South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-05

despite the sea OF mud. resulting
from steady rains of many days.
they forced the car a mile and a
half before it became mired.
Pursuers were close upon the trail
but the bandits endeavored 10 set
fire TO their automobile-or the au-
tomobile driven by them and which
might have been appropriated for
the occasion-sending 1t up in
flames as a decoy for the armed
pursuers who they no doubt be-
lleved would first attempt to extin-
guish the blaze in an effort 10 save
the stolen money before giving fur
Their chase. The ruse failed for the
car was not consumed.
But Michigan townsmen were out
for game aud were not to be
thwarted. They were I'm close pur-
suit as the Dandts fed across a held
in their final dash for liberty. Henry
Griffin of Gary, Ind, hiding behind
a log emptied his gun when he was
shot by Elmer Wyman Of Eau
Claire. He held up, his hands 20
surrender and was quickly taken in
tow by members Of the posse, while
others kept UP the chase for his
three brothers in crime.
Grinin's companions reached the
wooded lowlands and protection of
the shrubbery. Their attempt &C
cut through the woods was foiled as
they saw that the posse was we'll or
gained on the opposite side and
that their escape had been cut off.
They backed into the st. Joseph
river thence into a pocket Of the
woods where they were surround
ed and captured.
The bandits were armed and the
amount Of ammunition carried by
them was not known. Tn order TO
protect themselves the man-hunters
were forced 10 work slowly guard
ing every move. The bandits were
surrounded from every side; to at
tempt an escape by killing meant
their own death from one of the
many shotguns rifles and revolvers
that were levelled upon them. Fear
ing a riddle of shots when COM
manded 10 discard their weapons
and surrender, they threw their re-
volvers aside. They quickly were
seized and handcuffed by officers IN
the party and were sped away TO st.
Joseph and locked securely behind
iron bars
The four confessed.
The little town of Eau Claire was
agog with excitement. Women didn't
Hnger over the back fence and dis
cuss the incident. But in the center
Of the lone street of the hamlet there
assembled those OF feminity who
could not join the pursuit And the
oloer Of them recalled incidents OF
the past that had given them thrills
equally as terrorizing.
There was no run on the little
bank that had been the scene of ac-
tiv,ty For inside IL the anxious
patrons knew that there remained
intact $4,000 I'm currency that the
bandits had overlooked. Then there
was an additional fund that could
be drawn upon. And s1.165 should
not break the bank. they said.
They did not worry about their
savings. They wanted the bandits
captured-but they feared that bull
let's from the bandit suns might
bring toll. and they feared for the
outcome. because mothers sons had
Joined the Observation-Disclosures i'm the
chase. And when word came that
one bandit had been brought down
By a shot that fear increased. and
anxiety did not vanish I'm the hamlet
unit. II became known that flooded
lowlands did not meet the taste OF
the colored robbers. that an army
OF pursuers. all loaded for game
was a handicap that could not be
overcome, and that the bandits had
surrendered 10 them. And then
every member OF the posse became
a hero They had done their work
Marvin Bay. a young man Of the
village. ambitious and energetic. had
lust carved out for himself a bust
ness career and had applied 10 Pres't
Hess for a job for experience i'm
the bank. But as he made that APP
pl.cation he did not realize that In
that experience" sought by him
there would be tho thrills that nc
faced Tuesday Ana re 20, Other
exnerleuce as his foot Ir'S-eG a
burglar alarm that resulted a Ft
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