The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-05-25
A RUNNING FIGHT.
A Posse Attacks Two Members
of the Dalton Gang.
one ROBBER SHOT and CAPTURED.
The Other Followed by . Large Body Of
Armed Men-Hfs Horse Becoming
Tagged He Takes to the
Timber.

supposed to be members of the Dalton
gang of train robbers, passed through
Ell Reno early yesterday morning trav-
cling eastward. Their presence was
quickly noticed and word was wired to
the little town of Yukon, in the eastern
part of Canadian county, to intercept
and arrest them. A posse was quickly
| organized and when the train robbers
made their appearance they were at
tackled.
The defense was quite as hot as the
attack, and running fight ensued
through the city of Yukon, great
many shots from every description of
weapon being fired. Mr.. Parrish was
shot in the groin by Winchester, the
bullet passing entirely through him.
His wound is very serious, and he is
not expected to live. An old man by
the name of Nelson was shot in the
forehead: his wound is not expected to
be fatal. Numerous other persons
were wounded in greater or less de-
grees during the slzirmish. and hats
and coats that came out of the fight
presented the appearance of having
been used in target practice.
One of the robbers was shot off his
horse and captured, but resisted to the
last, and several of his captors bear
cuts and bruises on the head where he
struck them with his six-shooter. The
other robber made good his escape, but
is supposed to have been hit two or
three times, one bullet taking away a
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him in the head. 1t is not known who
he is. The one captured is not known
here, but is as tough a looking speci-
men of humanity as has been exhibited
here for many days. When captured
he was so bound and tied with cords
that when they were loosened iii Jail
he tainted. He is in the close custody
of the sheriff and marshals, and visitors
are not allowed to see him.
The fight at Yukon lasted some time
and was very lively and interesting for
the participants. The robber who es-
capped is at this time being followed by
large posse of armed men, and another
battle is likely to occur at any time.
The sheriff and band of deputy mar
shals left this city to join the pursuers.
United States court is in session here
and all the marshals of the district, of
which there are very plentiful num-
Der, some 100 or more. are congregated
in town attending court and enough OF
them started to capture the whole Dali
ton army if they make good their ex-
pressed determination of finding them.
This county is unhealthy for train rob-
bers.
A message received from Yukon gives
details of the battle as follows: The
outlaws are portion of the gang which
| recently attempted to hold up the Rock
| Island train at Pond Creek. They rode
into Yukon early yesterday morning.
| Deputy Sam Parrish and his brother
Joe, warned by message from FL Reno,
| intercepted the robbers, one of whom
| drew pistol and shot Parrish through
| the side above the hip. wounding him
| probably fatally. Sam returned the
| fire. but without effect. The other
desperate attempted to shoot, but Joe
| Parrish closed with him, and with the
aid of bystanders succeeded in tying
| him.
| The man who shot Sam ran behind a
building and called his horse, which
came to him. He then opened fire on
everybody in sight. He fired into
BruZas' saloon. the ball striking a man
named Snyder. who will die. The out
law then mounted his horse. dashed
out across the prairie, closely followed
by posse of citizens. who at dusk were
in plain sight of him, and will surely
capture him.
The escaped bandit. hotly pursued
by large posse, kept nearly half Il
mile ahead of his pursuers and in full
view of them. The chase was most ex-
citing, but, the outlaws horse becom-
ing tagged, one of the posse made cir
Gle, getting in ahead of the fleeing
man, who opened fire upon him. Two
! others closed in on the rear of the des-
| perado. when he dismounted and ran
| into the brush. None of the posse
dared to venture after the desperate
man, who remains in hiding in the
timber. Pursuit will be continued to-
| day. The bandit is corralled ii miles
south of Yukon.