The Yale expositor., 1901-10-04
WILD TINE WITH BURGLARS.
Armada and Richmond the Scenes
of Excitement.
ONE OF THE THIEVES WOUNDED
The Early Morning Disturbed by "a Dyna-
mite Explosion. shooting and Chase of
ThIeves-A Good Shot by the village
Druggist-Other Michigan News.
burglars, work Frsutrated.


Between > and B O'Clock Saturday
startled by an explosion, followed by
fusillade of pistol shots. An investiga-
ton showed that burglars had entered
the ID. III. Barrows general store,
where the postofice is located, and
exploded dynamite in cracking the
safe. The charge was so heavy that
the door was blown off, tearing its
way through the ceiling and out into
the street, Il distance of about htty
feet Right opposite the postoflice is
the drug store of Il. II. Phillips, who
lives upstairs. Mr.. Phillips realized
Immediately what was up and grab
bed his revolver. Then he commenced
to pour lead into the store across the
way. Having emptied his revolver he
seized his shotgun, the burglars now
being in the street, where they open
ed fire on the citizens as they ran.
Phillips raised his gun and fired ut
the retreating forms. one of the
crooks was seen to fall, but his COM
panions picked him up quickly and
started for the railroad track. Again
the man fell, and it was concluded
that he was seriously wounded. The
other two men, however, managed TO
get him on board handcar, and while
one of them kept up fuslllade on
their pursuers, the other worked the
lever. and in n little time they had
got out of range. The burglars reach
ed Richmond. to which place notice
had been sent by phone. When the
handcar came along it was fired Mt by
Sheriff Batty and Marshal Fenton, the
two unhurt burglars escaping by run
ming across the fields.
When the officers got to the car they
found one man. badly wounded. whom
the others had brought this far and
lessened their own chances of escape
by so doing The fellow was taken to
the lookup and given medical attention
and was told that his wound was IA
tai. At first he refused to say any
thing about himself or pals, but this
morning he told Rev Fr. Kilroy and
others who he was. He says his name
is John Graham and his age is Do. He
said his father. who bears the same
name. lived ut 112 Root street Cleve-
land. O.. three years ago. when he was
home last. He gave a description of
his associates and said he did not
know their right names. but that they
went by the names of Bob, Jim and
WoodSy the latter being 80 years old
and having heavy black beard. He
has evidently told the truth about
himself, as n telegram sent TO his
fathers address was returned unde-
liyered, with the information that the
family had moved Although posses
were sent out to scour the country,
the other burglars escaped.
Richmond Graham, the wounded
burglar, died Sunday afternoon. No
word has been received from friends
and he will probably be buried in the
Potter's field. \ horse and buggy was
stolen from farmer named Kluseh-
dorf, four and a half miles south OF
Armada. Saturday night, supposed by
the two companions Of Graham in the
robbery Of the Armada postotiice.
There is no further clue to the latters'
whereabouts. The horse and buggy
were found in cornfeld 8 miles north
Of Detroit Monday.