Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-17
e. r. WiNSLoW AND MRS. WINS
LOW WOUNDED DEFENDING
THEIR GROCERY STORE.
HoLDuP FRUSTRATED IN
THEFT, BUT ESCAPES
Mrs. WinsIow Wounded by Bullet
When She Flies to Attack Holdup
Who Had Already Wounded Her
Husband - Bandit Prevented From
Stealing More Than 500 in Cash.

| 4 masked gunman. either desperate
OF excited by his daring, attempted to
hold up Ernest r. Winslow and Mrs..
| Winslow, and rob the Winslow grocery,
| S04 West Railroad street, about z
| o'clock Tuesday night. then escaped
without getting anything, but after
wounding both MIR. and Mrs. winsiow,
who battled with the bandit.
The holdup and attempted robbery
was one of the boldest ever attempted
| in this city. The courage shown by
| both Winslow and his wife in attack
| ing an armed gunman is probably all
that prevented the bandit from steal
ing between $500 and $500 that was in
the store 10 cash NJ. & St. L. pay
! checks.
| The gunulan emptied the five shots
] in his revolver at the couple. Two OF
| the bullets took effect, and three others
We're fred at such close range Mr.. and
Mrs WinsIow were burned with pow
der. The wounds of either are not
considered especially dangerous, as
they are in fieshy parts of their bodies.
Up TO early. this afternoon three sus-
poets had been arrested by the police,
and a fourth was taken at Union by
the sheriff OF Hardin county.
FusilIade of Shots.
When Winsiow greeted with laugh
the holdup's demand TO throw up his
hands the fusillaGe Of shots began. The
first bullet struck Winsiow under the
right arm and came out under the
right breast, without striking any
bones
In the melee that followed Mrs. Win
slow was shot point blank thru the
left breast the bullet ranging upward
from the left side where it entered.
Both Mrs Winslow's arms were badly
powder burned from shots fired while
she struggled, but the bullets missed
her. Winslow also suffered powder
burns and Mrs. winslow was roughly
handled by the holdup and was badly
bruised and scratched. The Winslows
were removed to st. Thomas hospital
by DR.. u. L. Chesire,. who believes the
wounds will not prove dangerous UNI
less from infection, precautions TO pre-
vent which have been taken.
Thought HoIdup Joke.
Winslow had been reminded by ac-
quaintances that some time the store
would be held up, and his first thought
| when the boldup entered was that
some friend was attempting to pull"
d joke on him.
| That was the reason Winslow
f! laughed. when the bandit entered,
| pulled a gun, and commanded Win
slow to throw up his hands.
| Winslow laughed. but did not put
up mis- hands. Cursing him. the hold
up advanced closer and again de-
manded that he lift his arms. Winslow
| turned to retreat TO the stove to arm
| himself with the poker when the hold
Up fired. then jumped toward the cabi-
| net in which the store accounts are
| fled.
| Woman Attacks Armed Man.
1t was more than feminine courage
| of an ordinary kind that prompted
Mrs. Winslow to fight. She was stand
| ing a little farther back in the store
than her husband when the man en-
tered, and was near the telephone.
When her husband was shot, she
| pulled down the telephone receiver
and screamed Police, police, police
at the instrument.
4 Mrs. Winslow had no time to do
more in giving an alarm. By that time
the holdup was into the filing cabinet
Without stopping to consider conse-
quences Mrs. Winsiow attacked the
man from behind scratching and claw
ing his head and face, while she
screamed for help. They struggled
back and forth for moment In that
short time the holdup shot at Mrs.
Winslow three times, but Mrs. Win
slow had had time to claw from his