The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-24
Chased Into the Country and Are
Brought Down by the Deadly Aim Of
Detective Frank HOwe's Son.
ONE DEAD AND ONE WOUNDED
Wratten Family Murderers Sur.
rounded in Dubois County.
Fifteen Prisoners FOiled in an Attempt
to Break Jail at Brazil-Case of
Bartholomew Whitecappers.
special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the INDIANAPOLIS Journal
VALPARAISO. Ind. Sept. 23.-One of the
most daring attempts at robbery this com.
munity has ever known came this after
noon. when two masked men boldly en-
tered the office of the Northern Indiana
Normal School and tried to rob the large
safe. The secretary. Miss Kate Car
berry. with Miss Emma Jones. were
in the front Office and when Miss Jones
passed through the door to the private
Office TO put away some papers. she was
confronted by two masked men. one OF
whom showed q revolver in her face and
commanded her to throw up her hands.
She struck at the revolver. knock.
ing il out of his hand. and ran
screaming out into the streeE. followed by
Miss Csrbery. AS they pasted through the
door ono of the robbers fred at them. The
robbers, seeing further efforts were
useless. coolly walked out the front door
and down the steps, Mail carrier Arnold
here blocked the way. Both robbers
pointed their revolvers at him. and be
retired. They then jumped the fence and
started east. Arnold gave the alarm. and
in a few minutes students started in pur-
suit Word was sent 70 the city, and In q
short time officers and hundreds OF citizens.
armed with every kind of firearms, were
making for the woods on the track or tho
robbers.
When about q mile east of the city the
fugitives were overtaken by the first of the
pursuing party ana commanded to halt,
Instead the desperadoes ans wered by raising
hair ma
The pursuers were unhurt and returned
the fire, giving ten for one. Nathan ..
Howe, of Michigan City, was coming to
this city with q load of peaches and seeing
the masked men followed by q number
who were shooting. drove to farm house
and borrowed 44-calibre Winchester rife
and joined In the chase. His aim was good
and the hrst shot he got brought down his
man. The bullet passed through the rob-
ber's body and his right arm. killing him
instantly. Farmer Howe up with his rifle
again and the next shot struck the other
robber in his right hand. knocking ms re-
volver to the ground, which he picked up
with the left hand aud fired at Howe. He
then stopped over his companion. and. on
finding him dead, threw mp his hands and
surrendered.
The injured man was brought back to
this city by Sheriff Stoddsrd and landed in
jail, where Drs. Litherman and Pocock
dressed his injuries. HIS name is Claire
Moody. He came here about three weeks
ago and represented himself to be student.
but had not entered school. He says his
home is In Kalamazoo. Mich, and his
father Is proprietor of furniture
store there. Moody is about twenty-five
years old, nicely dressed, with white tie.
Prince Albert coat and wore mask and
heavy false beard and wig made from .
buffalo robe.
The dead man was Frank f. Robinson.
who entered school. registering from Gin.
cinnsti. and at once inquired for Moody,
with whom be had been rooming ever
since. He also wore mask and
false beard. Letters found in his pocket
shows ;hat he Is from Versailles. Nathan
O. Howe, who did such effective shooting.
is u son of the veteran detective, Frank
Howe. now living in Michigan City. His
peaches were taken by ex- lie presentativeC.
j. Kern and sold et auction on the public
square tonight. Baskets containing one
fifth of q bushel sold at prices ranging
from ss TO 500. He Will realize over 81. 600
for his load. as each basket was returned
by the purchaser.