The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-11-11
FIGHT WITH ROBBERS
ARKANSAS OUTLAWS ARE COR
RALLIED BY A POSSE.
ien Who Held Up the Iron Mountain
Train Closely hounds
Put ON Their Track-Two OF the
Men Captured and the Others Cornercd.

| BATEsviILE. Ark. Nov. G.-This lit
tie mountain town has been in tn,
| midst Of the most intense excitement
all day Yesterday. The two train rob.
! beers captured are in jail and there !,
| reasonable doubt as TO their guilt. On,
who gives the name as Bill Lemons
bat who is believed 10 he the notorious
| outflow Bill Dulan. X undoubtedly the
leader of the gang and the man who
went down the aislcs of the ear rcliey-
ing passengers of their valuablcs. The
other gave his name AZ Mark Arnot
Goth men refuse To- make any kind of
Il statement. While both are evidently
deSpcradoes OF the worst character
they are backwoodsmen and have the
personal appearance of ideal dime
novel heroes.
The posse in pursuit of the four men
still ut large came upon them AT an
early hour yesterday morning two
miles from jamestown and lively
running fight cnSucd. The bandits
were forced 10 abandon six of THEN
horses and take To- their heels. They
also abandoned several ovcrcuatS IL
pistol and lot of jewelry.
The news of the skii1nish created tho
most intense excitement here. Soon
squads of big brawny moonshincrs
with wiclledlOol,ing Ninchcstcrs and
astride swift horses, were hurrying t.
the scene and men. women and chill
dren. eagerly watching for the arrival
of cuuiieIS, could be seen all day long
Toward noon the town WAS thrown
iuto Il fiuttcr oyer the arrival of two
strangers. cacl CARRYING pair of sad.
dlc-bags. Ii was quickly rumorcd that
two of the bandits were in town. hut
suchU'as not the ease. The strangers
were pcddlrrS Soon another telephone
message was received from Capetown
stating that the pursuing bloodhounds
were within ride shot of the robbers
and that they were firing ut the
hounds. At ? p. IN. an abandoned hnrso
was found five miles from this city.
The saddle was perforated with bull
lets and the horse badly wounded. In
the saddle bags were found several
gold watches. Il quart of whisky and
some cheap jcwclry.
Whisky was broken into. the ncclls
of five bottles cracked off and the bot
ties partially cmptied. \ box of fancy
crackers and Il case of canned fruit
completed the thieves banquet When
the gang had ended the luncheon the
Warehouse WAS ScdfcncU Tor Nalud-
Bile freight Furniture and incrchan-
disc was stripped of the wrap
pings and scattered about the
room. About $3.50 worth of house
hold goods and about the same amount |
Of merchandise was missing the next 4,
lay when the robbery was discovered !
IL is believed the men carried away !
their booty in an express wagon.
Friday night Il car near Fourteenth |
street was broken open and merchan- i
lisc valued AT 800 was secured by |
.he thieves The police believe that |
hey have caught two members of the
gang which has been so active among
.hc cars. Nue. was locked up. his
not being considered sufficiently
serious to send him to the hospital.
The railroad officials believe that
they have the entire lot of robbers
but il may take scigc OF |
several days tn stalvc them out. 1t is
also that they are short OF
'munition. a. in both slirlnishes yes
erday they showed great reluctance
% fire. Fresh hloodhounds are on
heir way here from Memphis and will
D. nut on the trail in the morning