St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-26

manded that the wounded men be
Immediately deprived of their lives.
The officers were forced to draw
their reyOlvers TO save the very men
into whom a few minutes before they
had poured lead. The crowd made
desperate attempts to get the bandits,
but were repulsed without bloodshed.
Inspector Setback took charge of the
prisoners and started at once for the
West Chicago avenue station with them.
The chase and capture of the twoa
robbers after their hold-up of uhIe
train at Deerfield and shooting of De-
tectiye Owen, was al
Exciting Man Hunt. .
After the hold-up the desperadoes
boarded an incoming train, and rode as
far as Mayfair, where they were dis
covered, and another fight occurred, in
which Special Officer McGrath was
fatally shot. .
Fred Marshall, the night operator at
Mayfair, told his version of the bandits
reign OF terror at Mayfair and the
shooting OF Special Officer McGrath to-
day. I'VE had received instructions"
odiu Lhui Sittlis lIOiH tu6 CllGI- tTdltl
dispatcher to look out for the men. 1t
was about 500 o'clock this morning
when Conductor Simmons jumped from
the Chicago, Milwaukee u st. Paul
freight as it came to a stop at the
Mayfair crossing. Simmons told me
that he thought he had the men who
killed Owens in car near the end of
the train. L told McGrath, who had his
uniform on, to stay out of sight as much
as possible. When l reached the coal
car in which the men were hiding l
thought [ recognized them from de-
scriptions as the ones wanted for
Owens murder. l called out to Nc
Grath: All right, come on McGrath
came, and started to climb up Oh the
car, drawing his gun as he did so.
I'm flash one OF the bandits, the
largest and most burly fellow, drew
gun so large that he had to use both
hands to operate it. He fired point
blank at McGrath, who fell, badly
wounded, at the first fire. l thought it
best to run away, as l had no gun.
The murderous fellow took aim again
at the officer as McGrati was regaining
his feet, and another bullet crashed into
his body. A third bullet was fired into
McGrath. and the companion to the
murderouS thug drew two big revOlyerS
which he fiOuriShed, and yelling like
demons the pair Jumped off the oppo-
site side of the train and ran toward
Milwaukee avenue, where they met the
arme whose wagon they took to make
heir escape"
The wanton murder of Owens and the
brutal shooting of McGrath by these
disciples of Jesse James stirred up the
entire community from Deerfeld to the
city hall, and it was not long after the
report that McGrath bad been shot at
Mayfair came in that the unusual scene
of a genuine man-hunt was presented.
Special officers in the employ of the
railroads. city police and central detail
detectives, armed with revolvers and
Winchester rifles, hurried by train to
the place where the bandits were sup
posed to have taken to the woods, and
scouting parties followed every trail
of the tram robbers. The citizens
in the nelghbprhood of Higgins
woods, near Desplaines, piloted bands
of armed men across the country, and
determined officers. with countrymen
for guides. searched unSeaSingly until
the capture was effected. The arrest
was preceded by serious battle. The
robbers were well armed, and when
call from scouting party
revealed their whereabouts, they made
determined stand. Cooking their
reYolvers the two men waited until
their pursuers were in view, and THEN
a l~,. ,E<x
officers, and round after round. voiley
after v0lley was exchanged. apparently
without effect. 1t is 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 desperadops SHOT
more carefully and less frequently. but
the officers kept themselves well
cOvere d. until at last the mems bullets
were exhausted. The officers called
upon them to sure nder, but without
noticing the command. tine fugitives
turned and began a frantic race for
safety. The officers followed, firing as
they ran. The chase continued until
Lake, who was in the LEAD. was struck
by bullet. Throwing up his hands.
he turned partially around and fell, and
in moment his companion dropped,
seriously wounded. The pursuers
quickly closed in on the fallen men and
handcutied them. Within few mo
ments the prisoners were carried to the
railroad station. and were soon brought
into the city and locked in the West
Chicago avenue police station. rgFf
Gordon and Lake were landed in the
police station about 80. Lake, who Is
twenty-fOur years old, was shot in tile
neck, and his recovery is doubtful. He
admitted shooting the detective and
policeman, saying that he did the shoot
ing in both cases. The conductors
watch and other stolen valuables were
found upon the men. Gordon, who is