The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-10-17
lAE FoIIs His PURsUEas
One Of the sherburne Bandits
Takes His Own Life.
Brought to Bay He Kills the Mar.
shat of Bancroft and Thea
Kills HimselG..-atolen
Money Recovered.

Ia, eet1a@Ths robbers and
nurderers of the Sherburn cashier and
The passive %bystander have paid dearly
Tor their act. Retributive Justice was
last upon tliair track, and one of them
Is now dead n seemingly nothing but
4 miracle can save the other from a
tate so much deserved.
After the robbery and double murder
at Sherburne the bandits set ont for
h southwest, pursued by a large posse.
Yesterday the citizens Of Emmett and
kossuth counties. In Iowa. turned out
IN masse in search of the robbers. They
separated near the Des Moines river,
one going due east. Deputy Sheriff
Brayton OF Kossuth county and Mar
shall Gallon, with a posse from Ban
croft, Ia, took the east trail. This they
followed all day, and at night they
rested. They were up and at an early
hour Thursday morning 1t was evident
they We're close upon the bandit. At z
o'clock the latter stopped at a farm
house to get something to eat. and ten
minutes later the robber was startled
py the oun of hoofs. The posse had
come in upon him and the house was
surrounded. The robber vas not to sur
render without a show of fight, and he
darted for a window. out of which he
jumped. Marshal Gallon was stationed
there, but before he could v his gun
the bandit had whipped out his revolv-
er and sent a bullet through the breast
of his victim. 1t entered just above
the left nipple. Gallon fell and was
carried into the house. He lived only
q few hours.
Bandit Flees on His Bicycle.
The bandit mounted his bicycle.
which was leaning against a tree, and
ae sped away eastward at a tremendous
rate. The posse was stunned at the
loss of one of their leaders, but soon
collected themselves and started In net
pursuit. The robber was about a miie
n advance, and for five miles managed
to keep a good distance in the LEAD.
His bicycle hen Wen down on him on
count of a puncture and he left it by
che side of the oad and set out on foot
through a cornfield. Deputy Sheriff
Braytan was close upon his heels, ard
opened fire with a double barreled shot
gun. The bandit, seeing he had no
chance to make his escape, placed q ,e-
colver to his head and sent IL hnllet
through his brain. BY the time the
deputy sheriff reached him he was
lead. His body vas then riddlsd with
bullets.
Most of the money taken IRON the
Sank was found on his person. A con-
| teyance vas secured n his body was
taken to Gilmore, MINI. The body OF
The marshal was taken to his late home
Mt Bancroft, where the whole town Is in
grief over his tragic death. The other
robber is believed to be in custody at
Jackson, Mimi. although officers are
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making his way southeast through
Winnebago county. The man who Is
under arrest at Jackson tallies exactly
with the description. The man killed
IS j. D. Sair, who at M time lived at
Heron Lake. The other is supposed to
De Fred Pratt, who was seen With Sair
two days before the robbery.
Report OF Another Robbery.
A report is also received that a tall
man entered the Bank of Hardee, south
east of LuVerne, Ia, in the afternoon.
covered the cashier With a revolver and
demanded the proceeds. He was a
ed over 500 and made his escape. Sair
ans Pratt worked this year on a farm
owned by an uncle of Pratt near Heron
Lake. They have been regarded as hard
cases. A large barn was recently set
on fire and burned al Heron Lake and
the crime was charged to them.
The Other Robber Surrounded.
S%herburne, Mimi, Oct. 10.-A report
has been received here that a large
posse of armed men has partly sur
rounded the other robber near Forest
City, Ia. 1t is said that the robber
fought desperately and several shots
were exchanged, but he finally eluded
his would be captors. The posse con-
tinued the pursuit with good prospects
OF success. Coroner johnson has ar
rived in %Sherburne from the south. He
reports hat all northern Iowa is on the
lookout for he bandit who is still at
large. Every road where he is liable to
pass is guarded n escape is almost
impossible.