Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-29
OF BANK
meet A FUSILLADE;
ONE IS CAPTURED
Shots Are Exchanged and One
of the Robbers Is Picked Up
Near Ambuscade.

Scotland. S. D.. April 23.-Shot at by
Assistant Cashier George Cartwright
ana beaten off in their attempt to rob
the kaylor State bank, six miles
northwest of this city, last night about
midnight, three bank robbers stole a
team near the scene Of their encounter
II ran amuck at Scotland Junction. a
mile south of here, at 3 o'clock this
morning, where they were attacked by
Marshal w, II. Cobb and three depu-
Ties. between whom and the robbers
there were more han q dozen shots
exchanged. When the fusillade ended
w Of the robbers had made their es-
cape, while a third was found a little
distance from the scene of the ambus-
cade. Stimulating the part of a dead
man, but who so far as known was not
even wounded beyond the burying of a
few shot just under the skin. Blood
MOUNDS secured from Mitchell are on
the trail of the two escaping yeggmen,
and as the whole country is aroused
ana on the lookout for the criminals,
1t is not thought possible that they can
make their escape.
Cashier Opens Fire.
The bank which the robbers ATTEMPT
ed TO loot is owned by Jacob Dobler
and his two SON n is in q town so
small that not even a town marshal is
employed for night work. Because Of
this, George Cartwright has been sleep
ing in a room in the rear end of the
n When he was awakened about
midnight by some one trying to fit a
Key into the lock, he was at once on
MS guard, and as there was an under
standing with the proprietors that he
was never 10 take a cnance Of being
~oVerpowered, he made sure of condi-
tlons n opened fire, which was re-
turned, but the robbers could not get
his precise location and shot wild. The
noise arOuSed the community and the
yeggmen were obliged to flee to pre-
vent a wholesale attack. They had
previously stolen a team just outside Of
the town, and with this they made a
dash across the country.
In Pitched Battle.
The marshal at Scotland was at
once called over the phone and told to
watch for them. Choosing his deputies,
three in number, they were stationed at
a point below the town and had but a
short time to wait until the robbers
dashed down the main road, the horses
much winded from their rapid pace
over six miles Of country roads. Fire
was opened by the officers as soon as
they We're sure of their quarry, and the
robbers responded with revolvers, and
one or them with a 48 caliber rife.
None or the officers was hit, but there
were some narrow escapes
One Is Captured.
1t is not known how the captured
robber was thrown from the buggy as
there is no evidence that he was seri-
ously injured. When he was searched
there was found upon his person a set
OF skeleton keys, a package Of nitro
glycerine, soap and other Utensils used
in the work of the professional cracks
man. He will not talk and his name,
a not be learned, but the officers are
confident that the captured criminal
and the two pursued men belong to the
same gang which wrecked and robbed
the First National bank at Randolph
a few weeks ago, and made their es-
cap by stealing a team as was done in
this case. 1t is believed that the men
were making their way to a point
where they could change their apparel
and their disguise, and board one of
the early morning freight or passenger
trains bound for Sioux City. Large
numbers of men are enlisted in the
search for the hiding place Of the rob-
bers, n all surrounding towns have
been notified TO watch for suspicious
characters, and their capture is conf
IDENTIFY expected.
The Kaylor State bank is one of the
smaller institutions of the state, being
capitalized at S. 200. One of it's outside
correspondents is the Security National
bank of Sioux City.