Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-06-26
FOR BANDITS.
Murderers of Paul and Hayes
at Wyoming Rounded Up
,.. by a Posse.
Surrounded in a Swamp Near
North Branch and a Bat
tie EnSueS. 81,
One of the Robbers Shot Dead
the Other Two Behind
the Bars. 5ar#

NORTH BRANCH, Mimi, June 22.-The
trio Of thugs who killed Jacob Hayes
and Richard Paul, and attempted to kill
DR.. Burnside Foster at Wyoming early
Saturday morning, were surrounded by
q posse near this place. As result one
of them is dead and the other two are
in the county Jail at Saltwater for safe
keeping. IL, - .. >}goe..ss It'll;
The thugs. after killing Hayes and
Paul, and leaving DR.. Foster for dead,
left Wyoming and struck north on the
Duluth track. They travelled about ten
miles and then camped in the brush 9
few hundred feet from the railroad.
Here they remained all day Saturday
and Saturday night started again on
their way north. Arriving at North
Branch, about ID miles from the scene
of their murderous exploits, they stopped
and .,....s
Commenced Business Operations Again.
The house of ex-Mayor Frank Smith,
of North Branch, was entered by the
desperadoes. After ransacking the
house of Mr.. Smith, the trio gathered
up what they wanted in the shape OF
clothing and provisions. Taking the
railroad track again they were discover
ed about half mile from Long Branch
by two railroad men. The railroaders
having suspicion that they might be the
ones for whom posse were looking
walked back to North Branch, routed
out the station agent, and had word
sent along the line that the gang had
been located. All the men engaged in
the search for the thugs who could be
reached, were at once gathered and the
trail taken. About II o'clock Sunday
morning the gang was located in tam
arack swamp, about two miles from
North Branch. The ball was opened by
a fusilade Of shots from the robbers,
who were intrenched behind a
Hastily Formed Breastworks Of Logs.
The posse returned the fire, and for a
few moments there was,a lull in the
battle. One of the gang raised his head
to see how the thing looked, and was
Immediately shot through the head by a
load of buckshot from the gun Of ono OF
the posse. This caused the other bandits
to weaken and they surrendered. On
reaching the fort the citizens found one
Of the gang dead behind a log, while
one of the others was badly wounded.
The youngest of the gang gave his name
as James Cunningham, aged 10. He was
badly wounded and admitted that the
gang did the killing at Wyoming. He
said the dead mans name was Bob
Wilson. The other prisoner gave his
name as George Kelly, but would say
no more.
Their Cold Blooded Crime.
The crime committed by the trio was
a particularly cold blooded one. DR..
Foster of St. Paul had arrived at Wyom.
ing by the late train on his way to Osce-
ola Mills, where his wife was lying
sick, and had gone to a small restaurant
east of the depot to secure a livery
team. He awakened the two young
men who were sleeping there and went
into the place. A few moments after
two or three men, the lower part of
their faces covered with handkerchiefs,
came in and ordered the others to hold
up their hands. They all did as re-
quested, and one of the robbere took $40
from DR.. Foster. He was in the act Of
taking the Doctors watch, when the
latter grabbed flatiron and hurled il
at the bandit. This was the signal fol
firing, Paul and Hayes being instantly
killed and DR.. Foster badly wounded
Paul was in hiding behind lunch
counter when shot, the robber reaching
over the counter to murder his helpless
victim.