been identified "a one o
.he robbers implicated m Toe stsslini
of =, zoo from the cashier at AllartoB'
| oao king house tse weeks ago.
Natural Gas Cssses . Blsve.
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