The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-11-03
BLOW 4 SAFE
And THEN FIGHT
skid" Parker and "Yorkie",
Well Known Crooks, Cap
tured After Hard Fight.
OFFICERS CLEVER WORK
Anbushed Them After Battle at Wake,
field Saloon Where Robbers Blew
Safe and Escapcd-Well
Known in Sioux City.

Known in Sioux City.
Wakefield, Neb, Nov. 7.-After a
running u fight with a trio
of bank robbers, who blew the safe
o'clock his morning, a posse OF officers
in charge of Constable Green captured
two of the robbers, who are now in Jail
at Ponca.
Before the robbers We're overpowered
several shots We're exchanged. and one
of the crooks, Jack Lynch, alias
"Yorkie," was severely wounded in the
right side and arm. KID Parker.
alias kid" O'Brien, we'll known in
Sioux City and Minneapolis, where he
was a member of the gang of burglars
who shot and killed Police Officer Mey-
er of st. Paul in 1902, was unhurt. He
was captured, n in an interview with
Detective Richard of Sioux City, who
is here today, he admitted he had been
caught with the goods.
Parker and Lynch and a third crook,
who is still at large, though pursued
closely by officers, arrived here early
last evening. They came down from
Yankton, S. D., to Sioux City Monday
"Jacko" O'Brien there, but the latter
failed to show up. Parker and Lynch
refuse to tell who the third menbe OF
the party is, but the officers believe he
- d iidli Ilalned NaSfl, a CROOK VINO re-
Gently completed a term at the Sioux
Falls penitentiary, and who. is sus-
pected of a safe job in Sioux Falls
since being released.
Wrecked the Building.
About $3.50 o'clock his morning
Night Waterman Cranaer, patrolling
the main business street of the town,
saloon of M. E.. Matejka. Cramer was
less than a block away and ran inn
mediately to the place. Through tho
front window of the saloon, broken to
bits by the safe door, which was blown
through it, Cramer saw three figures
din1ly outlined by a dark lanterns
rays near the safe, which stands about
five feet from the window and back of
the bar.
Here, you fellows, what the devil
ing his revolver.
We'll show you" replied one of the
robbers, firing a revolver point blank
at Cramer as he spoke.
Cramer numbered his artillery and
for u minute a hail of lead swept the
street.
h nightwateh lodged behind a bar
ricade of dry goods boxes i'm front of
a store and emptied his pistol, the rob-
bers returning shot for shot.
Citizens Reused by Firing.
The terrific explosion and the bang
ing of the reviewers of Cramer and the
! robbers aroused the citizens, who came
pouring from the buildings, some armed
with guns and others with whatever
weapons We're accessible.
Constable Green, Who slept not far
from the scene of the burglary, heard
the firing, and grabbing a gun hurried
to the place. He arrived in tim to see
the three burglars running swiftly
down an alley. He and Cramer, who
had reloaded his pistol, fired several
/ ch ut G "a thu f1Jpifjyync In ,~,,o .z
turned the fire.
Green Watched the men as they ran
east along the railroad track and then
summoning four nervy citizens he
armed them, and taking a rig started
by q circuitous route to head off the
robbers.
Three miles east of town the party
drew up at a railroad crossing and
stationing the men at a point COM
manding the track. they lay in wait for
the approaching crooks.
Through the still night the party
could hear gruff voices in earnest
conversation The voices We're of men
i approaching ON q fast walk. 1t was
yet dark and difficult to see more than
a hundred yards.
The Burglars Appear.
Presently Green and his party made
out two figures approaching rapidly.
Keep quiet, boys. until they are
/ Close commanded the constable.
When within fifty yards of the party
in ambush, one of the crooks stopped
as if he suspected something.
Immediately Green stepped to the
middle of the track With drawn gun.
.Halt!" he shouted. Put up your
hands!"
Go to hi" yelled one of the men,
who has since been identified as
Lynch.
He fred at Green who Immediately
responded. Parker, the other crook,
drew his U and fired several shots,
all of which went wild.
One Of the men in GREEN'S party
was armed with a repeating shotgun.
He poured shot after shot into the
agony and threw down his pistol at the
same time elevating his hands.
Stop, stop, for Gods sake; Pm HIT
An off witt, you, Yorker" asked
Parker, throwing down his gun.
Yes
Robbers Surrendered Then.
Bleeding from a severe wound in his
right side and arm, where a load of
shot had ploughed it way, "Yorkie'' Dr.
Lynch begged the officers to get a,
doctor.
Firing ceased and the men We're
taken in charge. Their revolvers were
picked up md the two We're carried to
the rig in waiting and brought to the
city where a physician attended them.
At first neither OF the prisoners
would talk. but when Detective Rich
ard of Sioux City arrived by a morn
ing train, meeting the party at Coburn
Junction, Parker, who Immediately
recognized Richard, weakened.
Il know you, all right he said. ME
and nv nal hero blow tho cofn on tho