Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-30
TWO THIEVES KILLED
Officers at Gallipolis. o.. Lay
Trap Which Results in Burg
lars Deaths.
The Robbers Opened Fire When
They Realized They Had
Been Trapped.
Many Shots Are Fired and Two
OF the Officers We're
Wounded.

Gallipolis, O., Jan. 30.--An attempt
at robbery at 80 o'clock last even
ing resulted in battle in which two
burglars-Harvey Williams and Lysle
of Athens-were shot to death: Peter
Frintzwald, marshal of Athens, dan
gerously shot: and Deputy Sheriff
Manning, of Gallipolis, shot in the
arm and hip, but not seriously
The scene of the tragedy was at the
home of Mrs. NJ e. Priestly, one of
the richest residents in the city. A
month ago an attempt was made to
rob her, but the burglars were fright
ened away by her nephew, John
Priestly. There were two burglars at
this time and they were suspected of
being from Athens, o. The plan laid
to catch the robbers goes back several
days.
Sheriff A. Murphy of Athens sus-
pected Harvey Williams and pal,
Lysle, and thru Weldon Kyle and
Sweet they laid plan to trap the
two burglars. These four men-WH-
liams Lysle,, Kyle and Sweet-had
a secret meeting in Athens few days
ago, and agreed to rob Mrs. Priestly
on Wednesday night. Kyle and Sweet
were acting with the Athens officials.
Mr.. Kyle being blacksmith, they
agreed to get tools of him, and they
came to Gallipolis Tuesday afternoon
to locate the home of Mrs. Priestly.
who, 1t is said. is worth 100000.
Sheriff Murphy, of Athens, tele-
phoned Sheriff Mcdaniel here that he
would be here on Wednesday, and
came down on the afternoon train.
1t was about 6 o'clock last evening
when the two burglars. Harvey VIII
liams and Lysle. arrived on the Kama
VIVA and Michigan train from Athens,
and. as prearranged, went to the fair
grounds gate, one mile above town,
where they We're to meet Sweet and
Kyle.
They found their men In waiting
and started for the Priestly home.
which is on Second avenue, in the
main part of the city. All were heav-
ily armed. The four men came di-
rectly to the front gate and went
around to the side and rear doors.
The marshal and sheriff of Athens
county and Sheriff Mcdaniel and Dep
uty Sheriff Manning. Kuhn, former
marshal, and Police officer Martin
were hiding at the Priestly home.
Mcdaniel and Murphy were hid In the
coal house, just outside the door
while the others we're stationed within.
John Priestly, nephew, was dressed
as a, woman, and, altho in the thick
of the firing, was not hurt.
The burglars, as soon as they open
ed the rear door and Priestly. dressed
as woman, appeared began firing.
No one knows how many shots We're
fired. but perhaps thirty in as many
seconds.
Manring, Kuhn and Martin began
firing as soon as the burglars We're
within, and the two who were In
league with the officers unmasked
The burglars evidently realized that
a trap had been set upon them and
they shot to kill. BY this time Sher-
IFS Murphy and Mcdaniel rushed In
from the outside and began firing.
When all was quiet once more 1t was
seen that Harvey Williams had beer
riddled with bullets as well as his pal.
Lysle.
Lysle was shot thre times in the
back, once near the heart and once In
the pit of the stomach, while Williams
was shot once in the lung. once in the
back and once over the left eye.
Marshal F'rintzwald, of Athens. is
wounded. having been
shot in the left lung and in the arm.
Deputy Sheriff Manning, Of Gallipolis.
was shot in the right arm above the
elbow and in the right hip. neither be-
ing dangerous.
Harvey Williams was about 35 years
old and Lysle was aged 80. When
killed williams fell in the hall and
Lysle in the sitting room.