The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-06-25
Two Men Killed at Wyoming by
W r ". - Robbers. 4 4
Tho Thugs Arc Rounded Up In tho Swamp
Near North Branch BY Posse Of Of
~ fcers-One Killed and the 7 !
Other Two Captured.

Paul, who had been closely followed
from that city on q st. Paul & Duluth
train.
Dr.. Foster had been on board the No.
west bound passenger train, which
left Minneapolis between 10 and IL
o'clock Friday night, reaching Wyom-
ing station at midnight.
He had been summoned to Wyoming
to see his wife, and had only reached
the station few minutes before tho
tragedy. He went to the eating house
kept by Paul & Hayes and made ar
rangements to hire team to take him
out into the country.
While the three were talking tho
murderers entered the place and de-
manded what money they had. Re-
sistance was offered and fight ensued,
in which DR.. Foster was beaten over
the head with the butt of heavy re-
volver. He was badly injured. Paul
and Hayes were both shot dead.
After the murderers had secured all
the money about the place, including
$75 which DR.. Foster had they took to
the woods. In short time the COM
nnunity was aroused and party OF
men were in pursuit.
North Branch. Mimi, June 21.-The
three desperadoes who killed Edward
Paul and Jacob Hayes at Wyoming on
Saturday morning, while attempting to
hold up DIR. Foster, of St. Paul, were
captured near here today after
desperate resistance, in which one of
the outlaws was shot to pieces. The
dead thug is known as Bill Wilson.
The others are James Cunningham and
George Kelley, and are in Jail at Still.
water.
When Sheriff Anderson received the
information of the shooting at Wyom-
ing Saturday morning he left for that
town to learn the particulars, and hav-
ing found that the men had gone north
he Immediately formed a Gordon around
the swamps. Last night the murderers
succeeded in passing the line and en-
tered residence here, from which they
took five loaves of bread, $40 in money
and a gold watch. Men who we're sta
toned north of the town halted them,
but the hunted men dropped their
plumber and made for the woods.
This morning Sheriff Anderson or
ganized posse and took up the trail.
Men had also gathered from Rush City,
Forest Lake, Wyoming, Stacy, Harris,
and the surrounding country, until the
man-hunters mum bered 200. armed with
shotguns and rifles.
When the murderers left the railroad
last night they laid quiet until this
morning. The searchers found their
trail leading to the big swamp one mile
northeast. A posse under the sheriff
and Commissioner Rystrom entered the
swamp after them.
About 10 o'clock Rystrom's party was
met by volley of shots. The hunted
men rose from behind a log when their
pursuers were within 10 feet of them,
and it is miracle that some of the pur-
suing men were not killed or injured.
A pitched battle Immediately took
place and perhaps so shots were fired
before the two survivors SURRENDERED.
The dead thug, known by the others as
Bob Wilson, is the one that did the
shooting at Wyoming. He had not in
tended to surrender, for he was found
with his revolver in position for reload
ing. He is the man that DR.. Foster
struck, as he had black eye from the
effects of the blow. The names given
by the two men captured alive are
George Kelly and James Cunningham.
Kelly, who was shot through the nose,
had confessed that they were the party
who did the Wyoming shooting.
St, Paul June 21.-When the posse
returned to North Branch with the
Wyoming despcradoes the town was
filed with people who had come in
from the surrounding towns and the
sheriff became afraid that some move
ment might be organized against his
men. He made arrangements to take
his prisoners to Saltwater for safety.
He swore in few deputies and stopped
the train. It was feared that there
would be some demonstration at Wyo-
ming, and at White Bear when the pris-
oners changed cars the large crowd
gatherd at the depot made threats but
no attempt was made to do violence.
At Saltwater they were placed in the
county jail.
A coroner's jury held. an inquest on
the remains Of Bob Wilson and the YER
O1CG was tu6t Lu0 OCCS6SCu udu COlA0 W
his death from lead poisoning admins
tered by hands unknown. The inquest
on Paul and Hays will be held tomor-
row morning: r,~fs .''4
Cunningham has done most Of the
talking since the arrest. He insists
that he had no part in the shooting,
!. but that Kelly did the shooting. and
that Wilson was the man who was
going through DR.. Foster. Kelly seems
the desperate man Of the trio. All
three are from the South, coming from
Missouri, but they will not give any
more definite information.
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