Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-08
RoRBED or $500.
Farmer Pursues Rvbers and Danger
oIislx Mounds One

Farmer PurSues HVpers an0 Danger
ousIy Wounds One.
Bussey, Jan. 5.-Friday night about
$3.50, while p. and Sarah Sullivan and
sister of Mr.. Sullivan were sitting
In their home in Hamilton. the door
was burst open by two heavily mask
ed men, who, with revolvers pointed
at Mr.. and Mrs. Sullivan. demanded
that the money that they had received
| from the sale of the farm last week
be turned over to them. Mr. and Mrs.
| Sullivan both protested that they had
no money; and the robbers, with a
curse, told them that they knew bet.
| ter and unless the money was forth.
| coming at once they would torture
Mrs. Sullivan and kill them both.
Finally Mrs. Sullivan divulged the
hiding place of the money, which was
secured by the men and they disap
peared out of the door. AS soon as
they were out of sight, Mrs. Sullivan
grabbed a shotgun which had been
setting in the corner all of the time,
and made an attempt to keep Sulli
van from going out, but he grabbed
the gun from her hands and stepping
to the door, fired shot at the running
robbers, striking one in the legs, he
thinks. The robbers returned the fire
with three shots, but failed to hit
their man, who was standing in full
glare of the open door. Mr.. Sullivan
taking the flash of the fleeing robbers
gun for target, fired his second shot
and the robber fell. Sullivan reloaded
the gun and shot two more shots at
the other man and 1t looks now like
he hit and wounded him, but not
enough to bring him down.
The third man is supposed to have
been close by with horse and buggy
and ready to depart at the proper
time, and it looks like the other
wounded man was gotten into the
buggy and hurried away.
The robber who escaped was the
one who had obtained the money and
the one that was the most wanted.
A search Of the wounded man re-
vealed the fact that he had nothing in
his pockets in the way of letters or
money, but a revolver and billy was
taken from him.
One of the clues that may lead to
the arrest of one of the escaped burg.
lars is the fact that the wounded man
called the other by name of Jim
however, this may have been an as.
sumed name to throw the officers off
the track.
The wounded robber managed to
get to the home of DR.. Faivre and
walked into the house all covered
with blood, soaring the occupants of
the house. The Wallace boys were
called, who came and made him give
up his gun and billy, and then took
him to DR.. Tandy's, who made an ex.
animation and found that he had been
shot In the face-one eye being en-.
tirely shot away.
The wounded man was taken to
Knoxville on the mornings train.
The amount of money secured by
the burglars was about $500. Of
which $240 belonged to P. Sullivan;
the remainder was Mrs. Sullivar's
The $1,450, which was in an envelope
in the closet, was part of the purchase
price of rs. Sullivan's farm, which
she sold few days ago. 1t was left
in the bank of Bussey for her, and
December 9th was drawn out and tax.
ento her home, intending to deposit it
in the Lovilla bank where she has her
account. She had intended to deposit
it Friday, but failed to do SO. She had
placed it in an envelope and secreted
1t in the closet, where the burglar
found 1t after forcing her to tell where
it was. In her pocketbook was about
$3.50, but the amount was not exactly
known.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sullivan both strongly
affirmed that they know the man who
was called Jim, and that they could
! identify him by his crippled hand
humpback, and the color of his eyes.
The wounded man says that all he
knows about his pal Is that his name
was Jim, and that he had a crippled
hand, and stayed in Des Moines a
great deal. That he does not know
his pal is without doubt bluff, as
he also absolutely refused to divulge
his own name.
Sarah Sullivan had Just sold her
farm east of Hamilton, to Yves Mef.
ford, for the sum of $5,4OO, and had
been paid $1,450 cash thereon. The
robbers evidently had been close by
as they appeared to know all the par
ticulars, and the fact that the money
was in the house. 1t also looks like
they knew P. and Sarah Sullivan, as
when they entered the house they ad
dressed them by their proper names.
The wounded man looks to be about
80 to 35 years old, is rather short and
heavy set, and looks to weigh between
1870 and 100 pounds, was we'll dressed
and had lAe appearance of having
lived am easy life. He made the re
mark soon after being shot that this
was his first job of the kind, and
would be his last. An attempt was
made to have him give way on his
! pals, but the robber refused to give
anything away.
AS soon as possible after the shoot
| ing, kilograms were sent in all direc.
tions, giving particulars and asking al.
to be on the lookout for the burglars
While the robbers wounds are not
considered fatal, yet the man is in bad
shape. The left side of Ii s face Is al
most entirely shot away and one eye
is gone. Both Of his legs below the
knees are also badly peppered up with
shot and it will be some time before
he will be able to be around.
MAcLEAN Is PRESIDENT.
Iowan Heads National Association OF
State Universities.
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