The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-27
BANDITS CAPTURED.
An Exciting Man Hunt Occurs in the
Suburbs Of Chicago, Lasting
Several HOnrs.
SOLD FREEDOM DEARLX.
The Desperadoes Fired Their Last
Round and Then Started to
Run--BOth Wounded.

CHICAGO, Aug. 24.--The desperadoes
were captured by Officers Mullaney,
Finnegah, Massey. Lawson ana Hayes.
The crowd which had gathered wanted
to lynch the men, but the police held
the mob back with drawn revolvers.
The wanton murder Of Owens and
the brutal shooting Of McGrath by
these disciples of Jesse James stirred up
the entire community from Deerfield TO
the city hall, and it was not long after
the report that McGrath had been shot
at Mayfair came in that the unusual
scene OF
"A Genuine Man Hunt
was presented Special officers I'm the
employ of the railroads, city police and
central detail detectives armed with re-
yolyers and Winchester rifles hurried
by train to the place where the bandits
were supposed to have taken to the
woods and scouting parties followed
every trail that promised 70 lead to the
hidirg place of the train robbers. The
citizens I'm the neighborhood OF Hig-
gins Woods, near Desplaines, piloted
bands of armed men across the country,
and determined officers with country
men fgr guides searched INCREASINGLY
] until the capture was effected. The
arrest was
lsreceSed by . suitable Battle
The robbers were well armed and
when q call from scouting party re-
vealed their whereabouts, they made
determined stand. Cooking their re-
volvers the two men waited until their
pursuers were In view and then opened
Are. IL was returned by the officers and
round aftef round, volley after volley
was exchanged, apparently without ef-
fecf. It 10 probable that the men would
never have been taken alive had it not
been that their supply Of ammunition
was short. AS their stock Of cartridges
dwindled away the desperadoes shot
more carefully and less frequently, but
the officers kept themselves well covered
until at last the mems bullets were ex-
hausted. The officers called upon them
to surrender, but without noticing the
command. the sfugitives turned and be-
Gan a frantic race for safety. The OF
ficers followed, firing - they went nm
ill both Of the men fen, seriously buss It
is thought, not fatally injured. They
gave their names as Will Lake and w.
r. Gordon, and were brought 20 Chicago
and locked mp in West Side police
station.
The Shooting Of SHoGrash.
The bandits evidently after leaving
Deerfeld crossed country to Mayfair
depot ON Halcomb avenue.
Fred Marshall, the night operator at
Mayfair, told his version OF the bandits
reign OF terror at Mayfair and the shoot
ing Of Special Officer McGrath as fol-
lows: 1--WE had received instructions,
said Marshall, .sfrom the chief train
flispatcher to look out for the men who
murdered Pat Owens. The Chicago,
Milwaukee and St. Paul special officer
At Deerfield few miles north. 1t was
about $40 O'Clock when Conductor
Simmons jumped from the Chicago,
Milwaukee and St. Paul freight as IL
came to step at the Mayfair crossing.
Simmons told me that he thought he
had the men who killed Owens In q car
near the end Of the train. ] told Nc
Grath. who had his uniform on, to stay
ont OF sight as much as possible.
when reached the coal car in which
the men were hiding thought ] recog-
nized them from descriptions as the
ones wanted Tor Owens murder. I
called out to McGrath sAll right, come
on McGrath came and started TO
climb up ON the car, drawing his gum
e. he did 50.
81 Had TO Use Both Hands.
aTn flash one Of the bandits, the
largest and most burly fellow, drew .
Akgun 50 large that he had to use both
/ hands to operate it. he fired point
blank at McGrath, who fen badly
wounded 1T the first fire. / thought Ii
best To run away as had no gun. The
murderous fellow took aim again ut the
officer as McGrath was gaining his feet
and another bullet crashed into his
body. "a third bullet was fIred into
McGrath and then the companion to the
mnrderous thug drew two big revolyers
which ne fourished, and yelling like
demons the pair jumped OF the opposite
side Of the train and ran toward Mn.
waukee avenue where they met farm
er whose wagon they took to make
their escape ass n s