The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-24
A STUDENT THIEF KILLED.
TWO Mashed MEN Fooled IN An
<TIEMPT AT ROBBERY.

They Tried TO Get at q SAFE in the VAL
paradise. lad, Normal CoIIcRe-A Piucky
Young Woman Knocked Revolver from
the Hand of Ono OF Them-The Alarm.
Flight. Pursuit., Death OF Ono and Cap
ture of the Other After Being Wounded.
VALPARAISO. Ind. Sept. 23-Two mon at
tempted to rob tho safe in the banking depart
ment OF the Northern Indiana Normal Col
lege this afternoon. As result one OF them.
c. T. Robinson. is dead. and his companion.
C. N. Moody. is behind the bars OF the
county jail wounded.
1t was about 3x o'clock when two masked
men. armed. came into the banking office OF
the college, The only occupants OF the room
were the Secretary. Miss Kate Corboy. and her
assistant, Miss Emma Jones.
The latter had entered the room only mo-
m ent before. and was covered with n revolver
by one OF tho men. BY quick movement she
knocked the weapon from his hand to tho floor.
and with scream both young women started
from the room.
Picking up the revolver the first man fred
Mt Miss Jones. the bullet missing her by only
few inches
As the girls came tumbling down the big
front stoop Of the college building class OF
young men in a reading room overhead were
attracted by the noise. At the same time Mail
Carrier Arnold who was in front OF the build.
ing. started toward the steps.
Seeing that their plans were frustrated and
that any effort to force the huge safe would
now be useless. the two robbers walked out OF
the Office and down the steps. revolvers in
each hand.
They were confronted by Carrier Arnold.
whom they frightened with their weapons.
Arnold began to yell loudly. The students
poured out OF the college buildings and the
big boarding houses and dormltories.
At the first shout the robbers wheeled with
out firing and ran to the fence. over which
they leaped. They -an through the campus
and straight down tho track Of the Fort Wayne
road toward the east. while behind them fol-
lowed yelling mob OF students. This crowd
OF pursuers must have numbered 1.OOO
Meantime word had been brought to tho Of
flcals in the city. and they started In the chase
The Sheriff and posse. marshal, city police
constable. and private citizens were added to
the crowd. mounted. afoot in carriages and
wagons.
A mile or SO east OF town the pursuing party
got so close to the fleeing men that vol
ley OF stones was thrown with the effect Of
somewhat checking their flight.
Tho students were generally unarmed but
carried clubs and stones. which they had
picked up on the way. Tho robbers answered
with shots
The other pursuing party now came near
enough to open fire. and a fusilade followed.
Nathan o. Howe Of Michigan City. Ind. who 10
q son OF the famous old Frank Howe ex-detec-
tive was driving along the road with n wagon
load Of peaches. and was fred at by one Of the
robbers
He alishted from his wagon. deliberately
sighted his rifle across the fence. and brought
Robinson to the ground with wound In his
breast. He died instantly.
His companion knelt over him and took his
revolver. throwing away his own empty weap-
on. but before he could use 1t he was shot by
Howe from the roadside He was then cap
tured and brought to this city. where he was
quickly put In jail.
Moody. the wounded man. is about % years
old. the son OF furniture dealer In Kala-
mazoo and y student OF the department of
stenography.
His dead companion was about the same age
and graduate Of the Same department and
now enrolled in the scientific clasa He regis
tered last year as from Versailles. Ind, but
this year he gave his home as Cincinnati
Howe was released on bail. and is the hero
Of the hour In this city Tonight the Ho n
Glenn J. Kern sold Howes entire load of
peaches on the streets. and over $1,000 was
raalizad