Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-12-01
THEIR DARING DEEDS.
THE FAMOUS RAID OF THE
YOUNGER BAND.
Tho bloody Battle at Northaeid--A Fight
That Broke Up the bandit Gang
The Eastern Man Who
Broke the Record.


Broke the Record.
While II falls far short In tragic
interest OF the Coneyville battle the
nearest approach to that con
ilict was the famous raid Of the James
and Younger brothers on tho North
field bank in Minnesota, Tint 9Th oi
September 1876. made the little Min.
nesota village famous wherever news
papers are read, and gave its people
u reputation for courage now only
collapsed by the brave people OF OF.
feyville. The James aud Younger
gang were then at the height OF their
prosperity when thoir exploits were
horalded from ocean 10 ocean and
their names had but TO be whispered
in tho districts which they infested TO
cause fear and trembling Defeat
was u foreign element to them, and
they had apparently but TO act to bo
successful, no matter how gigantic
their undertaking. But when ihoy
struck the peaceful little city OF
Northiiold they made tho error Of
their lives II was M error that
brought their career to IN ignomin.
ious end.
In that raid oight robbers were on
gagged. They rode into town ana
straight TO the bank. Three dis
mounted while tho othors galloped
up and down the street shooting and
yelling TO brighten tho people The
men who entered tho bank secured
some booty but killed Cashier Hey
wood in doing H. In the meantime
tho citizens had armed themselves
aud opened fire on lho bandits IN tho
street For fifteen minutes battle
ragged. and when tho bandits beat %
retreat they left two Of their number
dead In tho street-Cloll Miller aud
Rob stles--a aud carried ono OF the
loungors sadly wounded with them.
AS they rode up tho street II Swodu,
who had been but short timo In tho
country and who could not speak
English. camo out OF shop and was
ordered TO 20 back. Not under.
standing what they said no failed to
comply and was shot through the
head. dying the next morning,
Parties were ut once organized Mt
various points and tho story OF tho
fight with tho wounded men. with tho
attendant escapes and hair breadth
perils afford most exciting chapter
OF the raid. Tho country between
Northheld and Missouri. headquarters
OF the gang was up In arms aud tho
result was that three wero captured
and one killed making six loft be.
hind OF tho eight who started on this
costly errand OF plumber
jesse and Frank James escaped.
Charley Fits alias George Wells
was killed at Madelia where Cole.
Robert and james Younger were cap.
turod and subsequently, lodged in Jail
ut Faribault.
On the 10th day OF November 1876.
the bandits were indicted ut Fari-
baulL and pleading guilty woro
sentenced on the 10Th to tho state
prison during the torn OF thor nhtur.
nj livos and on tho I'D they were
taken TO saltwater.
shortly after. MS every one kno Wa
Jesse james was shot and instantly
killed In his home In Missouri. and
Frank still lives now law.abiding
citi en-. On September "a 1889,
Bob Younger passed away breathing
his last In the arms OF his sister ut
tho state prison. Cole Younger Is
still serving his sentence. and dis :.
claims any knowledge or rel ,tionship
TO the Daltons.
oliver Curtis Perry broke the
record in train robbing when alone
and unaidcd he attempted to hold up
an express messenger on the Central
Hudson road near Syracuse n Y,
ON the 10Th OF February 1892 says
tho St Louis Post Dispatch Perry
got no booty and Is now doing pen.
ance In tho states prison, Perry
boarded the train when II pulled out
of Syracuse and climbed on top OF
the expross car lie was provided
with n hooked cane Fastening tho
hook to the slight cornce OF the roof
on one side OF the car no let himself
down on tho other and resting on
his toes on the ledge that runs around
the car. no looked In the glass OF tho
side door and saw the express mes
scnger in front OF one OF the safes.
which was open, making up his bills
| He smashed tho glass with his revol,
yer covered the messenger and
shouted TO him to hold up his hands
Instead OF doing this Messenger
McInerny reached for the signal corl
with one hand and for his revolyc"
with the other A bullet smashed
the hand on tho cord but not before
it had given the signal that aroused
the conductor. Then no fired at tho
robber and put a bullet through his
coat Then the robber shot the mes
senger twice once In the right leg
and once in the temple lie climbed
into tho car and desperate struggle
took place. which did not end until
tho train was stopped for the first
time near WeedsporL The robber
then climbed out on top OF the cars
and remained there through the stop
at Port Byron. until the train reached
Lyons. where he took TO the fields
but was captured the next day.