Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-01-05
HOLSTERS 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
sank-Al Money Is
Recovered.


Culver. Ind. Dec. 30.-In a pitched
battle on the main street Of this town
during which a score Of shots were ex-
changed and i've Chicago holdup men.
three citizens and two OF the bandits
were shot.
With the capture of the fifth bandit
AZ Knox. Ind. the last of the five MEM
bers Of the band was In custody.
Three az the robbers-the men VINO
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, ]. r. Burns ana
A. Gilbert.
Money Is Recovered.
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 hank occurred
shortly before noon. The bandits drove
IN In a black and yellow touring car.
| Two Of them remained in the ma
/ chine. The others entered the bank,
which was crowded with customers
and employees.
Hands up! Up with 'em" they
| called rs soon as they entered the
door.
Customers and employees alike were
naralyzed. Hands automatically were
raised overhead. The bandits went
from window 70 window. scOoping all
available cash in sight into their
pockets.
It 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 a score OF people
standing with hands high over heads.
while three armed men backed toward
the door. caused him 10 run diagOnally
across the street. crying loudly for
help.
J. Saline. n business man occupy
ing Offices across the street from the
bank opened fire on the bandit ma
! chine with n shotgun The pistols OF
the holdup men spat fire in return.
Saline was shot through the mouth and
fell. Employees Of the hank. hastily
! arming themselves. ran from the bank
and commenced shooting.
Armed Men Fill Streets.
Word that the bank had been held
IN spread rapidly through the town.
Men swarmed out, armed with rifles,
shotguns and pistols. Before the
bandits could get their car under way
they were being subjected to storm
OF bullets and leaden slugs.
They replied as best they could.
Jacob Saline received one Of their bull
lets through his jaw. Jerome Zechial.
another citizen. was shot through the
hip.
The bandit machine raced away.
pursued by a score Of other machines
filed with determined citizens. The
chase led Chicagoward down the main
street toward the town limits.
A lucky shot from the pursuers re-
suited in a loud explosion. The bandit
machine lurched. swerved. crashed
against n fence with the bursting Of a
tire The bandits sprang out. and ran,
scattering as they did 50.
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 a machine and
taken back TO town.
Two others, their ammunition ex-
haustad. turned at bay 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 fed
TO Knox. a small town nearby. holly
pursued.
There one OF them caught the last
OF a long string Of freight cars. just
pulling out. The other was captured.
He was found 10 be Joseph Byers. n
resident Of Knox. He said his com
panions we're 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 70 be
riddled with bullet holes. at least 20
being counted some time later. The
car was stolen in Lafayette. Ind. Tues
day night. Byers said.