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wtaggered and fell. There was a wild hurrah, and a volley of musketry, resembling the engagement of a line of skirmishers, was tired into the air.Soon quite a numltcr of the pursinrs gather* d around the prostrate form. It was r tidily seen that the man was mortally wounded, and at best could not live hut a few minutes It was discovered that nine bullets had passed through Ids stomach and a Spencer rill** ball had fractured ids arm. He was a-ked if In-had any iionfession to make, and after a struggle to control his agony, he repln-d that “it was me who shot Postmaster t’iingan ;tt Polk City on Tuesday night, lie further declared that his motive was robbery, n«*t murder, but that he was compelled to shoot to save his own life when ('iingan raised the weajM»n. After this no further information was elicited, except that his name was Hen Oates, and in twenty miaul*' the dr-peradoand murderer was dead.While this scene was being enacted, the other out was not p'rmittc d t*» lt;-cape.He was closed in upon from all side-, and in a short time driven out into an ojm-h space, when several weapon* were leveled at him. ami he c alled out. “I surrender. He was compelled to hold up his hands and drop his revolver. After which he was soon »i/*d and and searehed and completely disarmed.Another volley was now tired, and there was much promiscuous shooting, which resulted in indicting a most serious wound u|K»n t ht- jK-rsou of a farmer named « raig A ball from a ttavv revolver struck him in the hand, which was restsng upon his hip, canting completely through, and making a dee p and dangerous wound in his thigh.THK SURVIVING DfSrEBAUO.The last prisoner arrested gave his nameas Smith, alias c 'raig. alia- Thomas Hardy. Upon the body of Hates there were found two large revolvers, w ith a 1m it of cartridge* of H ealihre. This size corresponds with the hall which killed Mr. lt;'lingua. Hardy had hut one small revolver and -lt;*ar**«lv anv ammuni-countv.Third c county. Fourthtv.' Fifth di Sixth dity.Seventhcounty.Hight lt;county. Ninth d Tenth dKlevent I tv.First di1Second «conntv.Third dian count!•Fourth lt;count v. Fifth di Sixth di ty.Seventh countv.Eight di Ninth d Tenth d Eleven tl11a countv8*First di*Secondcounty.Third diFourthconntv.Fifth dcountv.Sixth diika countySeventhtv.•Eighth lt;]ty.Tenth di Eleventl count v.First di-Sccond lt;\ tv.Third di Fourth c countv. Fifth dis
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Fairfield Tribune
Fairfield, Iowa, US
Thu, Jul 19, 1883
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