Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-25
HElDUP BY TWO MEN
Series of Grimes Committed by
Desperadoes.
STIRRED UP ALL qHE NEIGHBORHOOD
Murders and Assaults in Northern
Illinois.
CHASE OF THE GRIMM AIS

w t"O iAACu dt d SI1dA StdIlOn between
Cook and Lake counties. One Of the de-
tectives of the road. who WAS riding on the
train, was shot and killed, and the watch
of the conductor, who was in charge Of the
train, was taken from him.
The train had stopped to allow the engin-
eer to take water from a tank. and within
thirty seconds after it had come to a stand
still two masked men climbed into the ca
boose and ordered the conductor and one
brakeman. who were in the car, to throw
up their hands. The railroad men were
forced to obey, and the robbers had Just
taken the conductors watch from him
when Detective Owens entered He was
shot and instantly killed by one of the
panolts, Doth OF whom jumped from the
orain ana disappeared in the darkness.
special officers Of the road was sent before
sible. - po'-
The robbers were reported today as hav-
PLANES river.
Pursuit of the Murderer.
A special train bearing a large number
Q. poncemen and detectives was sent out
at s:30 to Desplaipes. The officers were
armed with Winchesters and carried orders
to shoot on sight. Trainmen who passed
through Desplaines this morning declared
that they were informed at that village
that two city police officers had been shot
by the three bandits.
The story went out that the pursued men
IN Iarmers stolen wagon had been closely
pressed by patrol wagon load of police
between Jefferson and Norwood Park on the
haywood road
Leaping from the wagon the three men
TOOK refuge under a bridge and when the
officers dashed up and began to pile out of
their wagon the pursued men turned loose
their revolvers and shot two of the officers
In the confusion which resulted after the
nrst nre the men escaped to the woods,
where they were soon surrounded by police
Messengers were dispatched to Jefferson for
physicians and brought the news of the
shooting to that village.
Watchman Shot Mt Mayfair.
Another report was that the train robbers
after leaving Deerfield. on the Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad, cut aross
the country to Mayfair. The depot at May
fair is on Holcomb avenue. Sitting at the
depot was Chicago and Northwestern rail-
road policeman, Patrick McGrath, who had
been apprised of the deed of violence at
Deerfield. He was on the lookout for any
suspicious characters.
The watcher saw the men approaching
and started up to intercept them. Just
here the robbers brought their guns into
play and began firing at the officer. He
dropped to the ground, shot In the arm and
side.
After this bit Of bloody work the bandits
FASTENED out Holcomt avenue to Law
renee avenue. On the way they met a
farmer In a wagon on the way to the city.
1t was but moments work to throw him
out and take possession of his vehicle
With horses to draw them the thieves made
better time and were soon on their way
through Lawrence avenue to Milwaukee
avenue.
By this time that part of the country was
In turmoil. Boys and men on ponies and
horses hastily saddled, were in the chase
after the desperadoes. Out Milwaukee ave-
nue. galloped the robbers in the wagon,
while behind them at a respectful distance
clattered the horses Of the pursuers. Be
mind these again came a patrol wagon ct
full speed, in which were four policemen.
The pursued men kept on out Maynard
road, when they took to Orchard place
woods on the Desplaines river, south of the
Higgins road.
What McGrath Says.
McGrath. who was shot at Mayfair, prob
ably escaped instant death because he had
a penholder In his pocket. He noticed some
men-three he says-on a fiat car which
was attached to q south-bourd train, and
shouted to them to get off. He thought the
men We're suspicious-lcoking characters and
that they might have had something to do
with the Deerfield robbery. When the men
were ordered to leave the train they an
swered with revolvers. McGrath fell to the
platform with three shots in his body. One
bullet struck the left arm, one entered his
body and a third struck near his heart, but
was diverted by a penholder which the off,
Ger had in his pocket McGrath was
brought to the city and taken to st. Lukes
Hospital.
The Northwestern railroad officials re-
Ceived word at IL o'clock that the fleeing
bandits near Mayfair had shot and killed
two special policemen who attempted to in
tercept their flight.
MnrA pOliCan.on RSpIDA
The information received indicated that
the desperadoes. after their early hold-up.
boarded an inbound train at Deer1eld.
up the conductor, they robbed him
Of all the money he had, and then pulling
the bell rope jumped from the train near
Mayfair. Starting for the woods, they
were chased by two special policemen.
GERS fell, mortally wounded. The robbers
then continued their flight, and after an ex-
citing time reached the woods in safety.
Three miles from where the farmer
found. The wagon had broken down and
had been abandoned by the desperadoes.
Both Of the horses were completely ex-
hausted. The officers traced the fugitives
TO a corn field, through which they ran, and
4 score Of policemen took up the trail.
When news Of the shooting and robbery
reached Evanston Chief Of Police Carney
was at once on the alert for suspicious
characters.
The officers found two men loung1ng
about the water tower in North Evans
ton, and he at once locked them UP, tele-
graphing the railway people and Chicago
police.
In view of the developments at Mayfair
Il is not believed the men under arrest at
Evanston are implicated in the killing of
Officer Owen.
Superintendent Barr of the st. Paul today
received an official report on the robbery
and murder at Deerfield last night on one
Of the company's freight trains
IL think" said Mr.. Barr, that Detective
Owens must have tried TO arrest the man
when he was shot. There is nothing
strange about the fact that the detective
was on the train. Our special agents fire.
quently go out on freight trains to look
for thieves.
Desperadocs Fought Desperately.
The desperadoes were finally captured I'm
the woods in Elk Grove about noon by five
policemen. The men were sur
rounded and fought desperately, firing as
often as their revolvers could be loaded
After fully 100 shots had been exchanged
the men both fell seriously, but It is thought
not fatally, injured. They gave their names
as Will Lake and w. F. Gordon and were
brought to Chicc go and locked up in a West
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