The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-09-05
HOLDUP ENDS DISAsT-
ROUsLY FOR GUNMIlN

oilen ana MS gang held up, was
shot in the breast and left arm bur
not dangerously hurt
Bill Young, member of the hold
up gang nd half dozen teeth knocked
out and his face badly distigured by
blows from the butt end of revolver.
H. H. Sebastin, supposed leader of
the bandit gang, fired the shot that
KILLED his pal O'Brien. and also shot
Edwards and s'beat up Young.
O'Brien died the following morn
ing from his injuries after being taken
to the Wahpeton hospital.
Four surviving members of the
bandit gang, together with the three
men whom they attempted to ROB
are in the county Jail at Wahpeton--
seven in all.
INA fracas is thought to hav,
broken up desperate gang of gun
men and bandits who may have been
responsible for number of the rob
perles that have occurred in this pau
OIL the state during the fall
ABOUT O'Clock Sebastin, Youae
ana y Brlen made their way to a spot
near the 500 track where the laborare
hau jungle camp and We're engaged
IN washing up after returning fro1>,
the country southeast of Hankinson
where they had spent several days
stacking. These men gave their names
as Frank Edwards, F. P. Clark and
Frank Laudan. Young approached
the laborers and engaged them in
conversation. A moment later o..
brlen and Sebastin appeared, and the
lated covered the party with gun
ordering them all to hold up thei,
hands. O'Brien started to search
them TOR money, but Edwards did
NOT take kindly to the proceedings and
dexterously tripped Sebastin before
the latter had time to use his gun
me Two men then grappled and in the
scuff1e that followed Sebastin held his
gun against Edwards breast am;
fired. A watch in his overall's poke,
undoubtedly saved Edwards life fo,
the bullet struck the time piece
glanced Off and passed across his left
ribs just under the skin and through
the muscle of the left arm near the
elbow. Edwards then broke away and
ran towards town. Sebastin fired i
second shot at him as he ran. Mean.
time Clark had escaped during the
Iraeas, and Sebastin whirled and sent
a outlet minis direction, but it went
VIDE OFF the mark This left the three
Oanolts with only Laudan in their
hands. Young threw Lalllah to- the
ground and proceeded TO search him
for money. With knife he cut away
the band of Laudans trousers and n
five dollar bill dropped out Sebas
tin greedily grabbed for the money.
and in doing so accidently received a
cash on the thumb from Young
knife. In a burst of anger from the
injury, he dubbed Young in the face
with the butt end of his revolver.
knocking out several teeth and other
armed men proceeded to the scene
of the shooting. One car in which were
Leo Rennix, o. j. Thompson and DR..
Tillish found Sebastin lying in the
weeds near the ball diamond. He still
had his gun but was disarmed and
taken into custody
Returning towards town, the par
ty heard groans in the weeds inst
north of the 500 track. An investiga-
ton revealed O'Brien lying on his
back and Young under snow fence
near by, both helpless from their IN
juries. The injured men were picked
up, o. Brien being taken to DIR. Nc
Donell's Office and the bandits to Jail.
Another man, presumed to have be-
longed to the holdup gang escaped
through Jones' cornfield and was moi
apprehended. Edwards, Young ane
Laudan were locked up as witnesses
Later in the evening two men ap-
Y red at the HankiRson Drug Com.
and wanted to buy flashlight
\ hey were taken in charge on sus-
picion and proved to be members q
the bandit gang-John Mack, aged
.3s, with prison record for murder
and Ed Hills aged %.
O'Brien, the man who had been
shot through the body was taken t.
the Wahpeton Hospital by auto after
being given first aid here. He refus.
ed to say word aside from giving
his name. Even when told there wss
no hope Of his recovery he refused to
make statement of any kind He
died at the hospital Wednesday morn
ing at o'clock He was withou,
funds and will be buried at Wahpe
ton today at the county's expense.
The men had all been drinking
prior to Tuesdays melee and tn.