Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-08
TOWN MARSHAL AND BANK ROB.
Der KILLED IN PITCHED
BATTLE NEAR PATTON.
Two OTHERS INJURED
IN THREE HOURS FIGHT
Robbsrs Are Discovered and Attsmpt
Retreat-4attle Follows At School
House Two Miles From Town-Rody
Of Marshal 1usby Used as q Barr-
cade.

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the marshal Of Patton, and a robber,
said to bear the name Of Valentine, of
Chicago. were shot to death and an
other robber whose identity is un-
known and E. G. Bemble of Patton,
were seriously wounded in a revolver
battle following the robbery Of the
Patton postoffice of $26 i'm money Sun
day morning. The fight occurred in a
schoolhouse two miles south of Patton.
The wounded yegg was captured.
For three hours Sunday morning
800 residents of Patton besieged the
bandits and continuous revolver firinE
marked the siege. The wounded NAH,
who refuses to divulge the identity of
either his dead companion or himself,
surrendered only after his companion
had been killed and he had been SER
iously shot in the leg.
Yesemsn Are Discovered.
e. G. Elmorfe and J. C.. HoSe, mer-
chants living over their stores, saw
two yeggmen preparing to blow the
postofTice safe at 4 o'clock in the MORN
ing Citizens were notified by telephone
and by the time the robbers had fin
ished their work considerable party
Of armed men were on the way to the
scene.
Following the blowing of the safe,
the robbers ran to the edge of town,
followed by fusilade of shots. The
posse of citizens, headed by Marshal
J. w. Busby, pursued so closely that
the bandits were forced to abandon
an attempt to steal a horse and buggy
near the town, and turn to the school
house near by.
Battle Wages Three Hours.
Marshal Busby and Lee G. Hinkle
rushed to the door of the school house,
opened it and ran inside. AS Busby
opened the door of an adjoining coal
shed he was shot thru the body and
instantly killed Hinkle rushed from
the building, uninjured.
Three hours Of continuous firing, fol-
lowing the killing Of Busby, riddled the
school house. The robbers barricaded
themselves in the coal house. and splr-
itedly answered the posses fire. Al
10 o'clock one man limped from the
building and gave himself into the
hands Of the officers: His companion
inside was dead.
Sheriff Mcbride Wilson. who had
been telephoned for Immediately upon
the discovery Of the robbery, arrived
Busbys death.
Use Body a. 7arrieade.
When the marshal fell dead, one of
the robbers dragged the body into the
school house. Then a fuslade OF shots
was begun between the robbers and the
members of the posse.
yrho ifoJoeo 1>oIv of RnGhv soon
propped up in the window as COW
ering and from behind it the robbers
fred on the posse The dead body
hung in the window thruout the fight
until the surrender Of the yesgman,
after his mpanion had been shot.
The wounded robber refused to give
his name. His leg is shattered and Will
have to be amputated. A hotel key
was found in his pocket which came
from the Royal hotel In Des Moines,
and certain papers bearing the post
marks Of Sing Sing and Chicago.
1t is believed these men are the ones
who blew the safe in the Bayard. Iowa.
postoffce a few weeks ago. They are
about 25 years old. The injured bandit
was brought here and lodged in the
county Jail.
Inquest 10 Begun.
Coroner j. c. Hamilton, of Jefferson.
arrived at Patton at 8 o'clock Sunday
evening, and jury was empaneled.
Busby's body was taken to his home.
The wounded bandit refuses to tell
anything concerning either himself or
his companion, but papers found on
the dead man seem to reveal his given
name as Valentine. On the robbers
dead body was found key to room 21O,
Royal hotel, Des Moines. and the
wounded robber states that the couple
stayed there Friday night.
J. w. Busby was a prominent citi-
zen of Patton and a we'll known Odd
Fellow. He represented Greene county
Odd Fellows at the last grand lodge
meeting.
It is believed that both the injured
bandit and the posse member will re-
cover.
Bandit Worked Out Of Des Moines.
Des Moines, May s.-The man who
occupied room 210. Royal hotel. in Des
Moines for five days until Saturday
afternoon, a key to which room was
found on the robber killed in battle
with officers near Patton, Iowa, was
registered as &c. J. Valentine. Chi
cago." Manager LAWYER of the hotel
said last night that the man was Of
medium height. stocky frame, smooth
shaver and dark complexion, which
corresponds with the description given
Of the dead robber He was fairly we'll
dressed and apparently about IS years
old He came to the hotel nearly a
week ago, arriving in an automobile.
He was out late every night and did
not 1n:ns!e with the other guests. No
one about the hotel knew anything OF
his doings while in Des Moines. He
paid his room rent every night and
his registration for Saturday night was
settled for with the clerk. tho he has
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