The sun., 1909-11-14
BANK ROBBER KILLS HIMSELF
MAN WANTED IN CANADA
BROUGHT TO BAY IN ST. LOUIS.
Turns Pistol Upon Himself After Battle
win Police In which FIFTY shots Are
FIred-Was Detected Getting Change
for a 81 900 Canadian Bank Note.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. I3.-Andrean SANDER,
who was wanted fo- robbing the Bank Of
Nova Scotia. Rainy River. Ont. on July OF
si2, 900 in Canadian currency. committed
suicide this afternoon by blowing out
his brains in a house in this city where
he had taken refuge after a running fight
Of over two miles with four policemen.
Fifty shots were fired during the run
ming battle, in which both Slander and
one of the officers were seriously wounded.
Chief Of Detectives Smith had been
searching for -SIander since last July.
when a downtown broker reported to
him that a stranger whose actions had
aroused his suspicious had changed a
81 600 note issued by "a bank of Nova
Scotia.
Before Chief Smith could get action
the stranger changed a second note for
81 .O0O Chief Smith called on the Pinker-
tons. who had no Information of a bank
robbery in Ontario, as none had been
reported to them by the American Bankers
Association.
Chief Smith assigned Detectives John
Lally. John Kilker. John flanagan,
Stanislaus Wardennislxi and Stanislaus
WardennislSi. Jr.. to the case, and they
have been at work on it ever since.
Detectives Kilker and flanagan got
Information to-day that the man whom
they sought was living with a woman at
Newstead and Gilmore avenues. The
detectives surrounded the house
and one OF them approached the front
door and rang the bell. The woman
oame to the door. but SANDER, realizing
that he was cornered. leaped out OF a
side window with a magazine revolver
in one hand and satchel in the other,
Landing ON the ground, SANDER opened
fire on the officers firing six shots. He
then turned and ran, with Detective
Wardenniski and his son in close pursuit.
firing as they ran, while the other officers
turned into side streets on opposite sides
in an effort to head of the fugitive. who set
them a hot pace stopping occasionally
to fire hack at the officers.
Wardennisk seized a buggy which was
driving along the street and again over
took the fleeing fugitive and u lively
battle was fought. without serious result
on either side,
The battle by this time had attracted
crowd. who followed at n safe distance.
Wardenniski discovered that he had eX-
hausted his ammunition. when a woman
ran into her house and brought him new
supply. and he again took up the chase
in the buggy and overlook the fugitive,
who had also had time to reload his re-
volver from his satchel. The battle was
again renewed. and Slander was pressed
so close that his nerve gave way and he
ran up a:hill at the corner of Newstead and
Anderson avenues, where he took refuge
in the shadow Of a house. fired six more
shots and then turned his gun on himself.
During the running battle Detective
Wardenniski was struck by bullets several
times, but did not stop. After the fight
had ended il was found that the bullets
had passed through his clothing in several
places with no more effect that slight flesh
wounds. the most serious of which was on
his right hip.
The woman found with Slander. who
was forgotten in the chase. had disap-
peared when a wagonload OF police from
the mounted district station arrived on
the scene in response to a riot call