Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-10-15
SCOUR
COUNTRY FOR
TWO BANDITS
No Trace Of Robbers Who Made
,... ESCAPE Has Been
y Found.
FRANK IAN Davis y J SENT ! : s....
4 MONEY BACK HOME
4 MONEY BACK HOME

Darlington, N. D., Oct. 14.-With
armed posses stil securing the coun-
tryside for the two bandits who es-
capped after one Of their comrades had
been killed in desperate gun fight,
and another captured, the fugitives
were still at large at a late hour to-
night.
l, Suspects Released. ..".-
TWO suspects in the daring CRIME.
who were arrested Sunday, have been
released by the authorities. They
proved that they had no connection
whatever with the pool room holu'up
and. the subsequent shooting.
Il No trace of the two robbers who
made their getaway during the battle
nas been found but it is believed THAT
they have either mana sed to steal
AWAY on a freight or are in hiding.
The; country is being thoroughly
aombed by posses and all freight
trains are being watched "A number
ofSreports Of persons having seen the
bandits have been received, but ali
al ftlese stories have turned out to re
false when run down.
Automobiles in Hunt.
MANY, Of those, participating in the
;aman burnt are using automobiles in
efforts to find the fugitives and it Is
helieVed that another desperate and
bloody battle will be fought if the
mbbers are cornered. They are known
10 be desperate criminals vino will
stop at nothing. and CLASH if they
are locnted, Is practical certainty.
Darlington has gone wild over tile
tS1T4fc fight and all ,ho could have
6ned in the hut for the fugitives.
An Oklahoma Outlaw.
AT haSabeen learned that Frank Da,
vis,z tae bandit who was shot dead in
the fight, comes from Enid, Okla. 1t
iafstated that he is one Of band OF
uhtorious outlaws who were driven
from. that state because things gor
tpoFhot fors them" down there. 2 1t has
Mr4her been. learned that ne recently
sent q REGISTERED letter enclosing
Mpney to Mrs. Bridget Tronk at Enid,
0klR The receipt for the registered
ntten was found in his clothes.
AasTAe authorities here wired Mrs.
IrbAk ~ Davis death and asked for
&n1psnAtinn. She sent back a tele-
lTm eating that she wanted TO know
41Rt tie@SjeN of shipping the body
blcN to oklahoma would be and de-
clsring that his home was at Enid
y ssss Comes From Illinois.
s. leonard Sweringer, another mem.
hr OF the gang Of four hoid-up men,
f4o was captured by the posse during
Ha battle; comes from Illinois, it has
been learned. Swerfnger. who is De-
iAt. held initne Foster; county Jail, re-
fSIaes to say anything about the a..
Ital4lk..5 Il = Il $3.50. ,l- a. !!a
The authorities believe that the
hhgdits are members of the same
tg which has been operating al:
ao1g the 500 Line from Darlington
~ Manot They are well known by
tlR aaltsloa tiles aud have Deen 'unce-
altspicion for some time, although up
To- the present it has been imposs:.
fNej to fasten: any crime upon them.
tss's:t ts's;:t s Is Rivals Days Of Old. ~, 4!
,,,Hhe gun fight in the Gilby rooming
house rivals: some of the most sensa-
ttpnal gun fights of Jesse James, Al
JSnnings the Younger Brothers, and
qtaer notorious bandits Of the eanly
dAysain this country: It will 90 down
a the history OF, the state: as one of
Va most desperate mortal comibats
Gter occurring between Few men n
Npeth; Dakota. a;:. -. IL SIT: Il
sf The battle was. the culmanation of
q bold hOld-up Saturday night, when
tthe tour outlaws lined up seven men
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