The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-26
TWO DARING ROBBERS.
Iney Are Chased by Hundreds, but
Manage to ESCAPE.

Chicago. Sept. S-Two men carefully
disguised committed q daring robbery AT
fthe Union Foundry Company's office at
Brighton Park this afternoon. rohbing the
company OF sl.6oo. They then escaped by
means OF a buggy, but not before they
had shot one man and fred several shots
into a crowd OF people who were chasing
them A patrol wagon gave chase, bat
o4d not succeed in capturing the robbers.
The foundry Is In lonesome place al
the extreme end of Brighton Park and 10
other buildings are near IL In the office.
WREN the robbers entered. were u. II.
. Nell, president OF the company; III. A.
O'Rourke, treasurer; =. r. Hopke. gener-
al superintendent; Charles O'Gorman,
clerk, and John O'Neil. clerk. Mr..
y Rourke was engaged in filing the en-
velopes OF the men, preparatory 10 paying
OH. and the top of his desk was covered
with money. The robbers compelled the
five men TO line up. and while one kept
them covered With Two big revolyers, the
other scooped up all the money IN sight
about Si.51-and then both made a dash
for the door. They had left a buggy stand
ing near the building. and springing into
they drove rapidly north across the
prairie.
AS soon as the men, one o. whom was
tai. the other short. were out OF the of
flee Hopke dashed into the shop 10 give
the alarm to the seyenty-fiye workmen en-
ployed there. while oNeil ami ORourke
grabbing reviewers. started IN pursuit.
ORourke pointed his revolver at them
and pulled the trigger, bur the weapon
failed 10 explode. O'Neu. however. sent
shot after shot at the robber as he ran
along behind the buggy, but without ef-
feet.
The short man. standing up in the
buggy. also fired his revolver. and when
the chambers were empty he reloaded.
The long man, who had thrown his re-
volvers into the bottom Of the buggy, paid
no attention to the shooting, bat kept on
driving the horse at 4 terrific rate OF
speed. A large crowd was after them in
a few minutes ard by the time the rob
bers turned into Thirty-sxth street they
were confronted by 4 crowd OF fully a
hundred men. The pursuers steadily in
creased until crowd OF several hundred
people followed close behind. Men in
wagons and bcyclers by the score took
up the chase. but the robbers horse was
a good one and outran them all.
In a shor: time the wagon from the
Brighton park police station was upon the
scene, and although the thieves had a long
start 1t kept after them on fun run. At
Thirty-sixth street and California avenue
the robbers buggy tipped over and threw
them into the street. The patrol wagon
was not far behind n this time. and 1t
was thought they would be captured. The
robbers, however. quickly picked them
selves up and dashing across the prairie
came out on Grant avenue. Near the
corner stood Frank Nyhoft's milk wagon
and the robbers leaped in. The SHAFT man
drew a small revolver and fired one shot
at Nyhoft. the bullet taking effect in his
right leg The robbers whipped up the
horse, which was a spirited one. and UP
to midnight they had not been captured
Later-The horse and wagon OF the milk
man have been found standing in an alley
In the bottom of the buggy were found
two dark false boards. a blonde wig and
four big revolvers used by the robbers.