Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1894-09-01
ADESPERATE BATTLE
Murderers Captured Only When
Out of Ammunition.
A NECkTIE PARTY THREATENED
Enraged Citizens Make Desperate Efforts
to Take the Prisoners From the
Police ard Lynch Them.

CHICAGO, Aug. %. : Desperadoe
Will Lake and German, who shot an
+ Killed Patrick Owens. of the Chicago
Milwaukee & st. Paul road ut Deer
\ field last night, and a few hours late
e shot and probably mortally wounded
< Officer McGrath at Mayfair, We're sur
D rounded and captured by the police il
7 the Elk Grove woods, near the ID as
! PLANES river, at noon today. Theil
capture was only effected after a siA
, hours chase aud an exciting exchauge
, OF fully 100 shots. The desperadoes
fought Oft the bluecoats and an excited
civilian party until their ammunition
was exhausted and then, unable longer
10 reply to the fire that was poured In
upon their retreat. the men sought
safety in flight. Bullets from the Off
GERS revulvers brought both men to
the earth, and when the police appre-
hended their game tine men were weak
from loss of blood. AS soon as tile
wounded men We're taken in charge by
the police Il new danger arose In
furiated civilians who mad learned of
the wanton murder of one officer and
the fatal shooting Oh another by the
desperadoes demanded that the
wounded lnen be Immediately de-
prived of their lives. The citizens
made desperate etfoits 20 get lie men
from the lollce, but every time they
were repulsed without bIoodshed.
A Man Hunt Began.
The vanton murder OF Owens and
tn shooting of McGrath by the dis
| clples of Jesse james stirred up the ell
| tire community from Deerfield to the
city hall, and not long after the report
/ that McGrath had been shot at Nav
| fair Came in, a genuine manhunt was
/ seen. Special officers in the employ of
/ railroads, city police and a central de-
| tail of detectives, armed with revolvers
and Winchester rifles. hurried by train
| to the place where the bandits were
supposed to have taken 10 the woods,
and scouting parties followed every
trail that promised to lead to The hiding
place Of the murderous train robbers.
Citizens in the neighborhood Of Hig-
gins woods, near Desplaines, piloted
bands Of armed men across tile ccun-
try and determined officers, with coun-
trymen for guides, searched untiringl,
until a capture was effected.
Battle Resulted.
The arrest was preceded by battle.
The robbers were we'll armed, and
when a call from a scouting party ie-
veaed their whereabouts they made "a
determined stand. Cooking their re-
volvers, the two men waited until
their pursuers were In view. and then
opened fire. 1t was returned by the
,,fi n al! ffnr
changed, apparently without effect. 1t
is probable that the men would never
he taken alive had it not beel that
their supply of ammunition was short.
AS their stock of cartridges dwindled
away they shot more carefully and less
frequently, but the officers kept them
selves we'll covered until at last he
mems bullets were exhaus ed. The
officers called upon them to surrender,
but without noticing the command.
tic race for safety. The officers fol-
lowed, firing as they ran.
The chase continued until Lake, who
was in the lead, was struck by "a bull
let. Tnrowing up his hands, he turned
partially around and fell, and amo-
ment later his compa MON dropped, Sc
quickly closed in on the fallen men
moments the prisoners were carried to-
soon brought into the city and locked
in the West Chicago avenue polica s.a-
ton.
Both Tou Customers.
Lake, who is "A years old, was snot
in the neck and his recovery is doubt
full. He admitted The shooting of
Overs and McG1ath. The conductors
watch aud other stolen valuab.es were
found upon the man. Gordon. who is
a years old, was not dang erously
wounded, although two bullets struck
him. The men refused to give any in
formation regarding the robbery, but
their appearance indicated that beth
were tough characters. the police /
ere inclined to the opinion that both |
had seen daily road service, but this
they denied. The police this afternoon
denied the story that the robbers had
fatally shot Special Policeman Punk |
and luent. These officers We're
among those fired upon by l. IKE and
Gordon ami dropped to the & ound to
escape the bullets. thus giving rise IL
tie rumor that they were killed. Both /
escared uni.,iured and later rejoincd (
the cnase.
Farmer johnson of Destlaiues, all
old soldier, is said ty some to have cen
the man who wounded the desperadoes. /
The old man watched the officers make /
u charge upon the men and zen lilahed"
the bandits line of battle Us veteran
would. Taking aim he poured the con- /
tents of DO Il barrels of his fowllng
piece, loaded with buckshot, at The /
two desneradoes.
Story of Their Crime.
The story of he affair of last night,
from " which tGday's mar hunt re-
suited, is told by Superintei dent Barr
as follows:
when the noTtf-bound freight the |
Chicago. Milwaukee i ST. Paul To,t stopped |
ast night at Deertield, Two naske,i u an |
mounted the steps of the caoouse the J
train stops at This station, which is J4st /
over the Cook cou ity line in Lake cunntv, !
for wafer. The brak-men w-re vel |
towards the engine which was in charge OF /
Engineer Richard. and only Conductor |
Sargent and Road Detective Patrick Owens |
were N the ca boose. II was To o clock when |
the masked men entered the caboose and
covered the conductor and detective with |
their revoIvers. The detective sprang for
lis tie, but before he could reach il one
of the robbers shot him through the breast. !
The conductor threw up his hands, and the |
robber who had done the shooting went I
through his pockets. taking his watch and /
a small amount of money. Afterwards he /
searched the detectives clothes for valu- |
ables and lett tile train before the brake !
men, who lel heard the 'ootin-, came |
running back. No trace cou' 4 be found of
the bandits, and the body turned over
to the Lake county authorities"
MATE CRIME A PASTIME.