The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-12
BICYCLE BANDIT TAKEN.
The Second One of the sherburne
Bank Robbers Caught

Albert Lea, Mimi, Oct. 12.-The
younger of the Sherburne bank rob
/ bers was captured Saturday near Lake
Mills, Winnebago county, Iowa. The
! point where he was taken was about
twelve miles southeast of where Sair,
the other robber, met death.
This man, whose name is supposed to
I be Pratt, was seen to enter the woods
at Lake Mills Friday night but the
/ posse did not care to take chances by
invading the place in the dark, so they
waited until morning.
A member Of the posse discovered
Pratt pushing his wheel along the rail-
road track and ordered him to throw
UP his hands. He obeyed the order
and was easily taken into custody. Two
/ revolvers We're found in his pocket and
5000 or $500 i'm bank bills. This ac-
counts for all of the money stolen, as
s1,023 was taken from the body of Sair
Friday night.
Lake Mills. Ia, Oct. 12.-The young
man under arrest here on a charge of
having been implicated in the double
murder and bank robbery at Sher-
burne has made a confession acknowl-
edging that he was associated in the
affair. He says that the man killed
while resisting arrest was his brother.
He viii not reveal his true name or
the location of his home.
The confession was secured by his
captOr Marshal Ruby. In it he de-
clares his brother planned the robbery
and killed the two men in the Sherburne
bank After detailing the killing OF
the two men, he said he and his broth
er We're greatly alarmed lest they be
penned up in the bank, and both agreed
that they must work rapidly He con
tinued: Il went to the money drawer
and took out the money. I thought
there was about $500 in the bunch that
] had. I put it in a sack that we had
for that purpose and then we cut the
screen to the back window and left
town on our bicycles. Just as we got
on our bicycles I handed my brother
the money and ne put it in his bicycle
bag. we separated about two ana
one-half miles out of Sherburne. My
brother, being the better rider, made
south for the state line and I took
southWesterly direction, until I got
south Of Jackson, and then struck out
south along the Des Moines river to
Algona. Then i crossed the country
around by Britt and Forest City to
Lake Mills. i had a pretty hard time
getting through"
After making the confession to Mar
shall Ruby the latter wanted the pris-
oner to tell his right name but he shook
his head and said, III do not wish to let
my folks know anything about this.
i suppose i shall plead guilty under an
assumed name" The name he first
gave upon being taken into custody
was Jim N1cMullen. He now says that
it is fictitious, but Will give no other. SO
that is the name under which he will
probably be arraigned. He will be
taken to the Blue Earth county jail.
located in Blue Earth city, for safe
keeping. as it is considered dangerous
to lodge him in the county jail at Fair
mount, the county seat of Martin coun-
ty. in which the Sherburne affair oc-
Cured.
A dispatch from Sherburne. MINI,
says the body of the dead robber. J. d.
stair, was inferred at Sherburne Sun
day. The only service was a short
prayer by Rev. J. ]. Lutz- Thousands
of people came in from all directions.
The other funeral was that of George
A. Thornburn, the dead cashier. The
I. o. o. f. lodge of which the deceased
was a member had charge Of the fun
eral and Rev c. Walker preached the
funeral sermon. The body viii be
shipped to Ontario.