People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-08-31
MASKED DESPERADOES HOLD
UP A FREIGHT TRAIN.
fHE CRIME OCCURS NEAR Chicago.
Two Ofncers Are Shot Down One In
Dead The Bandits Are Captured
Aftera Hot Fight-The Conductor
Robbed OF His Watch-The
Chicago, Milwaukee and 1t.
Paul Road the Victim.

bound freight on the Chicago. Mil
waukee and st. Paul road stopped at
1920 last night at Deerfeld a subur-
ban village just over the Lake county
line, two masked men mounted the
steps of the caGoose. The brakemen
were well toward the engine, which
was in charge of Engineer Pritchard,
and only Conductor Sargent and Road
Detective Patrick Owens were in the
caboose.
The masked men covered the con-
ductor and detective with revolvers.
The detective sprang for his rifle, but
before he could reach it one of the
robbers shot him through the breast.
The conductor then threw up his
hands, and the robber who had done
the shooting went through his pockets,
taking MS watch and a small amount
of money. Afterward he searched the
detectives clothes for valuables and
left the train just before the brake
men, who had heard the shot, came
running back.
The bandits cut across country to
the Mayfair depot on Holcomb avenue
and there boarded freight train.
There Special Officer Patrick Nc
Grath of the Chicago and Northwest
ern road attempted to arrest them,
but was shot three times. One bullet
struck him in the left arm, another
entered his body and the third struck
him near his heart, but was diverted
by penhOlder in his pocket.
The bandits then fastened out
Holcomb avenue to Lawrence avenue.
On the way they met a farmer in
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 they were soon
on their way through Lawrence ave.
nue. to Milwaukee avenue.
BY this time that part of the coun.
try was in a turmoil. Boys and men
on ponies and horses hastily saddled
were in the chase after the despera-
does. Out Milwaukee avenue gal
Hoped the robbers in the wagon while
behind them clattered the horses of
the pursuers. Behind these again
came the patrol wagon at full spec d
in which were four policeman.
The pursued men kept on out May
nard road for three miles, when the
horses gave out and they took to.
Orchard Place woods on the Des
PLANES river, south of the Higgins
road, and ran under a bridge when
the two special policemen, PUNK and
lant, dashed up they shot both Off
GERS. In the confusion which resulted
after the first fire the men escaped to
the woods, where they were soon
surrounded by police.
CAPTURED AFTER A FIERCE FIGHT
The desperadoes were finally cap
tured in the woods in Elk Grove town
ship about noon by FIVE Chicago po-
icemen. The men were surrounded
but fought desperately, firing as often
as their revolvers could be loaded.
After fully 100 shots had been fired
they both fell seriously wounded.
The men gave their names as VIII
Lake and w. F. Gordon. They were
brought to Chicago and locked up in
a West Side police station.
The desperadOes were captured by
Officers Mullaney, Finnegan, Mouse
ley, Wilson and Hays. The crowd
which had gathered wantcdto lynch
the men but the police hold the mob
back with drawn revolve.s.
The arrest was preceded by VERT
able battle. The robbers were well
armed. and when a call from a scout
ing party revealed their wherea bouts
they made determined stand. Cock
ing their revolvers the two men wait
ed until their pursuers were in view
and then opened fire. 1t was returned
by the officers and volley after volley
was exchanged, apparently with lit
tie effect.
1t isprobable that the men would
never have been taken alive had IL
not been that their supply of ammu-
milton was short As their stock of
cartridges dwindled away the DIES
peradoes shot more carefully and less
frequently, but the officers kept them
selves well covered until at last the
mems bullets were exhausted. The
officers called upon them to surrender,
but without noticing the command
the fugitiveS turned and began a
frantic race for safety
BOTH DESPERADoEs YOUNG MEN.
The officers followed, firing as they,
ran. The chase continued until Lake
who was in the lead was struck bv
bullet. Throwing up his hands he
turned around and fell, and a mo-
ment later his companion dropped,
also wounded. The pursuerS quickly
closed in on the fallen men and hand
cuffed them. Within few moments
the prisoners were carried toward the
railroad station and were soon brought
into the city and locked in the West
Chicago Avenue police station.
Lake, who is "a years old, was shot
in the neck and his recovery is doubt
full. He admitted killing the con-
ductor and policeman, saying that he
did the shooting in both cases. The
conductors watch and other stolen
valuables were found upon the man.
Gordon, who is "a years old, was not
dangerously wounded, although two
bullets struck him.
The men refused to give any infor-
nation regarding their identity, but
their appearance indicated that both
were tough characters. The police
were inclined to the opinion that
both had seen railroad service, but
this they denied.
A report gained currency that two
special policemen had been shot dead.