The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23
HOW FIVE DESPERATE BANDITS HELD 500 AT BAY
Four OfhcersKilled infant hunt inWhich
Dynamite Was Used--. Italian Out
lawsFound Dead in MountainFort

ravine. A sixth sense seemed to tell
them that way up there in the dark
distance was their quarry. A short
consultation was held and into the defile
they went, knowing that some of them
would not come back set showing the
same determination their ancestors had
shown In the battles Of the Revolution,
in the war Of 1912 and In ;he bloody
days of the sos.
The progress up the ravine was slow.
and as 1t was now late at night the
decision was made to wait until day
break before attempting to storm the
stronghold Of the bandits wherever II
might be.
1t was not known how far ahead the
outlaws were. but all felt certain that
they could not be far away. Young
Anse Hatfield struck a match to light
a cigarette and six shots from an auto
matte revolver spat at him. He dropped
the cigarette to draw his own revolver
and emptied ii in the direction whence
| the shots had come.
The posse by means Of the shots fred
at Hatfield were able to locate approx
matcly the place where the bandits were
in hiding. Up to this time II was not
known who they were. whether they
were people of the neighborhood or for
eigners thousands OF whom had been
brought into that section by the railroad
construction companies.
From the break of day until 10
o'clock Saturday morning hundreds of
shots were fired. The outlaws seemed
to have an inexhaustible supply OF am
munitlon.
A steady rain of bullets was kept up
but as the fire OF the officials was
as steadily answered by the beslegeC
outlaws the Sheriffs men could moi
determine how deadly was their own
aim. Every once in a while "A member
of the Sherif's posse would drop out
OF the ranks wounded. But the hghtinl
went on. The shots were fired in sucf
manner that it seemed that battle be
:ween considerable bodies OF soldier
must be going on.
Then Sheriff Hatfield ordered a gen
{ erdl advance along a poorly deiinc'
: path that he had observed. The poss,
2 proceeded cautiously, but were suddenl.
T. fired upon from small hill. Johi
4 Tiler was killed here. az was Stew,
. IIagodsh, the Hungarian who had beef
q befriended by DR. Amick and va
= among the first to volunteer for dut.
| N tHt posse. fsuNdIu hOuHts Nn
wounded, but will recover.
1t was now learned that the bandit
were on horseback and this made tn
posse proceed with more caution
Finally the purusit led to shallo'
cave. where the bandits were foun
to have taken up their position Her
: 1t was that they were destined TO max
! their last desperate stand.
The cave commanded long stretc
2 of the Glen Alum road and was almos
1 impregnable. Then Sheriff Hatfel
2 divided his posse into three parties an
. "A heavy fire was pounded into tn
4 cave from three sides. one party {
t seven men was detailed to gain tn
edge of a cliff overlooking the cave s
they could fire down into It. Thes
a were discovered by the outlaws. VII
!, fired on them, woundlng two or thre
and forcing them all to retreat.
Sheriff Hatfield, deciding that To tai
he cave by storm would mean II
death OF many of his men. determine
I TO use dynamite He sent To the ono
of blasting concern several miles ava