Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-27
HUNTED TO EARTH.
Two Bandits Who Make a Murderous
Record.

CHICAGO, Aug. 27.-Two desperadoes,
Will Lake aud ii. +. German, who shot
and killed Detective Owens, of the Chica-
60, Milwaukee and St. Paul road, at Deer
field Saturday night, and few hours later
shot and probably mortally wounded OH
Ger McGrath at Mayfair, were surrounded
and captured by the police near Oak Grove
woods, near Desplaines river The capture
was only effected after six hours chase
and the exchange of fully 10 shots The
desperadoes fought off the bluecoats and
excited civilian participators in the
man-hunt until their ammunition was
exhausted, and then sought safety in
flight. Bullets from the officers revolvers
brought both men TO earth, and when the
police reached them they were weak from
loss of blood.
Judge Lynch Is like the Poor.
AS soon as the wounded men were taken
in charge by the officers a new danger
arose. Iufuriated citizens demanded that
the wounded men he Immediately deprived
of their lives. The officers were forced to
draw their revolvers to protect the very
men into whom few moments before
they had poured lead. The crowd made
desperate efforts TO get the bandits from
the police, but each time were repulsed
without bloodshed, and the prisoners
landed safely in West Chicago avenue sta
ton. German made statement to the
effect that he had been ont of work for
nearly two months, and Friday was offered
a job as teamster on a farm near the point
OF the hold-up. He and Lake boarded
freight train TO so there, and en- route
heard the trainmen or somebody order
some men off who were stealing ride
Bandit Account of the Holdup.
He and Lake then went TO the rear of
the train and took the car next to the ca
boose, where they We're discovered by a
man in citizeus' clothes who swore at
them and told them TO jump off while the
train was running twenty-five miles an
hour. They refused. and he shot at them.
They both returned the fire and the man
fell back. This is very different from the
report of the traInmen. which is that the
two men invaded the caboose with pistols
drawn and held mp the trainmen they
found there, shooting Detective Owen and
Xii ling him, and robbing bis body and the
conductor.
How They Shot Offccr Nc Gra:h.
Germans confession continues: After
the shooting We got of and started to
walk toward the Northwestern road to a
station twenty-five miles from Chicago.
We arrived there at 10 y. Iii. W e inquired
Of railroad man when another train
would 60 into the city. He told us there
was only beer train. which did not al
ways stop. We walked To North Evans
ton where We got 4 freight train 10 May
field. We were IN n Condola car on the
main line. When we reached Mayfield
heard some one who was standing on the
platform of the station say: There are
the - now!' / then saw
n mnu in uniform whom / supposed was
a Northwestern policeman with gun in
his hand. He was trying TO get in the car
was in and i fired one shot 1T him. He
started to run aud fired three more
Captured Farmers Wagon.
The balance OF the confession does not
differ from the facts rs told by others.
After the shooting of McGrath the whole
country was up and man hunt began,
which was participated in by large force
of Chicago policemen armed with rifles
the suburban officials, and by a big REIN
forcemen. Of farmers armed with what
ever in the way OF firearms they had. The
first thing the bandits did was to ''requisi-
ton" farmers team and get away in
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