Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-26
BROKE UP A GANG
Indiana Merchants and Farmers
Fight Bold 6rlQand.
TWO ROBBERS ARE WOUNDED
One or Them VIII Die--sammitsilie
Has ftAi<ed . setge Which
Continued Three Weeks

SunngfvrLLE, Ind. Oct e5.-In the
early hours Of this morning armed basi.
ness men aud farmers fought = running
battle with outlaws in the business
houses and through the main streets %
this town. Tonight Frank Goodman.
one of the gang of brigands, lies In the
jail at Anderson mortaily wounded and
cursing with his last breath the treach-
cry of the night watchman at summit
vilio. who pretended Co take part 10 the
plot only to betray the ploiters to their
death. Another OF the gang. Ton May.
slightly wounded. Is also locked up. and
a sheriff's posse Is still riding ihrongh
the country for the members Of the
band who escaped this morning
For three weeks nightly details of
armed men picked out by the local busi-
ness men aud Madison county anti
horse thief association have slept IN the
largest stores and the banks OF this city
For three weeks Summityilie has been
practically under siege. though the at
tacking party did not know that the
garrison was on guard. This morniqg
the end came and with il the breaking
up OF gang Of despcradoes who have
been plundering and burning business
houses all through this section OF In
diana.
Three weeks ago Goodman. Nay and
others OF the gang met in harm near
here and concocted scheme of robbery
which embraced the wholesale looting OF
the general business houses in the vii
lage. The robbers were 10 come over
ten or twelve strong. have their wagons
on the outskirts of the town and make a
systematic raid.
Nightwatch Betrayed Them.
George Stroud. nightxatch man OF
Summitville, who was enlisted with
them. gave them To understand that he
would work with them. Then he in
formed Marshal Simons and the news
was quietly spread among the most
prominent men OF the city. Last night
was finally set for the raid and the picked
mon a the town armed themselves and
prepared to ambuscade and capture or
kill the robbers.
Coburn. who was on &ty, heard a noise
Ia a building. Some one was prying
open the window. Coburn ordered the
uidu 10 euIItDutf. OF duhNtf tut
burglar sent bullet into Coburn's body,
turned and ran. followed by his conpan-
ions. The vigilantes opened tire aud
started in pursuit They were soon
joined by merchants. who were lying
in wait in nearly every store
in the town. all well armed.
They opened fire at long range
and the robbers stopped now and then
as they ran 10 answer the fire. Half a
mile from Wilkins store one of the flee
iug men fell in his tracks. Two Of the
posse stopped TO seize him as he lay.
The others followed after the still
uninjured man. Fully mile had been
covered and the fugitive had ex-
hausted all his ammunition when he
was met face TO face with two men
OF the anti-h orse thief association who
leyelled their shot-guns and brought
him to bay. The wounded man was
found TO be Frank Goodman. son Of a
wealthy farmer south OF this town. Ii
was found that the ball had entered his
abdomen. DIR. Waters. who had been up
all night waiting To attend to the
wounded in the expected fight. declared
the wound was fatal The second man
captured turned out To be Tom May.
also a Madison county farmer. He was
taken TO the Anderson lail heavily
guarded