The herald., 1894-01-11
EVANS AND HIS PARTNER
An Audacious Robbery at
Fowler Station.
Six. Men Stood Up in Row and
Robbed.
Further Robbery Attempted and
Three Men Shot.
The Crime Perpctrsted by Lone Bandit
Who Said HIS Name Was Ed
MoreI-Evsns Evidently
Not Far OF.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FRESNO, Jan. l0.-One of the boldest
robberies in the criminal annals of this
county took place this evening shortly
AFTER O'Clock at the railroad station in
Fowler, IL miles from this city. Howard
Harris and q friend. named Vincent,
went over to get package that had
come for the former. As they arrived
at the station, Harris, looking through
the window, saw four men holding up
their hands. He Immediately suspected
something was wrong and advised VIM
cent to run for an officer. Vincent
claimed it could only be a joke, but
Harris ineisted otherwise. They were
about to turn back when man quickly
came out of the door with a revolver in
each hand and ordered them to come in
the Office. Harris and Vincent obeyed
with alacrity and were ranged alongside
the other men in the room. The latter
were Station Agent Leon, the railroad
section boss named Leho, another sec
tion hand and stranger.
THE ROBBERS AUDACIoUs WORK.
The robber went about his work very
coolly, keeping his victims we'll covered.
From Harris, who is an insurance agent,
he got $40. Station Agent Leon con-
tributed $50, and smaller sums were
taken from the others. After having
made them hand over their money, the
robber ordered them to march out ahead
of him. threatening, with deep oath,
to kill the first man who ran or made an
outcry.
He asked one of them What store
is thatovsr yonder ?' and was told it was
Kutner Goldstein company's store.
Upon this he commanded his victims to
march over there, keeping them covered
all the time. All ak men were marched
into the store, and the robber then or
dered the clerks to throw up their
hands.
A CONSTABLE sPoILs THE GAME.
Constable Charles Oakes, who had
seen the men enter the store, and sus-
pecting something was wrong, ran up to
it with revolver in hand. A friend
named Nelson was with him. When
the officer arrived there he Immediately
understood the situation, and fred at
the robber several times. The robber
returned the fire, hitting Cakes in the
hip, seriously wounding him. He then
advanced and fred at Nelson, and the
latter and Oakes hastily fled. The des-
perado's other victims lost no time in
getting to place of safety.
The robber had an excellent team OF
horses waiting for him, and jumped in
the buggy during the excitement follow
ing the excitement and escaped.
Two section hands were painfully
wounded by Oakes, who fred somew hat
Unfortunately. 1t is believed the
robber was also wounded.
IT WAS ED MoREL.
The bandit impaired the information
while he was robbing the men at the
station that his name was Ed Morel,
and that he was Chris Evans friend.
The description given of him comedies
with MorePs appearance. The robber
was man of 5 feet 8, blue eyes, small
light moustache. He had bandana
handkerchief tied over his face, but the
holes for the eyes and mouth were 80
large that his features were easily seen.
Fowler ie wild with excitement and
the people threaten to lynch the man il
he is caught.
EVANS NOT FAR cFF.
There is considerable likelihood that
the robber is Morel. and it is further
more very probable that Evans was not
far away in waiting. The desperate
piece of business is Just of the kind
Evans would plan. and the general i'm.
preston is that the robber stated his
right name.
THE RoBBER HAD PAL.
The latest information frol Fowler
shows that the robber had an accom-
plice. The latter sat in cart stationed
at the side OF Kutner-Goldstein' store.
Constable Oakes fred at the robber, but
the bullet missed shim and hit Section
Boss Lohe in the arm. going through
and striking q section hand,
named Mulligan, in the chest. The bali
was spent, however, and Mulligan
was not hurt. His other shot, Cakes
says, hit the robber. The latter then
came at the constable. who retreated
step, slipped and fell. While ON the
ground the robbers accomplice in the
cart fred at Oakes and nit him in the
hip. The robber supposed TO be Morel
ran out of the store, and jumping into
the cart, he and his accomplice whipped
the horse into gallon and escaped.
EVANS WAS IN, THE CART.
The accomplice OF the robber is sup
posed to be no other than Chris Evans.
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