Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-10-07
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SHERIFF McGILLIS CAPTURES
MEN WHO ROBBED THE
PARKS STORE AT
STERLING.


STERLING.
The men who robbed the store Of
n s. Parks at Sterling Friday .night,.
Oct. 2, have been captured and are
now safely lodged in the Burleigh
county jail.
The story Of their doings Is an
interesting one and the moves made.
to capture them were Of the rapid
order.
The two men walked into Sterl-
ing about IS Is clock Friday night
having picketed their horses, as ii
was afterwards learned, a short dis
tanee from the town. They paid for
and ate supper at the restaurant
and when leaving inquired the way.
to the postoffioe rt9a
They entered the store about 1880
and began to trg on coats and shoes;
as if intending to purchase. They
selected coats and also shoes and
had them laid aside and then they
went outside and returned about
$50 and told theac clerk they would
take the goods they had selected.
They put on the shoes and coats and
asked the amount of the bill. The
clerk told them $22 and one Of
them named Walter Cadell, went in
Ito his pockets and remarked, smo
money there, Unjust be insmy boot
.HeS ran his fingers into the boot
and said, .tno money there, 1t must
i be in the other DO OF Z" He reached
/ down, drew out a revolver and
pointed 1t at the clerk. The latter
lodged behind tall case full Of
dried fruit, and ran into the second
man. Floyd Elliot, crawling around
/ toward the cash register. He grabb-
led him. and yelled. sssteye J, Steve,
help, help. Elliot tried to free him
self from the clerk grip and In the
struggle boxes and barrels were sent
/ flying IN every direction.
Steve Parks, who was IN bed up
4 stairs, was aroused by his wife who
said something was wrong down IN
# the store. "Oh no." said Steve. S
only the boys scuffeling." But the
racket became SO furious and the
clerk kept yelling for help so:yigor-
ously that he dressed himself hur
riedly and just as he reached the
store Elliot broke the clerks hold
land made his escape. He was join.
Led by Cadell, who had left the store
when theEcIerk put up such q .nervy
1 BATTLE sS S:ss 81 MI.
T Elliot is a tail, strapping six gfoote1
land very muscular and the clerk
must have had strength as well a.
|.grit tos4ho1d on to him 50; long.
AS soon as they could collect theil
Il senses the sheriff was telephonet
for and a description Of the mer
and he routed out Jones the printer
d and had cards printed, describing thu
men and SEMI them In all directions
1 early in the morning. III
McGillis started east and went al
far as jamestown and came back bu
4 found no trace Of the men.
IN the meantime the people ii
Sterling had tracked the men by tn,
8 prints Of the new boots for hal
d mile on the railroad track when tn,
i tracks turned again toward Sterlint
and were lost on the prairie. TIL,
searchers inquired at farm hous
and the people had heard two horse
go southwest to the river the nigh
before. The sheriff hurried to Bis
marck and telephoned down the rive
to everyone he could reach.
About 5 o'clock he got a messag'
from George Suverly that he had on,
of the men McGillis took his dep
uty, Frank Barnes, and Chris HEM
Ter to drive his automobile and the!
went to SuYerly's place and fount
The had captured Floyd Elliot
The men had tried to cross at Til,
Cannonball ferry but the wind bley
SO hard that lit prevented them from
I doing So. They rode up the river t,
where they could get a skin and Cad
ell crossed, leaving Elliot on Thu
: east side with the horses. Cadet
! lgave Elliot his revolver also.
AS soon as McGillis took charge D
4 the prisoner ne sent Frank Barne
with George and Sherman suverl,
across the river to go to Cadells
d fathers nome and see If he wa
there. When within about two mile
Of. the Cadell 4 me they reused !
farmer named Marsh to go witt
them to the house, not telling hin
4 what they were after. While on tn,
q way they met Cadet coming back t
Join his partner. They stopped hin
and asked his name and he gave al