The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-10
pUNCTURED HIS TIRE
AND THEN SENT BULLET CRASH
ING THROUGH HIS BRAIN.
Tragic End Of One of the Bicycle
Mounted Bandits Who r. RObbed the
Bank at Sherburne.
FIRST KILLED A MARSHAL
THEN JUMPED ON HIS WHEEL AND
TRIED TO ESCAPE,
But the Machine Gave Out, and He
Shot Himself When Covered with
Double BarreIed Gun.
FIRST KILLED A MARSHAL
THEN JUMPED ON HIS WHEEL AM
TRIED TO ESCAPE,

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Oct 9-The
story of the robbery of the bank at Sher-
burne ended tragically to-day when J. D.
Sair, one of the pair of murderous bandits
when all but captured. killed Marshal CAL
lion, the leader of his pursuers, and, send
ing bullet into his own brain, fell dead at
the feet of the murdered marshars posse
The daring robber had shot his way. out
of farm house surrounded by officers and
would have made good his escape but for
accident to the bicycle he rode The
other participant in Wednesdays robbery
is believed to be under arrest in Jackson
was recovered from the body of the dead
man.
Sair and his accomplice rode their BIZ
cycles into the little town of Sherburne
Wednesday afternoon, and, in robbing the
cash tray of 81, 900, murdered Cashier
Thorborne and Olaf Oestran, a travelling
salesman. The bandits set out for the
southwest, pursued by a large posse. Yes
terday the citizens of Emmett and Kossuth
counties turned out en- masse in search for
the robbers. They separated near Des
Moines river, one going due east. Deputy
Sheriff Brayton, of Kossuth, and Marshal
GALLON, with a posse from Bancroft took
the east trail. At o'clock Sair stopped at
farm house to get something to eat and
ten minutes later the house was sur
rounded. The robber darted for a window
out of which he jumped. Marshal Gallon
was stationed there, but before he could
level his gun the bandit had whipped out
his revoive.. and sent a bullet through the
breast of his victim. Gallon fell and lived
bicycle and rode eastward at a tremendous
rate. The started in
suit. The robber about a mile in adj
vance and for five miles managed to keep
a good distaEce in the lead His bicycle
then went down on him on account If
puncture and he left it by the side OF lie
road and set out foot through a corn-
field Deputy Sheriff Brayton was close
upon his heels, and opened fire with
double-barreled shotgun. The bandit, see
ing he had no chance to make his escape
placed a revolver to his head and sent IL
b.,ll through his brain. BY the time the
deputy sheriff had reached him he was
dead. His body was riddled with bullets
Most of the money taken from the bunk
was found on his person. The other rob-
Der is believed to be in custody at Jack
SON Mimi, although officers are in ho.
pursuit of another man who is making his
way southeast through Winnebago county
The man who is under arrest al jackson
tallies exactly with the description. The
man killed is ]. d. Sair, who was at one
time at Heron Lake. The other is sup
posed TO be Fred Pratt who was seen with
Sair two days before the robbery.
A report is also received that u tail man
entered the bank of HSrdee, southwest of
Luverne. Ia, this afternoon and covered
the cashier with a revolver and demanded
the proceeds. He was handed out 800 and
made his escape
Sair and Pratt worked this year on a
farm owned by an uncle of Pratt near
Heron Lake,