The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-06-22

and PROVISIONS not OVeI1Ooklng small
sum Of money and a wztch which was
In the vest Of the owner Of the house.
Taking the railroad track again they
were discovered about half a mile
from North Branch by two railroad
men. The railroaders having suspicion
that they might be the ones for whom
a. posse were looking called to them
to halt. The only effect on the gang
was that they fired q couple Of shots
at the men who had hailed them and
kept right on travelling. At this point
they dropped some Of the booty secured
from the Smith residence, evidently
thinking they could travel much faster
If not encumbered with a bundle of
clothing and provisions. The men
men who had attempted to halt the
murderers walked back to North
Branch, routed out the station agent,
and had word sent along the line that
the gang had been located All the
men engaged in the search for the
thugs who could be reached, were at
once RdIu0ISQ dI0 SAiC IL Oil bdhCli.
By this time 1t was 8 o'clock Sunday
morning and the robbers left the track
and took to the woods. The spot
where they left the track was very
marshy ground and the pursuers had
no trouble in tracing them. Slowly but
surely the men engaged in the man
hunt drew the lines about the fellows
and each piece of ground was care
fully examined in order that there could
be no chance for escape. About IL
o'clock yesterday morning the gang
| was located in tamarack swamp,
about two miles from and north of
North Branch. The men evidently
knew nothing Of the country, or it's
surroundings, for IL they had they
would have taken different course
after leaving the railroad track.
who had tracked the gang to their hid
ing place, and the desperadoes soon
let their pursuers know that they were
on to every movement. BY this time
gang had narrowed down to circle
Of about thirty yards. The ball was
opened by a fusilade of shots from
the robbers who were intrenched be-
hind hastily formed breastwork of
logs. The posse returned the fire, and
for a few moments there was a lull
in the battle. One Of the gang raised
his head to see how the thing looked.
and was Immediately
SHOT THROUGH THE HEAD
by load of buckshot from the gun of
one of the posse. This caused the other
bandits to weaken and they surrend-
cred. On reaching the fort, the citi-
zens found one Of the gang dead be-
hind log, while one Of the others was
badly wounded. The dead fellow was
carried back to North Branch, while
the two others were walked back un-
der a heavy guard.
The youngest Of the gang, who gave
his name as James Cunningham, said
he was 10 years old. He was rather
more communicative than the other
fellow, who, after stating that his name
was George Kelly, shut UP like clam
ard refused to say another word. Cum
ningham had been hit by a load of
buckshot, a part of which lodged in his
right shoulder, and some of the charge
in his head. He was given medical at
tention, and then an effort was made
to secure from him an account of the
movements of the gang previous to and
after the murder at Wyoming. He was
not quite ready to talk, but the re-
marks made by the crowd which had
assembled, and who only needed a little
encouragement to take the law into
their own hands, seemed to have the
desired effect, and by dint of cross
questioning some facts were drawn out.
According to Curningham's state
ments, the dead thugs name was Bob
Wilson. Wilson, he said, came from
Missouri, from which section he also
claimed to hail. Kelly, he said, was
from Kentucky. Atileast, he had been
informed So Cunningham evidently
had no particular scruples about telling
the truth, and admitted that the name
he gave was an assumed one. He
stated that he would not tell his right
name, ard would be hung first before
he would give 1t up.
He admitted they were the ones who
had committed the murder at Wyo-
ming, and claimed that Kelly was the
one who had done the shooting In the
restaurant. He claimed he was the
lookout, and did not enter the place.
AS ar explanation Of his not being con-
cerned in the robbery and murder, Cum
ningham said he had no revolver, and
for this reason remained outside of the
restaurant, while Kelly and Wilson
went inside. This statement Is prob
ably correct, as when the posse ar
rived at the place where the gang made
their stand. there were but two revol-
vers in the party. Wilson, the dead
man, had one ard Kelly the other.
Wilson. who was shot in the head,
and evidently was instantly killed, had
badly discolored eye, which he re-
ceived when struck by DR.. Foster, who
claimed to have hit him with an iron
when the row commenced. Cunning
ham claims not to know. by actual
sight, who fired the shots which
caused the death Of Hayes and Paul.
but thinks it was Kelly. Kelly refuses
to talk at all, and up to the time the
twain reached Saltwater, kept up a
dignified silence.
WERE IN ST. PAUL.
From Cunningham, who evidently
thought he was mortally wounded, the
officers learned that the gang left st.
Paul on Friday, morning. They took
the cable line to the end of Seventh
street and then went by the electric
line to Mahtomedi. Here they remained