Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-01-06
HO0SIE rs BATTLE
FIVE HIGHWAYNEN
Three Culver Citizens Are Shot
in Bank Raid.
ONE BANDIT IS WOUNDED
Robbers All Captured After Exciting
Fight Following the Hold-Up
of a Bank-AIl Money
Is Recovered.

is Recovered.
Culver, Ind, Dec. 30.-ln a pitched
battle on the main street of this town
during which q score of shots were eX-
changed five Chicago h0Idup men,
three citizens and two of the bandits
were shot.
With the capture of the fifth bandit
at Knox, Ind, the last of the five mem
bers of the band was in custody.
Three of the robbers-the men who
did the actual shooting-were taken
before they could flee from the town,
while a fourth member of the gang
was nabbed at Burr Oak, Ind, whence
he fled.
The three men held in Culver gave
the names Ii. A. Fox, j. II. Burns and
A. Gilbert.
The fight and pursuit followed the
holding up of the Culver Exchange
bank, a private institution.
Approximately $500 In cash was
taken by the bandits, but later recOv-
cred.
The raid on the bank occurred
shortly before noon. The bandits
drove up I'm a black and yellow tour
ing car. Two of them remained In the
machine. The others entered the
bank, which was crowded with Gus
toners and employees.
Hands up! Up with emf they
called as soon as they entered the
door.
Customers and employees alike were
paralyZed. Hands automatically were
raised overhead. The bandits went
from window to window, scooping all
available cash in sight into their
pockets.
1t was not until they were slowly
backing out of the place that the
alarm was given. A passing pedestrian
glanced through the big plate glass
windows. Sight of Il score of people
standing with Hands high over heads,
while three armed men backed toward
the door, caused him to run diagonal
,ly across the street, crying loudly for
help.
j. |. Saline, a business man occupy
ing offices across the street from the
bank opened fire On the bandit ma
ichine with shotgun. The pistols of
the holdup men Spnt fire in return.
Saline was shot through the mouth
and fell. Employees of the bank,
hastily armng themselves, ran from
the bank and commenced shooting,
Armed Men Fill Streets.
Word that the bank had been held
up spread rapidly through the town.
Men swalmed out, armed with rifles,
sh0tguns and pistols Before the
bandits could get their ear under way
they were being subjected to a storm
of bullets and leaden slugs.
They replied as best they could.
Jacob Same received one of their bull
lets through his jaw. Jerome Zechial,
another citizen, was shot through the
hip
The bandit machine raced away
pursued ny score of other machines
filled with determined citizens. The
chase led Chicagoward down the main
street toward the town limits.
A lucky shot from the pursuers re-
suited in u loud explosion. The bandit
machine lurched, swerved. crashed
against fence with the bursting of a
tire. The bandits sprang out, and ran,
scattering as they did SO.
The pursuing citizens In turn left
their machines and took up the chase
afoot. one of the bandits fell before
the fire Of his pursuerS He was
promptly placed aboard machine
and taken back To town.
Two others. their ammunition ex-
hausted, turned AZ hay when the posse
overlook them. They were overcome
by force and badly beaten.
Escapes on Train.
The two other bandits circled back,
and regained their machine. They fled
10 Knox, a small town nearby. holly
pursued.
There one of them caught the last
of long string of freight cars. Just
pulling out. The other was captured.
He was found 10 be Joseph Byers. a
resirent OF Knox He said his COM
panions were from Chicago. and that
they had hired him TO drive the ma,
chine for them.
The wounded were cared for at the
hospital at Culver Military academy.
The bandit machine was found To
be riddled with bullet holes. at least
so being counted some time later.
The car was stolen in Lafayette. Ind.
Tuesday night, Byers said.