Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-11-10

hended and shot, gave their names as
Elmer S. Dale of Montfort, Wis, and
Ernest johnson Of Beboo, AriZ., en-
tered the saloon of George Schmitt
on Grand avenue at about 1880
Wednesday evening and surveyed the
| premises a few moments. Suddenly
/ the two strangers revealed themselves
| Dy drawing their guns and commanded
Mr.. Schmitt to stand and deliver or
they would fill him with lead While
one held him at bay and covered by
his gun, the other went through the
till and distracted $3.50, overlook
ing $3.50 in currency and checks in an
under locked drawer in which Schmitt
vowed there was nothing and that he
had No key to unlock it which they
had failed to find after searching his
pockets. They then backed out of
the door, keeping Schmitt covered
with their guns. After their disap-
pearance, Schmitt ran across the street
10 the Ruder Brewing Co.'s engine
room and 'phoned for the police who
responded. Search was made for the
bandits but proved fruitless.
The next morning detective Schwis
ter got busy, picked up their trail
and left for Kelly on the early train
The train arriving at that station he
noticed two suspicious looking fellows
boarding the same and eyed them
critically. After all were seated Mr.
Schwister attempted to strike up
conversation with the suspects, but
they were mum as oysters. One of
them, however, dexterously whipped
out his gun and pointing it in
SchwisterS face told him TO throw
up his hands. He complied without
a murmer. The hold-ups then re-
lieved him of his shooter, pulled the
bel-rope, stopped the train and made
for the tall timber. Mr.. Schwister
also left the train, kept them in sight,
phoned for aid TO the city, secured
shot gun and ammunition and still
keptIhis eagle eve OH them. Sheriff
Abraham, Chief of Police Malone,
Undersheriff Goerling, Deputy Sheriff
Mcdonnell, four police officers, Game
Warden Foster and several parties of
citizens, armed and well equipped
with WinchesterS and reyolvers,
started for the scene and were soon
on the grounds to take up the trail of
the evadeTs, but failed to oyertake
them. Night coming on the chase
was abandoned and all returned to
their homes excepting Schwister and
Goerling, who remained on the job,
Goerling 'phoning later to the author
titles at Elderon to be on the look out
for the characters, description of
the men being given to the marshal
of the village at the time.
Friday morning, reorganization of
the bandit hunters was had, nearly all
again entered into the spirit Of the
excitement and left for the grounds
as before to capture the outlaws. At
about $50 O'Clock Friday morning,
word was received by Chief Malone
that the two suspects had reached
Elderon and were in safe custody
there. While eating their breakfast
in the Elderon hotel marshal VIM.
Peterson and his assistant, Harry Her.
manson, were notified of their appear
ance there and they11mmediately got
busy. Entering the dining room,
guns in hand, the order was given to
the men to throw up their hands The
order was resented by a shot from
Dale's gun, which luckily missed the
marshal, the bal. burying itself in
the door jam of the room. The
marshal responded and Dale dropped
on the floor with shot in his head.
At the same time Johnson drew his
gun but was grasped by the body and
wrist by Hermanson and was pre-
vented from shooting the others, but
one ball did find accidental lodge
ment in Dale's hip Johnson after
wards attempted to make his escape
and was also wounded in the hip.
When disarmed, four guns, two
piece, were found on their person in
Guiding that of Mr.. Schwister. The
wounds of the desperadoes were bound
up by the local doctor of that village
and they were turned over by their
captors to Schwister and Goerling
who brought them to this city on the
noon train that day and too them to
the county hospital for surgical treat
m5nt. At 300 O'Clock Saturday morn
ing Dale passed away Relatives at
Montfort were notified of his death
and a brother responded that he
would be in the city Sunday. to take
charge of the remains. Saturday
morning the body was taken to Peter
sens undertaking rooms, was viewed
by thousands of people-a perfect
stream during the day-was embalmed
later and otherwise prepared and
was taken TO his home by NJ II. Glas-
sen, undertaken Of Montford, for
burial there, his brother failing to
come. Dale leaves a mother, three
brothers and sister, his father, late
county clerk of Grant county and
since deceased.
Saturday afternoon a coroner'S jury
was summoned by Coroner Frawiey.
the members of the same being COM
posed of c. b. Mayer, w. r. Taylor,
]. S. Coel, G. C.. Adams, 3. f. Curtis
and E. E. Schulze, viewed the body
Of the dead man and adjourned until
Monday morning at $50 o'clock when
the inquest was held. Witnesses were
examined as follows George Schmitt,
the saloon keeper, who told of his be-