The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-04-20


way. Unfortunately the sheriff was
not notified of their approach to
Redwood Falls until they were ten
minutes or SO away, when he hastily
picked up his revolver and walked
toward the Redwood bridge. 1T
tracted by the sounds of a moving
auto, he ran up Mill street to see
if the suspected car was passing and
hailed Mr.. Burmeister, then on his
morning ride to the power house.
At his request, Burmeister made
room for him in the car and took him
out over the bridge to the vicinity of
the Carity place, where they steered
one side to allow the passage of a
car from the. west, the sheriff calcu-
lating on getting the car number.
The car went tearing by SO rapidly
that this was out of the question and
the Burmeister car made the turn as
soon as possible and trailed after the
other party, managing to keep them
in view and later to make out the
number.
The chase continued out south on
Mill street, past the Collins farm and
slowing up when the car ahead
swerved from the main road on to a
private road which proved no thor
oughfare and put them in a pocket
where they had to deal with their
pursuers. Here the sheriff left his
car and interviewed the suspects,
drawing his revolver in a position to
use it if needed and telling the pair
in the other car that they were under
arrest until they could explain why
they had been running about the
county all night. The strangers
made no attempt at resistance and
professed an entire willingness to go
back to town, the sheriff meanwhile
taking his place in their car after
possessing himself of the only re-
volver which it appeared to contain.
The sheriff and his prisoners start
ed back toward the city. and some
thing being said about Burneister's
car, the sheriff's attention was di-
verified long enough for him to be
startled by an oath to the realization
that wicked looking gun was up
against his temple with an equally
wicked looking face behind it, the
demonstration being followed by a
peremptory demand that the sheriff
give up his gun, which that gentle
man did without debate, the sheriff
also accepting the desperado's invi-
tation for him to get out of the car.
An intimation that the sheriff lie
down or get shot was not so cheer
fully complied with, the sheriff has
tily resolving to take his chance for
run. A shot was fired uncomfort-
obly close to the sheriff in retreat
but did not deter him from making
good time to the Collins farm house
near by. Meanwhile the robber ran
threateningly toward Mr.. Burmeis-
ter, turning upon him with the as
surance that his turn had come and
demand to give up his arms. Get
ting the answer that he was IN
armed, the robber took no chances
but went through his captive's
clothes in short order, and finding
that the latter was unarmed, he gave
him in turn instructions to lie low,
following his interview by shooting
up the tire of one Of the auto wheels,
removing the spark plug and twist
ing one of the levers with the obvi-
Gus intention of disabling the ma
chine.
Burmeister had taken French
leave while this was going on, his
pursuer evidently realizing that
with the sheriff likely to give the
alarm from the farm house, they
should lose no time in getting on
their way. The two strangers start
ed for town. but were soon after
sighted by Deputy Holdhouse in
Frank Japs's auto. and turning to-
wards the east as they came to the
cement works they raced up past
the Fedderly place, pursued at some
distance by the deputy. At a point
in their flight not clearly known, the
car ahead slowed up and the man
who did the gun play disappeared
from sight up to this time. The
young man driving the car motioned