The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-08

men leaped from the window, one Of
them dropped an open knife, and this
is now In the possession of the authort-
ties and will be used I'M the identif1-
cation Of the men If they are caught.
After threatening Kohler, the men
raced their wheels into the street and
made flying mounts. They were ex-
pert riders, and were off down the
thoroughfare like the wind. They rode
in a westerly direction, and after pro-
ceeding perhaps two miles, were seen
to change their course to the northwest.
In a few moments they were out of
sight. From the time they entered the
bank until their forms became invisible
in the distance, was less than four
minutes.
But during the four moments the peo-
ule of Sherburne received the shock of
their lives. Almost dazed with what
they had witnessed, Mrs. Browning and
Mrs. Masters rushed to the nearest
store and breathlessly told what they
had seen. The noise Of the shooting
had already attracted attention, but
no one even thought that the bank was
being robbed. The first persons that
Mrs. Browning found were o. p. Empey
and Max Jacobs. The latter two ran
Immediately to the bank. and on push
ing open the door. found Oestern stark
dead on the floor, with the blood flow
ing in a great stream from a Gaping.
wound In the back of his head.
Thorburn lay just where he had
stood. The fatal bullet had entered just
back Of the left ear, which shows that
one Of the robbers must have gone
around to the side Thorburn was
still breathing weakly, and died within
few moments after help reached him.
He was of course unconscious, and un-
less the robbers are caughtxand confess,
no one will ever know precisely what
occurred just before the shooting There
was not time for much TO occur. With
startling speed the
NEWS OF THE TRAGEDY SPREAD,
and men, women and children rushed
to the bank. The excitement was in
tense, and naturally 1t was some mo-
ments before the cooler heads organized
the pursuit. Mayor Everett and Sheriff
Hill were summoned with all possible
haste. Drs. Neagn and Harndf came
quickly In answer to a call. but their
services had long been useless.
The fire bells and church bells were
rung, and farm hands from far and
near came to the scene to learn what
was up. AS rapidly as possible they
were Informed of the situation. Guns
and pistols appeared as IL by magic.
Men dispersed in every direction, some
on foot, others on horse back, and
pursuit was hot
Fearing that the bandits might make
a circuit, and double on their tracks
like frightened hare, and thus escape,
the seriff sent men out on every road
with instructions to post sentfnels at
intervals of quarter of a mile. There
were plenty Of men who Offered their
services. - Bs
The tracks of the wheels were fol-
lowed for miles, and it Awas q case Of
man against horse, withHtlle ADVANTAGE
in favor of the former on account of the
immense start which they had secured.
AS stated before, one OF the men was
said to have been traced to South
Alpha, near the Iowa = line and an
other posse has sent back messenger
saying that one of the 3murderers has
been traced to within three miles north
east of Baskerville, To-. which shows
that the raiders have done some
WONDERFUL RIDING,
spurred ON by the knowledge that GER
tain death would follow their capture.
fhe dead cashier was personal friend
or nearly every man who assists In
the man hunt. and it was with g.
thought of vengeance that the pnrsuers
used every effort to lessen the distance
between themselves and the escaping
fCgitives. AT one place the tracks
made by the bicycles weayed from side
to side showing that the riders must
be getting terribly used up. Another
place was found where the men evi-
IDENTIFY rested for few moments, lying
on the fat of their backs In the middle
or the road. 1t was either this or the
men were thrown
The very unusual nature sof the chase
is startling. It is the first time in his
tory, so far as lis known, that two
murderers are escaping from their pur-
srers on wheels. The pursuers are
praying for punctured r1res. But it is
very likely that the men abandoned
their wheels when it became dark If
the rumor is true that one of them has
taken to the Jackson timber, his wheel
will be surely found when the sun
rUmes up.
Coroner Jensen Is now here and has
taken charge of the bodfestof the two
victims. He says that Oestern was shot
with larger caliber revolver than
Thorburn, which showssth both ban
CASHIER THoRBURN
Mr.. Thorburn was born In Haldimand
county, Ontario. He came ito Sherburne
July Z, 1893, and entered the employ of
Brown & Sinclair, who own the bank.
He was twenty-six years old, and was
a young man with thesbest Of habits,
and was respected everywhere His
sudden and brutal murder has shocked
| the whole country. Oestern lives at
Luverne, Mimi, and leaves q wife and
several children. Thorburns lived with
his sister, Mrs. McArthurs who is COM
pletely prostrated.