The evening world., 1894-08-25
TRAIN ROBBERS YIELD
Chicago Police Capture Bandits /,
Who Boarded a Freight !,
Outlaws Kill a Detective and Wound
Three Officers.
Fight Desperately After Being sur.
rounded In Elk Grove Wood .

CHICAGO. Aug 25.-The two maskeA
bandits who boarded nortbbo,,nA
freight on the Chicago. Milwaukee ana
ST. Paul Railroad at Deerfield. n snsII
station just north of the line betwsS,,
Cook and Lake counties, at 10. 20 o,Stork
last night and killed Railroad Detec-
i've fauick Owens, Of Chicago, and
rooped conductor Sargent. have been
captured
They were finally made prisoners n
the woods In Elk Grove Township a.
ABOUT noon to-day by nve Chicago polics-
en-. The men we're surrounded ana
Fought desperately, firing as often a
their revolvers could be loaded. AftsY
fuily 100 shots had been EXCHANGED both
men fell seriously wounded They rave
their names as VIII Lake and W.. r.
Gordon. and were bro light to Chio.An
and locked up In west side police sta
ton. :.
when the train stopped for water A
Deerneld the two masked men rriounted
the steps OF the caboose. The braks-
men were forward, near the ensine.
Wnlch was In charge of Engineer PrftcR.
Detective. owens were in. the ,cabooss.
The bandits entered the car door ana
covered the conductor and detective. witi,
tneir reyolvers. The detective sprang
Tor MS rihe. but before he could reach
i one Of the robbers shot him through
the breast.
The conductor threw up his hnds,, ana
went. through his pockets, taking III
watch and a small amount OF money.
After searching the detectives clothes
for yaluables the robbers left the trsip.
the shot came running back. n
Accounts SO far received are conflict
M as regards details. but II seems that
AFTER after the h hold up the desperadoe. ont
at Mayfair is on Hoicomb avenue sittins
at the depot was Patrick McGrath,; q Chiii
COCA and Northwestern Railroad police.
Violence at Hssn lie q sns dsss zee
lookout for any suspicious characters. I
McGrath saw the men approaching
In the body when he started to inter
cept them. 1t is said that his wounds
may prove fatal. After this bit Of
bloody work the bandits are reported
the way TO the city. 1t was but q mo-
ments work to throw him out and take
possession OF his vehicle. With houses
time. and were soon on their way
through Lawrence avenue to Miiwaukes
l., BY TIL. tim. tina. par. of the eoua-
Milwaukee avenue .galloped the robbers
In the wagon, while behind them at q
respectful distance elsttered the horses
OF the pursuers. Behind these. n4ain
came a Desplaines street station patrol
wagon at full speed, in which were ave
policemen. - 80
The pursued men kept on out Nay
nard road and took refuge in the -
Grove Woods, where captured.
Before reaching the woods II 10 80
that they wer chased by two SPECIAL
policemen named PUNK and YuhE ard
when the bandits opened fire both en-
GERS fell wounded. The robbers tn
citing time reached the woods IN safSfy.
The desperadoes wore captured By ~
licemen Mullaney. Finnegan. Moisely.
Lawson and Hayes. The crowd WR1cS
had gathered, wanted to lynch them,
but the police held the mob back With
drawn revolvers. =
MONTGOMERY. Ala. Aug. Sat
masked men took Riley walker and
Richard Jordan Off the Central train
and lynched them by hanging them TO 3
tree. and Afterwards perforated. their
bodies with buckshot. The prisoners
had been convicted Of murder, and
Walker was sentenced to the penften-;
tiary for life and Jordan for twelve ysars.
sion was shot dead in his store. Two
weeks later Mr.. Hall was shot at TIE
same place. but was not killed. The
crimes were traced to a gang Of MUIR
derers and robbers, Of which walker
was the leader and Jordan a member.
Detective William " allace, Of Columbus,
Ga. went TO arrest Walker. The dstss,.
house. when the latter shot Waliaco
dead through a door and escaped 80