The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-10-10
SLAIN BY ROBBERS.
Terrible Crime by Two Bandits at
Sherburne, Milan.
while Raiding a Bank They KIN Two
Men la Cold Biood-rhey Eseape-rwo
Banks In Nebraska PIundered
by Safeblowers.

Sherburne, Mimi, Oct. a.--This town
Is in the widest state of excitement
over the most thrilling tragedy that
ever occurred in southern Minnesota.
The Bank OF Sherburne was robbed OF
large sum of money and two men
were almost instantly killed at about
1920 p. IN. Wednesday. About noon two
men, one OF whom looked like mere
boy. rode along the main street on BIZ
cycles. They were both we'll dressed,
but were unshayed and trsvel-stained.
The strangers hung around the out
skirts until shortly after one o'clock.
apparently sizing up the situation. At
that time they sauntered lazily down
the street and stopped Immediately
IA trout of the Bank of Sherburne
After n moments talk they went into
the bank, and the elder of the two men
engaged Assistant Cashier George Thor
burn in conversation.
Precisely what occurred inside the
bank IL not known, as nobody was on
the street i'm the immediate vicinity at
that time. One of the desperadoes,
however, evidently got hold of n roll
of bills containing about 81 900. Thor
burn probably tried to prevent the men
from getting away with the money,
and they whipped out their revolvers
and began firing, and at the same time
retreating.
One OF the bullets struck Thorburn
in the neck and another cut the aorta,
causing almost instant death from in
ternal hemorrhage. The shooting i'm
the bank aroused the town and people
began running in that direction. The
first man TO reach the place was Olaf
Oestern. Of Luverne, a travelling sales
man for the Wood Harvester company.
of st. Paul, The desperadoes evidently
feared that they would be captured, as
they quickly turned their firearms upon
Oestern. He made dash to grapple
with them, but was not quick enough,
as he was struck on the head and fell
dead al their feet They ran down the
street, firing at random, while people
I'm the street scurred 10 places of safety.
The fleeing robbers ran about thiVc
blocks to a clump of bushes, where they
had coached their wheels, mounted
them and rode rapidly away toward
the Iowa line, six miles TO the south.
Mayor c. T. Everett at once did all in
his power together with the town
marshal 20 run down the bandits. He
also sent dispatch TO Gov. Clough AT
ST. Paul, telling him Of the awful
tragedy and asking advice.
The governor Immediately wired the
mayor 20 organize posses and scour the
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towns. He also telcgraphed Sheriff
Hill to the same effect. Sheriff Hill was
at Fairmont. the county seat OF Martin
county, 30 miles east, but he came OH
here by train and organized large
posse OF determined Sherburne men.
which moved southwark on horseback
late i'm the afternoon. As the roads are
in fine condition. the desperadoes could
have gone 40 or 30 miles before the
posse started. The only hope Of the
officers Is that the rascals have taken TO
the woods in an attempt TO hide and
may thus be overtalten. The sheriff's
posse returned at ten p. m. having
found no trace of the desperadoes. AM
other posse OF 500 men left here AZ day
light
Lincoln. Neb.. Oct. s.-Claytonia,
village in Gage county "a miles south
OF Lincoln. was aroused at one o'clock
Wednesday morning by a loud eXplo-
sion. Ii was soon found that the vault
Of the Claytonia depository had been
blown open and about $500 stolen.
Two horses belonging 10 Rev. Edward
Sallcnbach were missing. Three sus-
picious-lookng men had been camping
In the woods and were i'm the village
buying bread. a large posse is scour-
ing the country for the robbers.
William Steinmeyer, president of the
bank came TO Lincoln Wednesday
morning. While lie was reporting the
robbery TO the Lincoln police Albert T..
Anderson. arrived TO report that the
Bank OF Shelby, Polk county, had been
robbed OF $500. Of which $50 was i'm
pennies. Mr.. Anderson is president Of
the bank and lives in Lincoln. He re-
ceiyed word by wire that the robbery
occurred about two o'clock. The bur
glar-proof safe was blown open with
dynamite. Many heard the explosion
and hurried to the bank. but found NO
one in sight. Shelby and Claytonia are
10 miles apart, so two gangs were evil
IDENTIFY at work.
The post Office at Chenille. 10 miles
from Hastings, had its safe blown open
Sunday night and $3.50 besides stamps
perts.