Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-30
HUNTED TO EARTH.
Chicagtl Police on an Exciting
Man Hunt.



Bold Rob ,sry o. sssth Chicaso bank
which win Net the Pe<petr.tors
Terms States Prisoa. u One Dossnst
Hang-A Citi.ea Wounaed while Az
sistfng . the Chase-Also One Of the
Robben Lively Run OF Seven Miles
CHICAGO Dec. sO.--About 1880 p. m.
yesterday lhree men drove up to the South
Chicago b INK in an open buggy drawn by
apowerfu and speedy white horse. They
entered an stepped to the cashiers win
dow, where two OF the men engaged the
bank of cial In conversation Frank
Linn, the assistant cashier, was alone be
hind the counter when the men entered
the bank. Two Of them covered Linn
with revol vers, while the third man went
through the teller's door and beat him
into insen Utility. One of the men on the
outside Of the counter then went behind
the counter and helped himself to the
available ash while the other stood guard
at the dool, and the third man stood over
the prostr, te bank official
The Break to Get Away.
The THE res were surprised in the midst
Of their OF erations by the approach of C.
P. Wilder, the cashier. Hurriedly throw
ing the lin p form of Linn into the bank
vault and locking it, the three rob-
bers jumped into the buggy and drove of
at break neck speed. Cashier Will
der, upon seeing the bank deserted,
opened the vault door. and there found
Linn, who had sufficiently revived to te IL
the story OF the robbery The polios were
immediate ly notified, and every police sta
ton sent cut all its reserve force Six pa
troll wagons were dispatched to head of
the robber.
Scattering for Safety.
Lieut. Jt nkins, who had Just arrived in
South Chic ago from the city, Joined in tie
pursuit. at Fifty-Second street the rob
bers abauf oned their buggy. the horse be-
ing compl sicily exhausted, and jumped
into deli, cry wagon which a confederate
had in res diness At Forty-Ninth street
Lieut.. Jenkins was almost within firing
distance Of the four desperadces. Here
they aban foned the covered wagon and
ran in all { irections
Tie Burglars Open Fire.
At Forty sixth street posse of citizens
who We're aiding in the pursuit was fired
into by ont of the desperadoes, and Pat
rick O'Brie was shot in the hip and dan
gerouly wounded. At Forty-third street
Lieut.. Jenkins came upon one OF the band
and ordered him to throw up his hands.
For an ans yer the robber drew a revolver
and fired al the lieutenant and his asso-
ciates. Liert. Jenkins returned the fire and
the despera do fell to the ground with a bull.
let in his high. The other three sought
shelter in the neighboring houses and
yards.
Two Mere Captured, One Cornered.
Two of them were soon captured, but
the fourth nan escaped. He is complete
ly surroun ded and the police are conf
dent they viii capture him also when he
leaves his place of concealment The
wounded rubber gives his name as John
Corbett. lie Is not known to the police.
The other two that were captured are
Morris Hennessy, well-known in police
circles, and Charles Mullen, a stock yards
butcher. The chase extended over seven
miles,
Later-rhe whole Gang Corraled.
Frank Bennett, the fourth man, was
captured late yesterday afternoon. Ben
nett is the man who shot Patrick OBrien
when the latter attempted to stop the
thieves in their flight. All the money
stolen from the bank was recovered. It
amounted IA all to e 800, the thieves leav-
ing a 900 IL the cashiers drawer, and q
$40, coo pack age in the vault undisturbed.