The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20
BOLD, BAD BURGLARS.

Our peaceful town was the scene OF
genuinesensational excitement Thurs
day evening OF last week In which re-
yolyers were fearleSsly displayed,
shots exchanged, and which might
have turned out disastrously for Mr..
Raymond Garner, OF Tyndall, and for
the suspected tramp whom he was
attempting 10 capture, had not these
two participants In the fray shown a
certain amount OF respect for each
other. There was, however, no fatal
ity, thanks TO the consideration OF
MI. Tramp for an oflcer OF the law,
who when confronted by Mr.. Garner,
ordered him 70 raise his hands and
satisfied himself by sending a bullet
through Mr. Gamers coat sleeve, and
Mr.. Garner, who perhaps appreciated
the favor, c~ontented himself with
whlzzing n bullet somewhere In the
vicinity OF the tramps hat. Sheriff
Mcpherson and City Marshal Garner
OF Tyndall, had come TO our town In
search OF the burglars who attempted
to rob the county's strong box at
Tyndalf the night before IL was
discovered that the hand car which
the burglars had taken" at Tyndall
was abandoned by them on the track
here and thrown from the high grade
into the ditch. The burglars before
bidding adleu 10 Tyndall, also helped
themselves 70 a case OF Peerless
beer and the empty case was also
found along with the hand car. IL
was the intention OF MeSsrs. McPher-
son and Garner to follow up the trace
down towards Yanktnn but they had
no need OF going further for upon the
arrival Of a special stock train from
Platte early In the evening about. five
suspicious looking characters we're
discovered sulking around the cars
trying 70 board the train. Mr.. Gar.
ner followed them but no sooner had
ne confronted them, than a revolver
was leveled In front Of him with the
usual order OF "hands up" Mr.. Gar
ner was prepared for the emergency
and promptly calling his weapon into
service, exchanged a shot almost sim.
ultaneously with the burglar so that
IL was difficult TO determine who fred
first, but none OF the shots took effect
Thereupon Mr.. Garner bounced on
one of the gang nearest him and in
the grapple that followed brought his
opponent under and with the aSsis-
lance Of Mr.. Mcpherson, who having
heard the reports, rushed TO the
scene OF action and the tramp was
taken into custody and landed In the
town Jail. The darkness Of the eve
ming prevented further search and for
fear, lest the burglars who were still
at large, might come IN the night and
undermine the jail, It was decided TO
take the prisoner 70 the hotel and
fasten him to his bed under vigilaut
guard. The next morning the pris-
oner was taken TO Tyndall but we
have not learned what has been done
with him. II was learned later In
the day that several men were locked
up at Yankton but whether any evil
dence was secured against them 70
to prove their connection with the
court house robbery, we are not in
formed. Mr.. Garner certainly had a
narrow escape and we are not prepar-
ed TO criticize MIN for not shooting
the burglar down for who knows but
that the burglar aimed not TO kill but
only amused himself in locating the
space between Mr.. Gamers arm and
coat sleeve.