The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-12-10
THEIR DARING DEEDS.
THE FAMOUS RAID OF THE
YOUNGER BAND.
tho bloody Battle ut NorthnsId--A Flight
That Broke Up the Bandit Gang
The Eastern Man Who
Broke the Record.

Interest Of the Coffeyville battle the
nearest approach to that con-
dict was the famous raid OF the James
and Younger brothers on the North
fold bank In Minnesota. That 7th Of
September 1876. made the little Min
nesota village famous wherever news
papers IRE read. and gave its people
reputation for courage now only
collapsed by the brave people OF COZ
feyvilla The James and Younger
gang were then at the height OF their
prosperity when their exploits were
heralded from ocean TO ocean. and
their names had but TO be whispered
in the districts which they infested to
cause fear and trembling. Defeat
was foreign element to them. and
they had apparently but to act to be
successful. no matter how gigantic
their undertaking. But when they
struck the peaceful little city Of
Northfleld they made the error OF
their lives 1t was an error that
brought their career to an ignomin-
ious end.
| In that raid eight robbers were en-
gagged. They rode into town ana
straight to the bank. Three dis
mounted while the others galloped
up and down the street. shooting and
yelling to brighten the people The
men who entered the bank secured
some booty but killed Cashier Hey
wood in doing it. In the meantime
the citizens had armed themselves
and opened fire on the bandits in the
street. For fifteen minutes battle
ragged. and when the bandits beat
retreat they left two OF their number
dead in the street-Clell Miller and
Bob Stiles-and carried one OF the
Youngers sadly wounded with them.
AS they rode up tho street Swede
who had been but short time in the
country and who could not speak
English. came out OF shop and was
ordered to go back. Not under
standing what they said he failed to
comply and was shot through the
head. dying the next morning.
Parties were at once organized at
various points. and the story OF the
fight with tho wounded men, with the
attendant escapes and hair breadth
perils. afford a most exciting chapter
OF the raid. The country between
Mortified aud Missouri headquarters
OF the gang was up in arms apd the
result was that three were captured
and one killed making six left be-
hind OF the eight who started on this
costly errand of plumber.
jesse and Frank James escaped.
Charley Pitts alias George Wells
was killed at Madelia. where Cole.
Robert and James Younger were cap.
tured and subsequently, lodged in Jail
ut Faribault
On the 10th day OF November. 1876.
the bandits were indicted at FarI.
bault and pleading guilty. were
sentenced on the goth to the state
prison during the term of their natur.
al lives and on the 22d they were
taken to Saltwater.
Shortly after as every one knows
Jesse James was shot and instantly
killed in his home In Missouri. and
Frank still lives now law abiding
citizen. On September 27 1889.
Bob Younger passed away. breathing
his last in the arms OF his sister at
the state prison. Cole Younger is
still serving his sentence and dis
claims any knowledge or rel ltionship
to the Daltons.
| Oliver Curtis Perry broke the
record In train robbing when alone
and unaided he attempted to hold up
an express messenger on the Central
Hudson road. near Syracuse N. Y.
on the 20th OF February. 1892. says
the St Louis Post Dispatch Perry
got no booty and Is now doing PEN
| ance in the states prison. Perry
boarded the train when it pulled out
of Syracuse and climbed on top OF
the express car. He was provided
with n hooked cane. Fastening the
hook to the slight cornice OF the roof
on one side OF the car no let himself
down on the other and. resting on
his toes on the ledge that runs around
the car. he looked in the glass OF tho
side door and saw the express mes
senger In front OF one OF the safes
which was open, making up his bills
He smashed the glass with his revolt
yer. covered the messenger, and
shouted to him to hold up his hands.
Instead OF doing this Messenger
Mclnerny reached for the signal cord
with one hand and for his revolver
with the other A bullet smashed
the hand on the cord. but not before
It had given the signal that aroused
the conductor Then he fired at the
robber and put bullet through his
coat Then the robber shot the mos
senger twice. once In the right leg
and once In the temple. He climbed
into the car. and desperate struggle
took place which did not end until
the train was stopped for the first
time near Weedsport The robber
then climbed out on top OF the cars
and remained there through the stop
at Port Byron. until the train reached
Lyona where he took to the fields
but was captured the next day.